Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Verizon Center

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to Verizon Center to play the Washington Capitals on Wednesday, January 27, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at +189 and the Capitals at -211. The over/under has been set at 5.

Philadelphia comes into this matchup having played 46 games. They have an overall record of 20-18-8 and on the road they have a record of 9-11-3. Currently they are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 105 goals and given up 124 goals for a point differential of -19. Washington shows up with a record of 35-8-3 including 18-3-1 at home this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 155 goals and surrendered 100 for a goal differential of +55.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 37 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 14 goals this season with 131 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jakub Voracek has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 6 goals on 136 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 34 points on the season. Steve Mason has 10 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 876 shots against him and has given up 75 goals. He has made 801 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 42 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 28 goals this season with 228 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 20 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 15 goals on 99 shots. He has 33 assists giving him a total of 48 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 30 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 1059 shots against him and has given up 74 goals. He has made 985 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Flyers have 48 total points this season. They have scored 103 goals while giving up 120 goals. They have had 144 power play opportunities and have scored 25 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Flyers have allowed 157 power play opportunities and given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.36% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Capitals have a total of 73 points on the season. They have 38 power play goals on 140 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 27%. They have allowed 138 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Flyers have a total of 153 goals scored while they've given up 99 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.82%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 18-26 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 16-19-11 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 33-11 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 18-19-9 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

01/26/16 GO Michal Neuvirth Groin "?" Wednesday vs. Washington
01/25/16 C Sean Couturier Lower Body "?" Wednesday vs Washington

Washington Capitals Injuries

12/07/15 D Brooks Orpik Lower Body out indefinitely
01/13/16 RW Jay Beagle Hand expected to miss 4-6 weeks
01/13/16 D John Carlson Lower Body out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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