Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Parlay 12/14/2018

Friday, December 14, 2018

PNC Arena

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The Washington Capitals head to PNC Arena to take on the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, December 14, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Capitals at -162 and the Hurricanes at +123.

Washington has a record of 18-9-3 this year. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 112 goals and surrendered 92 goals for a point differential of +20. For the year they have an ATS mark of 18-12-0 and an over/under record of 17-11-0. Carolina has a record of 13-12-4 this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 72 goals and given up 81 for a goal differential of -9. Their record against the spread is 13-16-0 while their over/under mark is 9-20-0.

Valuable Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 18-12-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 17-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 13-16-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 9-20-0 against the over/under this season

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

12/13/18 D Christian Djoos Lower Body is questionable Friday vs Carolina
12/13/18 RW Tom Wilson Concussion is upgraded to questionable Friday vs Carolina
11/09/18 D Brooks Orpik Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

12/12/18 C Jordan Staal Concussion IR (12/05)
12/12/18 LW Micheal Ferland Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Montreal
12/10/18 GO Curtis McElhinney Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Braden Holtby has 12 wins and 7 losses this season in goal for the Capitals. He has 681 shots against him and he's surrendered 59 goals. He's made 622 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Alex Ovechkin has scored 39 total points this year for the Capitals. He has 25 goals this season with 116 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 14 assists on the year and averages 21 minutes played per contest. Nicklas Backstrom averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 10 goals on 64 attempts. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Teuvo Teravainen has 20 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 5 goals this year with 64 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 15 assists on the year and averages 17.5 minutes played per contest. Curtis McElhinney has 7 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 323 shots against him and he's given up 26 goals. He's made 297 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Sebastian Aho averages 19.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 8 goals on 84 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 28 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Capitals have given up 108 power play opportunities and surrendered 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78% this season. That is 22nd in the league. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 12.64% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 13th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Capitals are 7th overall with 39 total points this year. They are 4th in the league with 112 goals and 18th in goals allowed with 92. They've had 93 power play chances and scored 25 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 27%. That is 5th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Hurricanes are 30th with a total of 72 goals scored while they are 28th with 81 goals surrendered this season. They average 38 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 6.47%. As a unit they give up 27 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 19th in the league. The Hurricanes have a total of 30 points this season, which is 24th in the NHL. They have had 16 power play goals on 100 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 23rd overall. They've given up 90 power play opportunities and surrendered 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 14th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Washington is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.5%, as they've attempted 1,679 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,783 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.4% as they have 1,248 attempts while they have given up 1,329 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 24th in the league. The Capitals start possessions in the offensive zone 48.9% of the time, which is 20th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season. That is 12th overall in the NHL. They have 861 face-off wins compared to 927 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.2%. That ranks them 24th in the league. On defense Washington has 638 hits and they have blocked 454 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 58.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 41.1% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 921 face-off wins compared to 860 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Carolina has 784 hits and they have blocked 359 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 58.1% as they've attempted 2,076 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,498 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 57.7% ranks 1st as they have 1,556 attempts while they have given up 1,139 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Carolina +123 and over 6 total goals

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