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NHL Simulation Odds and Prediction: Capitals vs. Sabres

• David Bastl

• Last Updated: March 30, 2020

Backstrom has been a virtual start. In three simulation games this past week, Nicklas Backstrom has five goals in trio of wins for the Capitals.

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NHL Simulation Odds and Prediction: Blues vs. Capitals

• David Bastl

• Last Updated: March 23, 2020

This may be the closest we get to real NHL action for a while. Check out our odds and make your bets on a computer simulated matchup between the Blues and Caps.

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NHL Prop Odds: Will Ovechkin Surpass Gretzky in Goals?

• David Bastl

• Last Updated: March 2, 2020

Alex Ovechkin is the second-youngest and second-fastest player to join the NHL's 700-goal club and now has his sights set on Wayne Gretzky's 894.

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New Odds Make Auston Matthews Rocket Richard Trophy Favourite

• David Bastl

• Last Updated: October 9, 2019

You could have bet Auston Matthews at +1000 to lead the NHL in goals before the season, but that number is long gone thanks to his fast start.

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Ovechkin Scores 50 Goals in a Season for Sixth Time

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Washington Capitals wing Alex Ovechkin has accomplished something that only five other NHL players have done in the history of the league, scoring his 50th goal of the season for the sixth time in his career. The 29 year old Ovechkin joins the list of names including Mario Lemieux, Guy Lafleur, Marcel Dionne, Mike Bossy...

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Penguins vs. Capitals: Stanley Cup Playoffs Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: April 26, 2017

Sports Interaction oddsmakers as of now believe that the winner of the Penguins-Capitals Eastern Conference Semifinal series that begins Thursday will take home the Stanley Cup, and I tend to agree. This is clearly the marquee matchup of the second round featuring the two most talented rosters remaining as well as arguably the two greatest...

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NHL Betting Picks for Friday: Capitals Cashing In

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: December 13, 2013

Puck Luck Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks (-225, 5.5) The Canucks are putting it all together and head into this one riding a five-game winning streak, while the Oilers haven’t been able to build any momentum. Edmonton has looked better at times lately with wins over Nashville, Dallas, and Colorado, but they’ve also alternated between...

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Wednesday’s NHL Puck Luck Betting Picks

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 20, 2013

Frank drops tonight’s best hockey bets in NHL Puck Luck. Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals (+105, 5.5) Star power is factoring into this line and the total. Yes, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Alex Ovechkin, and Nicklas Backstrom will be sharing the ice tonight, but these teams play under the total more than you might realize....

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NHL's new jersey tuck rules the start of another No Fun League?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: September 16, 2013

It looks as though the NHL is about to take a page out of the NFL’s playbook by instituting strict rules regarding how players wear their jerseys. This season the NHL will make it illegal for players to tuck their sweaters into their pants. Of course, likely the game’s greatest player ever, Wayne Gretzky, never...

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NHL Playoffs: Battle-Tested Caps, Rangers to Meet In Game 7

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: May 10, 2012

While going the distance has not been a rare thing in the 2012 race to the Stanley Cup, the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals have really gone above and beyond, providing one of the more intriguing and momentum-shifting contests seen in recent years. Sacrifice has been a key word for both teams. Shot-blocking involves...

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NHL Thinking Playoffs at the All-Star Break

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: January 27, 2012

It’s All-Star weekend and Frank Doyle looks ahead to the second half of the hockey season as the teams hurtle towards the playoffs! The great players of the NHL are exhibiting their skills in Ottawa this weekend at the All-Star Game, but don’t be fooled. Whatever those guys do on the ice at the Scotiabank...

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The Kid is Back – Can the Crosby-Ovechkin Rivalry Return Too?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 23, 2011

Frank Doyle celebrates the Return of the Kid, and previews St Louis at Pittsburgh and Winnipeg at Washington. All sports fans you know that sports are graced by the greatest players, no matter where they play. The guy might break your heart every year but if he’s great you can see it and you have...

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NHL Preview: Washington Capitals

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 7, 2011

Heroes in the regular season, zeroes in the playoffs. Charlie Boccanegra wonders where now for the Washington Capitals? Four consecutive Southeastern division titles and three consecutive 100+ point regular seasons mean all but nothing for the Washington Capitals. With all the regular season success they have never made it out of the second round of...

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Somewhere, Ovi the Rainbow – Caps Look Good in NHL East

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: April 12, 2011

Frank Doyle weighs up the contenders in the NHL Eastern Conference. The Eastern Conference looks like a straight fight – and I choose my words carefully – between Washington and Boston. Washington is the NHL betting favorite to win the East, +225 at time of writing, while Boston is fourth favorite at +450. Philadelphia and...

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Olympic Hockey Betting: Favourites After the Preliminary Round

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: February 23, 2010

The preliminary round of the men’s ice hockey tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver is done, and some very interesting results were had. The tournament favourite, Canada, disappointed in group play (including a shootout victory over underdog Switzerland and a 5-3 loss to the United States) and as a result, will now...