Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 4/23/2018

Monday, April 23, 2018

Nationwide Arena

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The Washington Capitals travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday, April 23, 2018 in Game 6 of their 1st round series. The Capitals lead the series 3-2. The opening line for this game has the Capitals at -103 and the Blue Jackets at -127.

Washington had a record of 49-26-7 this season and on the road they had a mark of 21-15-5-1. They were 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They scored 259 goals and gave up 239 goals for a point differential of +20. For the season they have an ATS record of 52-35-0 and an over/under record of 49-36-0. Columbus had a record of 45-30-7 including 26-12-3-1 at home this season. They were 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They scored 242 goals and surrendered 230 for a goal differential of +12. Their record against the spread is 47-40-0 while their over/under record is 44-42-0.

Valuable Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 52-35-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 49-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 47-40-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 44-42-0 against the over/under this season

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

04/21/18 LW Andre Burakovsky Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

03/23/18 LW Lukas Sedlak Head is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

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%. Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 87 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 49 goals this year with 355 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 38 assists on the season and averages 20.1 minutes played per game. Evgeny Kuznetsov averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 27 goals on 187 shots. He has 56 assists, giving him a total of 83 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has scored 82 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 27 goals this season with 228 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 55 assists on the season and averages 20.1 minutes played per game. Sergei Bobrovsky has 37 wins and 22 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,993 shots against him and he's surrendered 158 goals. He's made 1,835 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Seth Jones averages 24.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 16 goals on 249 shots. He has 41 assists, giving him a total of 57 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Capitals have allowed 269 power play opportunities and have given up 53 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 15th in the NHL. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.89% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 17th in the league. The Capitals has 105 total points this season, ranking 7th in the NHL in offense. They are 9th in the league with 259 goals while they've given up 239 goals, which is 17th overall. They have had 244 power play opportunities and scored 55 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 7th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blue Jackets are 16th with 242 goals scored while they are 22nd in the NHL with 230 goals allowed this year. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.76%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 10th place in the league. The Blue Jackets have a total of 97 points this year, which is 14th in the NHL. They have 39 power play goals on 227 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks their power play unit 25th. They've allowed 214 power play opportunities and have given up 51 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, which is 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Washington has a Corsi percentage of 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. That ranks them 31st in Corsi percentage. They are 31st in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.3% as they have 3,381 shots while they've given up 3,760 attempts on defense. 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 puts them 20th and 15th in the league in zone percentages respectively. 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 overall in the NHL. On defense Washington has 1,784 hits and they've blocked 1,220 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 14th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 52.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.1% for the year. That ranks them 6th and 25th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,400 face-off wins as opposed to 2,558 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 27th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,745 hits and they've blocked 1,218 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 15th in blocked shots. Columbus is ranked 8th in Corsi percentage with 51.2% as they've tried 4,927 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,699 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 5th in the NHL at 52.2%, as they have 3,804 shots while they've given up 3,481 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Columbus -127

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