Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Joe Louis Arena

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The Washington Capitals travel to Joe Louis Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Capitals at -130 and the Red Wings at +118. The over/under has been set at 5.

Washington comes into this matchup having played 13 games. They have an overall record of 10-3-0 and on the road they have a record of 4-1-0. Currently they are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 43 goals and given up 31 goals for a point differential of +12. Detroit shows up with a record of 7-6-1 including 3-4-0 at home this season. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 33 goals and surrendered 36 for a goal differential of -3.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 15 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 8 goals this season with 62 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. John Carlson has averaged 24 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 3 goals on 27 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 12 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 8 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 274 shots against him and has given up 23 goals. He has made 251 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Dylan Larkin has accumulated 10 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 4 goals this season with 35 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Teemu Pulkkinen has averaged 13 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 4 goals on 31 shots. He has 3 assists giving him a total of 7 points on the season. Jimmy Howard has 3 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 205 shots against him and has given up 14 goals. He has made 191 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Capitals have 20 total points this season. They have scored 43 goals while giving up 31 goals. They have had 41 power play opportunities and have scored 9 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Capitals have allowed 39 power play opportunities and given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.97% for the season to this point. They allow 25 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Red Wings have a total of 15 points on the season. They have 9 power play goals on 50 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 51 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Capitals have a total of 33 goals scored while they've given up 36 goals to this point. They average 25 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.38%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 9-3 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 4-7-2 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 7-7 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 3-9-2 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Injuries

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

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

11/09/15 D Brendan Smith Illness "?" Tuesday vs. Washington
11/08/15 C Landon Ferraro Knee "?" Tuesday vs Washington
11/03/15 C Pavel Datsyuk Ankle expected to miss 1-2 weeks
10/24/15 D Kyle Quincey Ankle out indefinitely
10/23/15 C Brad Richards Back expected to miss 1-2 weeks
10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Washington

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