Sunday, January 1, 2017

Verizon Center

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The Ottawa Senators travel to Verizon Center to play the Washington Capitals on Sunday, January 1, 2017.

Ottawa comes into this matchup having played 36 games. They have an overall record of 20-12-4 and on the road they have a record of 9-7-0. Currently they are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 93 goals and given up 96 goals for a point differential of -3. The Senators have an overall record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 17-16 and an over/under record of 15-19-2. Washington shows up with a record of 20-9-5 including 12-5-1 at home this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 91 goals and surrendered 75 for a goal differential of +16. The Capitals have a record of 6-2-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 19-14 while their over/under record sits at 13-14-7.

Mark Stone has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Senators. He has 11 goals this season with 55 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Erik Karlsson has averaged 27 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 7 goals on 87 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 32 points on the season. Mike Condon has 8 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 420 shots against him and has given up 35 goals. He has made 385 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Marcus Johansson has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 13 goals this season with 55 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 24%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Alex Ovechkin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 16 goals on 138 shots. He has 10 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 15 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 760 shots against him and has given up 55 goals. He has made 705 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Senators have 44 total points this season. They have scored 93 goals while giving up 96 goals. They have had 115 power play opportunities and have scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Senators have allowed 125 power play opportunities and given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.93% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Capitals have a total of 45 points on the season. They have 19 power play goals on 108 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 113 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Senators have a total of 91 goals scored while they've given up 75 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.69%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Ottawa has a Corsi percentage of 47.2% as they've attempted 1,931 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,159 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.1% as they have 1,420 attempts while they've given up 1,534 shots on the defensive end. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 52% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48% for the season. They have 1,103 face off wins compared to 1,122 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.6%. On defense Ottawa has 948 hits and they've blocked 625 shots from the opposition.

Washington has attempted 2,004 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,772 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 53.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 52.2% as they have 1,489 shots while they've given up 1,362 attempts on defense. The Capitals have an offensive zone percentage of 54.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 45.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.4% as they've compiled 1,026 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,009 face off losses. On defense Washington has blocked 410 shot attempts and they have 700 hits as a unit.

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 17-16 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 15-19-2 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 19-14 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 13-14-7 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/28/16 C Zack Smith Abdominal out indefinitely
12/22/16 GO Andrew Hammond Groin out indefinitely
12/13/16 GO Craig Anderson Personal out indefinitely
10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely

Washington Capitals Injuries

No key injuries to report

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa

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