Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Parlay 4/1/2018

Sunday, April 1, 2018

PPG Paints Arena

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The Washington Capitals head to PPG Paints Arena to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday, April 1, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Capitals at +122 and the Penguins at -135.

Washington has a record of 46-25-7 this year and away from home they have a record of 19-15-5-1. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 244 goals and surrendered 229 goals for a point differential of +15. For the year they have an ATS mark of 46-32-0 and an over/under record of 43-33-0. Pittsburgh has a record of 44-28-6, including 28-8-2-0 on home ice this year. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 257 goals and have given up 241 for a goal differential of +16. Their record against the spread is 44-34-0 while their over/under mark is 45-31-0.

Valuable Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 46-32-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 43-33-0 against the over/under this season

Important Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 44-34-0 straight up this year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 45-31-0 against the over/under this season

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

03/31/18 RW T.J. Oshie Upper Body injured last game, is "?" Sunday vs Pittsburgh

Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

03/29/18 C Derick Brassard Lower Body is "?" Saturday vs Montreal
03/17/18 RW Carter Rowney Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Braden Holtby has 32 wins and 16 losses this season in goal for the Capitals. He has 1,586 shots against him and he's surrendered 148 goals. He's made 1,438 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Alex Ovechkin has scored 83 total points this year for the Capitals. He has 45 goals this season with 334 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 38 assists on the year and averages 20.1 minutes played per contest. Nicklas Backstrom averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 19 goals on 156 attempts. He has 46 assists, giving him a total of 65 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Phil Kessel has 85 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 30 goals this year with 251 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 55 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Matt Murray has 25 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has 1,333 shots against him and he's given up 124 goals. He's made 1,209 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Sidney Crosby averages 20.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 28 goals on 234 attempts. He has 57 assists, giving him a total of 85 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Capitals have given up 257 power play opportunities and surrendered 51 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this season. That is 17th in the league. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.83% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 18th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Capitals are 7th overall with 99 total points this year. They are 10th in the league with 244 goals and 17th in goals allowed with 229. They've had 230 power play chances and scored 52 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 7th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Penguins are 4th with a total of 257 goals scored while they are 12th with 241 goals surrendered this season. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.56%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 25th in the league. The Penguins have a total of 94 points this season, which is 11th in the NHL. They have had 62 power play goals on 241 chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 1st overall. They've given up 252 power play opportunities and surrendered 51 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 18th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Washington has a Corsi percentage of 47.4% as they've tried 4,258 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,731 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 47.1% as they have 3,194 shots while they've given up 3,583 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 19th and 15th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,343 face-off wins as opposed to 2,297 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That is 13th overall in the NHL. On defense Washington has 1,699 hits and they've blocked 1,148 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 16th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Penguins are 6th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47% for the season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 2,436 face-off wins compared to 2,424 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That is 18th in the league. On defense Pittsburgh has 1,851 hits and they have blocked 1,126 shots from the opposition, which is 20th in the league. Pittsburgh is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.7% as they've attempted 4,729 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,411 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.4% ranks 7th as they have 3,620 attempts while they have given up 3,285 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Washington +122 and over 5.5 total goals

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