Capitals vs. Sharks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 3

The Washington Capitals (16-9-2) visit the San Jose Sharks (13-11-3) on Wednesday, Dec. 3, with both teams coming off a victory in their last game. The Sharks are underdogs despite being the hosts, at +130, and the Capitals are -155.

Washington secured a 3-1 victory on the road its last time out on Dec. 2 against the Los Angeles Kings. Alexander Ovechkin led the Capitals with two points (two assists).

In its most recent game on Dec. 1, San Jose claimed a 6-3 home victory over the Utah Mammoth. Tyler Toffoli's four points (two goals and two assists) in that outing led the Sharks.

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will win the game in Wednesday's hockey action.

Capitals vs. Sharks Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Washington Capitals and San Jose Sharks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Capitals 4 - Sharks 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.98 goals)
  

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Capitals vs. Sharks Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Capitals-Sharks game.

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

Capitals Betting Insights

• The Capitals have been victorious in 13 of their 20 games when they were favored on the moneyline this season (65.0%).
• When playing with moneyline odds of -155 or shorter, Washington is 3-4 (winning 42.9% of the time).
• The Capitals' implied moneyline win probability is 60.8% in this game.
• Washington's games this season have gone over this matchup's total of 6.5 goals 10 times.

Sharks Betting Insights

• This season the Sharks have been an underdog 27 times, and won 13, or 48.1%, of those games.
• San Jose has gone 10-12, a 45.5% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of +130 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Sharks have a 43.5% chance to win.
• San Jose has played 12 games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.

Capitals Key Stats

• Washington has scored the fourth-most goals in the NHL (91 total, 3.4 per game).
• Defensively, the Capitals are one of the stingiest squads in league action, allowing 68 total goals (2.5 per game) to rank fourth.
• Its +23 goal differential is the second-best in the league.
• The 13 power-play goals the Capitals have recorded this season rank 19th in the NHL (on 79 power-play chances).
• Washington's 16.46% power-play conversion rate ranks 22nd in the league.
• Washington kills 72.5% of opponent power plays, the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Washington has the 23rd-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 47.7%.
• The Capitals connect on 11.4% of their shots (12th in the league).

Sharks Key Stats

• With 79 goals (2.9 per game), San Jose has the NHL's 16th-ranked offense.
• The Sharks' total of 86 goals allowed (3.2 per game) is 22nd in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -7, the team is 24th in the league.
• The Sharks have 19 power-play goals (on 99 chances), sixth in the NHL.
• San Jose's power-play percentage (19.19) puts the team 16th in the league.
• The Sharks have two shorthanded goals (11th in NHL).
• At 81.72%, San Jose has the 13th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 48%, San Jose has the league's 21st-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• The Sharks' 12% shooting percentage is seventh in the league.