Barry Trotz and the Capitals may not be seeing the same kind of success they did in the early going last season but they are still right in the hunt at 31 points after 24 games played. They will take on an overachieving Bruins team tonight that also sits at 31 points.
- The Bruins are 0-6 in their last 6 games against the Capitals.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the Capitals' last 6 games against the Bruins.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the Bruins' last 6 games on the road.
Boston may be on a three-game winning streak but the Bruins haven’t beaten Washington since March of 2014 when they took down the Red Army at the nation’s capital. If you dig into the B’s winning streak a little, you’ll see that two of their three wins came after 60 minutes and that three of their last four games went to overtime.
That’s a bit of an odd trend and if you’re looking for some extra value tonight, you may want to take a look at the draw option on the three-way moneyline as it was paying +255 at the time of writing.
The Caps are a tough fade against a team they’ve dominated but goal scoring has not been coming easily for them. Washington has averaged just 1.8 goals in its last five games and if both Tuukka Rask and Braden Holtby get the start tonight, you may want to consider an UNDER bet.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The visiting Boston Bruins opened as 131 moneyline underdogs in this one at most online sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark, including Sportsbook. The total opened at 5 for those preferring over under betting, watch for the line updates during the day at Sportsbook.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 0.2-0 result in favor of the Capitals. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NHL matchups here.
Boston Bruins vs Washington Capitals Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Washington Capitals sport a record of 14-7-3 heading into this matchup, while the Boston Bruins sit at 15-10-1 on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 9-10-5 for the Capitals and 8-14-4 for the Bruins. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Washington vs Boston injuries news.
It's an NHL hockey betting matchup between the No. 15-rated Washington Capitals and the No. 6-ranked Boston Bruins, according to the latest NHL power poll here at Odds Shark.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up the Washington Capitals No. 19-ranked offense (2.54 goals per game) against a Boston Bruins defense that ranks No. 4 at 2.23 goals per game allowed. The Capitals Sportsbook has clicked at a 15.19% rate while the Bruins have a 86.36% rate on the penalty kill.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Bruins were a 4-3 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Panthers. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Boston at -161 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
The Capitals were a 3-2 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Sabres. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Washington at -167 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for OVER bettors.
- Boston is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
- Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
- Boston is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
- Washington is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
- Washington is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
- Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
- Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Next Betting Matchups
Boston home to Colorado, Thursday, December 8th
Washington at Buffalo, Friday, December 9th
