Saturday, October 10, 2015

Verizon Center

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The New Jersey Devils travel to Verizon Center to play the Washington Capitals on Saturday, October 10, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Devils at +110 and the Capitals at -130. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

The New Jersey Devils finished last season with a 32 - 36 record. They scored 78 points and 181 goals while giving up 216 goals. They had 212 power play opportunities and scored 41 powerplay goals for a 19.34 powerplay percentage. They attempted 2,008 shots on goal and surrendered 2,518 shots. Their overall save percentage was 92%.

The Washington Capitals finished last season with a 45 - 26 record. They scored 101 points and 242 goals while giving up 203 goals. They had 237 power play opportunities and scored 60 powerplay goals for a 25.32 powerplay percentage. They attempted 2,863 shots on goal and surrendered 2,803 shots. Their overall save percentage was 92%.

The Devils are 29-69 in their last 98 road games, 4-11 in their last 15 games playing on no days rest and 1-10 in their last 11 overall. They are 0-4 in their last 4 Saturday games, 0-6 in their last 6 vs. the Metropolitan and 0-4 in their last 4 vs. the Eastern Conference. The under is 5-1-2 in their last 8 Saturday games and 17-4-5 in their last 26 vs. the Metropolitan. The under is also 22-7-10 in their last 39 vs. the Eastern Conference, 39-16-12 in their last 67 overall and 30-13-11 in their last 54 games playing on no days rest.

The Capitals are 5-1 in their last 6 home games. They are also 2-7 in their last 9 games playing on 3 or more days rest and 0-6 in their last 6 Saturday games.The under is 7-1-1 in the Capitals last 9 overall and 7-1-1 in their last 9 vs. the Eastern Conference. The under is also 7-1-1 in their last 9 vs. the Metropolitan and 5-1-2 in their last 8 games playing on 3 or more days rest.

Head to head, the under is 2-0-2 in the last 4 meetings. The Devils are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 0-0 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 0-0-0 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 0-0 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 0-0-0 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Injuries

10/07/15 LW Patrik Elias Knee out indefinitely

Washington Capitals Injuries

10/07/15 D Brooks Orpik Wrist probable Saturday vs New Jersey

10/07/15 C Nicklas Backstrom Hip expected to miss 4-5 games

Guy's Pick: Take New Jersey

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