Thursday, November 12, 2015

Wells Fargo Center

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The Washington Capitals travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, November 12, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Capitals at -155 and the Flyers at +135. The over/under has been set at 5.

Washington comes into this matchup having played 14 games. They have an overall record of 10-4-0 and on the road they have a record of 4-2-0. Currently they are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 43 goals and given up 32 goals for a point differential of +11. Philadelphia shows up with a record of 5-7-3 including 3-3-1 at home this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 28 goals and surrendered 43 for a goal differential of -15.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 15 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 8 goals this season with 77 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. 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 28 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 12 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 8 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 301 shots against him and has given up 24 goals. He has made 277 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 4 goals this season with 39 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jakub Voracek has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has 0 goals on 56 shots. He has 5 assists giving him a total of 5 points on the season. Steve Mason has 2 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 234 shots against him and has given up 23 goals. He has made 211 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Capitals have 20 total points this season. They have scored 43 goals while giving up 32 goals. They have had 44 power play opportunities and have scored 9 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Capitals have allowed 40 power play opportunities and given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.00% for the season to this point. They allow 25 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Flyers have a total of 13 points on the season. They have 6 power play goals on 44 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 57 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Capitals have a total of 28 goals scored while they've given up 43 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 6.09%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 9-4 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 4-8-2 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 4-10 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 4-8-3 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Injuries

11/10/15 D Brooks Orpik Lower Body injured last game, "?" Thursday vs Philadelphia10/09/15 C Chris Brown Hand expected to miss 2-6 weeks

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

11/10/15 D Evgeny Medvedev Upper Body "?" Thursday vs Washington11/10/15 C R.J. Umberger Foot "?" Thursday vs Washington10/28/15 RW Pierre-Edouard Bellemare Lower Body expected to miss 2 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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