Capitals vs. Flyers betting preview

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Thursday will feature a projected one-sided NHL contest between the home favorite Washington Capitals (45-15-8, -238 on the moneyline to win) and the Philadelphia Flyers (28-33-8, +195 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Moneyline

Capitals to win vs Flyers -238

Bet $20, Payout $28.40

Capitals vs. Flyers Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Capitals (-238)
  • Underdog: Flyers (+195)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Capitals vs. Flyers Quick Facts

  • Washington has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 37 of 68 games this season.
  • In 49.3% of Philadelphia’s previous games this season (34/69), the teams combined to score more than Thursday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
  • The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.3, is 0.8 more than Thursday’s over/under.
  • These two teams give up a combined 5.9 goals per game, 0.4 more than this game’s over/under.

Capitals Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Capitals Season Stat Insights

  • The Capitals are the highest-scoring unit in the league with an average of 3.6 goals per game, resulting in 247 this season.
  • On defense, Washington has been one of the best squads in NHL competition, giving up 173 total goals to rank third.
  • With a +74 goal differential, they’re ranked second-best in the NHL.
  • Washington has recorded 42 power-play goals on 188 chances this season, to rank 16th in the NHL.
  • The Capitals’ 22.34% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 16th in the league.
  • Washington’s six shorthanded goals this season rank eighth in the NHL.
  • The Capitals’ 82.41% penalty-kill success rate is currently sixth-best in the NHL.
  • The Capitals win 50.1% of their faceoffs (17th in the NHL).
  • Washington’s 13.1% shooting percentage tops the NHL.
  • The Capitals have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 19 hits and 16.4 blocked shots per game.

Capitals Moneyline

  • In 39 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Washington has won 26 of those games.
  • In five games with moneyline oddds shorter than -238, the Capitals have four wins.
  • The moneyline odds imply that Washington has a 70.4% chance of winning this game.

Capitals Leaders

  • Dylan Strome: 22 goals and 45 assists
  • Aliaksei Protas: 29 goals and 32 assists
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois: 18 goals and 42 assists
  • Logan Thompson: 30-4-5 record, .917 save percentage, 89 goals given up

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Flyers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Flyers Season Stats Insights

  • The Flyers have the NHL’s 24th-ranked scoring offense (187 total goals, 2.7 per game).
  • Philadelphia has given up 3.4 goals per game, and 231 total, which ranks 28th among all NHL teams.
  • They have a -44 goal differential, which ranks 28th in the league.
  • Philadelphia has scored 26 power-play goals this season (29th in the NHL) on 182 chances.
  • The Flyers have the league’s 30th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 14.29%.
  • Philadelphia has scored three shorthanded goals.
  • The Flyers’ 17th-ranked penalty kill rate is 77.78%.
  • The Flyers have the league’s 18th-ranked faceoff win rate (50%).
  • The 10% shooting percentage Philadelphia has compiled ranks 22nd in the league.
  • The Flyers have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Flyers Moneyline Insights

  • This season the Flyers have 15 wins in the 48 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
  • Philadelphia has yet to win as an underdog with odds of +195 or longer on the moneyline this season in three such games.
  • The moneyline for this matchup implies a 33.9% chance for the Flyers to win.

Flyers Leaders

  • Travis Konecny: 22 goals and 43 assists
  • Matvei Michkov: 20 goals and 27 assists
  • Owen Tippett: 19 goals and 17 assists
  • Samuel Ersson: 19-13-4 record, .886 save percentage, 108 goals given up
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