While the Capitals have put things together lately and are a very good road team, they have several strikes against them tonight. The Caps are on a back-to-back, a situation in which they have had little success. Samsonov will be likely in the net tonight. He has struggled lately and had a brief and ugly stint in net when these two teams last met.

The Oilers have lost 6 of 8, and have a very full injury card. Smith likely starts and has yet to find any consistency since his return. Whoever starts for the Oilers, defense and goal-tending have been issues this season.

With questions in the net for both teams, and some very high-voltage offense on both sides, my best bet is with the total. Take the over in this match-up.