The Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins go head to head tonight. Puck drop tonight is at 7:30 p.m. and you can catch the game on ESPN+ as well as Hulu. You can also listen to it on 106.7 The Fan or Caps Radio 24/7.
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Tonight is the first of four meetings between the Caps and Pens this season and the 70th meeting all time between Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby. Washington is 108-109-16-14 all time against Pittsburgh. Last season the teams split the season series 2-2-0 with the road team winning each game.
Ovechkin (three goals, one assist) and Dylan Strome (four assists) led the Caps with four points in those four games.
The Capitals vs. Penguins betting odds on Caesars Sportsbook have the Caps as 1.5 goal favorites on home ice with -180 moneyline odds. The Penguns are the underdogs at +152 and the over/under is set for 6.5 goals.
Since dropping their home opener to the New Jersey Devils on Oct. 12, the Capitals have won seven straight games at Capital One Arena which marks Washington's longest home streak since the second half of the 2017-18 season which helped put the Caps in the playoffs and create history.
The Capitals haven't won eight consecutive home games since January of 2018 when they went 10-0-0. Only Vegas has a longer active home win streak than Washington. The Caps are 7-1-0 on home ice and have outscored the opposition in their barn 37-22.
The Capitals have won nine of their first 12 games for the fourth time in franchise history. With a win tonight, the Caps would tie the franchise reord for the fewst games to reach the 10 win mark.
At this point last season, Washington was 6-4-2 and had only scored 26 goals. Through 12 games this season, the Caps have scored a whooping 49 goals. The Caps will look to keep the good vibes going.