Saturday, October 31, 2015

BB&T Center

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The Washington Capitals travel to BB&T Center to play the Florida Panthers on Saturday, October 31, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Capitals at +205 and the Panthers at -230. The over/under has been set at 5.

Washington comes into this matchup having played 8 games. They have an overall record of 6-2-0 and on the road they have a record of 3-0-0. Currently they are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 30 goals and given up 21 goals for a point differential of +9. Florida shows up with a record of 5-3-1 including 3-1-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 30 goals and surrendered 18 for a goal differential of +12.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 5 goals this season with 37 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. John Carlson has an average of 24 minutes of ice time per game this year. While he is on the ice he has taken 16 shots and scored 2 goals giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has dished out 8 assists giving him a total of 10 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 5 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 168 shots against him and has given up 14 goals. He has made 154 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Jaromir Jagr has accumulated 10 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 6 goals this season with 23 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 26%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 15 minutes played per game. Jonathan Huberdeau has an average of 18 minutes of ice time per game. While he is on the ice he has taken 14 shots and scored no goals. He has dished out 4 assists giving him a total of 4 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 3 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 228 shots against him and has given up 14 goals. He has made 214 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

The Capitals have 12 total points this season. They have scored 30 goals while giving up 21 goals. They have had 25 power play opportunities and have scored 7 goals on those chances for a percentage of 28%. The Capitals have allowed 27 power play opportunities and given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 12.45% for the season to this point. They allow 24 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Panthers have a total of 11 points on the season. They have 9 power play goals on 33 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 27%. They have allowed 39 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Capitals have a total of 30 goals scored while they've given up 18 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.76%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 94%.

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 6-2 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 3-4-1 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 5-4 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 3-3-3 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Injuries

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

Florida Panthers Injuries

10/27/15 RW Jaromir Jagr Lower Body "?" Friday vs Boston
10/26/15 C Aleksander Barkov Hand expected to miss 3-4 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Florida

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