Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings NHL Parlay 1/6/2019

Sunday, January 6, 2019

Little Ceasars Arena

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The Washington Capitals head to Little Ceasars Arena to take on the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday, January 6, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Capitals at -165 and the Red Wings at +135.

Washington has a record of 24-12-4 this year. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 141 goals and surrendered 119 goals for a point differential of +22. For the year they have an ATS mark of 24-15-0 and an over/under record of 21-16-0. Detroit has a record of 16-20-7 this season. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 122 goals and given up 148 for a goal differential of -26. Their record against the spread is 15-27-0 while their over/under mark is 22-18-0.

Valuable Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 24-15-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 21-16-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 15-27-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 22-18-0 against the over/under this season

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

12/14/18 D Christian Djoos Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

12/14/18 D Mike Green Ankle is out 3-5 weeks
12/06/18 D Danny DeKeyser Upper Body is out 4-6 weeks
01/04/19 D Trevor Daley Foot is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Braden Holtby has 15 wins and 10 losses this season in goal for the Capitals. He has 880 shots against him and he's surrendered 79 goals. He's made 801 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Alex Ovechkin has scored 46 total points this year for the Capitals. He has 30 goals this season with 160 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 16 assists on the year and averages 21.1 minutes played per contest. Nicklas Backstrom averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 10 goals on 79 attempts. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Dylan Larkin has 40 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 18 goals this year with 166 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 22 assists on the year and averages 21.8 minutes played per contest. Jimmy Howard has 11 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 898 shots against him and he's given up 74 goals. He's made 824 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Andreas Athanasiou averages 16.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 15 goals on 108 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 25 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Capitals have given up 142 power play opportunities and surrendered 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77% this season. That is 26th in the league. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.89% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 11th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Capitals are 5th overall with 52 total points this year. They are 7th in the league with 141 goals and 19th in goals allowed with 119. They've had 122 power play chances and scored 27 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 10th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Red Wings are 17th with a total of 122 goals scored while they are 3rd with 148 goals surrendered this season. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.85%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 17th in the league. The Red Wings have a total of 39 points this season, which is 24th in the NHL. They have had 19 power play goals on 109 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 21st overall. They've given up 143 power play opportunities and surrendered 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 21st when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Washington is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.7%, as they've attempted 2,280 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,404 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49% as they have 1,715 attempts while they have given up 1,786 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 21st in the league. The Capitals start possessions in the offensive zone 49.9% of the time, which is 18th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.1% for the season. That is 14th overall in the NHL. They have 1,103 face-off wins compared to 1,238 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.1%. That ranks them 31st in the league. On defense Washington has 890 hits and they have blocked 618 shots from the opposition, putting them 7th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Red Wings are 22nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 1,420 face-off wins compared to 1,334 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Detroit has 914 hits and they have blocked 582 shots from the opposition, which is 15th in the league. Detroit is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.1% as they've attempted 2,268 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,650 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.5% ranks 28th as they have 1,726 attempts while they have given up 2,068 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Washington -165 and over 6 total goals

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