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Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
- The fans at Mellon Arena will be treated to a game between the Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins when they take their seats on Wednesday for the third game of this second-round series.
Oddsmakers currently have the Penguins listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Capitals, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.
Alexander Ovechkin had a hat trick to lift the Capitals over the Penguins 4-3 to take a 2-0 lead in the series on Monday night.
Washington cashed as -145 home favorites as the game played OVER the 5.5-goal total set by oddsmakers.
Dave Steckel also scored for the Capitals, who got two assists apiece from Sergei Fedorov and Viktor Kozlov in the win.
Sidney Crosby potted all three markers for Pittsburgh, which outshot Washington 36-33 on the night.
Team records:
Washington: 50-24-8
Pittsburgh: 45-28-9
Washington most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Calgary are 4-6
After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After a win are 7-3
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Ottawa are 6-4
After playing Washington are 8-2
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Washington
Pittsburgh is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Next up:
Pittsburgh home to Washington, Friday, May 8
- The fans at Mellon Arena will be treated to a game between the Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins when they take their seats on Wednesday for the third game of this second-round series.
Oddsmakers currently have the Penguins listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Capitals, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.
Alexander Ovechkin had a hat trick to lift the Capitals over the Penguins 4-3 to take a 2-0 lead in the series on Monday night.
Washington cashed as -145 home favorites as the game played OVER the 5.5-goal total set by oddsmakers.
Dave Steckel also scored for the Capitals, who got two assists apiece from Sergei Fedorov and Viktor Kozlov in the win.
Sidney Crosby potted all three markers for Pittsburgh, which outshot Washington 36-33 on the night.
Team records:
Washington: 50-24-8
Pittsburgh: 45-28-9
Washington most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Calgary are 4-6
After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After a win are 7-3
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Ottawa are 6-4
After playing Washington are 8-2
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Washington
Pittsburgh is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Next up:
Pittsburgh home to Washington, Friday, May 8
