The Washington Capitals (6-1-3) travel to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers (3-4-2). Puck drop is at 7 p.m. ET Thursday. Below, we analyze the Capitals-Rangers NHL odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Capitals at Rangers: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:30 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Capitals -105 (bet $105 to win $100) | Rangers -110 (bet $110 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Capitals +1.5 (-300) | Rangers -1.5 (+240)
- Over/Under: 6 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Capitals at Rangers: Projected starting goalies
Vitek Vanecek (5-1-2, .913 SV%, 2.94 GAA) vs. Igor Shesterkin (2-2-1, .906 SV%, 2.41 GAA)
Vanecek is coming off the first regulation loss of his career. The rookie netminder — the NHL Rookie of the Month for January — allowed 4 even-strength goals in the Caps’ 5-3 loss to the Boston Bruins Monday.
Shesterkin owns a robust 941 SV% over his last two games. The sophomore Russian netminder is fronted by a Rangers defense that has allowed just 27.1 shots per game. Shesterkin has a solid .857 SV% against high-danger shots, but he has been undone by a few shots from distance. He’s a solid play candidate for the next few weeks.
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Capitals at Rangers: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Rangers 4, Capitals 2
Money line (ML)
The Capitals are on the road after playing six straight at home. The home team is 4-1 in the last five games in this series.
Washington is without C Evgeny Kuznetsov (COVID-19 protocols) and C Lars Eller (upper body). The Caps are an expected-goals fade to begin with. BACK THE RANGERS (-110).
Against the spread (ATS)
PASS on the expensive goal-and-a-half props.
Over/Under (O/U)
TAG THE OVER 6 (-105) as having a slight lean.
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