Capitals vs Panthers Prediction and NHL Betting Tips - 17 February 2023
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The Washington Capitals face the Florida Panthers in NHL action at Capital One Arena on Friday, starting at 11:00am AEDT.
Stats Insider's top betting tips for Capitals vs Panthers, plus the latest betting odds and goalscorer tips, are detailed below.
Who will win? Capitals vs Panthers
Using trusted machine learning and data, Stats Insider has simulated Friday's Panthers-Capitals NHL game 10,000 times.
Our leading predictive analytics model currently can't split the two teams, giving both the Panthers and Capitals a 50% chance of winning the game.
More: Capitals vs Panthers Simulated 10K Times
Washington vs Florida Latest Odds
The current betting odds in Australia for Friday's NHL clash at Capital One Arena are listed here:
- Head to Head: Capitals $2.05, Panthers $1.80
- Line: Capitals +1.5 ($1.42), Panthers -1.5 ($2.95)
- Total (Over/Under 6.5 Goals): Over $2.00, Under $1.83
Odds are correct at time of publishing and subject to change.
Looking at the latest head-to-head odds, bet365 currently has the Capitals to win at $2.05. Meanwhile, PointsBet currently has the Panthers to win at $1.80.
The Capitals are listed as 1.5-goal underdogs against the Panthers, with odds of $1.42 currrently available at bet365.
For the favoured Panthers (-1.5) to cover the line, PointsBet currently has odds of $2.95.
The Over/Under for Capitals vs Panthers has been set at 6.5 with bet365, which currently has odds for the Over at $2.00 and odds for the Under at $1.83.
According to Stats Insider's model, the Capitals (+1.5) have a 70% chance of covering the line, while the Over/Under total of 6.5 goals has a 53% chance of staying Under.
More: Live Win Probabilities for All Sports
Capitals vs Panthers NHL Betting Tips
- Head to Head: Capitals at $2.05 with bet365 (50% probability)
- Line: Capitals +1.5 at $1.42 with bet365 (70% probability)
- Total Goals: Under 6.5 at $1.83 with bet365 (53% probability)
Today's Capitals vs Panthers best bets are based on detailed simulations and wagering intelligence to help you place more informed bets with your chosen online bookie.
Capitals vs Panthers Best Bets
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Capitals vs Panthers Player Props
Who will score an anytime goal in Capitals vs Panthers? The latest data is in.
The most likely first goalscorer and most likely anytime goalscorer for both the Capitals and Panthers are listed below.
According to Stats Insider, Florida's Matthew Tkachuk is the most likely player to score the first goal in Capitals vs Panthers.
Tkachuk has an 8.2% chance of scoring the first goal at Capital One Arena, while the Panthers star has a 39.4% chance of netting an anytime goal.
Scroll down for the complete list of first and anytime goalscorer probabilities.
First Goal Scorer Tips
Capitals First Goal Scorer Tips
- Joe Snively: 5.3% probability
- T.J. Oshie: 4.9% probability
- Dylan Strome: 4.5% probability
- Anthony Mantha: 4.3% probability
- Evgeny Kuznetsov: 3.5% probability
Panthers First Goal Scorer Tips
- Matthew Tkachuk: 8.2% probability
- Carter Verhaeghe: 5.6% probability
- Aleksander Barkov: 5.3% probability
- Eric Staal: 5.2% probability
- Sam Reinhart: 5.0% probability
Anytime Goal Scorer Tips
Capitals Anytime Goal Scorer Tips
- Joe Snively: 29.5% probability
- T.J. Oshie: 26.1% probability
- Dylan Strome: 24.3% probability
- Anthony Mantha: 23.5% probability
- Evgeny Kuznetsov: 23.2% probability
Panthers Anytime Goal Scorer Tips
- Matthew Tkachuk: 39.4% probability
- Sam Reinhart: 31.4% probability
- Carter Verhaeghe: 30.3% probability
- Aleksander Barkov: 28.5% probability
- Eric Staal: 28.4% probability
Our model updates frequently, so bookmark this article for the latest betting tips before the Washington vs Florida game at Capital One Arena.
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Capitals vs Panthers NHL 2023
The game between the Capitals and Panthers at Capital One Arena is scheduled to begin at 11:00am AEDT on Friday.
- Game: Washington Capitals vs Florida Panthers
- Date: Friday 17 February 2023
- Time: 11:00am AEDT
- Venue: Capital One Arena
All dates and times mentioned in this article are Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) unless otherwise noted.
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