Sunday, December 20, 2015

Madison Square Garden

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The Washington Capitals travel to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rangers on Sunday, December 20, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Capitals at -105 and the Rangers at +115. The over/under has been set at 5.

Washington comes into this matchup having played 31 games. They have an overall record of 23-6-2 and on the road they have a record of 10-3-1. Currently they are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 96 goals and given up 67 goals for a point differential of +29. New York shows up with a record of 19-11-4 including 13-4-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 98 goals and surrendered 84 for a goal differential of +14.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 16 goals this season with 155 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 21 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 8% by scoring 6 goals on 79 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 20 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 715 shots against him and has given up 49 goals. He has made 666 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Rick Nash has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 10 goals this season with 96 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Mats Zuccarello has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 25% by scoring 14 goals on 57 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 27 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 15 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 852 shots against him and has given up 61 goals. He has made 791 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Capitals have 48 total points this season. They have scored 94 goals while giving up 67 goals. They have had 100 power play opportunities and have scored 25 goals on those chances for a percentage of 25%. The Capitals have allowed 87 power play opportunities and given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.04% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Rangers have a total of 42 points on the season. They have 20 power play goals on 92 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 112 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Capitals have a total of 97 goals scored while they've given up 82 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.21%. 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 21-8 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 10-15-6 against the over/under

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 18-15 straight up

The New York Rangers are 14-16-3 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Injuries

12/07/15 D Brooks Orpik Lower Body out indefinitely

New York Rangers Injuries

12/18/15 GO Antti Raanta Lower Body "?" Sunday vs. Washington
12/18/15 D Daniel Girardi Knee "?" Sunday vs. Washington
12/18/15 C Derek Stepan Ribs "?" Sunday vs. Washington
12/17/15 D Kevin Klein Oblique out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Washington

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