The Washington Capitals look to find consistency against the struggling Chicago Blackhawks coming up on Sunday, December 10 at 7:00 PM ET. Despite both teams issues, the Capitals are favored to win with a moneyline at -148.

The Capitals are seeking consistency after losing a handful over their last several games. They are going up against a team that has worse issues than they do on both offense and defense. But can they capitalize on the road?

Their recent losses have pushed them back to fifth in the Metropolitan Division. With such a tight race to the top of this division, they need every win they can get if they want a shot at the playoffs later this season.

The Capitals are squeezing by about 2.35 goals and nearly 27.9 shots. Their power play percentage is below 10, making them not huge threats in those situations.

Their defense has been allowing teams to score newly 3.00 goals and take almost 31.1 shots a game on average. Their penalty kill percentage hovered around 77.8.

The Blackhawks have been struggling since the season began and are on pace to being one of the worst teams in the league. With more recent losses and only a win every now and then, they are hard to predict in those triumph moments.

They are currently at the bottom (eighth) of the Central Division and must snap their inconsistencies here. This is a perfect opportunity going against another team that struggles quite similar to them.

The Blackhawks are slightly near 2.40 goals and 27.4 shots a game. For power play opportunities, their percentage is a hair above 11.0. This could be the difference of the game if it comes down to this.

They are giving up about 3.52 goals and 32.8 shots from opponents per game. They also have a penalty kill percentage that hovers around 75.3 and is competitive with the Capitals.

MyBookie provides the odds for this NHL showdown, with the Washington Capitals as slight favorites to win on the road. This could arguably be a coin flip for how bad both teams have played lately, but the Capitals at least have a winning record and somewhat respectable defense.

The Capitals have been more consistent on both sides of the puck in comparison to the Blackhawks. Despite both teams having negative scoring ratios (less goals than what their opponents average on them), the Capitals seem like the better team overall here.