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Although there are still 41 games left to sort it out, at the midpoint a 19-19-3 record has to register as a disappointment, after so much hype over off-season signings and improvements. As the buzzer sounded on Game 41, a 5-3 win in Arizona, the Senators clocked back in as a.500 team at precisely the halfway point of the NHL regular season. Should…

Travis Konecny will be coming off a hat trick when his Philadelphia Flyers visit the Washington Capitals on Saturday at 7:00 PM ET. Capitals (-230) versus Flyers (+185) looks like a mismatch, according to the moneyline odds. The betting facts in this article reference odds valid as of January 13, 2023 at 11:14 AM ET.

Caps launch Little Free Library at MedStar Capitals Iceplex practice facility in Arlington, share favorite books. ARLINGTON, Va. - Hold on to your hockey stick, the Washington Capitals have decided to get into the library business. The Capitals have become the first NHL hockey team to launch a Little Free Library. You'll find it in the lobby of the…

Arlington, Va. - The Washington Capitals announced today the launch of a Little Free Library book-sharing box in the lobby at MedStar Capitals Iceplex (MCI) in Arlington, Va. The Capitals-themed book-sharing box launches today with various hockey titles as well as books identified by select Capitals players as a recent read or favorite book. It…

Alex Ovechkin netted goal No. 800 this week and will look for sole possession of second place tonight against Toronto. Our Maple Leafs vs. Capitals picks highlight how to best back Ovie's search for history tonight. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The Toronto Maple Leafs will look to avoid their first back-to-back loss since November 11 as they head to…

Having taken six in a row, the Seattle Kraken welcome in the Washington Capitals on Thursday, starting at 10:00 PM ET. The latest betting odds for this matchup have the Capitals listed at to win on the moneyline. The Kraken are currently to emerge victorious for this contest. The total has been set at for this contest. The betting insights in what…

There are a hearty 12 games on the NHL schedule for tonight which presents a plethora of potential wagers for bettors. The pregame narrative: The Washington Capitals are struggling to score goals and another tough defensive opponent awaits. The Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils, meanwhile, aim to continue their winning ways. Odds as of 9:22 a.m.…

The Tampa Bay Lightning won every statistical category when they played the Washington Capitals on Friday except the one that counts. Tampa Bay had more shots on goal, won more faceoffs as well as more hits and blocked shots only to come out on the wrong side of a 5-1 final. The teams now meet in Tampa with the Lightning trying to avoid suffering a…

Positivity is a beautiful thing, but nothing hits the spot like an occasional glass of haterade. Life is all about balance, so let's take a look at each NHL team's emerging red flag one month into the season. Boston Bruins: Ruining the vibes The Bruins are off to one of their best starts in franchise history at 12-2-0. They aren't just winning…

Washington's injury list seems to grow bigger and bigger every week, and now it has to face a hungry Tampa team that has won four of six. With a healthier roster, our NHL betting picks are backing the Lightning to get the job done in 60 minutes. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals are set for their first…

The Columbus Blue Jackets will travel to the Great White North on Friday night to take on the Winnipeg Jets. It's time to continue our NHL odds series with a Blue Jackets-Jets prediction and pick. The Blue Jackets are coming off a 5-1 defeat at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night. Joonas Korpisalo allowed five goals on 37 shots.…

There is rarely any panic around the Pittsburgh Penguins, but a six-game losing streak has the Pens in a tight spot, even if we're still in the early stages of the NHL regular season. Pittsburgh has made the postseason 16 years on the bounce and was considered one of the favorites in the Metropolitan Division in 2022-23, but the Pens are 10 points…

Welcome to the daily NHL betting market report, your source for comprehensive and dynamic hockey betting analysis. This is your guide to learn how to bet on hockey. Follow me on to stay up to date on my best bets and other news impacts the betting markets. NHL betting market report for Wednesday, November 9 Recap: Tuesday's best bet, a two unit…

IMAGO/Larry MacDougal Pittsburgh Penguins have lost their previous seven games in the NHL Washington Capitals picked up a fourth win in ten in their previous fixture in the NHL If you're looking for the latest Penguins vs Capitals predictions and odds, then look no further than Vegas Odds. Jump to: Two sides that may have been hoping for a slightly…

The Washington Capitals will open their season with the Toronto Maple Leafs, who spectacularly lost their first game on Wednesday. It's time to continue our ice-cold NHL betting series with a Capitals-Maple Leafs prediction and pick. The Capitals finished 44-26-12 last year and endured their fourth straight first-round exit. They were 4-9 in…

The Ottawa Senators (0-0) open the 2019-20 NHL campaign against the rival Toronto Maple Leafs (0-0) Wednesday at Scotiabank Arena in downtown Toronto. Puck drop is scheduled for shortly after 7 p.m. ET. Craig Anderson vs. Frederik Andersen Anderson has struggled to a.900 save percentage and a 3.41 goals against average over 102 starts and 108 games…

