New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals: NHL Predictions, Odds & Best Bets

There is lots of action on the ice tonight as the NHL supplies us with 7 games on tonight's slate. In this piece, we will be breaking down the first matchup on ESPN, as the New York Rangers take on the Washington Capitals in DC. Both teams have been resting since Saturday and are ready to bring it to their opponent tonight.

Last time on the ice, the Capitals were shutout by the Tampa Bay Lightning on the road. They haven't scored since October 23rd at home, but prior to their loss they had won 5 straight games. They sit at 5-2-0 on the season, and 3-1 at home so far. But can they take down the Rangers?

The Big, Bad Boys from New York come to town to take on the Capitals after starting the season 6-1-1. They are a perfect 4-0 on the road, dropping any early game to the Utah Hockey Club in OT, and losing 3-1 to the Stanley Cup Champions just two games ago. They got back their stride against the Ducks, and I could see them keeping it rolling on the road.

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New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals: East Coast Contest

Matchup Information – Rangers vs Capitals

• Venue & Location: Capital One Arena (Washington, DC)
• Date: Tuesday, October 29th, 2024
• Puck Drop: 7:30pm Eastern
• Broadcast: ESPN

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Puck Line

• Rangers -1.5 (+170)
• Capitals +1.5 (-195)

Money Line

• Rangers -147
• Capitals +131

Total

• Over 6 (-108)
• Under 6 (-108)

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The Capitals will certainly need some offense in order to take down the Rangers at home tonight. After being shutout by the Lightning, they now face a New York squad that ranks 2nd goals against and 3rd in goals for. The Rangers are beating teams by an average score of 4.25-2.00, and against a defensive minded team like Washington, they could have a tough time scoring.

The Capitals defense allows just 26 shots per game which leads the NHL, and they are Top 10 in Penalty minutes, doing a great job of staying out of the box. When they do play a man down, they kill 83% of penalties, and only score 8% of the time on a man advantage. While the Rangers do have more penalty minutes, they have a higher penalty kill percentage, and score 25% of the time on the PP, ranking Top 10 in the league. I don't see this coming into play too much, but I do see Washington being more aggressive on offense coming off of a shutout.

The Rangers don't allow too many shots either, and while they pepper the net over 30+ times per contest, tonight could be a slow day at the office. Against the Capitals defense, the Rangers are not going to be gifted as many chances as they are used to. Washington is very sound defensively, and I see them being conservative in order to slow down a team scoring over 4 goals per game.

New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals Best Bets

Rangers vs Capitals Prediction: Rangers Win 3-1 (+1400)

Best Bets: Rangers in Regulation (+105) Bovada

In regulation, 60 minute money line, 3 way money line. My famous last words.

We are backing the Rangers on the road today, mainly because of how Shesterkin has been playing. As a team, the Rangers allow just 2 goals per game and score over 4. Shesterkin saves over 92% of shots faced this year, and against a Capitals team that doesn't take too many shots, I see him having any easy night tonight.

On paper, the Rangers are the better team, top to bottom. Tonight I think that comes into play as the Capitals try to bounce back from the mental battle of being shutout. It won't get any easier to score facing Igor tonight, and I see the Rangers being able to escape with a victory today.

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