Washington at Detroit

Detroit has gone OVER in seven of its last eight games, although this will be its first game since Dec. 18 when the Red Wings defeated New Jersey, 5-2. Alex Nedeljkovic has lost four of his last five decisions in net for Detroit, and he has a 2.78 goals-against average with a 9-7-3 record. Washington is 10-3-1 OVER its last 14 games, including a 5-3 win over Nashville on Wednesday when Evgeni Kuznetsov returned from an 18-day absence and scored a go-ahead, short-handed goal with 5:36 left. The Capitals are 7-3 OVER as favorites and 7-2 OVER versus teams with losing records. The Red Wings are 9-1-1 OVER as underdogs, and they have gone OVER four straight against teams with winning records. Take the OVER.