Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals NHL Picks & Predictions 6/2/2018

Saturday, June 2, 2018

Capital One Arena

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The Vegas Golden Knights head to Capital One Arena to take on the Washington Capitals on Saturday, June 2, 2018 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals. The series is tied 1-1 after Washington won 3-2 in Game 2 on Wednesday. The opening line for this contest has the Golden Knights at +128 and the Capitals at -167.

Vegas had a record of 51-24-7 this year and away from home they had a record of 22-14-5-2. They were 1st in the Pacific Division. They tallied 272 goals and surrendered 228 goals for a point differential of +44. For the year they have an ATS mark of 64-35-0 and an over/under record of 48-47-0. Washington had a regular season record of 49-26-7 including 28-11-2-0 on home ice this year. They were 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They scored 259 goals and gave up 239 for a goal differential of +20. Their record against the spread is 62-41-0 while their over/under mark is 54-44-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 64-35-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 48-47-0 against the over/under this season

Important Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 62-41-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 54-44-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)
05/31/18 GO Malcolm Subban Undisclosed is doubtful Saturday vs Washington
05/30/18 LW Tomas Tatar Undisclosed is "?" Saturday vs Washington
05/30/18 LW William Carrier Undisclosed is "?" Saturday vs Washington
04/18/18 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion is out indefinitely

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

05/30/18 C Evgeny Kuznetsov Wrist left last game, is "?" Saturday vs Vegas

Player Spotlight

William Karlsson has scored 78 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 43 goals this season with 184 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 23%. He has a total of 35 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Jon Marchessault averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 27 goals on 268 attempts. He has 48 assists, giving him a total of 75 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 29 wins and 13 losses this season in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 1,376 shots against him and he's surrendered 100 goals. He's made 1,276 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Evgeny Kuznetsov has 83 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 27 goals this year with 187 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 56 assists on the year and averages 18.8 minutes played per contest. Alex Ovechkin averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 49 goals on 355 attempts. He has 38 assists, giving him a total of 87 points on the year. Braden Holtby has 34 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has 1,648 shots against him and he's given up 153 goals. He's made 1,495 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 109 total points this year, which is 5th in the NHL. They've scored 272 goals while giving up 228 scores, which has them ranked 5th and 24th respectively. They have had 248 power play chances and scored 53 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 11th in the league. The Golden Knights have given up 237 power play opportunities and surrendered 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 10th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.13% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 12th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Capitals are 7th in the league with a total of 105 points this season. They have 55 power play goals on 244 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 7th in the NHL. They've given up 269 power play opportunities and surrendered 53 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 15th overall. As a team, the Capitals are 9th with a total of 259 goals scored while they've given up 239 goals this season, ranking 17th in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.89%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 17th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.6%, as they've attempted 4,991 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,690 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.5% as they have 3,733 attempts while they have given up 3,511 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 53.1% of the time, which is 10th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.9% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 2,439 face-off wins compared to 2,548 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.9%. That ranks them 25th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,767 hits and they have blocked 1,179 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Capitals start possessions in the offensive zone 49.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.3% for the year. That ranks them 20th and 15th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,467 face-off wins as opposed to 2,427 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 18th in the league. On defense Washington has 1,784 hits and they've blocked 1,220 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 14th in blocked shots. Washington is ranked 31st in Corsi percentage with 47.4% as they've tried 4,479 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,980 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 31st in the NHL at 47.3%, as they have 3,381 shots while they've given up 3,760 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Washington -167

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