Tonight the Washington Capitals are back in action as they take on the Buffalo Sabres on the road. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. on Monumental Sports Network and NHL Network. You can also listen to the game on 106.7 The Fan and Caps Radio 24/7.
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Tonight's betting odds per Caesars have the Capitals as 1.5 goal favorites on the road. The Caps have -155 moneyline odds, while the Sabres are the underdog at +130. Tonight's over/under is at 6.0 goals.
Tonight will be the second of three meetings between the teams this season. Washington defeated Buffalo 4-2 on Dec. 14 at Capital One Arena behind a two goal effort from Tom Wilson and a three assist performance from John Carlson. The teams will complete their season series on March 30 in D.C. The Capitals have a record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 contests at KeyBank Center.
The Capitals enter tonight's game with a 26-10-3 record with a .705 point percentage, the highest point percentage in the Eastern Conference and the second highest in the NHL. Their +41 goal differential is also the second highest in the NHL. Washington ranks first in the NHL in goals per game at 3.72 and sixth in goals against per game at 2.64.
The Capitals have scored the second most five on five goals in the NHL with 96. They also rank first in the NHL in power play percentage at 33.3 percent since Nov. 9, having gone 23 for 69 in their last 26 games. Washington ranks fourth in the NHL in penalty kill percentage this season at 84.2 percent. The Capitals have also allowed the fewest goals against in the third period this season.
Alex Ovechkin notched his 19th goal of the season and now has four goals in his last five games since returning from a fractured fibula on Dec. 28. He's 22 away from tying and 23 away from passing Wayne Gretzky for first all time in the NHL in goals.