Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals NHL Picks & Predictions 11/21/2018

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Capital One Arena

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The Chicago Blackhawks head to Capital One Arena to take on the Washington Capitals on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blackhawks at +140 and the Capitals at -186.

Chicago has a record of 8-8-5 this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've tallied 56 goals and surrendered 70 goals for a point differential of -14. For the year they have an ATS mark of 8-13-0 and an over/under record of 10-11-0. Washington has a record of 10-7-3 this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 68 goals and given up 67 for a goal differential of +1. Their record against the spread is 10-10-0 while their over/under mark is 11-8-0.

Valuable Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 8-13-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 10-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important Washington Capitals Betting Trends

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

The Washington Capitals are 11-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

11/16/18 D Brandon Davidson Leg is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Connor Murphy Back is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Gustav Forsling Wrist is out indefinitely

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

11/20/18 C Evgeny Kuznetsov Head is questionable Wednesday vs Chicago
11/20/18 RW T.J. Oshie Head is questionable Wednesday vs Chicago
11/09/18 D Brooks Orpik Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Toews has scored 18 total points this year for the Blackhawks. He has 10 goals this season with 57 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 19.8 minutes played per contest. Patrick Kane averages 21.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 12 goals on 81 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 25 points on the year. Corey Crawford has 5 wins and 6 losses this season in goal for the Blackhawks. He has 374 shots against him and he's surrendered 29 goals. He's made 345 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Alex Ovechkin has 23 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 15 goals this year with 80 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 21 minutes played per contest. Evgeny Kuznetsov averages 19.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 6 goals on 49 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the year. Braden Holtby has 6 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has 424 shots against him and he's given up 40 goals. He's made 384 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks have 21 total points this year, which is 20th in the NHL. They've scored 56 goals while giving up 70 scores, which has them ranked 26th and 5th respectively. They have had 64 power play chances and scored 9 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That is 29th in the league. The Blackhawks have given up 59 power play opportunities and surrendered 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking them 26th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.24% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 15th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Capitals are 15th in the league with a total of 23 points this season. They have 19 power play goals on 64 chances for a percentage of 30%. That is 4th in the NHL. They've given up 75 power play opportunities and surrendered 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, ranking 29th overall. As a team, the Capitals are 10th with a total of 68 goals scored while they've given up 67 goals this season, ranking 7th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.04%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 19th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Chicago is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.7%, as they've attempted 1,265 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,231 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.6% as they have 934 attempts while they have given up 948 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 17th in the league. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 52.5% of the time, which is 9th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.5% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 619 face-off wins compared to 624 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.8%. That ranks them 17th in the league. On defense Chicago has 330 hits and they have blocked 283 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Capitals are 17th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.3% for the season, which is 14th in the NHL. They have 598 face-off wins compared to 626 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.9%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Washington has 458 hits and they have blocked 303 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. Washington is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2% as they've attempted 1,155 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,191 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.9% ranks 22nd as they have 849 attempts while they have given up 888 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Washington -186

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