Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Joe Louis Arena

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The Washington Capitals travel to Joe Louis Arena to play the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, November 18, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Capitals at -117 and the Red Wings at +106. The over/under has been set at 5.

Washington comes into this matchup having played 16 games. They have an overall record of 11-4-1 and on the road they have a record of 5-2-0. Currently they are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 50 goals and given up 37 goals for a point differential of +13. Detroit shows up with a record of 9-8-1 including 4-5-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 41 goals and surrendered 45 for a goal differential of -4.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 16 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 8 goals this season with 82 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 20 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 9% by scoring 3 goals on 33 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 12 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 9 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 321 shots against him and has given up 26 goals. He has made 295 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Dylan Larkin has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 5 goals this season with 42 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 7 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 5 goals on 38 shots. He has 3 assists giving him a total of 8 points on the season. Jimmy Howard has 4 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has had 244 shots against him and has given up 20 goals. He has made 224 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Capitals have 23 total points this season. They have scored 50 goals while giving up 37 goals. They have had 49 power play opportunities and have scored 11 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Capitals have allowed 46 power play opportunities and given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.04% 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 19 points on the season. They have 10 power play goals on 58 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 58 power play opportunities and have given up 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Capitals have a total of 41 goals scored while they've given up 45 goals to this point. They average 26 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.78%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 10-5 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 5-9-2 against the over/under

Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 9-9 straight up

The Detroit Red Wings are 4-11-3 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Injuries

11/13/15 D Brooks Orpik Lower Body "?" Wednesday vs Detroit
10/09/15 C Chris Brown Hand expected to miss 2-6 weeks

Detroit Red Wings Injuries

11/16/15 D Brendan Smith Illness "?" Wednesday vs Washington
11/16/15 C Landon Ferraro Knee "?" Wednesday vs Washington
10/24/15 D Kyle Quincey Ankle out indefinitely
10/23/15 C Brad Richards Back out indefinitely
10/15/15 C Johan Franzen Concussion out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Washington

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