Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals Prediction, 10/7/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals

Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

TV: Sportsnet Pittsburgh, Monumental Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Penguins (+143) Capitals (-160)

The Washington Capitals (1-1-0) welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins (2-1-0) at Capital One Arena on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Pittsburgh at +143 while Washington is coming in at -160. The total has been set at 6.5.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to clean up some issues after taking a 3-2 loss against the Jets in their last outing. The Penguins offense left a lot to be desired in the loss. In the game, they finished 2 out of the 32 shots they attempted. Furthermore, they had 2 power play opportunities but didn't net one. Pittsburgh accumulated 2 minutes in the box in this contest.

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When discussing their scoring capabilities, the Pittsburgh Penguins have accumulated 15 goals (3rd in the league) for the year and have surrendered 8. For the season, they have scored 4 points and their points percentage is .667. Pittsburgh comes into tonight with 10 power play opportunities and they have tallied 4 goals out of those advantages, giving them a rate of 40.00%. When playing at even strength, the Penguins have conceded 8 goals while notching 11 of their own. Pittsburgh has taken 100 shots and holds a shot percentage of 15.0%. The Penguins have had 78 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .897. Pittsburgh Penguins opponents have 6 power play opportunities (27th in the league) and have scored 0 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Arturs Silovs. Silovs has participated in 60 matchups over the course of his NHL career. He has compiled a win-loss record of 29-20-10 and he started in 58 games. Opponents have been able to score 177 goals against Silovs in his professional hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 3.05. Silovs has seen 1,539 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 1,362 total saves. His save percentage currently is .885 during his 144 mins guarding the cage. For his career, Silovs has accrued 28 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .483.

In their last contest, Washington faced the Lightning in an outing where the Capitals were on the wrong end of the score by a final of 3-1. They had 2 power play opportunities in this matchup but weren't able to score a goal. The Capitals notched 1 goal out of the 21 shots on goal they took.

Washington has put up 48 shots (29th in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 12.50%, while allowing the other team 63 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 88.89% on the other teams 9 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 92.1%. They have a total of 4 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 25.00%. The Capitals have accumulated 5 goals at even strength and 1 goal (20th in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 5 goals to be scored by of a combination of 4 goals at even strength and 1 goal while they were shorthanded. For the season, the Washington Capitals have notched a total of 6 goals, 2 points, as well as a points percentage of .500.

Across the rink you are expected to see Logan Thompson protecting the net. His opposition is averaging 2.61 goals per game and he has relinquished 511 goals in total. Thompson's percentage of quality starts sits at 62.2% and he has accumulated 122 quality starts in his professional career. He has started in 196 games and has played for a total of 11,905 mins. Thompson has amassed a career mark of 119-59-23 and has participated in 205 games. He has gathered 5,282 stops out of the 5,793 shots taken against him, giving him a save percentage of .912.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Washington (-160)

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