Washington Capitals and Anaheim Ducks Set for Key Interconference Battle on Wednesday Night

Game outlook

The Washington Capitals and Anaheim Ducks kick off the 2023-24 NHL season on Thursday, November 30th, with the puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The interconference battle will be held at Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Washington and Anaheim split their two-game series last season, with each team winning away from home. Anaheim is the betting favorite opening at -110 and the line has not changed.

Betting Odds

Moneyline: Capitals -110 | Mighty Ducks -110

Spread: Capitals -1.25 (+170) | Mighty Ducks +1.25 (-200)

Total: Over/Under 6.5 (-110)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Anaheim will win straight-up is 52%.

Washington Capitals

Despite being a firm favorite with a -240 moneyline against San Jose on Monday, the Capitals were defeated by the Sharks 1-2. Prior to that game, they had lost 5-0 to the Edmonton Oilers with Charlie Lindgren yielding 5 goals on 35 shots (2.51 GAA; .926 SV%) which brought his season record to 4-2-0, and Darcy Kuemper (2.95 GAA, .894 SV%) to 4-4-2. Wednesday's games have been excluded from the analysis. The Washington Capitals are looking to get back on track and snap their two-game skid. With a power ranking of 30, they are 10-6-2 this season and have an offense that scores an average of 2.44 points per game, and a defense that allows an average of 2.78 points to be scored against them per game. Despite being favorites in their last game against the San Jose Sharks, they were defeated 1-2.