Playoff Hockey Betting On Washington

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NHL Sportsbook Hockey Betting – Will Washington Capitalize?

The sports betting faithful are aware Alexander Ovechkin has picked up 163 goals and 310 points during the regular season in his three years in the National Hockey League, but he has yet to step foot on the ice during the league’s postseason. That all changes on Friday night, when Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals play host to the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. So what do NHL bettors think about the Caps’ chances?

Well, Washington was listed as a -160 favorite to win this series at BetUS in the early going, and that’s not much of a surprise considering how well the Capitals finished the season. The Caps’ playoff chances were all but written off a couple months ago, but they managed to win nine of their last 10 contests to claim a playoff berth in the East.

And not just any berth – the No. 3 seed. That’s because the Capitals ended up passing the Carolina Hurricanes for top spot in the Southeast Division (and they knocked the Canes out of the playoffs entirely in the process). Washington actually finished one point behind Philadelphia in the East standings, but because they won their division they’ll get home-ice advantage in this series (they were 23-15-3 in their own rink overall).

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