Monday, March 7, 2016

Honda Center

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The Washington Capitals travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Monday, March 7, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Capitals at -166 and the Ducks at +150. The over/under has been set at 5.

Washington comes into this matchup having played 65 games. They have an overall record of 48-13-4 and on the road they have a record of 22-7-2. Currently they are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 212 goals and given up 150 goals for a point differential of +62. The Capitals have 4 overtime losses including 1 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 7-3-0. For the season they have an ATS record of 47-17 and an over/under record of 25-25-15. Anaheim shows up with a record of 37-19-8 including 21-8-4 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 164 goals and surrendered 149 for a goal differential of +15. The Ducks have 8 losses in OT and 3 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 10-0-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 36-27 while their over/under record sits at 25-25-14.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 60 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 41 goals this season with 324 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Evgeny Kuznetsov has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 20 goals on 146 shots. He has 46 assists giving him a total of 66 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 40 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 1,462 shots against him and has given up 114 goals. He has made 1,348 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Corey Perry has accumulated 49 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 28 goals this season with 177 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Ryan Getzlaf has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 9 goals on 121 shots. He has 42 assists giving him a total of 51 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 18 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 913 shots against him and has given up 71 goals. He has made 842 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Capitals have 100 total points this season. They have scored 209 goals while giving up 149 goals. They have had 206 power play opportunities and have scored 49 goals on those chances for a percentage of 24%. The Capitals have allowed 206 power play opportunities and given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.49% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Ducks have a total of 82 points on the season. They have 46 power play goals on 194 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 24%. They have allowed 232 power play opportunities and have given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Capitals have a total of 161 goals scored while they've given up 146 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.23%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Washington has a Corsi percentage of 49.9% as they've attempted 3,688 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,702 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.8% as they have 2,778 attempts while they've given up 2,686 shots on the defensive end. The Capitals start possessions in the offensive zone 51.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season. They have 1,916 face off wins compared to 1,922 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.9%. On defense Washington has 1,569 hits and they've blocked 1,016 shots from the opposition.

Anaheim has attempted 3,735 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,433 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 52.7% as they have 2,800 shots while they've given up 2,510 attempts on defense. The Ducks have an offensive zone percentage of 50% and their defensive zone percentage is 50% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.4% as they've compiled 1,948 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,842 face off losses. On defense Anaheim has blocked 923 shot attempts and they have 1,734 hits as a unit.

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 47-17 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 25-25-15 against the over/under

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 36-27 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 25-25-14 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Injuries

03/06/16 RW Alex Ovechkin Possible Suspension "?" Monday vs. Anaheim
02/27/16 D John Carlson Lower Body expected to miss 3-4 weeks

Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/29/15 LW Kenton Helgesen Foot out indefinitely
02/14/16 C Brandon Pirri Ankle out indefinitely
02/12/16 RW Chris Stewart Jaw out indefinitely
01/26/16 C Shawn Horcoff Suspension expected to miss 20 games; eligible to return March 11 vs St Louis

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim

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