Friday, December 18, 2015

Verizon Center

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Verizon Center to play the Washington Capitals on Friday, December 18, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at +138 and the Capitals at -153. The over/under has been set at 5.

Tampa Bay comes into this matchup having played 32 games. They have an overall record of 16-13-3 and on the road they have a record of 9-7-2. Currently they are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 78 goals and given up 73 goals for a point differential of +5. Washington shows up with a record of 22-6-2 including 12-3-1 at home this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 91 goals and surrendered 64 for a goal differential of +27.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 22 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 11 goals this season with 76 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 20 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 15% by scoring 12 goals on 82 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 20 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 13 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 681 shots against him and has given up 47 goals. He has made 634 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 14 goals this season with 146 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. John Carlson has averaged 24 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 6 goals on 78 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 20 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 703 shots against him and has given up 46 goals. He has made 657 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

The Lightning have 35 total points this season. They have scored 77 goals while giving up 71 goals. They have had 103 power play opportunities and have scored 17 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Lightning have allowed 96 power play opportunities and given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.53% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Capitals have a total of 46 points on the season. They have 22 power play goals on 96 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 84 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Lightning have a total of 89 goals scored while they've given up 64 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.75%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 15-16 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 9-19-4 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 20-8 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 9-15-6 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/15/15 LW Jonathan Drouin Lower Body is downgraded to expected to miss another 2 games
12/15/15 LW Ondrej Palat Leg is downgraded to expected to miss another 2 games
12/15/15 F Joel Vermin Hand is downgraded to out indefinitely
12/12/15 C Tyler Johnson Lower Body out indefinitely
12/09/15 C Cedric Paquette Upper Body expected to miss 1-2 weeks
12/09/15 RW Erik Condra Lower Body expected to miss 1-2 weeks
10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely

Washington Capitals Injuries

12/07/15 D Brooks Orpik Lower Body out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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