Saturday, November 7, 2015

Verizon Center

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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to Verizon Center to play the Washington Capitals on Saturday, November 7, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Maple Leafs at +217 and the Capitals at -244. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Toronto comes into this matchup having played 12 games. They have an overall record of 2-8-2 and on the road they have a record of 1-4-1. Currently they are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 26 goals and given up 40 goals for a point differential of -14. Washington shows up with a record of 8-3-0 including 5-2-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 40 goals and surrendered 29 for a goal differential of +11.

James Van Riemsdyk has accumulated 6 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 4 goals this season with 38 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Nazem Kadri has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 2% by scoring 1 goal on 48 shots. He has 5 assists giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Jonathan Bernier has 0 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 189 shots against him and has given up 19 goals. He has made 170 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 6 goals this season with 49 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 7 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 2 goals on 22 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 10 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 6 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 219 shots against him and has given up 20 goals. He has made 199 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Maple Leafs have 6 total points this season. They have scored 26 goals while giving up 40 goals. They have had 35 power play opportunities and have scored 5 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Maple Leafs have allowed 42 power play opportunities and given up 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.18% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Capitals have a total of 16 points on the season. They have 7 power play goals on 31 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 34 power play opportunities and have given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%. As a team, the Maple Leafs have a total of 36 goals scored while they've given up 28 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.91%. As a team they give up 25 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 2-10 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 5-6-0 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 9-3 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 4-6-2 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

11/06/15 D Scott Harrington Upper Body is upgraded to probable Friday vs. Detroit
11/05/15 GO Jonathan Bernier Lower Body is downgraded to expected to miss Friday vs. Detroit
10/17/15 D Stephane Robidas Knee out indefinitely

Washington Capitals Injuries

10/09/15 C Chris Brown Hand expected to miss 2-6 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take Washington

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