The Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals — both coming off wins — will face each other on Tuesday at 10:30 p.m. ET, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The sportsbooks see this as a close game, with the Kings -120 to win on the moneyline, and the Capitals at +100.
Los Angeles won 2-1 at home its last time out on Nov. 29 against the Vancouver Canucks. Adrian Kempe led the Kings with two points (one goal and one assist).
Washington won its most recent game 4-1 on the road against the New York Islanders on Nov. 30. Tom Wilson led the Capitals with three points (two goals and one assist) in that matchup.
Ahead of watching this matchup, here is our pick for which squad will bring home the win in Tuesday’s hockey action.
Bet now on FanDuel Sportsbook!Kings vs. Capitals Predictions & Pick
Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Kings 4 – Capitals 3
Pick OU:
Over 5.5
(Dunkel projecting 7.01 goals)
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Kings vs. Capitals Moneylines
Take a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Kings-Capitals game.
Favorite: Kings (-120)Underdog: Capitals (+100)Kings Betting InsightsIn the 17 times this season the Kings have been favored on the moneyline, they have finished 8-9 in those games.Los Angeles is 7-8 (victorious in 46.7% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -120 or shorter.The Kings’ implied moneyline win probability is 54.5% in this contest.Los Angeles’ 25 matches this season have finished above this game’s total of 5.5 goals 12 times.Capitals Betting InsightsThe Capitals have been made an underdog six times this season, and won twice.This season Washington has won two of its six games when it’s the underdog by at least +100 on the moneyline.The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 50.0% chance of victory for the Capitals.Washington has played 15 games this season that ended with over 5.5 goals.Kings Key StatsLos Angeles’ 67 total goals (2.7 per game) make it the 29th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.Defensively, the Kings have been one of the stingiest squads in NHL play, allowing 65 total goals (2.6 per game) to rank third.Its goal differential (+2) makes the team 10th-best in the league.The 11 power-play goals the Kings have put up this season rank 28th in the NHL (on 78 power-play chances).Los Angeles ranks 28th in the league with a 14.1% power-play conversion rate.The five shorthanded goals the Kings have scored this season lead the NHL.Los Angeles has the league’s 14th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (81.25%).Los Angeles wins 48.9% of its faceoffs (19th in NHL).The Kings shoot 9.3% as a team (30th in the league).Capitals Key StatsWith 88 goals (3.4 per game), Washington has the league’s fourth-best offense.The Capitals give up 2.6 goals per game (67 in total), the fifth-fewest in the NHL.It has the third-best goal differential in the league at +21.The Capitals have 12 power-play goals (22nd in NHL) on 77 chances.Washington scores on 15.58% of its power plays, No. 26 in the NHL.At 71.79%, Washington has the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.At 47.5%, Washington has the NHL’s 25th-ranked faceoff win rate.The 11.4% shooting percentage of the Capitals is 12th in the league.
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