Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Point Spread Picks 3/16/2019

Saturday, March 16, 2019

Amalie Arena

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The Washington Capitals travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, March 16, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Capitals at +180 and the Lightning at -240.

Washington has a record of 42-22-7 this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 241 goals and given up 218 goals for a point differential of +23. For the season they have an ATS record of 42-29-0 and an over/under record of 37-31-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 54-13-4 this year. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 271 goals and surrendered 186 for a goal differential of +85. Their record against the spread is 54-17-0 while their over/under record is 36-32-0.

Valuable Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 42-29-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 37-31-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 54-17-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 36-32-0 against the over/under this season

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

03/14/19 D Anton Stralman Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs Washington
03/14/19 D Dan Girardi Lower Body is questionable Saturday vs Washington

Player Spotlight

Braden Holtby has 27 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has 1,555 shots against him and he's given up 141 goals. He's made 1,414 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Nicklas Backstrom has accumulated 67 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 18 goals this year with 153 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 49 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Alex Ovechkin averages 20.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 46 goals on 283 shots. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 79 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Nikita Kucherov has scored 115 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 35 goals this season with 213 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 80 assists on the season and averages 19.7 minutes played per game. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 33 wins and 8 losses this year in goal for the Lightning. He has 1,460 shots against him and he's surrendered 103 goals. He's made 1,357 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Brayden Point averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 38 goals on 172 shots. He has 48 assists, giving him a total of 86 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Capitals have allowed 239 power play opportunities and have given up 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 22nd in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.19% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 13th in the league. The Capitals have 91 total points this season, ranking 5th in the NHL in offense. They are 6th in the league with 241 goals while they've given up 218 goals, which is 12th overall. They have had 207 power play opportunities and scored 45 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 10th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Lightning are 1st with 271 goals scored while they are 28th in the NHL with 186 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.77%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 3rd place in the league. The Lightning have a total of 112 points this year, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 67 power play goals on 231 opportunities for a percentage of 29%. That ranks their power play unit 1st. They've allowed 232 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%, which is 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

Washington is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.8%, as they've attempted 4,080 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,277 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.2% as they have 3,086 attempts while they have given up 3,183 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 19th in the league. The Capitals start possessions in the offensive zone 50.8% of the time, which is 15th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.2% for the season. That is 16th overall in the NHL. They have 1,872 face-off wins compared to 2,227 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.7%. That ranks them 31st in the league. On defense Washington has 1,625 hits and they have blocked 1,094 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.6% for the season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 2,186 face-off wins compared to 2,099 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,794 hits and they have blocked 982 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. Tampa Bay is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8% as they've attempted 4,149 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,018 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.1% ranks 11th as they have 3,171 attempts while they have given up 3,036 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -240

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