Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 2/6/2018

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Nationwide Arena

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The Washington Capitals head to Nationwide Arena to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, February 6, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Capitals at +107 and the Blue Jackets at -118.

Washington has a record of 30-17-5 this year and away from home they have a record of 11-9-4-1. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They have tallied 162 goals and surrendered 152 goals for a point differential of +10. For the year they have an ATS mark of 30-22-0 and an over/under record of 30-22-0. Columbus has a record of 27-21-4 including 16-9-1-1 on home ice this year. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 137 goals and have given up 147 for a goal differential of -10. Their record against the spread is 27-25-0 while their over/under mark is 22-29-0.

Valuable Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 30-22-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 30-22-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 27-25-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 22-29-0 against the over/under this season

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

12/01/17 D Ryan Murray Upper Body IR (11/27)
01/17/18 LW Sonny Milano Oblique IR (01/08)

Player Spotlight

Nicklas Backstrom has scored 39 total points this year for the Capitals. He has 11 goals this season with 97 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 28 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Alex Ovechkin averages 19.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 32 goals on 216 attempts. He has 24 assists, giving him a total of 56 points on the year. Braden Holtby has 26 wins and 10 losses this season in goal for the Capitals. He has 1,180 shots against him and he's surrendered 102 goals. He's made 1,078 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Seth Jones has 33 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 8 goals this year with 161 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 25 assists on the year and averages 24.9 minutes played per contest. Artemi Panarin averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 13 goals on 147 attempts. He has 29 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the year. Sergei Bobrovsky has 22 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,314 shots against him and he's given up 104 goals. He's made 1,210 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Capitals have 65 total points this year, which is 8th in the NHL. They've scored 162 goals while giving up 152 scores, which has them ranked 10th and 13th respectively. They have had 163 power play chances and scored 33 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 18th in the league. The Capitals have given up 173 power play opportunities and surrendered 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking them 22nd when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.78% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 19th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 18th in the league with a total of 58 points this season. They have 21 power play goals on 146 chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 30th in the NHL. They've given up 136 power play opportunities and surrendered 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking 27th overall. As a team, the Blue Jackets are 26th with a total of 137 goals scored while they've given up 147 goals this season, ranking 21st in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 7.81%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 10th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Washington is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48%, as they've attempted 2,905 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,147 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.9% as they have 2,131 attempts while they have given up 2,411 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 31st in the league. The Capitals start possessions in the offensive zone 49.9% of the time, which is 20th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.1% for the season. That is 14th overall in the NHL. They have 1,555 face-off wins compared to 1,526 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That ranks them 13th in the league. On defense Washington has 1,181 hits and they have blocked 736 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 8th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 1,527 face-off wins compared to 1,669 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.8%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,146 hits and they have blocked 792 shots from the opposition, which is 12th in the league. Columbus is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.7% as they've attempted 3,113 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,026 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.9% ranks 5th as they have 2,413 attempts while they have given up 2,234 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Washington +107

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