NHL First Period Totals Betting Report

NHL First-Period Totals Betting Report: Capitals Are A Great P1 OVER Play

Our NHL first-period totals betting report is an outstanding report to help you nail those early hockey bets. The report below breaks down every NHL team's overall record for the first period total on the season, at home, on the road, and over their last 10 games. 

Watch the first-period total go OVER 1.5 goals in Washington Capitals as everyone watches as Ovi tries to break Gretzky's goal record this season, the Nashville Predators are the play for the first period UNDER with all those misfiring forwards.

NHL first-period betting Table

TeamOverallHomeAwayLast 10
Anaheim22-18 (55%)11-11 (50%)11-7 (61%)8-2 (80%)
Boston25-18 (58%)11-11 (50%)14-7 (67%)8-2 (80%)
Buffalo 25-14 (64%)13-7 (65%)12-7 (63%)7-3 (70%)
Calgary18-22 (45%)10-12 (45%)8-10 (44%)4-6 (40%)
Carolina21-20 (51%)14-6 (70%)7-14 (33%)3-7 (30%)
Chicago24-17 (59%)15-5 (75%)9-12 (43%)4-6 (40%)
Colorado23-19 (55%)12-9 (57%)11-10 (52%)5-5 (50%)
Columbus24-17 (59%)15-6 (71%)9-11 (45%)4-6 (40%)
Dallas21-18 (54%)11-11 (50%)10-7 (59%)7-3 (70%)
Detroit22-18 (55%)11-11 (50%)11-7 (61%)7-3 (70%)
Edmonton21-19 (53%)9-13 (41%)12-6 (67%)7-3 (70%)
Florida25-17 (60%)10-11 (48%)15-6 (71%)6-4 (60%)
Los Angeles16-22 (42%)9-8 (48%)7-14 (33%)3-7 (30%)
Minnesota19-22 (46%)10-10 (50%)9-12 (43%)4-6 (40%)
Montreal24-16 (60%)11-9 (53%)13-7 (65%)7-3 (70%)
Nashville17-24 (41%)8-10 (44%)9-14 (39%)3-7 (30%)
New Jersey19-22 (46%)12-8 (60%)7-14 (33%)4-6 (60%)
NY Islanders19-21 (48%)8-10 (44%)11-11 (50%)6-4 (60%)
NY Rangers24-16 (60%)11-8 (58%)13-8 (62%)6-4 (60%)
Ottawa19-20 (49%)9-8 (53%)10-12 (45%)4-6 (40%)
Philadelphia22-19 (54%)9-10 (47%)13-9 (59%)6-4 (60%)
Pittsburgh22-20 (52%)12-9 (57%)10-11 (48%)5-5 (50%)
San Jose24-19 (56%)10-12 (45%)14-7 (67%)7-3 (70%)
Seattle23-18 (56%)11-11 (50%)12-7 (63%)7-3 (70%)
St. Louis20-22 (48%)7-11 (39%)13-11 (54%)4-6 (40%)
Tampa Bay19-19 (50%)8-11 (42%)11-8 (58%)6-4 (60%)
Toronto19-23 (45%)9-15 (38%)10-8 (56%)5-5 (50%)
Utah21-19 (53%)9-8 (53%)12-11 (52%)6-4 (60%)
Vancouver19-21 (48%)12-9 (57%)7-12 (37%)3-7 (30%)
Vegas19-21 (55%)13-8 (62%)9-10 (47%)4-6 (40%)
Washington28-13 (68%)13-8 (62%)15-5 (75%)6-4 (60%)
Winnipeg21-21 (50%)11-10 (52%)10-11 (48%)5-5 (50%)

Record From The 2023-24 Regular Season

Washington Capitals First-Period Totals Betting Record

No team has hit the P1 OVER more than the Caps this year at 68%. They're even better at hitting the P1 OVER on the road with a 15-5 record (75%).

That hit rate is thanks to possessing the best first-period offense in the league with 51 goals scored in the opening 20 minutes. Ovechkin has been a great source for that league-leading P1 offense scoring 42% of his 19 goals this year in the first period. 

Watch for some easy wins on the P1 OVER for Washington when they face some of the worst P1 defenses in the league, specifically Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Seattle which Washington still has to play a combined seven times through the rest of the season.

Nashville Predators First-Period Totals Betting Record

The Preds hold the lowest P1 OVER rate in the league at 41%, but that rate isn't only due to their poor shooters, even though they do have the seventh-worst goal total in the league, it's also thanks to holding the fifth-best P1 defense in the league with 29 goals allowed.

That 41% rate might just keep keeping on, with the Preds going 2-3 against the P1 OVER in their last five games and only scoring two goals in the process. 

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