Capitals at Red Wings 12/31/21 – NHL Betting Picks & Odds
Washington Capitals vs. Detroit Red Wings
NHL: 7:30 PM EST
Dec. 31, 2021
TV: ESPN+
Latest Odds : WAS -130 ; Total 5.5
The Capitals are heading to this game after taking down the Predators in their last game. The win for the Capitals came by a score of 5-3. With the victory the Capitals ended up moving to a record of 19-6-7 on the year overall.
Washington has managed to get 3.47 goals per game on 32.2 shots per game. The defense for Washington has faced 28.4 shots per game and allowed only 2.59 goals per game. The power play for the Capitals is converting at a clip of 14.6% on the year and the penalty kill for the Capitals has killed off 81.9% of the power plays.
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The Red Wings are coming here after knocking off the Devils in their last game. The win was impressive by a score of 5-2 and showed the Red Wings do have an offensive spark. The Red Wings after getting the win moved to a record of 15-13-3 on the year.
Detroit on the season have managed to get 2.81 goals per game on 29.2 shots per game. The defense for the Red Wings has allowed 3.36 goals while facing 33.5 shots per game. The power play for the Red Wings is converting at a clip of 15.7% on the year and the penalty kill for the Red Wings has killed off 76.5% of the power plays faced.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has went over in 11 out of the last 14 Capitals games.
The Capitals are 13-7 in their last 20 games,
The total has went over in 7 out of the last 8 Red Wings games.
The Red Wings are 2-4 in their last 6 games.
Free Betting Pick: Under 5.5
The season series so far is split so far with each team getting a win. Both of those games have went on the under as well, which will continue in this game here as neither offense is able to settle in and get the win by dominating, but the defenses actually show up for a change. Final Score, Washington Capitals win on the under 3-2.