Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Picks & Predictions 12/4/2018

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

T-Mobile Arena

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The Washington Capitals travel to T-Mobile Arena to play the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Capitals at -103 and the Golden Knights at -129.

Washington has a record of 15-8-3 this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 95 goals and given up 83 goals for a point differential of +12. For the season they have an ATS record of 15-10-0 and an over/under record of 13-10-0. Vegas is 14-13-1 this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 82 goals and surrendered 78 for a goal differential of +4. Their record against the spread is 14-14-0 while their over/under record is 12-16-0.

Valuable Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 15-10-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 13-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 14-14-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 12-16-0 against the over/under this season

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

12/03/18 RW T.J. Oshie Head is out Tuesday vs Vegas
11/09/18 D Brooks Orpik Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
10/10/18 C Paul Stastny Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 19 goals this year with 100 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 21.2 minutes played per game. Nicklas Backstrom averages 20.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 10 goals on 60 shots. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 10 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has 589 shots against him and he's given up 53 goals. He's made 536 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Jon Marchessault has scored 21 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 10 goals this season with 105 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. William Karlsson averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 9 goals on 58 shots. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 14 wins and 9 losses this year in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 643 shots against him and he's surrendered 56 goals. He's made 587 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Capitals have 33 total points this season, which ranks them 8th in the NHL. They are 5th in the league in goals scored with 95 while they've given up 83 goals, ranking them 13th overall. They have had 83 power play opportunities and have scored 23 goals on those chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 5th in the NHL. The Capitals have allowed 95 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, putting them 24th in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 12.21% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 17th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights are 18th in the NHL with a total of 29 points this year. They have 17 power play goals on 92 opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That ranks them 19th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 82 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. That is 3rd in the NHL. As a team, the Golden Knights are 16th in the league with 82 goals scored while they've given up 78 goals, which is 19th overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.82%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 19th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Washington is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.5%, as they've attempted 1,451 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,542 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.4% as they have 1,077 attempts while they have given up 1,146 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 22nd in the league. The Capitals start possessions in the offensive zone 48.6% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the season. That is 11th overall in the NHL. They have 747 face-off wins compared to 785 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That ranks them 20th in the league. On defense Washington has 556 hits and they have blocked 396 shots from the opposition, putting them 8th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights are 4th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 815 face-off wins compared to 875 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.2%. That is 24th in the league. On defense Vegas has 775 hits and they have blocked 381 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.7% as they've attempted 1,817 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,444 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 55.2% ranks 2nd as they have 1,312 attempts while they have given up 1,063 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas -129

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