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"April 7, 7:00 PM | Verizon CenterTampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals Odds16-19-2TEAM RECORD19-17-2The Washington Capitals will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the Tampa Bay Lightning invade Verizon Center on Sunday.Washington battles the Lightning, currently with a 16-19-2 mark. The OVER/UNDER records, important for totals bettors, are 16-19-3 for the Capitals and 19-14-4 for the Lightning. View Tampa Bay vs Washington Odds and Stats.Betting Line:Sportsbooks such as Bovada had the Capitals as -147 moneyline favorites in this particular NHL matchup earlier. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 5.5 before betting started to move the line at 5Dimes.Power Rankings: The Capitals sit at No. 19 in the current NHL power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Lightning sit at a No. 13 on the same chart. ADVERTISEMENT: How They Match Up:Offensively, the game matches up Washington&amp;#039;s No. 7-ranked offense (3 goals per game) against a Lightning defense that ranks No. 21 at 3 goals per game allowed. The Capitals powerplay has clicked at a 25.6% rate while the Lightning have a 82.2% rate on the penalty kill.Tampa Bay lost its last outing, a 4-2 result against the Islanders on April 6. Bettors who backed the Islanders at -110 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (6) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. The Capitals were a 4-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Panthers. That made winners of bettors who got Washington at -130 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors. Tampa Bay Lightning Trends:When playing on Sunday are 3-7Before playing St. Louis are 3-7After playing NY Islanders are 8-2After a loss are 5-5Washington Capitals Trends:When playing on Sunday are 7-3Before playing Calgary are 3-7After playing Florida are 7-3After a win are 5-5A few Lightning at Capitals trends to consider:The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay&amp;#039;s last 10 games when playing WashingtonThe total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay&amp;#039;s last 6 games Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing WashingtonTampa Bay is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against WashingtonWashington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington&amp;#039;s last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington&amp;#039;s last 10 games when playing Tampa BayWashington is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Tampa BayNext up:Tampa Bay home to Ottawa, Tuesday, April 9Washington at Montreal, Tuesday, April 9"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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