Chicago at Washington

When you want to give up on the Blackhawks, they show life. Chicago upset Dallas, 4-3, as a $1.55 home underdog this past Thursday. The Blackhawks also beat the Stars, 4-3, in a shootout at Dallas last Saturday as a $2.80 underdog. If given 1.5 goals, Chicago would have a winning record in its previous 10 games. Ilya Mikheyev has four goals in his last four games for Chicago. The Capitals blew a two-goal lead in a 4-3 road loss to the Senators this past Thursday. That was the Capitals' eighth loss in their last 11 games. Washington has tumbled to seventh defensively. The Capitals have surrendered three or more goals in each of their previous seven games. They are allowing an average of 4.2 goals a game during this stretch. Washington has given up 19 goals in the past five games when its top goalie, Logan Thompson, has been in the net. Thonson is the confirmed starter today. Take the Blackhawks plus 1.5 goals on the puckline.