Vancouver Canucks at Washington Capitals NHL Parlay 2/5/2019

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Capital One Arena

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The Vancouver Canucks head to Capital One Arena to take on the Washington Capitals on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Canucks at +170 and the Capitals at -205.

Vancouver has a record of 24-22-6 this year. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 152 goals and surrendered 162 goals for a point differential of -10. For the year they have an ATS mark of 24-28-0 and an over/under record of 23-25-0. Washington has a record of 28-18-6 this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 175 goals and given up 166 for a goal differential of +9. Their record against the spread is 28-24-0 while their over/under mark is 27-22-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 24-28-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 23-25-0 against the over/under this season

Important Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 28-24-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 27-22-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

12/14/18 D Christian Djoos Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/03/19 C Lars Eller Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Vancouver

Player Spotlight

Jacob Markstrom has 20 wins and 13 losses this season in goal for the Canucks. He has 1,185 shots against him and he's surrendered 107 goals. He's made 1,078 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Brock Boeser has scored 35 total points this year for the Canucks. He has 17 goals this season with 115 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 18 assists on the year and averages 18.8 minutes played per contest. Bo Horvat averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 18 goals on 149 attempts. He has 24 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Nicklas Backstrom has 52 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 13 goals this year with 108 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 39 assists on the year and averages 20.2 minutes played per contest. Braden Holtby has 18 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has 1,141 shots against him and he's given up 106 goals. He's made 1,035 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Alex Ovechkin averages 21.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 37 goals on 199 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 57 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have given up 171 power play opportunities and surrendered 35 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 10.16% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 19th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Canucks are 18th overall with 54 total points this year. They are 17th in the league with 152 goals and 13th in goals allowed with 162. They've had 163 power play chances and scored 28 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 21st in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Capitals are 7th with a total of 175 goals scored while they are 11th with 166 goals surrendered this season. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.20%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 18th in the league. The Capitals have a total of 62 points this season, which is 10th in the NHL. They have had 33 power play goals on 154 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 9th overall. They've given up 181 power play opportunities and surrendered 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 24th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.2%, as they've attempted 2,715 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,032 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.8% as they have 2,058 attempts while they have given up 2,243 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 25th in the league. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 48.3% of the time, which is 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 1,532 face-off wins compared to 1,602 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.9%. That ranks them 21st in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,131 hits and they have blocked 789 shots from the opposition, putting them 7th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Capitals are 17th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the season, which is 15th in the NHL. They have 1,415 face-off wins compared to 1,662 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46%. That is 31st in the league. On defense Washington has 1,218 hits and they have blocked 816 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. Washington is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.4% as they've attempted 2,970 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,165 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.9% ranks 21st as they have 2,244 attempts while they have given up 2,349 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Washington -205 and over 5.5 total goals

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