Following a win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Washington Capitals head to Detroit to take on the Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena. It'll be the first of three meetings between the teams this season and the only one in Mo Town as the Caps will host the Red Wings at Capital One Arena twice in March, on the 7th and the 18th.
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The Capitals vs. Red Wings betting odds on Caesars have the Capitals as 1.5 goal favorites on the road. The Caps have -145 moneyline odds, while the Red Wings are the underdog at +122. The game is setat an over/under of 6.0 goals.
Last season, Washington took the season series with Detroit 2-1-0, defeating the Red Wings twice in the final month of the regualr season to go on to clinch the Eastern Conference's 2nd Wild Card spot and held the regulation win tiebreaker over
Detroit.
The Capitals have additonally earned at least one point in 17 of their last 20 games against the Red Wings, going 14-3-3. They are also 7-2-1 in their last 10 games at Detroit and have a record of 7-2-0 at Little Caesars Arena all time.
The Capitals are coming off a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs last night at Scotiabank Arena in their return from the NHL's holiday break. Alex Ovechkin was one of five goal scorers and reurned to the Caps lineup following a 16 game absence. Logan Thompson stopped 35 of 37 shots faced for a .946 save percentage and earned his 14th win of the season in just his 18th start.
Washington scored on the power play for the third straight game and killed off both Maple Leafs power play opportunities. Jakob Chychrun scored his 10th goal of the season, posted a game high +3 plus/minus rating and was one of two Capitals to score multiple points. The other was Andrew Mangiapane who had a goal and an assist.
Puck drop tonight is at 5 p.m. and you can catch the game on Monumental Sports Network or listen to the game on 106.7 The Fan and Caps Radio 24/7.