This is the game we've all been waiting for as the Washington Capitals continued their climb up the NHL standings away from D.C. Now the Caps are back home and the best in the east is about to go head to head with the best of the west in the Winnipeg Jets. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. on Monumental Sports Network. You can also listen to the game on 106.7 The Fan and Caps Radio 24/7.
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The Jets vs. Capitals betting odds on Caesars have the Capitals as 1.5 goal favorites on home ice. The Capitals have -115 moneyline odds while the Jets moneyline is at -105. The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.
Tonight will be the first of two meetings between the Capitals and Jets this season. They'll complete the season series on March 25 in Winnipeg. Washington enters tonight's contest wtih a 12 game point streak on home ice with a 9-0-3 record. Saturday's game will mark the 100th all time meeting between the Capitals and the Winnipeg/Atlanta franchise.
Washington is 56-29-5-9 all time versus the Winnipeg/Atlanta franchise and have a record of 20-7-4 against the Jets since their relocation in 2011-12. In addition, the Capitals are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games against Winnipeg and have won 11 straight games against the Jets at home.
Washington's 11 home game winning streak against Winnipeg is the second longest active streak by a team against a single opponent in the NHL. Last season the teams split the series with the home team winning each game by an identical 3-0 score 13 days apart. Alex Ovechkin (two goals) and T.J. Oshie (two assists) led the Capitals with two points each in those two games.
Once again puck drop is at 7 p.m. on Monumental Sports Network. If you live outside the DMV you can catch it nationally on NHL Network.