The Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins hit the ice at Capital One Arena in the season opener on Wednesday, October 12 at 7:00 PM ET. The game airs on TNT.
As teams hit the ice for the beginning of the NHL season, here’s what you need to prepare for Wednesday’s action.
Washington Capitals vs. Boston Bruins Odds and Betting Lines
- Favorite: Capitals (-148)
- Underdog: Bruins (+125)
- Over/under: 6
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Capitals Stats and Trends
- The Capitals won 30 of their 54 games when favored on the moneyline last season (55.6%).
- Washington had a 20-15 record (winning 57.1% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline favorite of -148 or shorter.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Capitals’ implied win probability is 59.7%.
- Washington and its opponent went over 6 combined goals in 57 of 88 games last season.
- The Capitals’ 270 total goals (3.3 per game) made them the 10th-best scoring team in the NHL last season.
- Defensively, the Capitals gave up 242 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 12th in NHL action.
- The 47 power-play goals the Capitals put up last season (on 256 power-play chances) ranked 19th in the NHL.
Bruins Stats and Trends
- The Bruins were an underdog 26 times last season, and upset their opponent in nine, or 34.6%, of those games.
- Boston won three of its seven games last season when an underdog by +125 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline in this matchup implies a 44.4% chance for the Bruins to win.
- Boston’s games last season had over 6 goals 49 of 89 times.
- The Bruins had 249 goals last season (3.0 per game), 17th in the NHL.
- The Bruins allowed 2.7 goals per game (222 in total), the fourth-fewest in the NHL.
- The Bruins had 50 power-play goals (15th in NHL) on 236 chances.
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