Capitals at Oilers 10/24/19 - NHL Betting Picks & Odds
Washington Capitals vs. Edmonton Oilers
NHL: 9:00 PM EST
Oct. 24, 2019
TV: SN1
Latest Odds : WAS -130 O/U 6
The Washington Capitals hit the road in search of their fifth straight victory on Thursday when the visit the Edmonton Oilers. The Capitals improved to 7-2-2 with a 5-3 victory on Tuesday against the Calgary Flames. John Carlson scored a pair of goals while Alex Ovechkin scored one goal and assisted on another and Tom Wilson scored as well. Braden Holtby made 32 saves in net.
Edmonton lost its second straight on Tuesday after falling to the Minnesota Wild 3-0. The Oilers are 7-2-1 on the season and sit in first place in the Pacific Division by one point over Vegas. On Tuesday, the Oilers could not get any of their 25 shots past Minnesota’s Devan Dubnyk and replacement Alex Stalock. Dubnyk was injured and replaced after making nine saves.
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Alex Ovechkin leads Washington in goals scored with seven, while John Carlson is the assists leader with 15 and points leader with 20. Braden Holtby is 4-1-2 with goals against of 3.60 and save percentage of .884. Washington is scoring an average of 3.73 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.03 per game.
James Neal leads Edmonton in goals scored with nine, while Connor McDavid leads the Oilers in assists with 12 and points with 17. In net, Mike Smith is 3-2-1 with goals against of 2.15 and saves percentage of .925. Edmonton is scoring an average of 3.00 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.30 per game.
Recent Betting Trends:
Washington is 5-1 in its last 6
The OVER has cashed in each of the Capitals last 5
Edmonton is 7-3 in its last 10
The UNDER has cashed in 5 of the Oiler last 6
Free Betting Pick: Washington Capitals -130
Washington is on a roll having won each of its last 4 and skated to the top of the Metropolitan Division. Edmonton on the other hand remains at the top of the Pacific Division but has lost two straight and three of four. The Oilers are showing signs of leaks on the defensive end and a lack of scoring by anyone other than James Neal and Connor McDavid. Final Score Prediction, Washington Capitals win 5-4