Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens NHL Picks & Predictions 11/1/2018

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Bell Centre

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The Washington Capitals travel to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday, November 1, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Capitals at -135 and the Canadiens at +110.

Washington has a record of 5-3-2 this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 39 goals and given up 37 goals for a point differential of +2. For the season they have an ATS record of 5-5-0 and an over/under record of 7-3-0. Montreal has a record of 6-3-2 this year. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 34 goals and surrendered 29 for a goal differential of +5. Their record against the spread is 6-4-0 while their over/under record is 4-5-0.

Valuable Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 5-5-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 7-3-0 against the over/under this season

Important Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 6-4-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 4-5-0 against the over/under this season

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

10/31/18 D Brooks Orpik Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs Montreal
10/04/18 C Travis Boyd Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 RW Tom Wilson Suspension 20-game suspension (eligible to return 11/22 vs Chicago)

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

10/31/18 D Noah Juulsen Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Washington
10/31/18 LW Paul Byron None is questionable Thursday vs Washington
10/19/18 C Tomas Plekanec Back is out indefinitely
10/03/18 LW Nicolas Deslauriers Facial IR (10/03)
10/01/18 D David Schlemko Knee is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Shea Weber Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Braden Holtby has 4 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has 223 shots against him and he's given up 25 goals. He's made 198 saves for a save percentage of 89%. Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 8 goals this year with 39 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 20.1 minutes played per game. Evgeny Kuznetsov averages 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 5 goals on 33 shots. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Tomas Tatar has scored 9 total points this year for the Canadiens. He has 3 goals this season with 30 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 17.1 minutes played per game. Carey Price has 4 wins and 2 losses this year in goal for the Canadiens. He has 213 shots against him and he's surrendered 18 goals. He's made 195 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Max Domi averages 17.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 5 goals on 23 shots. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 11 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Capitals have allowed 40 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73% this year. That is 25th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 12.54% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 88%, which is ranked 26th in the league. The Capitals have 12 total points this season, ranking 18th in the NHL in offense. They are 9th in the league with 39 goals while they've given up 37 goals, which is 12th overall. They have had 35 power play opportunities and scored 13 goals on those chances for a percentage of 37%. That is 1st in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Canadiens are 20th with 34 goals scored while they are 26th in the NHL with 29 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.71%. They give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 13th place in the league. The Canadiens have a total of 14 points this year, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 7 power play goals on 43 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks their power play unit 21st. They've allowed 40 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, which is 18th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Washington is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51%, as they've attempted 589 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 566 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.9% as they have 433 attempts while they have given up 435 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 17th in the league. The Capitals start possessions in the offensive zone 51.8% of the time, which is 15th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.2% for the season. That is 17th overall in the NHL. They have 290 face-off wins compared to 327 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47%. That ranks them 28th in the league. On defense Washington has 256 hits and they have blocked 131 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canadiens are 9th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.9% for the season, which is 23rd in the NHL. They have 314 face-off wins compared to 383 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.1%. That is 30th in the league. On defense Montreal has 312 hits and they have blocked 159 shots from the opposition, which is 17th in the league. Montreal is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.4% as they've attempted 654 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 594 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.6% ranks 8th as they have 463 attempts while they have given up 435 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Montreal +110

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