Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild NHL Picks & Predictions 11/13/2018

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Xcel Energy Center

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The Washington Capitals head to Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, November 13, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Capitals at -105 and the Wild at -120.

Washington has a record of 7-6-3 this year. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 54 goals and surrendered 56 goals for a point differential of -2. For the year they have an ATS mark of 7-9-0 and an over/under record of 9-6-0. Minnesota has a record of 11-4-2 this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have scored 54 goals and given up 44 for a goal differential of +10. Their record against the spread is 11-6-0 while their over/under mark is 8-8-0.

Valuable Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 7-9-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 9-6-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 11-6-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 8-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

11/09/18 D Brooks Orpik Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 RW Tom Wilson Suspension 20-game suspension (eligible to return 11/22 vs Chicago)

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/18/18 C Joel Eriksson Ek Upper Body IR (10/11)
10/04/18 C Luke Kunin Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Evgeny Kuznetsov has scored 20 total points this year for the Capitals. He has 6 goals this season with 44 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 14 assists on the year and averages 20.1 minutes played per contest. Alex Ovechkin averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by tallying 12 goals on 57 attempts. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the year. Braden Holtby has 5 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Capitals. He has 402 shots against him and he's surrendered 40 goals. He's made 362 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has 13 total points this season for the Wild. He has 5 goals this year with 57 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 17.2 minutes played per contest. Zach Parise averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 7 goals on 49 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 16 points on the year. Devan Dubnyk has 8 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 416 shots against him and he's given up 28 goals. He's made 388 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Capitals have 17 total points this year, which is 19th in the NHL. They've scored 54 goals while giving up 56 scores, which has them ranked 12th and 7th respectively. They have had 54 power play chances and scored 17 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 31%. That is 2nd in the league. The Capitals have given up 60 power play opportunities and surrendered 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72%, ranking them 29th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.98% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 19th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild are 3rd in the league with a total of 24 points this season. They have 10 power play goals on 55 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 17th in the NHL. They've given up 61 power play opportunities and surrendered 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 4th overall. As a team, the Wild are 13th with a total of 54 goals scored while they've given up 44 goals this season, ranking 26th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.27%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 7th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Washington is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.7%, as they've attempted 940 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 953 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.8% as they have 689 attempts while they have given up 723 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 21st in the league. The Capitals start possessions in the offensive zone 51.3% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 475 face-off wins compared to 503 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That ranks them 22nd in the league. On defense Washington has 392 hits and they have blocked 230 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 20th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.9% for the season, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 547 face-off wins compared to 517 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That is 11th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 334 hits and they have blocked 271 shots from the opposition, which is 5th in the league. Minnesota is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.5% as they've attempted 938 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,036 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.2% ranks 22nd as they have 712 attempts while they have given up 765 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Washington -105

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