Free NHL Hockey Prediction: Capitals vs. Panthers NHL Odds
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(44-25-12) Washington Capitals vs. Florida Panthers (58-17-6)
Date: Thursday, May 5th
Time: 7:37 PM ET
Venue: BB&T Center
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Capitals +200 Panthers -240(Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Washington +1.5 -125/ Panthers -1.5 +105
NHL Betting Total: O/U 6.5
The Washington Capitals and Florida Panthers face off on Thursday in an NHL game at BB&T Center. When these two teams faced off on Tuesday and it was the Capitals that secured the 4-2 victory. Washington scored three goals in the third period and that was enough to secure the victory.
Washington Capitals
Not many gave the Washington Captials in the first game of the series, but they were quite impressive. There were nine different players that contributed one point. The Capitals sit with a 44-25-12 record overall and they have 100 points.
Washington has scored 273 goals while given up 242 goals. The Capitals is ranked 10th in the league while thier defense is ranked 13th. In this game Washington is going to need the offense to be good.
The top player for Washington has been Alex Ovechkin and he has scored 50 goals and added 40 assists for 90 points. Evgeny Kuznetsov has also been good scoring 24 goals and adding 54 assists.
Florida Panthers
On the other side of this matchup is the Florida Panthers who have lost home ice advantage. On the season they sit with a 58-17-6 record overall which gave them 122 points, but that doesn’t matter if they don’t find success in the playoffs.
The Panthers have scored 338 goals while their defense has given up 236 goals. The offense is ranked 1st while their defense is ranked 11th. Jonathan Huberdeau has been the top player for the Panthers scoring 30 goals and adding 85 assists.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Panthers are 10-1 in their last 11 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
- Panthers are 46-11 in their last 57 home games.
- Panthers are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. Metropolitan.
- Panthers are 1-4 in their last 5 Conference Quarterfinals games.
- Capitals are 1-4 in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Capitals are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. Eastern Conference.
Free Washington Capitals vs. Florida Panthers NHL Prediction
The Capitals won the first game, but I don’t see them finding the success in this game. Florida is going to find offensive success in this game and their scoring in this game will be the difference as Florida gets the job done. Back Florida on the puck line.
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Florida -1.5
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