Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Point Spread Picks 3/30/2019

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Amalie Arena

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The Washington Capitals travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, March 30, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Capitals at +160 and the Lightning at -195.

Washington has a record of 46-24-8 this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 263 goals and given up 236 goals for a point differential of +27. For the season they have an ATS record of 45-32-0 and an over/under record of 39-35-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 59-14-4 this year. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 300 goals and surrendered 205 for a goal differential of +95. Their record against the spread is 59-18-0 while their over/under record is 41-33-0.

Valuable Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 45-32-0 straight up this year

The Washington Capitals are 39-35-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 59-18-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 41-33-0 against the over/under this season

Key Washington Capitals Injuries

03/21/19 D Michal Kempny Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

03/28/19 C Yanni Gourde Suspension Served is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Washington
03/21/19 D Anton Stralman Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/20/19 D Dan Girardi Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Braden Holtby has 30 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has 1,733 shots against him and he's given up 156 goals. He's made 1,577 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Nicklas Backstrom has accumulated 70 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 19 goals this year with 162 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 51 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Alex Ovechkin averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 49 goals on 317 shots. He has 37 assists, giving him a total of 86 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Nikita Kucherov has scored 121 total points this year for the Lightning. He has 38 goals this season with 237 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 83 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 37 wins and 9 losses this year in goal for the Lightning. He has 1,624 shots against him and he's surrendered 119 goals. He's made 1,505 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Brayden Point averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 40 goals on 185 shots. He has 50 assists, giving him a total of 90 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Capitals have allowed 254 power play opportunities and have given up 53 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79% this year. That is 24th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.11% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 15th in the league. The Capitals have 100 total points this season, ranking 4th in the NHL in offense. They are 5th in the league with 263 goals while they've given up 236 goals, which is 14th overall. They have had 226 power play opportunities and scored 47 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 11th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Lightning are 1st with 300 goals scored while they are 26th in the NHL with 205 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 12.04%. 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 122 points this year, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 72 power play goals on 253 opportunities for a percentage of 28%. That ranks their power play unit 1st. They've allowed 252 power play opportunities and have given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, which is 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

Washington is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.9%, as they've attempted 4,462 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,666 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.4% as they have 3,399 attempts while they have given up 3,481 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 19th in the league. The Capitals start possessions in the offensive zone 51.7% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 2,048 face-off wins compared to 2,456 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45.5%. That ranks them 31st in the league. On defense Washington has 1,773 hits and they have blocked 1,185 shots from the opposition, putting them 7th 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 2,392 face-off wins compared to 2,271 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That is 8th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,959 hits and they have blocked 1,059 shots from the opposition, which is 20th in the league. Tampa Bay is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.7% as they've attempted 4,479 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,361 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.9% ranks 12th as they have 3,426 attempts while they have given up 3,302 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -195

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