In the opening game of the regular season, the Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals begin their seasons at Capital One Arena in an Eastern Conference matchup. NBC Sports Network will broadcast the game, and the puck drops at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, October 3.
Boston Bruins vs. Washington Capitals Odds
Boston (+115) is entering this one as the underdog to Washington (-135). The Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals and originally opened at -110 for the over and -110 for the under. That line’s shifted since then, and it now sits at -120 money on the over, +100 on the under.
Both of these teams owned winning records during the 2017-18 season. The Boston Bruins were 50-32 straight up (SU) last season, while the Washington Capitals finished 49-33.
The visiting Bruins managed to score 3.31 goals per game on offense (32.8 shot attempts per game), while the defense gave up 2.67 goals per contest. Opponents attempted 29.3 shots per game against the Bruins last year.
Fueled by 29.6 offensive shot attempts per matchup, the Capitals were able to notch 3.25 goals/game. The defense allowed 31.2 shots and 2.83 goals per game.
The Bruins found the net on 25.0% of their power play opportunities during the 2017-18 season. They were able to kill off 82.5% of all opposition power plays.
The Capitals scored on 24.1% of their man-advantages and killed off 79.4% of the power plays their defense faced.
Boston Bruins vs. Washington Capitals Betting Predictions
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Washington was 3-1 in games that ended with a shootout last year. Boston was 3-3 in shootouts.
Washington’s skaters registered 7.4 takeaways per game and allowed 10.4 giveaways per contest.
Boston skaters converted 8.0 takeaways per game while yielding 9.4 giveaways per game in 2017-18
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