Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals Prediction, Preview and Odds - 11/14/2021

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Sunday, November 14, 2021

Venue:  Capital One Arena, Washington, DC

Where to Watch:  NBCS-DC

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Penguins +145, Capitals -165; Over/Under:  NL goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Penguins +145, Capitals -165; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Penguins +145, Capitals -175; Over/Under:  6 goals

 

Pittsburgh Penguins:  5-3-4 (7th place, Metropolitan Division)

Washington Capitals:  8-2-4 (2nd place, Metropolitan Division)

 

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Pittsburgh Penguins:  4-3-3 last 10

Washington Capitals:  5-2-3 last 10

 

 

 

The Penguins are coming into this game with a 5-3-4 record overall and they are 1-0-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game losing streak that they were on. Their 2 losses in that span came against the Minnesota Wild and the Chicago Blackhawks while their win was against the Florida Panthers in a shootout. Theodor Blueger and Evan Rodrigues scored the goals for them in that one with 1 goal each in that game. Kris Letang, John Marino, Mike Matheson, and Jason Zucker all had 1 assist each in that game. Jeff Carter led the team in shots on goal with 6 in that one. Tristan Jarry was the starting goaltender in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 38 shots with 36 saves and a .947 sv percentage. They still have a game on Saturday night against the Ottawa Senators that still needs to be played before this one against the Capitals with that Saturday night result pending. The Penguins' offense has scored 38 goals in their 12 games this season averaging 3.2 goals per game and they have allowed their opponents to score 37 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game.

 

 

The Capitals are coming into this game with an 8-2-4 record overall and they are 4-1-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. Their last loss came against the Philadelphia Flyers but they have gone on a 3 game winning streak since then with their wins coming against the Buffalo Sabres, the Detroit Red Wings, and the Columbus Blue Jackets in their last game on Friday night. Garnet Hathaway led the team in goals in that game with 2 while Alexander Ovechkin and Conor Sheary each scored 1 goal as well. Lars Eller led the team in assists in that game with 2 while Ovechkin, Nick Jensen, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov, and Tom Wilson all had 1 assist each. Ovechkin along with Daniel Sprong both led the team in shots on goal in that one with 4 each. Ilya Samsonov was the starting goalie for them in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 29 shots with 26 saves and a .896 sv percentage. The Capitals have scored 48 goals in their 14 games this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and they have allowed their opponents to score 35 goals against them allowing 2.5 goals per game.

 

 

The Capitals are coming into this game as a -165 favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Capitals have been playing in much better form recently than the Penguins have been and the Caps have also been more consistent all season. The Pens started the season off hot but that quickly faded and now it looks like all of their injuries are catching up to them and slowing the team down in the standings. The best bet to place in this game is on the Capitals to win as they are healthier and are just the better team right now and playing like it.

 

Penguins Capitals Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Sunday, November 14, 2021 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Capitals 4 Penguins 1.

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Pittsburgh Penguins: 8-26 (-15.8 units) n a road game where where the total is 6 or more. 8-10 (-4.7 units) in November games. 

Washington Capitals: 88-64 (+2.1 units) in all games. 13-7 (+2.6 units) in November games. 35-20 (+6.6 units) first half of the season. 17-4 (+12.8 units) when playing their 3rd game in 4 days.

 

 

Pittsburgh Penguins:  M. Pettersson (D) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed injury. C. Ruhwedel (D) Out indefinitely - Illness. E. Malkin (C) Mid Dec - Knee injury. B. Dumoulin (D) Out indefinitely - Illness. S. Crosby (C) Out indefinitely - Illness.

Washington Capitals:  V. Vanecek (G) Ques Sun - Undisclosed injury. N. Dowd (C) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury. T. Oshie (RW) Out indefinitely - Foot injury. A. Mantha (RW) Out indefinitely - Shoulder injury.

 

 

 

“He was good, he was sharp. And then even through the course of the rest of the game, there was a couple big saves that he had to make in there.” - Peter Laviolette on the performance of Zach Fucale in his NHL debut when he shutout the Red Wings on Thursday night.

 

 

“It was exciting. It was something I wanted to get better at. I wanted to win.” - Tristan Jarry on getting a win in the shootout against the Panthers on Thursday night.

 

 

 

LW Guentzel, Jake

C Carter, Jeff

RW Rust, Bryan

LD Matheson, Michael

RD Letang, Kris

G DeSmith, Casey

 

LW Ovechkin, Alex

C Kuznetsov, Evgeny

RW Wilson, Tom

LD Fehérváry, Martin

RD Carlson, John

G Samsonov, Ilya

 

 

Points: J. Guentzel (8)

Goals: E. Rodrigues (4)

Assists: K. Letang (6)

GAA: T. Jarry (2.23)

 

Points: A. Ovechkin (24)

Goals: A. Ovechkin (12)

Assists: E. Kuznetsov (13)

GAA:  Z. Fucale (0.00)

 

Coaches:

Pittsburgh Penguins: Mike Sullivan (7th season)

Washington Capitals: Peter Laviolette (2nd season)