Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche NHL Picks & Predictions 11/16/2018

Friday, November 16, 2018

Pepsi Center

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The Washington Capitals travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Friday, November 16, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Capitals at +105 and the Avalanche at -125.

Washington has a record of 8-7-3 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 60 goals and given up 61 goals for a point differential of -1. For the season they have an ATS record of 8-10-0 and an over/under record of 10-7-0. Colorado has a record of 9-6-3 this year. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 65 goals and surrendered 53 for a goal differential of +12. Their record against the spread is 9-9-0 while their over/under record is 9-9-0.

Valuable Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 8-10-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 10-7-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 9-9-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 9-9-0 against the over/under this season

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

11/15/18 GO Braden Holtby Upper Body is questionable Friday vs Colorado
11/15/18 C Evgeny Kuznetsov Head injured last game, is questionable Friday vs Colorado
11/15/18 D Michal Kempny Illness is questionable Friday vs Colorado
11/15/18 RW T.J. Oshie Head injured last game, is questionable Friday vs Colorado
11/09/18 D Brooks Orpik Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/18/18 LW J.T. Compher Head is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Anton Lindholm Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Braden Holtby has 5 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has 402 shots against him and he's given up 40 goals. He's made 362 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Evgeny Kuznetsov has accumulated 21 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 6 goals this year with 49 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 19.1 minutes played per game. Alex Ovechkin averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 12 goals on 68 shots. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has scored 29 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 7 goals this season with 40 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 20.9 minutes played per game. Semyon Varlamov has 6 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Avalanche. He has 405 shots against him and he's surrendered 30 goals. He's made 375 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Nathan MacKinnon averages 22.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 12 goals on 77 shots. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 26 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Capitals have allowed 69 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72% this year. That is 28th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.85% 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 19 total points this season, ranking 17th in the NHL in offense. They are 9th in the league with 60 goals while they've given up 61 goals, which is 7th overall. They have had 59 power play opportunities and scored 17 goals on those chances for a percentage of 29%. That is 4th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Avalanche are 1st with 65 goals scored while they are 19th in the NHL with 53 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 12.17%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 12th place in the league. The Avalanche have a total of 21 points this year, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 18 power play goals on 62 opportunities for a percentage of 29%. That ranks their power play unit 3rd. They've allowed 73 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Washington is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2%, as they've attempted 1,039 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,071 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.8% as they have 765 attempts while they have given up 804 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 21st in the league. The Capitals start possessions in the offensive zone 50.4% of the time, which is 16th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.6% for the season. That is 16th overall in the NHL. They have 529 face-off wins compared to 556 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That ranks them 22nd in the league. On defense Washington has 414 hits and they have blocked 267 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 11th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.6% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 488 face-off wins compared to 585 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.5%. That is 30th in the league. On defense Colorado has 379 hits and they have blocked 294 shots from the opposition, which is 4th in the league. Colorado is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.3% as they've attempted 940 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,091 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.3% ranks 24th as they have 714 attempts while they have given up 797 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado -125

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