Anaheim Ducks at Washington Capitals NHL Parlay 12/2/2018

Sunday, December 2, 2018

Capital One Arena

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The Anaheim Ducks head to Capital One Arena to take on the Washington Capitals on Sunday, December 2, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Ducks at +170 and the Capitals at -230.

Anaheim has a record of 13-10-5 this year. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 64 goals and surrendered 78 goals for a point differential of -14. For the year they have an ATS mark of 13-15-0 and an over/under record of 9-18-0. Washington has a record of 15-7-3 this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 90 goals and given up 77 for a goal differential of +13. Their record against the spread is 15-10-0 while their over/under mark is 13-10-0.

Valuable Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 13-15-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 9-18-0 against the over/under this season

Important Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 15-10-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 13-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

11/28/18 D Hampus Lindholm Lower Body is questionable Friday vs Carolina
11/15/18 D Cam Fowler Facial is out indefinitely
10/31/18 LW Nick Ritchie Upper Body IR (10/31)
10/03/18 RW Ondrej Kase Concussion IR (10/03)
10/01/18 D Korbinian Holzer Wrist is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Patrick Eaves Shoulder is out indefinitely
09/26/18 RW Corey Perry Knee is out indefinitely

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

11/29/18 LW Alex Ovechkin Upper Body is upgraded to probable Friday vs New Jersey
11/29/18 RW Devante Smith-Pelly Lower Body is upgraded to probable Friday vs New Jersey
11/29/18 C Evgeny Kuznetsov Concussion is upgraded to probable Friday vs New Jersey
11/29/18 D Michal Kempny Upper Body is upgraded to probable Friday vs New Jersey
11/29/18 RW T.J. Oshie Head is doubtful Friday vs New Jersey
11/09/18 D Brooks Orpik Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

John Gibson has 10 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Ducks. He has 751 shots against him and he's surrendered 53 goals. He's made 698 stops for a save percentage of 93%. Rickard Rakell has scored 18 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 4 goals this season with 81 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 14 assists on the year and averages 18.8 minutes played per contest. Ryan Getzlaf averages 20 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 7 goals on 51 attempts. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Alex Ovechkin has 31 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 19 goals this year with 94 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 12 assists on the year and averages 21 minutes played per contest. Braden Holtby has 10 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has 564 shots against him and he's given up 47 goals. He's made 517 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Nicklas Backstrom averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 9 goals on 56 attempts. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Ducks have given up 100 power play opportunities and surrendered 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this season. That is 14th in the league. They average 27 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.61% for the year. They allow 36 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, ranking them 2nd in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Ducks are 10th overall with 31 total points this year. They are 29th in the league with 64 goals and 15th in goals allowed with 78. They've had 79 power play chances and scored 12 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 27th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Capitals are 5th with a total of 90 goals scored while they are 17th with 77 goals surrendered this season. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 12.06%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 14th in the league. The Capitals have a total of 33 points this season, which is 6th in the NHL. They have had 22 power play goals on 78 chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 4th overall. They've given up 92 power play opportunities and surrendered 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 19th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Anaheim is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 43.8%, as they've attempted 1,431 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,835 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 43.2% as they have 1,062 attempts while they have given up 1,396 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 31st in the league. The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.8% of the time, which is 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season. That is 12th overall in the NHL. They have 845 face-off wins compared to 826 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That ranks them 13th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 595 hits and they have blocked 439 shots from the opposition, putting them 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Capitals are 27th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the season, which is 5th in the NHL. They have 712 face-off wins compared to 758 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense Washington has 547 hits and they have blocked 384 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. Washington is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.3% as they've attempted 1,396 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,493 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.3% ranks 22nd as they have 1,036 attempts while they have given up 1,109 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Anaheim +170 and over 5.5 total goals

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