Capitals vs. Rangers prediction, odds, picks - Oct. 12

Updated Oct. 12, 2025 6:12 p.m. ET

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Dylan Strome and Artemi Panarin are two of the top players to watch when the Washington Capitals meet the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. ET. Here is everything you need to know to know about the Capitals-Rangers game, from the puck lined, moneyline, total Over/Under and expert picks, as well as TV channel and streaming information.

Capitals vs. Rangers Game Information and TV Channel

When: Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York
TV: NHL Network
Live Boxscore: FOX Sports

Capitals vs Rangers Betting Information
Favorite	Puck Line	Favorite Puck Line Odds	Underdog Puck Line Odds	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline
Capitals	-1.5	215	-265	6.5	114	-135	-112	-108

Capitals vs. Rangers Prediction

ATS Pick: Rangers (+ 1.5)
O/U Pick: Under (6.5)
Score Prediction: Rangers 4 - Capitals 1

Capitals vs. Rangers Betting Insights

Washington's games last season finished above this matchup's total of 6.5 goals 39 times.
New York played 37 games last season that ended with more than 6.5 goals.
The two teams combined to score 6.6 goals per game, 0.1 more than this one's total.
Opponents of these two teams scored 5.9 goals per game combined, 0.6 fewer than this one's total.
The Capitals were second in goals scored in the league, and the Rangers were 12th.
This game features the league's 19th-ranked (Rangers) and eighth-ranked (Capitals) teams last season in terms of defense.

Capitals Stats

The Capitals' 286 goals scored last season (3.5 per game) ranked second in the NHL.
Washington conceded 229 total goals (2.8 per game), ranking eighth in league play for the fewest goals against.
They had the league's fourth-best goal differential at +57.
The 52 power-play goals Washington scored last season (on 221 chances) ranked 13th in the NHL.
The Capitals had the league's 14th-ranked power-play conversion rate (23.53%).
Washington scored eight shorthanded goals last season.

Capitals Leaders

Name	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	Giveaways	Takeaways	Faceoff Win %
Dylan Strome	82	29	53	82	79	21	53.6%
Alexander Ovechkin	65	44	29	73	47	12	0%
Aliaksei Protas	76	30	36	66	56	19	25%
Pierre-Luc Dubois	82	20	46	66	65	15	49.8%
Tom Wilson	81	33	32	65	91	20	26.3%

Capitals Player Props

Rangers Stats

The Rangers' 255 goals last season (3.1 per game) ranked them 12th in the league.
New York gave up 3.1 goals per game (255 in total), 19th in the NHL.
They had the 15th-ranked goal differential in the league at 0.
New York had 37 power-play goals (on 210 chances), 26th in the NHL.
The Rangers had the league's 28th-ranked power-play percentage (17.62%).
New York had 18 shorthanded goals (first in NHL).

Rangers Leaders

Name	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	Giveaways	Takeaways	Faceoff Win %
Artemi Panarin	80	37	51	88	97	25	0%
Jonathan Tanner Miller	72	22	48	70	71	28	58.3%
Mika Zibanejad	82	20	42	62	83	29	51.8%
Adam Fox	74	10	51	61	76	40	-
Vincent Trocheck	82	26	33	59	95	33	59.3%