Washington Capitals at New York Islanders NHL Parlay 3/1/2019

Friday, March 1, 2019

Nassau Coliseum

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The Washington Capitals head to Nassau Coliseum to take on the New York Islanders on Friday, March 1, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Capitals at -105 and the Islanders at -120.

Washington has a record of 36-21-7 this year. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 217 goals and surrendered 204 goals for a point differential of +13. For the year they have an ATS mark of 36-28-0 and an over/under record of 34-27-0. New York has a record of 36-19-7 this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 176 goals and given up 144 for a goal differential of +32. Their record against the spread is 36-26-0 while their over/under mark is 20-38-0.

Valuable Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 36-28-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 34-27-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 36-26-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 20-38-0 against the over/under this season

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key New York Islanders Injuries

02/16/19 D Thomas Hickey Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Braden Holtby has 22 wins and 16 losses this season in goal for the Capitals. He has 1,402 shots against him and he's surrendered 129 goals. He's made 1,273 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Alex Ovechkin has scored 74 total points this year for the Capitals. He has 44 goals this season with 255 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 30 assists on the year and averages 20.8 minutes played per contest. Nicklas Backstrom averages 20 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 15 goals on 140 attempts. He has 45 assists, giving him a total of 60 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Anders Lee has 41 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 21 goals this year with 162 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 17.1 minutes played per contest. Robin Lehner has 19 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has 1,008 shots against him and he's given up 71 goals. He's made 937 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Josh Bailey averages 17 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 14 goals on 97 attempts. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 47 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Capitals have given up 215 power play opportunities and surrendered 47 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78% this season. That is 23rd in the league. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.28% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 18th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Capitals are 6th overall with 79 total points this year. They are 5th in the league with 217 goals and 9th in goals allowed with 204. They've had 185 power play chances and scored 41 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 10th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Islanders are 24th with a total of 176 goals scored while they are 31st with 144 goals surrendered this season. They average 28 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.05%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 93%, putting them 1st in the league. The Islanders have a total of 79 points this season, which is 7th in the NHL. They have had 30 power play goals on 182 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 24th overall. They've given up 178 power play opportunities and surrendered 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 15th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Washington is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.3%, as they've attempted 3,666 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,927 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.6% as they have 2,765 attempts while they have given up 2,920 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 22nd in the league. The Capitals start possessions in the offensive zone 50.2% of the time, which is 18th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.8% for the season. That is 14th overall in the NHL. They have 1,711 face-off wins compared to 2,020 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.9%. That ranks them 31st in the league. On defense Washington has 1,454 hits and they have blocked 1,007 shots from the opposition, putting them 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Islanders are 28th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.2% for the season, which is 4th in the NHL. They have 1,630 face-off wins compared to 1,779 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.8%. That is 28th in the league. On defense New York has 1,461 hits and they have blocked 974 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. New York is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.2% as they've attempted 3,226 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,611 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.6% ranks 25th as they have 2,395 attempts while they have given up 2,637 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Washington -105 and over 5.5 total goals

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