Washington Capitals vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction, 11/17/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Washington Capitals vs Los Angeles Kings

Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Location: Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports West

Odds/Point Spread: Capitals (-136) Kings (+112)

Ilya Samsonov and the Washington Capitals travel to Staples Center on Wednesday where they'll meet the Los Angeles Kings. The Capitals open this contest at -136 while the Kings are priced at +112. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

The Capitals were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 6-1 win over the Penguins in their last contest. The Capitals had a impressive offensive output in the victory. For the matchup, they scored on 6 out of the 32 shots they attempted. They also had 3 power play opportunities and were able to score 1 goal. Washington tallied 6 penalty minutes in this contest. The Corsi for the Capitals sat at 51 and the Corsi against was at 41 meaning they had a Corsi percentage of 55.4%. Their Fenwick came in at 36 and the Fenwick against finished at 32, meaning they had a Fenwick percentage of 52.9%. They garnered 19 face-off wins when at even strength and lost on 18 opportunities to win the face-off. When starting in the offensive zone they came in at 50.0% and their PDO was 109.9 for this one.

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Washington Capitals opponents have totaled 41 power play opportunities (21st in professional hockey) and have earned 7 goals in those attempts. The Capitals have had 400 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .910. Washington has taken 469 shots and has a shooting percentage of 11.5%. At even strength, the Capitals have surrendered 29 goals while scoring 45 on the offensive side of the ice. Washington has accounted for 51 power play opportunities and they have scored 9 goals out of those chances, giving them a rate of 17.65%. For the current campaign, they have tallied 22 points and their points percentage is .733. In regard to their scoring, the Washington Capitals have earned 54 goals (4th in hockey) on the year and have allowed 36.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Ilya Samsonov. In his career, Samsonov has earned 21 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .477. He has a save percentage of .907 in his 2,812 mins guarding the cage. Samsonov has seen 1,329 shots taken against him and has recorded 1,205 saves. The opposition has been able to score 124 goals against Samsonov in his professional career and his goals against average per contest is 2.65. He has earned an overall record of 33-10-4 and was named the starter in 44 games. Samsonov has taken the ice for 51 contests over the course of his NHL career.

Their last time out, Los Angeles went up against the Jets in an outing where the Kings went home in defeat by a score of 3-2. Los Angeles wound up with a 52.1% Corsi rate. This Corsi rating is telling of the kind of game that Los Angeles had and we'd say it was a below average outing in all. Their Fenwick rate was 50.0% by compiling a Fenwick of 34 and the Jets having racked up a 34 Fenwick. Their PDO was 99 and they had an oZS percentage of 38.1%. The Kings tallied 2 goals out of the 29 shots on goal they pursued. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this matchup but weren't able to score a goal.

During this campaign, the Los Angeles Kings have tallied 41 goals, 18 points, as well as a points percentage of .600. They have granted a total of 37 goals to be scored by way of 27 goals at even strength and 10 goals while they were shorthanded. The Kings have 31 goals at even strength and 10 goals (11th in the league) while on the power play. They have earned 55 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 18.18%. Los Angeles has taken 514 shots (6th in hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 7.98%, while allowing the other team 451 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 74.36% on the other teams 39 chances on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 91.8%.

Across the ice you will find Jonathan Quick defending the net. His opponents are averaging 2.40 goals per contest and he has conceded 1,573 goals in total. Quick's quality start percentage sits at 54.2% and he has 360 quality starts in his pro career. He was named a starter in 664 games and has accumulated 39,315 mins. Quick has accumulated a career mark of 340-252-70 and has been in net for 674 games. He has accrued 16,550 stops out of 18,123 shots attempted, giving him a save percentage of .913.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Washington (-136)

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