The Vegas Golden Knights (3-0-0) visit the Washington Capitals (0-1-0) Tuesday. Puck drop from Capital One Arena is scheduled for 7:00 PM ET (ESPN+). Let’s round up the NHL odds from BetMGM Sportsbook Golden Knights vs. Capitals chances and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

Season Series: First Meeting; shared 1-1 last season

Vegas has started the season on a three-game winning streak after beating the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 on Sunday as a -284 home favorite. c Brett Howdenc Tomas Hertl and LW Pavel Dorofeev each lit the lamp while RW Keegan Kolesar 2 assists added.

Washington dropped its first game of the season 5-3 to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday as a +124 home underdog. LW Alex Ovechkin – who moves to RW on Tuesday – was held without a shot for the 23rd time in his 20-season career, and C Dylan Strome and D John Carlson each had a goal and an assist in the loss.

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Golden Knights against capitals

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• Moneyline (ML): Golden Knights -135 (bet $135 to win $100) | Capitals +110 (bet $100 to win $110)
• Puck Line (PL)/Against the Spread (ATS): Golden Knights -1.5 (+170) | Capitals +1.5 (-210)
• Top/Bottom (O/U): 6 (E: -110 | U: -110)

Golden Knights at Capitals projected goalies

Adin Hill (2-0-0, 3.50 GAA, 0.870 SV%) vs. Logan Thompson (25-14-5, 2.70 GAA, 0.908 SV%, 1 SO in 2023-24)

Hill will make his third start for Vegas this season, following G Ilya Samsonov getting started on Sunday. He allowed 7 goals in 2 games. Hill is in his third season with the Golden Knights and is expected to carry the load compared to Samsonov.

Thompson, who arrived in Washington this offseason after requesting a trade from Vegas, is expected to get his first start of the season against his former team on Tuesday.

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Golden Knights at Capitals picks and predictions

Prediction

Golden Knights 4, Capitals 3

Moneyline

BETTING GOLDEN KNIGHTS (-135).

Vegas has started the season well with three straight wins and scored three or more goals in each match. It has outscored opponents 15-8 so far and has yet to play as underdogs. Although Tuesday will be the Knights’ first game on the road, it comes against a Washington team that allowed five goals at home to open the season.

Puck line/against the spread

PASSAGE.

While Vegas -1.5 (+170) is intriguing and worth considering, the moneyline offers better value. With Thompson in net against his former team, expect a higher level of play from Washington in this match.

Top/Bottom

BET TOP 6 (-110).

Two of Vegas’ three games this season have ended with a total of seven or more goals. The Golden Knights have scored 3-plus in all three games thus far, and Hill has allowed 3 or more in both of his appearances, which is good news for the Over.

Washington scored three goals in the opener and allowed five, showing a capable offense and a tired defense.

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