Sunday, January 10, 2016

Verizon Center

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The Ottawa Senators travel to Verizon Center to play the Washington Capitals on Sunday, January 10, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Senators at +153 and the Capitals at -170. The over/under has been set at 5.

Ottawa comes into this matchup having played 41 games. They have an overall record of 19-16-6 and on the road they have a record of 9-10-2. Currently they are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 116 goals and given up 123 goals for a point differential of -7. Washington shows up with a record of 30-7-3 including 15-3-1 at home this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 128 goals and surrendered 86 for a goal differential of +42.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 43 total points this season for the Senators. He has 9 goals this season with 106 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 34 assists on the season and averages 28 minutes played per game. Kyle Turris has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 13 goals on 103 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 16 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 1055 shots against him and has given up 89 goals. He has made 966 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 22 goals this season with 200 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Evgeny Kuznetsov has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 13 goals on 89 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 26 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 930 shots against him and has given up 62 goals. He has made 868 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Senators have 44 total points this season. They have scored 113 goals while giving up 119 goals. They have had 127 power play opportunities and have scored 24 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Senators have allowed 139 power play opportunities and given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.83% for the season to this point. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Capitals have a total of 63 points on the season. They have 31 power play goals on 122 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 25%. They have allowed 116 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Senators have a total of 126 goals scored while they've given up 85 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.32%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 16-22 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 18-23-0 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 28-10 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 14-19-7 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/28/15 D Mikael Wikstrand Suspension out indefinitely
10/16/15 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely
10/08/15 D Chris Phillips Back likely out for season

Washington Capitals Injuries

12/30/15 RW Jay Beagle Hand out indefinitely
12/07/15 D Brooks Orpik Lower Body out indefinitely
01/08/16 D John Carlson Lower Body expected to miss Saturday vs NY Rangers and Sunday vs Ottawa
01/08/16 C Marcus Johansson Suspension expected to miss next 2 games; eligible to return Thursday vs Vancouver
01/06/16 C Zach Sill Suspension expected to miss 2 games; eligible to return Sunday vs Ottawa

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa

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