The Washington Capitals and Edmonton Oilers go head to head tonight at Rogers Place up in Canada. For Edmonton, they'll be without Connor McDavid as he's serving a three game suspension. While that is a good sign for Washington keep in mind the Oilers are 22-27-10 all time without McDavid. Puck drop is at 9 p.m. on Monumental Sports Network and you can also listen to the game on 106.7 The Fan and Caps Radio 24/7.
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The Capitals vs. Oilers betting odds on Caesars have the Capitals as 1.5 goal underdogs on the road. Their moneyline odds are +115 while the Oilers are favored to win at -135. The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.
McDavid's suspension came from this play.
Washington begins their trip riding a four game winning streak and a seaosn long 10 game point streak with a 7-0-3 record. This will be the first of two meetings between the teams this season as they'll meet again on Feb. 23 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals have an all time record of 41-33-6-3 against Edmonton and have earned at least one point in six of their last 10 games against the Oilers, going 4-4-2.
The Capitals currently sit at fist place in the NHL with a 31-10-5 record for 67 points. Their +50 goal differential is the second highest in the NHL after finishing last season with a -37 goal differential.
Washington ranks second in the NHL in goals per game with 3.57 and third in goals against per game at 2.43. The Capitals are one of two teams to rank in the top five in each category. The Winnipeg Jets are the other one with 3.51 goals for per game and 2.40 goals against per game.
The Capitals rank tied for first in the NHL in five on five goals while also ranking third in the NHL in penalty kill percentage this season at 84.2 percent. The Caps have also scored the most first period goals this season with 55 and have allowed the fewest goals in the third period with 29 against.
Once again puck drop is at 9 p.m. eastern on Monumental Sports Network. You can also hear it on 106.7 The Fan and Caps Radio 24/7.