Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins 1/2/24 - NHL Betting Odds & Picks
Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL: 7:30 PM EST
Jan. 02, 2024
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : PiT -175 ; O/U 5.5
This Thursday night, December 21st, 2023 the NHL is back with more exciting hockey action. The Washington Capitals are in Pittsburgh, PA to face off with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Stay tuned we've got you covered on all the free National Hockey League Picks and all the best betting angles here at Bookie Blasters your leader in free sports betting picks!
The Washington Capitals are 12-11-6, 9-7-2 at home sitting in 5th place in the Metropolitan divis
ion. Offensively, the Capitals are averaging 2 goals and 28 shot attempts. The Capitals are 11.5 percent on power play opportunities and 49% on face-offs. Key players for the Capitals are Dylan Strome and Alex Ovechkin.
Defensively, the Capitals allow 2.79 goals and 30.9 shots on goal, with an 82%% penalty kill. Expected in net for the Capitals is Darcy Kuemper 8-8-2 with a .892 save percentage.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins are 18-13-4, 10-6-1 atb hone sitting in 7th place in the Metropolitan division. Offensively, the Penguins are averaging 3 goals and 33 shot attempts going 13 percent on power play opportunities and 55.3% on face-offs.
Defensively, the Penguins allow 2.6 goals and 30 shots on goal, with an 82% penalty kill. Expected in net for the Penguins Tristan Jarry 11-11-2 with a .916 save percentage.
Recent Betting Trends:
The Penguins are 7-2-1 SU in their last 10 games. The under is 3-2 in the Penguins last 5 games.
The Capitals are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games. The under is 5-0 in the Capitals last 5 games
Free Betting Pick: Under 5.5
Both of these teams are averaging at or beneath 3 goals per game on offense. Defensively both teams allow less than 3 goals per game. We think that will be a tight defensive game and that points will be hard to score for both teams. Our best bet is the Under 5.5. Final score prediction the Pittsburgh Penguins win the Washington Capitals covers the spread and the total stays under 3-2.