Tonight’s NHL matchup sees two Eastern Conference powerhouses this season come head to head for the third time, after splitting the first two games 1-1. Florida will look to play strong hockey tonight to bounce back from their loss in their previous two games which have seen them drop to 4th in the Eastern conference ahead of tonight’s game.
Meanwhile, the Capitals are top of the conference for now and a win on the road would see them go 4 points ahead of the Panthers. The Panthers are -133 to win on home ice whilst the traveling Capitals are priced up at +120.
Washington Capitals vs. Florida Panthers
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 – 07:00 PM EST at FLA Live Arena
Washington Starting to Dominate
The Capitals have been exceptional in recent games, winning 8 of their last 10 and scoring a total of 32 goals, and allowed 26 goals. They also kept 3 shut-outs in the same 10 games stretch. Ovechkin has been a proven leader even at the age of 36 as he has racked up 19 goals and 18 assists totaling to a league’s 2nd best points this season, making him the oldest amongst the league’s top 20 points scorers. Consistently consistent as the heart of this Capitals team.
Florida Glad To Be Home
The Panthers have been solid this season at home, winning 11 and losing just once, the problem this year has been their away form, picking up a total of 6 defeats in a row and outscored by 9 goals over that time.
At home, they have been a different animal and before their defeat to Seattle in their last home game, they had previously won 12 straight home NHL games in a row. In that time period, they outscored their opponents 51 goals to 24. Florida will be desperate to right two wrongs here tonight, firstly to revenge their defeat to the Capitals on Friday night and secondly to get out of this current two-game losing streak.
Team Trends
*Trends should never be your main source of information when it comes to making your betting picks, they are merely guidelines and mostly irrelevant information but nonetheless can be interesting to read.
Washington Capitals
- The total has gone over in 4 of Washington’s last 5 games.
- Washington are 9-2 in their last 11 games this season.
- The total has gone over in 5 of Washington’s last 5 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference.
Florida Panthers
- The total has gone over in 7 of Florida’s last 7 games against Washington.
- Florida is 13-7 in their last 20 games this season.
- The total has gone under in 4 of Florida’s last 6 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference.
What Are The Betting Odds and Current Lines?
Moneyline: The Washington capitals have been made road underdogs here at odds of +120 with BetOnline, the Panthers have been as low as -140 on the moneyline but we found the best priced at -133 with BetOnline also.
Total: The total for this game has been set at 6.0, with the juice at -105 for both the over and the under.
Puck Line: Finally we have the puck line which we consider considerable value on taking the Capitals +1.5 at -170, it’s a lot more juice than we would normally consider but should be a solid parlay builder. The Panthers -1.5 on the PK line is coming in best priced at Intertops at +170.
Washington Capitals vs. Florida Panthers Betting Prediction
We have to go with Ovechkin and the boys here at plus money, this team is playing some great, solid hockey right now and we won’t get them at these sort of odds much this season so we are not prepared to miss this opportunity, even if they take an “L” here, I would have still played them at plus money.
Florida has struggled since they lost Barkov and are now coming into a game that’s seen them suffer their first home loss in 13, so will they show what they’re made of or will the Capitals capitalize? For us it’s simple, the Panthers are far from the value at -133/-140, we would want at least -110 to consider betting them so for us Washington is the best NHL moneyline bet here.
NHL Pick: Washington Capitals ML at +120 with BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review)
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