Saturday, November 26, 2016

Air Canada Centre

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The Washington Capitals travel to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, November 26, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Capitals at +140 and the Maple Leafs at -155. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Washington comes into this matchup having played 19 games. They have an overall record of 12-5-2 and on the road they have a record of 5-2-2. Currently they are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 52 goals and given up 43 goals for a point differential of +9. The Capitals have an overall record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-7 and an over/under record of 8-7-4. Toronto shows up with a record of 8-8-4 including 7-3-0 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 62 goals and surrendered 67 for a goal differential of -5. The Maple Leafs have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 8-12 while their over/under record sits at 11-9-0.

Marcus Johansson has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 7 goals this season with 35 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Alex Ovechkin has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 12 goals on 80 shots. He has 4 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 10 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 403 shots against him and has given up 31 goals. He has made 372 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Nazem Kadri has accumulated 15 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 8 goals this season with 52 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 16 minutes played per game. Auston Matthews has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 8 goals on 75 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 8 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 552 shots against him and has given up 50 goals. He has made 502 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Capitals have 26 total points this season. They have scored 52 goals while giving up 43 goals. They have had 56 power play opportunities and have scored 9 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Capitals have allowed 60 power play opportunities and given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.15% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Maple Leafs have a total of 20 points on the season. They have 11 power play goals on 57 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 61 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Capitals have a total of 62 goals scored while they've given up 67 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.64%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Washington has a Corsi percentage of 52.7% as they've attempted 1,065 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 954 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.6% as they have 783 attempts while they've given up 735 shots on the defensive end. The Capitals start possessions in the offensive zone 54.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.2% for the season. They have 577 face off wins compared to 556 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.9%. On defense Washington has 364 hits and they've blocked 219 shots from the opposition.

Toronto has attempted 1,207 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,229 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.2% as they have 897 shots while they've given up 925 attempts on defense. The Maple Leafs have an offensive zone percentage of 50.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.1% as they've compiled 607 face off wins this season and they have suffered 605 face off losses. On defense Toronto has blocked 304 shot attempts and they have 529 hits as a unit.

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 12-7 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 8-7-4 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 8-12 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 11-9-0 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Injuries

11/25/16 GO Braden Holtby Rest is not expected to be in the starting lineup Friday vs. Buffalo
11/19/16 RW T.J. Oshie Upper Body out indefinitely

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

10/18/16 LW Josh Leivo Lower Body out indefinitely
10/09/16 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal out indefinitely
10/09/16 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto -155

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