Capitals at Rangers 3/5/20 - NHL Betting Picks & Odds
Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers
NHL: 7:00 PM EST
Mar. 05, 2020
TV: MSG
Latest Odds : WAS -139 O/U 6.6
The Washington Capitals conclude a back-to-back on Thursday when visiting the New York Rangers after hosting the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday. The Capitals are 40-19-6 with 86 points following a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild Sunday. Alex Ovechkin scored two goals and had one assist for Washington. The Capitals lead the Metropolitan Division by three points over Philadelphia.
Alex Ovechkin Is the leading goal scorer for Washington with 45, while John Carlson is the assists leader with 58 and points leader with 73. Washington is scoring an average of 3.42 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.03 goals per game. In net, Braden Holtby is 24-13-5 with a goals-against average of 3.12 and save percentage of .898.
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New York looks to snap a three-game losing streak when hosting the Washington Capitals on Thursday. The Rangers dropped to 35-27-4 and 74 points following a 3-1 loss on Tuesday to the St Louis Blues. With the loss, the Rangers remained in seventh place in the Metropolitan Division one point behind sixth place Carolina and 10 points ahead of the last place New Jersey.
Mika Zibanejad is the leading goal scorer for New York with 33, while artemi panarin is the assists leader with 58 and points leader with 90. New York is scoring an average of 3.29 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.09 goals-per-game. In net, Alexandar Georgiev is 16-14-1 with a cause against the average of 2.98 and save percentage of .912.
Recent Betting Trends:
Washington is 3-1 in its last 4
The OVER has cashed in 4 of the Capitals last 6
New York is 1-3 in its last 4
The OVER has cashed in 6 of the Rangers last 8
Free Betting Pick: Washington Capitals -139
Washington will be playing the second half of a back-to-back when visiting Madison Square Garden on Thursday to play the Rangers. However the Capitals have won three of their last four overall and seven of the last eight head-to-head against the Rangers.The Rangers have lost three straight including two consecutive games to the Philadelphia Flyers and on Tuesday to the St Louis Blues. Final Score Prediction, Washington Capitals win 4-3