This is a 10* on UNDER

Whether they win or lose, the Capitals’ last five games have all been pretty high-scoring. The Over is a perfect 5-0 and the average number of combined goals scored is 7.6. But tonight the Caps face a low scoring Chicago team, whose 45 goals are the third fewest in the league. Only the struggling Islanders and awful Coyotes have scored fewer times this season. Following a change behind the bench, the Blackhawks did have a brief surge for interim coach Derek King, winning four in a row in early November. But, predictably, they’ve since come back down to Earth and that includes scoring two or fewer goals in four of the last five games. On Sunday, the Blackhawks were shutout 2-0 by San Jose. Washington’s last game was a lot wilder than Chicago’s as the Capitals blew a 4-1 third period lead in the third period and lost 5-4 to Florida. They allowed 51 shots for the game, including 27 in the crucial third period. We don’t see anything like that happening to the Capitals tonight. Sunday may have been just the second shutout loss for the Blackhawks this season, but there have been only five games where they’ve scored more than twice in regulation and the power play is 0 for its last 13. Washington knows it won’t need many goals to win here, so expect a rather low-scoring affair. Play on UNDER

AAA