The Utah Hockey Club and the Washington Capitals meet Sunday in NHL action from the Capital One Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Capitals vs Hockey Club Prediction.
Utah Hockey Club Recap
The Utah Hockey Club come into this game looking to bounce back from a 7-3 loss at the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes last time out to sit at 23-23-9 on the year. After this game, Utah will head to Los Angeles to take on the Kings after their two-week layoff.
Utah Looking To Enter Break On High Note
Clayton Keller leads Utah in scoring with 59 points including 20 goals and a team-high 39 assists while Dylan Guenther has 39 points with 19 goals. Logan Cooley has 43 points with 15 goals and 28 assists of his own while Nick Schmaltz has 30 assists. Mikhail Sergachev has 35 points with 25 assists while Barrett Hayton has 29 points with 12 goals and 17 assists. Connor Ingram has gone 9-7-4 with a 3.16 GAA and an .885 save percentage while Karel Vejmelka has gone 12-15-4 with a 2.57 GAA and a .907 save percentage in goal for Utah this season. Jaxson Stauber has gone 2-1-1 with a 2.23 GAA and a .925 save percentage this season as well for Utah.
Why the Utah Hockey Club will win
- The Capitals have lost each of their last three games as favorites against Central Division opponents.
- The underdogs have won two of the Capitals’ last three games.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Capitals’ last four games.
- The Capitals have failed to cover the puck line in 11 of their last 13 day games at Capital One Arena following a road win.
Washington Capitals Recap
The Washington Capitals come into this game looking to add on to their 4-3 win over Philadelphia last time out to improve to 36-11-7 on the year. The Capitals will meet the Penguins, Oilers, Flames, Blues, and Lightning after this game.
Capitals Win Back-To-Back Games
Dylan Strome leads the Capitals with 52 points including 15 goals and a team-high 37 assists while Alex Ovechkin has 40 points with 26 goals and 14 assists and Connor McMichael’s added 40 points with 19 goals and 21 assists. Aliaksei Protas has 46 points with 22 goals and 24 assists while Tom Wilson has 39 points and John Carlson has 34 points with Wilson logging 22 goals and 17 assists and Carlson adding 30 assists. Pierre-Luc Dubois also has 42 points with 30 assists of his own. Jakob Chychrun has 35 points with 14 goals and 21 assists as well on the year. In goal for Washington, Logan Thompson has gone 24-2-4 with a 2.18 GAA and a .923 save percentage while Charlie Lindgren is 12-9-3 with a 2.63 GAA and a .902 save percentage this season.
Why the Washington Capitals will win
- The Capitals have won each of their last four day games at Capital One Arena.
- Utah has lost each of its last four games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- Utah has failed to cover the puck line in each of its last eight games.
- The Capitals have covered the puck line in four of their last five games following a road win.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of Utah’s seven previous games as an underdog against opponents on a winning streak has gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Capitals’ last four games has gone OVER the total goals line.
Capitals vs Hockey Club Prediction
I’m with Washington here. The Capitals are the better team in this game, and as much as Utah has played their best hockey on the road this season, the Capitals have shown a ton of balance and have been really good regardless of where they’ve been this season. I think Washington defends home ice and gets the job done in this game so give me the Capitals in this one.