Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators 12/29/18 - NHL Betting Odds & Picks
Washington Capitals vs. Ottawa Senators
NHL: 7:00 PM EST
Dec. 29, 2018
TV: N/A
Latest Odds : WAS -200 Total 6.5
The Washington Capitals are coming into this game here to face the Senators. The Senators are a team that the Capitals were able to easily beat a couple of games ago 4-0. However, the Capitals are also a team who ended up bouncing back from the break on good legs as they were able to win the first game back over the Hurricanes in a 3-1 victory.
The Capitals have been led in the scoring by Alex Ovechkin who has put in a total of 45 points on the year and out of those 29 have been goals. Leading the Capitals for the assist this year has been Nicklas Backstrom who has managed to get 32 assist.
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It is hard to see the Senators winning this game as they have an offense that has been able to score a lot of goals. However, the defense for the Senators is suspect and definitely something the Senators are going to need to be working on if they are going to be able to play well enough to compliment the offense that has been blowing the skates off the goalies.
On the year the Senators have been led in the scoring by Mark Stone who has ended up getting a total of 40 points on the year and out of those points 16 of them have been goals. Thomas Chabot has managed to get 27 assist on the year so far.
Recent Betting Trends:
Capitals are 51-24 in their last 75 overall.
Senators are 2-5 in their last 7 overall.
Under is 4-0 in Capitals last 4 vs. Eastern Conference.
Over is 7-2 in Senators last 9 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
Free Betting Pick: Over 6.5
The Capitals were able to shut down the Senators offense in the last meeting, but it will be different in this game as the Senators are going to have a great showing on the offensive side of the puck to help out with the defense. The Capitals offense will really show up big as well and that will allow this game to be an offensive showdown with the Capitals coming out on top. Final Score, Washington Capitals win on the over 5-3.