Rangers vs Capitals Prediction and NHL Betting Tips - 15 March 2023

Mar 13, 2023, 6:21PM

The NY Rangers square off with the Washington Capitals in NHL action at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, beginning at 10:00am AEDT.

Stats Insider's best betting tips for Rangers vs Capitals, plus the latest betting odds and goal scorer tips, are detailed below.

Who will win? Rangers vs Capitals

Using detailed machine learning and data, Stats Insider has simulated Wednesday's Rangers-Capitals NHL game 10,000 times.

Our leading predictive analytics model gives the Rangers a 61% chance of beating the Capitals at Madison Square Garden.

More: Rangers vs Capitals Simulated 10K Times

NY Rangers vs Washington Betting Odds

The current betting odds in Australia for Wednesday's NHL game at Madison Square Garden are listed here:

Head to Head: Rangers $1.54, Capitals $2.65
Line: Rangers -1.5 ($2.40), Capitals +1.5 ($1.62)
Total (Over/Under 6 Goals): Over $2.00, Under $1.83

Odds are correct at the time of publishing and subject to change.

Looking at the latest head-to-head odds, PointsBet currently has the Rangers to win at $1.54. Meanwhile, bet365 currently has the Capitals to win at $2.65.

The Rangers are listed as 1.5-goal favourites against the Capitals, with odds of $2.40 currently on offer at bet365.

For the underdog Capitals (+1.5) to cover the line, bet365 currently has odds of $1.62.

The Over/Under for Rangers vs Capitals is set at 6 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 analytics model, the Capitals (+1.5) have a 62% chance of covering the line, while the Over/Under total of 6 goals has a 51% chance of staying Under.

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Rangers vs Capitals Best Bets

Head to Head: Capitals at $2.65 with bet365 (1.6% edge)
Line: Capitals +1.5 at $1.62 with bet365 (62% probability)
Total Goals: Over 6 at $2.00 with bet365

Today's Rangers vs Capitals predictions are based on detailed modelling and wagering experience to help you place more informed bets with your chosen online bookie.

While the Rangers have a higher chance of winning the game, betting on the Capitals to win is our recommended option because of the 1.6% edge identified when comparing our data-driven probabilities to the odds currently on offer.

Making use of the edges published on Stats Insider is pivotal to being a profitable bettor in the long run.

Furthermore, despite the Under being more likely to hit in this game, Over 6 is our best bet because of the better odds ($2.00) that are available from bet365.

Rangers vs Capitals NHL Prediction

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Rangers vs Capitals Player Props

Searching for Rangers vs Capitals try scorers? The latest data is in.

According to Stats Insider, NY's Vladimir Tarasenko is the most likely player to score the first goal in Rangers vs Capitals.

Tarasenko has a 6.1% chance of scoring the first goal at Madison Square Garden, while the Rangers star has a 29.4% chance of netting an anytime goal.

Scroll down for the complete list of first goalscorer and anytime goalscorer probabilities.

First Goal Scorer Tips

Rangers First Goal Scorer Tips

Vladimir Tarasenko: 6.1% probability
Chris Kreider: 5.9% probability
Mika Zibanejad: 5.8% probability
Alexis Lafreniere: 5.3% probability
Vincent Trocheck: 5.0% probability

Capitals First Goal Scorer Tips

Tom Wilson: 5.4% probability
T.J. Oshie: 4.8% probability
Dylan Strome: 4.3% probability
Joe Snively: 4.3% probability
Evgeny Kuznetsov: 4.0% probability

Anytime Goal Scorer Tips

Rangers Anytime Goal Scorer Tips

Mika Zibanejad: 31.4% probability
Chris Kreider: 30.8% probability
Vladimir Tarasenko: 29.4% probability
Artemi Panarin: 26.8% probability
Patrick Kane: 26.4% probability

Capitals Anytime Goal Scorer Tips

Tom Wilson: 25.4% probability
Dylan Strome: 24.5% probability
T.J. Oshie: 23.7% probability
Joe Snively: 23.1% probability
Evgeny Kuznetsov: 22.2% probability

Remember, our model updates frequently, so bookmark this article for the latest betting tips before the NY Rangers vs Washington game at Madison Square Garden.

As always, see our Best Bets to get betting tips on every NHL game, as well as a host of other sports that we offer predictions on.

Rangers vs Capitals NHL 2023

The game between the Rangers and Capitals at Madison Square Garden is scheduled to commence at 10:00am AEDT on Wednesday.

Game: NY Rangers vs Washington Capitals
Date: Wednesday 15 March 2023
Time: 10:00am AEDT
Venue: Madison Square Garden

All dates and times in this article are in Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) unless otherwise noted.

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