Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Madison Square Garden

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The Washington Capitals travel to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rangers on Tuesday, November 3, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Capitals at +120 and the Rangers at -133. The over/under has been set at 5.

Washington comes into this matchup having played 10 games. They have an overall record of 8-2-0 and on the road they have a record of 4-0-0. Currently they are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 34 goals and given up 23 goals for a point differential of +11. New York shows up with a record of 7-2-2 including 5-1-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 31 goals and surrendered 21 for a goal differential of +10.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 5 goals this season with 41 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 25 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 2 goals on 20 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 10 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 6 wins and 2 losses on the year in net for the Capitals. He has given up 15 goals on the 198 shots he has faced. He has 183 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Rick Nash has accumulated 6 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 1 goal this season with 33 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 3%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 16 minutes played per game. Keith Yandle has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 1 goal on 20 shots. He has 5 assists giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 5 wins and 2 losses on the year in net for the Rangers. He has given up 17 goals on the 297 shots he has faced. He has 280 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

The Capitals have 16 total points this season. They have scored 34 goals while giving up 23 goals. They have had 29 power play opportunities and have scored 7 goals on those chances for a percentage of 24%. The Capitals have allowed 33 power play opportunities and given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 11.49% for the season to this point. They allow 25 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Rangers have a total of 16 points on the season. They have 4 power play goals on 28 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 33 power play opportunities and have given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%. As a team, the Capitals have a total of 31 goals scored while they've given up 21 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.69%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 94%.

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 8-2 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 3-6-1 against the over/under

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 7-4 straight up

The New York Rangers are 2-6-2 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Injuries

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

New York Rangers Injuries

10/30/15 LW Viktor Stalberg Concussion "?" Tuesday vs Washington

Guy's Pick: Take New York

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