Since suffering a 5-3 loss to the Washington Capitals on January 8, the Philadelphia Flyers have gone 17-4-2 SU in their past 23 games to move themselves directly into wild-card contention in the Eastern Conference. The Flyers will be looking to exact some revenge tonight against the Caps at Wells Fargo Arena. Sportsbooks opened Philly as a +100 home underdog with a total of 6.5.
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Standout Stats
- Alex Ovechkin has a history of torching the Flyers, as the Russian has 33 goals and 55 points in 50 career encounters with Philadelphia. Ovechkin was held off the scoresheet in the last meeting between the squads, however.
- The Flyers and Capitals better get used to seeing each other, as they’re going to play three times in the next 10 days. Philadelphia will be without the services of forward Jakub Voracek, who’s set to miss his second straight game with an undisclosed lower-body injury.
- Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby has been a brick wall of late. The 29-year-old has turned aside 63 of 68 shots in his last three starts – all wins. On the season, Holtby is 24-16-4 with a 2.94 goals-against average and .909 save percentage.
- When it comes to the total, bettors may want to pay attention to the OVER in this one. The Capitals have gone OVER in four of their last five trips to Wells Fargo Center, and the Flyers have eclipsed the closing total in five of their past six home contests. In 2018-19, the Flyers are 35-30-1 O/U while the Capitals are 34-29-3 O/U.
- While the Caps have been an excellent OVER bet in the City of Brotherly Love, they haven’t been covering the puckline in this matchup. Washington is 1-5 on the puckline in its past six road tilts against Philadelphia. As of this writing, Sportsbook was dealing the Capitals’ -1.5 number for a price of +215.
My best bet for Capitals-Flyers
OVER 6.5 goals
The Flyers and Capitals have gone OVER in each of their past three matchups, and I’m expecting to see yet another OVER when they collide tonight. Both offenses have been rolling lately and they should put on a show in Philadelphia tonight. While I lean toward Washington on the moneyline, I’m taking the OVER 6.5 goals as my best bet.
The total has gone OVER in the Capitals’ last three games vs the Flyers (avg. combined score: 8.33). The Capitals are 0-8 ATS in their last eight games as road favorites.away The Capitals are 1-3 SU in their last four games on the road vs the Flyers.
