Capitals vs Flames Odds, Pick & Prediction (Dec 3)

Washington lost 3-2 to Seattle on Wednesday night. Calgary lost 2-1 to Montreal on Thursday night and is currently .500. Washington and Calgary meet in the late-night game on Saturday.

Calgary is a -165 home favorite on the moneyline. The Flames and their Stanley Cup odds have moved down to +1400 to win the Stanley cup. Washington is +6600. Faceoff is set for 10:00 pm ET at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. CBC, NBCS-DC, and SN West will provide coverage.

Washington Capitals are struggling this season. Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson are injured. Seattle out-attempted Washington in shots 63-30 at even strength on Thursday night.

Calgary Flames and Washington Capitals score goals at a bottom-third pace. Calgary allows less shots and scoring chances than Washington. The Flames are now at .500. Their schedule is tough, but injuries have not been an issue. They convert just 8.6% of the time, whereas Washington converts 28.7%. Their starting goaltender Jacob Markstrom has a save percentage below .890. His odds to win the Vezina Trophy have dropped to +2200.

Washington won the first game of the season 3-0 over Calgary.

Calgary continues with the middle game of a five-game homestand against Washington. The Capitals are on the Alberta phase of their six- game road trip.

The goalie matchup between Darcy Kuemper and Jacob Markstrom is expected to be Kuemsper vs. Markham. Calgary has won three of their last four home games. Washington's defense is more porous on the road.