Capitals at Penguins 2/16/21 – NHL Betting Picks & Odds
Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL: 7:00 PM EST
Feb. 16, 2021
TV: NBCSN
Latest Odds : PIT -122 Total 6.5
Washington has to look to improve in their defense in this game here. The last game on the ice for the Capitals ended up being a 6-3 loss to the Penguins. With that recent loss the Capitals dropped to a 6-4-3 record on the year overall.
Scoring on the year for the Capitals has ended up getting 3.54 goals per game. The power play for the Capitals has converted at a clip of 35.5% on the year. Defensively the Washington team has been horrible giving up 3.77 goals per game. The penalty kill for the Washington team has killed off 80% of the power plays faced.
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The Penguins are coming to the game here after getting a win in their last game. The win for the Penguins showed their offense does know how to play on the year by getting 6 goals scored, but the defense for Pittsburgh is still questionable giving up 3 goals. With the win the Penguins moved up to a record of 7-5-1 on the year so far.
On the year the Penguin have ended up getting 3.08 goals per game and the power play for Pittsburgh has converted at a clip of 15.4% on the year. Defensively the Penguins ended up giving up 3.62 goals per game, but the penalty kill for the Pittsburgh team has ended up killing off 70.7% of the power plays faced on the year.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games.
Washington are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games against Washington.
Free Betting Pick: Washington Capitals +105
Coming to the game here the Penguins will be looking to get another win with a strong offensive performance. However, the Penguins will face a very good Capitals team that is going to play strong in the game here and with the amount of offensive power flexed in the last game it will be hard for the Penguins to replicate the power. Look for that to help the Capitals in pulling out a win in this game here. Final Score, Washington Capitals win 3-2.