The Pittsburgh Penguins (33-36-12) have -118 moneyline odds to win when they host a projected close game against the Washington Capitals (51-21-9), who have -102 moneyline odds, on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN.

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Penguins vs. Capitals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Penguins (-118)
• Underdog: Capitals (-102)
• Over/under: 6.5

Penguins vs. Capitals Quick Facts

• Pittsburgh’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 39 of 81 times.
• In 43.2% of Washington’s previous games this season (35/81), the teams combined to score more than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
• These two teams combine to score 6.4 goals per game, 0.1 less than the total set for this match.
• The 6.3 goals per game that these two teams concede combined are 0.2 less than the 6.5-goal total set for this match.

Penguins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Penguins Season Stat Insights

• The Penguins offense’s 237 total goals (2.9 per game) rank 20th in the NHL.
• On defense, Pittsburgh has given up 285 goals (3.5 per game) to rank 30th in league play.
• Their goal differential (-48) ranks them 27th in the NHL.
• Pittsburgh’s 56 power-play goals this season are the eighth-most in the NHL (on 219 chances).
• The Penguins’ offense ranks sixth the league with a 25.57% power-play conversion rate.
• Pittsburgh’s offense has scored four shorthanded goals this season (21st among all squads).
• The Penguins rank 18th in the NHL in penalty-kill success rate at 78.04%.
• The Penguins’ players have posted the fifth-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL at 52.9%.
• Pittsburgh connects on 10.4% of its shots, ranking 18th in the NHL.
• The Penguins average 20.2 hits and 14.8 blocked shots per game.

Penguins Moneyline

• Pittsburgh has gone 9-10 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
• In 18 games with shorter than -118 moneyline odds this season, the Penguins have won nine.
• The moneyline odds imply that Pittsburgh has a 54.1% chance of winning this contest.

Penguins Leaders

• Sidney Crosby: 32 goals and 57 assists
• Rickard Rakell: 35 goals and 33 assists
• Bryan Rust: 29 goals and 33 assists
• Alex Nedeljkovic: 13-15-5 record, .894 save percentage, 110 goals conceded

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Capitals Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Capitals Season Stats Insights

• The Capitals have the NHL’s second-best scoring offense (284 total goals, 3.5 per game).
• Washington has allowed 2.8 goals per game, and 224 total, the ninth-fewest among all NHL teams.
• They have a +60 goal differential, which is third-best in the league.
• Washington has scored 51 power-play goals this season, which ranks 13th in the NHL (on 219 chances).
• The Capitals have a 23.29% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 14 percentage.
• Washington has scored eight shorthanded goals this season (10th among all NHL squads).
• The 82.28% penalty-kill percentage the Capitals have amassed is the league’s fourth-best rate.
• The Capitals win 50.1% of their faceoffs. That’s the 16th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• The 12.7% shooting percentage Washington has amassed leads the league.
• The Capitals have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Capitals Moneyline Insights

• This season the Capitals have 21 wins in the 34 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
• Washington is 18-11 when it is underdogs of -102 or longer on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Capitals have a 50.5% chance to win.

Capitals Leaders

• Dylan Strome: 29 goals and 52 assists
• Alexander Ovechkin: 43 goals and 29 assists
• Aliaksei Protas: 30 goals and 36 assists
• Logan Thompson: 31-6-6 record, .910 save percentage, 105 goals allowed