Capitals vs. Flyers NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Feb. 25

The Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers -- the former coming off a victory, the latter a defeat -- will meet on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET, at Capital One Arena in Washington. The Flyers are underdogs on the road, at +130, and the Capitals are -155.

Washington won 4-2 at home its last time out on Feb. 5 against the Nashville Predators. Jakob Chychrun had three points (two goals and one assist) for the Capitals.

Philadelphia played at home in its last game on Feb. 5, and lost 2-1 in overtime against the Ottawa Senators. Bobby Brink (one assist) and Jamie Drysdale (one goal) were among the three Flyers skaters who put up one point each in that outing.

Before watching this matchup, here's our prediction for which club will secure the win in Wednesday's hockey action.

Capitals vs. Flyers Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Flyers 4 - Capitals 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.06 goals)
  

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Capitals vs. Flyers Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Capitals-Flyers matchup.

• Favorite: Capitals (-155)
• Underdog: Flyers (+130)

Capitals Betting Insights

• In the 41 times this season the Capitals have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 23-18 in those games.
• Washington is 8-10 (winning 44.4% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -155 or shorter.
• The Capitals' implied moneyline win probability is 60.8% in this matchup.
• Washington and its opponent have posted more than 5.5 goals in 35 of 59 games this season.

Flyers Betting Insights

• The Flyers have won 13, or 34.2%, of the 38 games they have played while the underdog this season.
• Philadelphia has entered 19 games this season as the underdog by +130 or more and is 5-14 in those contests.
• Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Flyers have a 43.5% chance to win.
• Philadelphia has played 33 games this season that finished with more than 5.5 goals.

Capitals Key Stats

• Washington's 188 total goals (3.2 per game) make it the 12th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• The Capitals have given up 172 total goals (2.9 per game), ranking 12th in league play in goals against.
• Its +16 goal differential is the ninth-best in the league.
• The 29 power-play goals the Capitals have recorded this season (on 177 power-play chances) rank 23rd in the NHL.
• Washington is 26th in the league with a 16.38% power-play conversion rate.
• The two shorthanded goals the Capitals have scored this season rank 26th among NHL teams.
• Washington's 78.95% penalty-kill success rate ranks 20th in the league.
• Washington wins 49.7% of its faceoffs to rank 19th in the NHL.
• The Capitals shoot 11% as a team (17th in the league).

Flyers Key Stats

• Philadelphia has 162 goals this season (2.9 per game), 23rd in the NHL.
• The Flyers' total of 177 goals allowed (3.2 per game) is 19th in the NHL.
• it has the 22nd-ranked goal differential in the league at -15.
• The Flyers have 26 power-play goals (on 161 chances), 30th in the NHL.
• Philadelphia's power-play percentage (16.15) puts the team 28th in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Flyers have five.
• At 79.07%, Philadelphia has the 17th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Philadelphia is 20th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (49.2%).
• The 11.3% shooting percentage of the Flyers is 15th in the league.