Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks NHL Picks & Predictions 10/22/2018

Monday, October 22, 2018

Rogers Arena

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The Washington Capitals head to Rogers Arena to take on the Vancouver Canucks on Monday, October 22, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Capitals at -145 and the Canucks at +131.

Washington has a record of 3-2-2 this year. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 29 goals and surrendered 28 goals for a point differential of +1. For the year they have an ATS mark of 3-4-0 and an over/under record of 5-2-0. Vancouver has a record of 5-3-0 this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 25 goals and given up 24 for a goal differential of +1. Their record against the spread is 5-3-0 while their over/under mark is 3-5-0.

Valuable Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 3-4-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 5-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 5-3-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 3-5-0 against the over/under this season

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

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 Vancouver Canucks Injuries

10/15/18 C Elias Pettersson Concussion is out 7-10 days
10/15/18 C Jay Beagle Forearm is out indefinitely
10/14/18 RW Derek Dorsett Neck is out for season
10/02/18 LW Antoine Roussel None IR (10/02)

Player Spotlight

Alex Ovechkin has scored 9 total points this year for the Capitals. He has 6 goals this season with 27 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 3 assists on the year and averages 20.9 minutes played per contest. Evgeny Kuznetsov averages 21 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by tallying 4 goals on 24 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 12 points on the year. Braden Holtby has 3 wins and 1 loss this season in goal for the Capitals. He has 168 shots against him and he's surrendered 20 goals. He's made 148 stops for a save percentage of 88%.

Player Spotlight

Bo Horvat has 6 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 5 goals this year with 20 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 25%. He has a total of 1 assist on the year and averages 18.1 minutes played per contest. Elias Pettersson averages 15.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 39% by scoring 5 goals on 13 attempts. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 2 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has 134 shots against him and he's given up 13 goals. He's made 121 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Capitals have 8 total points this year, which is 16th in the NHL. They've scored 29 goals while giving up 28 scores, which has them ranked 3rd and 4th respectively. They have had 26 power play chances and scored 10 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 38%. That is 1st in the league. The Capitals have given up 29 power play opportunities and surrendered 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72%, ranking them 24th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 13.24% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 88%, which is 26th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks are 10th in the league with a total of 10 points this season. They have 5 power play goals on 22 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 15th in the NHL. They've given up 31 power play opportunities and surrendered 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 8th overall. As a team, the Canucks are 12th with a total of 25 goals scored while they've given up 24 goals this season, ranking 14th in goals against. They average 25 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 12.44%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 12th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Washington is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.3%, as they've attempted 412 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 423 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.6% as they have 304 attempts while they have given up 322 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 20th in the league. The Capitals start possessions in the offensive zone 54.5% of the time, which is 6th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.5% for the season. That is 26th overall in the NHL. They have 204 face-off wins compared to 240 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.9%. That ranks them 29th in the league. On defense Washington has 188 hits and they have blocked 101 shots from the opposition, putting them 17th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canucks are 30th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 43.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 56.5% for the season, which is 2nd in the NHL. They have 230 face-off wins compared to 257 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.2%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 163 hits and they have blocked 145 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. Vancouver is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 41% as they've attempted 363 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 522 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 42.5% ranks 30th as they have 279 attempts while they have given up 377 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Washington -145

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