Sunday, January 15, 2017

Verizon Center

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to Verizon Center to play the Washington Capitals on Sunday, January 15, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at +120 and the Capitals at -140. The over/under has been set at 5.

Philadelphia comes into this matchup having played 45 games. They have an overall record of 22-16-6 and on the road they have a record of 8-11-3. Currently they are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 132 goals and given up 143 goals for a point differential of -11. The Flyers have an overall record of 2-6-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 17-22 and an over/under record of 24-16-5. Washington shows up with a record of 28-9-5 including 17-5-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 126 goals and surrendered 86 for a goal differential of +40. The Capitals have a record of 8-1-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 27-14 while their over/under record sits at 17-16-9.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 36 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 10 goals this season with 116 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 17 goals on 120 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Steve Mason has 14 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 948 shots against him and has given up 94 goals. He has made 854 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 36 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 21 goals this season with 165 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Marcus Johansson has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 14 goals on 65 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 21 wins and 8 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 Flyers have 50 total points this season. They have scored 129 goals while giving up 137 goals. They have had 150 power play opportunities and have scored 34 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. The Flyers have allowed 130 power play opportunities and given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.22% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Capitals have a total of 61 points on the season. They have 23 power play goals on 128 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 151 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. As a team, the Flyers have a total of 126 goals scored while they've given up 86 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.84%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Philadelphia has a Corsi percentage of 52.3% as they've attempted 2,693 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,453 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 53.1% as they have 1,999 attempts while they've given up 1,766 shots on the defensive end. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 55.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.5% for the season. They have 1,383 face off wins compared to 1,312 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.3%. On defense Philadelphia has 1,103 hits and they've blocked 687 shots from the opposition.

Washington has attempted 2,434 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,229 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.9% as they have 1,812 shots while they've given up 1,680 attempts on defense. The Capitals have an offensive zone percentage of 52.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.7% as they've compiled 1,267 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,232 face off losses. On defense Washington has blocked 549 shot attempts and they have 857 hits as a unit.

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 17-22 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 24-16-5 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 27-14 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 17-16-9 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

01/14/17 RW Matt Read Lower Body "?" Sunday vs. Washington

Washington Capitals Injuries

No key injuries to report

Tony's Pick: Take Washington -140

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