Sunday, March 12, 2017

Honda Center

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The Washington Capitals head to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday, March 12, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Capitals at -117 and the Ducks at +106. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Washington comes into this game having played 66 games. They have an overall record of 44-15-7 and away from home they have a record of 17-9-6. The currently are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 214 goals and surrendered 143 goals for a point differential of +71. The Capitals have an overall record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 43-22 and an over/under record of 28-25-13. Anaheim shows up with a record of 35-23-10 including 21-8-3 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 176 goals and surrendered 172 for a goal differential of +4. The Ducks have a record of 5-5-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 32-33 while their over/under record sits at 22-30-16.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 55 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 27 goals this season with 242 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 18.4 minutes played per game. Marcus Johansson has averaged 17.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 21 goals on 101 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 43 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 34 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 1,352 shots against him and has given up 98 goals. He has made 1,254 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

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Ryan Kesler has accumulated 47 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 19 goals this season with 159 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 21.5 minutes played per game. Ryan Getzlaf has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 12 goals on 117 shots. He has 41 assists giving him a total of 53 points on the season. John Gibson has 23 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 1,336 shots against him and has given up 105 goals. He has made 1,231 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Capitals have 95 total points this season. They have scored 214 goals while giving up 143 goals. They have had 199 power play opportunities and have scored 42 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Capitals have allowed 225 power play opportunities and given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.88% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%.

The Ducks have a total of 80 points on the season. They have 39 power play goals on 204 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 234 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Capitals have a total of 176 goals scored while they've given up 172 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.75%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Washington has a Corsi percentage of 51% as they've attempted 3,703 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,552 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51% as they have 2,749 attempts while they've given up 2,642 shots on the defensive end. The Capitals start possessions in the offensive zone 52.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.9% for the season. They have 1,949 face off wins compared to 1,933 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.2%. On defense has 1,423 hits and they've blocked 910 shots from the opposition.

Anaheim has attempted 3,784 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,805 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.8% as they have 2,853 shots while they've given up 2,879 attempts on defense. The Ducks have an offensive zone percentage of 48.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 54.7% as they've compiled 2,234 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,847 face off losses. On defense has blocked 926 shot attempts and they have 1,813 hits as a unit.

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 43-22 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 28-25-13 against the over/under

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 32-33 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 22-30-16 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Injuries

02/10/17 LW Andre Burakovsky Hand out indefinitely

Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/29/16 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal out indefinitely
11/17/16 LW Nicolas Kerdiles Concussion out indefinitely
10/14/16 D Simon Despres Concussion out indefinitely
03/11/17 C Antoine Vermette Suspension Served probable Sunday vs. Washington
03/10/17 LW Nick Ritchie Neck "?" Sunday vs Washington
03/09/17 LW Ryan Garbutt Shoulder out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Washington -117

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