The league's top goal scorer faces one of the NHL's worst defensive teams when the Washington Capitals try for a fourth straight victory Friday night at the Verizon Center against Colorado Avalanche.

GAME: Colorado Avalanche (27-30-0-1) at Washington Capitals (37-16-2-3)
DATE/TIME: Friday, February 20 - 7:00 PM EST
LINE: 240, -280 TOTAL: 6
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Oddsmakers currently have the Capitals listed as 280-moneyline favorites versus the Avalanche, while the game's total is sitting at 6.

Wojtek Wolski scored in winner in overtime to lift the Avalanche past the Senators 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Colorado cashed in as -135 home favorites as the game played under the 5.5-goal total set by oddsmakers.

The Capitals scored twice in the shootout as they defeated the Canadiens 4-3 last time out. The Capitals won the game as -200 favorites, while the combined score went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (6).

Alexander Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and Dave Steckel scored in regulation.
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Current streak:
Colorado has won 2 straight games.
Washington has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
Colorado: 27-30-1
Washington: 37-16-5

Colorado most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Buffalo are 8-8-1
After playing Ottawa are 4-4-1
After a win are 6-4

Washington most recently:
When playing on Friday are 0-10
Before playing Calgary are 4-6
After playing Montreal are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 11 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Colorado's last 14 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games
Washington is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
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