The Washington Capitals (4-1, fourth in the Eastern Conference) host the Philadelphia Flyers (1-4-1, 16th) in conference play on Wednesday at 7:30 PM ET.
Washington claimed a 4-1 road victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in its last game on October 22.
Philadelphia played at home its last time out on October 22, and fell 4-1 against the Washington Capitals.
Before this matchup, here is what you need to get ready for Wednesday’s hockey action.
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Washington Capitals vs. Philadelphia Flyers odds and betting lines
NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 5:53 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Capitals (-142)
- Underdog: Flyers (+120)
- Over/under: 6
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Capitals stats and trends
- So far this season, Washington has not been a moneyline favorite.
- The Capitals have not had moneyline odds lower than -142 in a game this season.
- Washington has a 58.7% chance of winning this game, based on the moneyline odds.
- Washington and its opponent have combined to put up more than 6 goals in three of five games this season.
- They have averaged 4.0 goals per game (20 total) during that time.
- Defensively, the Capitals have allowed 14 goals (2.8 per game) in those 10 matchups.
Flyers stats and trends
- The Flyers have been listed as the underdog five times this season, and upset their opponent once.
- Philadelphia has won one of its three games when it is the underdog by +120 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Flyers have a 45.5% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
- In 50.0% of Philadelphia’s previous games this season (3/6), the teams combined to score more than Wednesday’s over/under of 6 goals.
- They have scored just 13 goals over that time.
- Over on the defensive end, the Flyers have allowed 4.0 goals per game (24 total) over those 10 outings.