There are three NHL games on Monday's slate and we've got a bet for each contest. The pregame narrative: The Edmonton Oilers may not be playing their best hockey, but they still look better than the Washington Capitals. The St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins haven't performed like top-tier offences as of late which should put the under in play.…

Welcome to the daily NHL betting market report, your source for comprehensive and dynamic hockey betting analysis. This is your guide to learn how to bet on hockey. Follow me on to stay up to date as I handicap the NHL each day. Market Report for Thursday, November 3rd Recap: No action on Wednesday. Nothing to report. Wins: 20 Losses: 18 Units…

As the Washington Capitals likely see one of their new netminders debut for the club against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday, they will also see a familiar and former goaltender on the other side. Ilya Samsonov will kick off his Leafs' tenure against his former Capitals on Thursday after Matt Murray got the call to open Toronto's campaign…

It's rare that a second-line forward sees his goal-scoring prop available above+350, but here we are. Denis Malgin can be had at a whopping+680 to score tonight against the Caps. Malgin also sees time on the man advantage, so the potential value is huge. The sky is falling in Toronto after last night's backbreaking loss as a heavy road favorite in…

It was an excellent start to the new season as we cashed both of our bets last night on the Rangers ML (-115) and Golden Knights ML (+100)! The NHL is back with another six games this evening as 12 teams take the ice for the first time this year. Here are my top two bets for today's slate. Boston Bruins vs. Washington Capitals Both the Bruins and…

It was an excellent start to the new season as we cashed both of our bets last night on the Rangers ML (-115) and Golden Knights ML (+100)! The NHL is back with another six games this evening as 12 teams take the ice for the first time this year. Here's my top pick for today's game: Bruins vs. Capitals. Boston Bruins vs. Washington Capitals Both…

Here is the Oct. 12 edition of the mailbag, where we answer your questions asked on Twitter using #OvertheBoards. Tweet your questions to @drosennhl. Which team from each division that didn't make the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season will contend for a spot this season? -- @phruitloops420 Metropolitan Division: New York Islanders The Islanders have…

WASHINGTON, DC - Washington Capitals hockey is back in the District as the team hosts its season opener festivities Wednesday and vies for another Stanley Cup. The Capitals face the Boston Bruins at Capital One Arena for the home opener at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Fans can show up early for the Rock the Red Carpet on F Street in front of Capital One Arena…

Ottawa's Tim Stützle is a star in the making. And it seems general manager Pierre Dorion shares that opinion, as the team announced Wednesday a max-term extension for the 20-year old, now signed on a $66.8 million dollar contract through the 2030-31 season. Stützle entered the league with quite the pedigree. A former third overall pick (2020) whose…

I'm not sure any player has as much to prove this year than Philipp Grubauer. The Seattle Kraken netminder is coming off a nightmare campaign, where he posted a career-worst.889 save percentage. At first glance, it would be easy to pin Grubauer's struggles on playing for an expansion team, but the Kraken actually ranked strongly in a number of…

With the NHL season arriving, now is the time for fans and bettors to really start perusing the futures markets. There's no shortage of markets for fans to wager on, from picking your team to win the Stanley Cup to betting on various of player awards. We searched the futures bets available at NorthStar Bets high and low to pick out some of our…

The 2022 NHL offseason has come to an end. In this article, we are going to take a look at the teams we believe have had the best summers. Coming off a Stanley Cup, the Colorado Avalanche are the team to beat this season. The Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes and St. Louis Blues are also a few of the squads with serious…

In an uncertain division, the consistency of the CarolinaHurricanes gives them the edge to win the Metropolitan Division. Here's a look at the early odds and top picks to win the Metropolitan Division. The NHL's Eastern Conference was a tale of haves and have-notslast season. That also held true for the Metropolitan Division, in which the…

Welcome to the 2022-23 season preview as brought to you by Betway Sports. We'll be taking a dive into each team's offseason and what their Stanley Cup odds are for next season from the worst odds to the best. All odds are current as of the time of writing. The show goes on. Alex Ovechkin will return for his 18th season in the NHL as he continues to…

With under two weeks to go until the 2022-23 NHL season gets underway, the betting market is starting to take shape. The Colorado Avalanche opened as, and remain, the clear Stanley Cup favorite at+425 on BetMGM and then there's a bit of a jump to the chasing pack. Toronto (+800), Florida (+900), Carolina (+1000) and Tampa Bay (+1200) round out the…

With the 2022-23 season just around the corner and training camp kicking off at the end of this week, we're taking a look at what the Caps look like heading into this new campaign, get to know some of the new faces, and talk about the questions facing this squad. First up? The forwards. The Caps' forward group prior to this summer's free agency…

The Senators had excessive expectations going into 2021-22, or no less than excessive by their requirements. After a powerful second half to the 2020-21 season, many anticipated the group to start out making some noise and contend for a playoff spot. That went out the window immediately, as they misplaced 16 of their first 20 video games of the…