Capitals ML (+114) over Sabres
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- The Capitals need a win tonight to avoid falling out of the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.
- Buffalo is just 20-19-1 at home on the year.
The Washington Capitals face off against the Buffalo Sabres on April 11, 2024, at 7:00 pm ET. DraftKings Sportsbook sets the Capitals as +114 underdogs with the Sabres favored at -135. Currently, 89% of moneyline bets the Capitals, with the Sabres garnering 11% of bets. The total for this Eastern Conference matchup is set at 6 goals, in a game that carries a ton of significance for the visitors.
Going into Thursday's NHL action, the Capitals are a point up on the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings for the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference. That means winning games like this one on the road against a team that has been eliminated from playoff contention is a must. But the Caps are slight underdogs despite needing a victory in this spot, a plus price we will gladly take a chance on.
Buffalo is the home team for this matchup, but they are a .500 team at home on the year. We do not feel quite comfortable laying the vig with the Sabres in this contest, as they have not shown nearly enough consistency on home ice to do so. Instead, we will take the Caps to win a huge game for their playoff hopes, especially with either the Red Wings or Penguins guaranteed to win tonight as they face one another in Pittsburgh.
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NHL
Washington Capitals
Buffalo Sabres
Team Records
| WAS | Team Records | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 51-22-9 | Overall | 36-39-7 |
| 2-3 | Shootout | 4-2 |
| 6-6 | Overtime | 3-5 |
| 26-9-6 | Home | 23-15-3 |
| 25-13-3 | Road | 13-24-4 |
| 32-14-4 | EAS | 21-25-4 |
| 19-8-5 | WES | 15-14-3 |
| 15-5-4 | ATL | 10-13-3 |
| 17-9-0 | MET | 11-12-1 |
| 7-5-4 | CEN | 7-7-2 |
| 12-3-1 | PAC | 8-7-1 |
| 16-4-9 | ≤1 | 16-8-7 |
| 23-10-0 | ≥3 | 13-19-0 |
| 7-2-0 | Oct | 4-5-1 |
| 10-4-1 | Nov | 7-6-1 |
| 8-4-1 | Dec | 3-9-2 |
| 9-1-4 | Jan | 6-6-1 |
| 4-2-2 | Feb | 4-2-0 |
| 9-4-1 | Mar | 7-8-1 |
| 4-5-0 | Apr | 5-3-1 |
Team Stats
| WAS | Team Stats | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 286 | Goals For | 265 |
| 229 | Goals Agst | 287 |
| 2.7 | PP For GM | 2.79 |
| .63 | PP Goals GM | .52 |
| 23.53 | PP% | 18.78 |
| 2.91 | PP Agst GM | 2.94 |
| .52 | PP Agst Goals GM | .70 |
| 82.01 | PK% | 76.35 |
| 9.5 | PIM GM | 10.2 |
| 8.9 | oPIM GM | 9.6 |
Goalies
| C. Lindgren | U. Luukkonen | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | GP | 8 |
| 6 | GS | 8 |
| 3-3-0 | W-L-T/O | 3-4-1 |
| 16 | Goals Allowed | 25 |
| 2.70 | GAA | 3.16 |
| 154 | Shots Against | 233 |
| .896 | SV% | .893 |
| 0 | SO | 0 |
| 3 | Quality Starts | 4 |
| .500 | QS% | .500 |
| 1 | Bad Starts | 1 |
| 102 | Goals All.% | 105 |
| -0.31 | Goals Sv Above Avg | -1.26 |
Recent Starts
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/21 DAL |
Holtby ML N/A |
W4-1 TOTAL N/A |
1 |
27 |
26 |
.963 |
| 12/14/21 DAL |
Oettinger ML N/A |
W4-1 TOTAL N/A |
1 |
34 |
33 |
.971 |
| 12/11/21 MON |
Allen ML N/A |
W4-1 TOTAL N/A |
1 |
23 |
22 |
.957 |
| 12/9/21 DET |
Greiss ML N/A |
W6-2 TOTAL N/A |
2 |
31 |
29 |
.935 |
| 12/7/21 FLA |
Knight ML N/A |
W4-3 TOTAL N/A |
3 |
37 |
34 |
.919 |
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/11/22 TB |
Vasilevskiy ML N/A |
L1-6 TOTAL N/A |
2 |
9 |
7 |
.778 |
| 1/6/22 SJ |
Hill ML N/A |
L2-3 TOTAL N/A |
3 |
21 |
18 |
.857 |
| 1/1/22 BOS |
Ullmark ML N/A |
L3-4 TOTAL N/A |
4 |
41 |
37 |
.902 |
| 12/29/21 NJ |
Blackwood ML N/A |
L3-4 TOTAL N/A |
4 |
42 |
38 |
.905 |
| 12/16/21 MIN |
Talbot ML N/A |
W3-2 TOTAL N/A |
2 |
32 |
30 |
.938 |
Betting Trends
| WAS | Betting Trends | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 1-2-0 |
| 1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
| 2 | Avg Score | 2.33 |
| 2.67 | Avg Opp Score | 2.67 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
| 1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
| 2 | Avg Score | 3.33 |
| 3.67 | Avg Opp Score | 2.33 |
| WAS | Betting Trends | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 1-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-3-0 |
| 1-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
| 1.8 | Avg Score | 2.6 |
| 3.6 | Avg Opp Score | 2.6 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
| 2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
| 2.4 | Avg Score | 3.4 |
| 3.6 | Avg Opp Score | 3 |
| WAS | Betting Trends | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 4-6-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-6-0 |
| 4-6-0 | ATS W/L/P | 6-4-0 |
| 2.6 | Avg Score | 2.9 |
| 3.5 | Avg Opp Score | 3.3 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 5-5-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
| 5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 7-3-0 |
| 2.4 | Avg Score | 4 |
| 3 | Avg Opp Score | 2.7 |
