Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals NHL Picks & Predictions 11/24/2017

Friday, November 24, 2017

Capital One Arena

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Capital One Arena to play the Washington Capitals on Friday, November 24, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at -115 and the Capitals at +104.

Tampa Bay has a record of 16-3-2 this season and on the road they have a record of 7-1-1. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 83 goals and given up 54 goals for a point differential of +29. For the season they have an ATS record of 16-5-0 and an over/under record of 13-8-0. Washington is 12-10-1 including 7-4-0 at home this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 67 goals and surrendered 72 for a goal differential of -5. Their record against the spread is 12-11-0 while their over/under record is 12-11-0.

Valuable Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 16-5-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 13-8-0 against the over/under this season

Important Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 12-11-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 12-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

11/23/17 D Christian Djoos Upper Body is "?" Friday vs. Tampa Bay
10/27/17 C Tyler Graovac Upper Body IR (10/18)
10/24/17 LW Andre Burakovsky Upper Body IR (10/21)

Player Spotlight

Brayden Point has accumulated 21 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 9 goals this year with 51 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 19.5 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 17 goals on 81 shots. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 15 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 589 shots against him and he's given up 42 goals. He's made 547 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Nicklas Backstrom has scored 16 total points this year for the Capitals. He has 3 goals this season with 41 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 19.7 minutes played per game. Alex Ovechkin averages 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 14 goals on 104 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 12 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Capitals. He has 539 shots against him and he's surrendered 43 goals. He's made 496 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning have 34 total points this season, which ranks them 1st in the NHL. They are 1st in the league in goals scored with 83 while they've given up 54 goals, ranking them 28th overall. They have had 81 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 1st in the NHL. The Lightning have allowed 72 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 11th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 12.06% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%. That puts them 6th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Capitals are 14th in the NHL with a total of 25 points this year. They have 16 power play goals on 76 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks them 13th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 93 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. That is 24th in the NHL. As a team, the Capitals are 11th in the league with 67 goals scored while they've given up 72 goals, which is 7th overall. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.00%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 20th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Tampa Bay is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.5%, as they've attempted 1,281 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,208 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52% as they have 989 attempts while they have given up 913 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Lightning start possessions in the offensive zone 54.2% of the time, which is 8th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.8% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 629 face-off wins compared to 691 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.7%. That ranks them 27th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 407 hits and they have blocked 295 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Capitals are 20th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.2% for the season, which is 15th in the NHL. They have 727 face-off wins compared to 689 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Washington has 494 hits and they have blocked 321 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. Washington is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.5% as they've attempted 1,240 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,369 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.6% ranks 28th as they have 914 attempts while they have given up 1,048 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Lightning/Capitals NHL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take Washington +104

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