Vegas Golden Knights vs. Washington Capitals odds, tips and betting trends

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March 27, 2026Updated March 28, 2026, 5:52 p.m. ET

Dec 3, 2025; San Jose, California, USA; Washington Capitals left winger Alex Ovechkin (8) looks to pass against San Jose Sharks center Alexander Wennberg (21) in the second period at SAP Center in San Jose.

The Vegas Golden Knights host the Washington Capitals at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, March 28 at 10:30 p.m. ET. The game airs on ESPN+.

Vegas’ most recent game was a 4-3 overtime home loss to the Edmonton Oilers on March 26.

Washington won on the road in its last game on March 26, 7-4 over the Utah Mammoth.

Before this matchup, here’s everything you need to prepare for Saturday’s action.

Watch Golden Knights vs. Capitals on ESPN+!Vegas Golden Knights vs. Washington Capitals odds and betting lines

NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 5:52 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Golden Knights (-154)Underdog: Capitals (+128)Over/under: 6Golden Knights vs. Capitals game info and start timeDate: Saturday, March 28, 2026Time: 10:30 p.m. ETTV channel: ESPN+Live stream: Watch on ESPN+Watch Golden Knights vs. Capitals on ESPN+!Golden Knights stats and trendsVegas has gone 27-32 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.In 28 games with shorter than -154 moneyline odds this season, the Golden Knights have been victorious in 15.The moneyline odds imply that Vegas has a 60.6% chance of winning this game.Vegas has combined with its opponent to put up more than 6 goals in 41 of 73 games this season.In the past 10 contests, the Golden Knights have gone 3-6-1 (60.0% of possible points).They have averaged 2.1 goals per game (21 total) during that stretch.Defensively, the Golden Knights have given up 24 goals (2.4 per game) in those 10 outings.Capitals stats and trendsThe Capitals have been the underdog 24 times this season, and upset their opponent in nine, or 37.5%, of those games.Washington has seven games this season playing as an underdog by +128 or longer, and is 3-4 in those contests.Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Capitals have a 43.9% chance to win.So far this season, 52.1% of Washington’s games (38/73) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 6.Over the last 10 contests, the Capitals are 5-3-2 (65.0% of possible points).They are scoring at a 2.8 goals-per-game average (28 total) over that span.On the defensive end, the Capitals have given up 2.2 goals per game (22 total) over those 10 matchups.

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