Washington Capitals at Arizona Coyotes NHL Picks & Predictions 12/6/2018

Thursday, December 6, 2018

Gila River Arena

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The Washington Capitals travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday, December 6, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Capitals at -125 and the Coyotes at +100.

Washington has a record of 15-9-3 this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 98 goals and given up 88 goals for a point differential of +10. For the season they have an ATS record of 15-11-0 and an over/under record of 14-10-0. Arizona has a record of 13-11-2 this year. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 68 goals and surrendered 67 for a goal differential of +1. Their record against the spread is 12-13-0 while their over/under record is 11-13-0.

Valuable Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 15-11-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 14-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 12-13-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 11-13-0 against the over/under this season

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

12/05/18 RW T.J. Oshie Head is questionable Thursday vs Arizona
11/09/18 D Brooks Orpik Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/05/18 GO Antti Raanta Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs Washington
12/03/18 RW Michael Grabner Eye is out indefinitely
11/27/18 GO Darcy Kuemper Lower Body IR (11/27)
11/17/18 D Jason Demers Lower Body is out for season
10/04/18 RW Conor Garland Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C Dave Bolland Back is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C Laurent Dauphin Knee is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Marian Hossa Illness is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Nicholas Merkley Knee is out indefinitely
10/03/18 C Christian Dvorak Lower Body IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Braden Holtby has 10 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has 616 shots against him and he's given up 57 goals. He's made 559 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 20 goals this year with 103 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 21.2 minutes played per game. Nicklas Backstrom averages 20.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 10 goals on 61 shots. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 33 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Clayton Keller has scored 19 total points this year for the Coyotes. He has 8 goals this season with 59 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 18.6 minutes played per game. Adin Hill has 4 wins and 0 losses this year in goal for the Coyotes. He has 87 shots against him and he's surrendered 2 goals. He's made 85 saves for a save percentage of 98%. Oliver Ekman-Larsson averages 23.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 3% by scoring 2 goals on 59 shots. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Capitals have allowed 101 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76% this year. That is 23rd in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 12.19% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 17th in the league. The Capitals have 33 total points this season, ranking 8th in the NHL in offense. They are 6th in the league with 98 goals while they've given up 88 goals, which is 10th overall. They have had 87 power play opportunities and scored 23 goals on those chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 7th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Coyotes are 29th with 68 goals scored while they are 31st in the NHL with 67 goals allowed this year. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.46%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 6th place in the league. The Coyotes have a total of 28 points this year, which is 22nd in the NHL. They have 14 power play goals on 88 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks their power play unit 25th. They've allowed 80 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 90%, which is 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

Washington is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.5%, as they've attempted 1,515 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,607 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.6% as they have 1,125 attempts while they have given up 1,191 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 22nd in the league. The Capitals start possessions in the offensive zone 48.9% of the time, which is 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season. That is 11th overall in the NHL. They have 782 face-off wins compared to 827 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That ranks them 22nd in the league. On defense Washington has 596 hits and they have blocked 416 shots from the opposition, putting them 7th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Coyotes are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.1% for the season, which is 17th in the NHL. They have 774 face-off wins compared to 801 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.1%. That is 19th in the league. On defense Arizona has 543 hits and they have blocked 384 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. Arizona is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6% as they've attempted 1,530 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,495 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.5% ranks 14th as they have 1,133 attempts while they have given up 1,111 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Arizona +100

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