Washington vs Pittsburgh Betting Odds
When: April 9, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. EST
Venue: PPG Paints Arena – Pittsburgh, PA
Washington vs Pittsburgh Betting Preview
An Eastern Conference rivalry is renewed Saturday afternoon when the Washington Capitals (38-22-10, 21-7-5 away) visit the Pittsburgh Penguins (41-21-10, 19-11-5 home). Pittsburgh is third in Metropolitan division and have a six-point lead, with playing two more games, over the Washington Capitals. This game will air live on ABC and ESPN+.
Alex Ovechkin is still doing his thing as he leads the Caps with 81 points and 43 goals, 14 of which have come on the power play. Evgeny Kuznetsov is the top setup man with 46 assists so far. Washington scores 3.21 goals per game and allow 2.90.
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The Penguins are led by the balanced attack of Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel, and Kris Letang. Crosby leads the team with 72 points, Guentzel with 33 goals, and Letang is the top setup man with 53 assists. Pittsburgh is scoring 3.25 goals per game and allow just 2.65.
Washington vs Pittsburgh Betting Trends
Capitals
- The total has gone OVER in 12 of Washington’s last 14 games.
- Washington are 10-5 SU in their last 15 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington’s last 6 games on the road.
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington’s last 8 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh.
- Washington are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
- Washington are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the Metropolitan Division division.
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Penguins
- Pittsburgh are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 games against Washington.
- The total has gone OVER in 9 of Pittsburgh’s last 13 games at home.
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh’s last 8 games when playing at home against Washington.
- Pittsburgh are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games this season.
- Pittsburgh are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
Washington vs Pittsburgh Pick & Prediction
Last time out, Washington hosted Tampa and earned a 4-3 win. Most of the action happened in the first period and it was the Caps who held a 3-2 lead after the first 20. Tampa kept fighting but could not get that lost goal they needed to send the game into overtime. John Carlson was the top star of the game with two goals and two assists. Ilya Samsonov stopped 25 of the 28 shots he faced, and Washington killed off two of the three Tampa power plays.
Pittsburgh visited the Rangers and were shutout, losing 3-0. Nothing separated the teams in the first period, but New York jumped out of the gates in the second and earned this shutout. Igor Shesterkin was the top star of the game after stopping all 30 shots he faced. The Rangers killed off all three Penguins power plays on the night.