Friday, November 27, 2015

Verizon Center

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Verizon Center to play the Washington Capitals on Friday, November 27, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at +118 and the Capitals at -130. The over/under has been set at 5.

Tampa Bay comes into this matchup having played 23 games. They have an overall record of 11-9-3 and on the road they have a record of 5-5-2. Currently they are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 55 goals and given up 51 goals for a point differential of +4. Washington shows up with a record of 15-5-1 including 9-3-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 67 goals and surrendered 47 for a goal differential of +20.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 17 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 11 goals this season with 60 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 6 goals on 61 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 9 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 505 shots against him and has given up 36 goals. He has made 469 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 11 goals this season with 109 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. John Carlson has averaged 24 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 4 goals on 45 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 13 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 433 shots against him and has given up 33 goals. He has made 400 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Lightning have 25 total points this season. They have scored 54 goals while giving up 49 goals. They have had 71 power play opportunities and have scored 13 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Lightning have allowed 64 power play opportunities and given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.32% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%.

The Capitals have a total of 31 points on the season. They have 14 power play goals on 64 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 56 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Lightning have a total of 66 goals scored while they've given up 47 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.06%. As a team they give up 26 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 10-12 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 6-14-3 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 14-6 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 7-12-2 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

11/26/15 C Cedric Paquette Upper Body is downgraded to doubtful Friday vs. Washington
11/25/15 LW Jonathan Drouin Undisclosed "?" Friday vs Washington
11/09/15 LW Ondrej Palat Lower Body expected to miss 3-5 weeks
10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely

Washington Capitals Injuries

11/26/15 D Brooks Orpik Lower Body is downgraded to doubtful Friday vs. Tampa Bay
10/09/15 C Chris Brown Hand expected to miss 2-6 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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