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The Washington Capitals (42-14-8) visit the Anaheim Ducks (28-28-7) for a Tuesday contest at the Honda Center. The opening puck drop will be at 10 p.m. (ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Capitals vs. Ducks odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: Washington leads 1-0 with a 3-0 win at home on Jan. 14
The Capitals find themselves on the road after playing 7 of their last 8 games on home ice. The most recent of those games was Sunday against the Seattle Kraken. LW Alex Ovechkin and company downed Seattle 4-2 to claim their fourth straight conquest. The Washington captain logged an empty-net goal and heads to Anaheim needing 9 goals to pass Wayne Gretzky for the all-time NHL scoring lead. Ovechkin has 12 goals in 26 games against the Ducks in his career.
Anaheim also last played on Sunday. The Ducks hosted the New York Islanders and won 4-1. They head into Tuesday’s tilt looking to snap a 4-game losing streak against the Caps since 2023.
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Capitals at Ducks odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 11:19 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Capitals -200 (bet $200 to win $100) | Ducks +165 (bet $100 to win $65)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Capitals -1.5 (+125) | Ducks +1.5 (-150)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Capitals at Ducks projected goalies
Charlie Lindgren (15-10-3, 2.64 GAA, .899 SV%) vs. Lukas Dostal (19-16-5, 2.83 GAA, .912 SV%)
Lindgren toiled between the pipes in Sunday’s game, and he yielded 2 goals against 32 shots. The Washington netminder had scuffled across 3 previous games since the Four Nations break (.850 SV%).
Dostal was also in net Sunday. He stopped 31 of 32 shots faced in the triumph over the Islanders. He’s had a busy March, posting a .932 SV% across 4 appearances.
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Capitals at Ducks picks and predictions
Prediction
Capitals 3, Ducks 2
Moneyline
PASS: No interest.
Puck line/Against the spread
With a slew of home games in and around the Four Nations break, Washington has played just 3 road games since the end of January. Over their last 3 multi-game road swings, the Caps have an aggregate mark of 4-6-0.
Anaheim is 6-2-0 over its last 8 home games, and the Ducks have logged slightly better defensive analytics of late. An overall-shaky Anaheim power play has registered goals in each of the last 2 games.
Peg the DUCKS +1.5 (-150) as being a slight lean.
Over/Under
The Under 5.5 cashed in the Jan. 14 meeting, and since 2021 this series has cranked out 4 Unders against 1 Over.
Even-strength analytics reveal a slowdown for offensive chances over recent games for both sides. BACK THE UNDER 6 (-110).
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