Los Angeles Kings vs. Washington Capitals odds, tips and betting trends
The Los Angeles Kings (13-3-3) and their No. 2 scoring defense (averaging 2.37 goals against per game) host the Washington Capitals (10-6-2) on Wednesday at 10:30 PM ET on ESPN+, BSW, MNMT2, and MNMT. The Capitals average 2.33 goals per game, which ranks 31st in NHL action.
Los Angeles secured a 4-0 home victory over the Montreal Canadiens its last time out on November 25.
Washington lost 2-1 on the road against the San Jose Sharks in its most recent game on November 27.
Here’s what you need to get ready for Wednesday’s action.
- Favorite: Kings (-209)
- Underdog: Capitals (+173)
- Over/under: 6
- Los Angeles has won nine of its 11 games as a favorite this season.
- In two games with moneyline odds below -209, the Kings have one win.
- Los Angeles has a 67.6% chance of winning this game, per the moneyline odds.
- Los Angeles and its opponent have gone over the current 6-goal total in 12 of 19 matches (63.2%) so far this season.
- Over the last 10 contests, the Kings have secured 85.0% of the possible points with an 8-1-1 record.
- They have scored 37 goals over that span.
- On the defensive side, the Kings have given up 16 goals (1.6 per game) over those 10 matchups.
- This season the Capitals have five wins in the 11 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
- Washington has had moneyline odds of +173 or longer once this season and won that game.
- The win probability for the Capitals, implied from the moneyline, is 36.6%.
- So far this season, 33.3% of Washington’s games (6/18) have had more goals than Wednesday’s over/under of 6.
- Over the last 10 games, the Capitals have gone 6-3-1 (75.0% of possible points).
- They are scoring at a 2.5 goals-per-game average (25 total) during that time.
- Over on the defensive end, the Capitals have given up 24 goals (2.4 per game) in those 10 matchups.
- Game Day: Wednesday, November 29, 2023
- Game Time: 10:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: Monumental Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
