Saturday, January 7, 2017

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Washington Capitals travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, January 7, 2017.

Washington comes into this matchup having played 38 games. They have an overall record of 24-9-5 and on the road they have a record of 9-4-4. Currently they are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 110 goals and given up 83 goals for a point differential of +27. The Capitals have an overall record of 6-2-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 23-14 and an over/under record of 15-15-8. Ottawa shows up with a record of 20-13-4 including 11-5-4 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 94 goals and surrendered 98 for a goal differential of -4. The Senators have a record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 17-17 while their over/under record sits at 15-20-2.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 18 goals this season with 148 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Marcus Johansson has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by scoring 14 goals on 62 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 17 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 821 shots against him and has given up 59 goals. He has made 762 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Senators. He has 7 goals this season with 87 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 27 minutes played per game. Mark Stone has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 11 goals on 55 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Mike Condon has 8 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 448 shots against him and has given up 37 goals. He has made 411 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Capitals have 53 total points this season. They have scored 110 goals while giving up 83 goals. They have had 120 power play opportunities and have scored 20 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Capitals have allowed 137 power play opportunities and given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.51% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%.

The Senators have a total of 44 points on the season. They have 19 power play goals on 119 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 127 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Capitals have a total of 94 goals scored while they've given up 98 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.82%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Washington has a Corsi percentage of 52.7% as they've attempted 2,209 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,984 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52% as they have 1,644 attempts while they've given up 1,515 shots on the defensive end. The Capitals start possessions in the offensive zone 53.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.6% for the season. They have 1,136 face off wins compared to 1,136 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50%. On defense Washington has 791 hits and they've blocked 469 shots from the opposition.

Ottawa has attempted 1,994 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,216 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48% as they have 1,460 shots while they've given up 1,579 attempts on defense. The Senators have an offensive zone percentage of 52.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.8% as they've compiled 1,136 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,143 face off losses. On defense Ottawa has blocked 637 shot attempts and they have 970 hits as a unit.

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 23-14 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 15-15-8 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 17-17 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 15-20-2 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Injuries

No key injuries to report

Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/28/16 C Zack Smith Abdominal out indefinitely
12/22/16 GO Andrew Hammond Groin out indefinitely
12/13/16 GO Craig Anderson Personal out indefinitely
10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa

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