The fifth-place squad in the Eastern Conference, the Washington Capitals (6-2), host the 12th-ranked Montreal Canadiens (4-5-1) at Capital One Arena on Thursday at 7:00 PM ET.
Washington won 5-3 at home its last time out on October 29 against the New York Rangers.
Montreal played at home its last time out on October 29, and fell 8-2 against the Seattle Kraken.
Before this matchup, here’s what you need to prepare for Thursday’s hockey action.
Washington Capitals vs. Montreal Canadiens odds and betting lines
NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 5:52 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Capitals (-223)
- Underdog: Canadiens (+184)
- Over/under: 6.5
Capitals stats and trends
- Washington has picked up a victory in only game of the one game it’s been the moneyline favorite in this season.
- The Capitals have not played a game with their moneyline odds shorter than -223 this season.
- Based on the moneyline odds, Washington has a 69.0% chance of winning this contest.
- Washington and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in four of eight matches (50.0%) so far this season.
- They are scoring at a 3.9 goals-per-game average (31 total) over that stretch.
- Over on the defensive side, the Capitals have allowed 23 goals (2.9 per game) in those 10 outings.
Canadiens stats and trends
- The Canadiens have been made the underdog 10 times this season, and upset their opponent four times.
- Montreal has been an underdog by +184 or longer on the moneyline three times, losing each of those contests.
- The Canadiens have a 35.2% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
- Montreal has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in seven of 10 games this season.
- They have averaged 2.9 goals per game (29 total) during that span.
- On the defensive end, the Canadiens have allowed 38 goals (3.8 per game) over those 10 matchups.