Boston Bruins vs Washington Capitals Prediction, 10/12/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Bruins vs Washington Capitals

Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

TV: NBC Sports Washington

Odds/Point Spread: Bruins (-110) Capitals (-110)

Capital One Arena is the location where the Washington Capitals will attempt to beat the Boston Bruins on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Boston at -110 and Washington is priced at -110. The total is set at 6.

The Boston Bruins will look for better times on the ice after their 3-2 loss against the Hurricanes in their last game of last season. The Bruins had a below average offensive performance in the defeat. For the outing, they earned a goal on 2 of the 29 shots they attempted. In addition, they had 1 power play chance but weren't able to make the most of that try. Boston accumulated 10 penalty minutes in this matchup.

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Boston Bruins opposition had 262 power play opportunities (5th in the league) and notched 49 goals in those chances. The Bruins had 2,352 shots tried against them and were the owners of a save percentage of .907. Boston took 2,962 shots and had a shooting percentage of 8.5%. When playing at even strength, the Bruins allowed the opponent to score 169 goals while getting 203. Boston wrapped up the season with 236 power play opportunities and notched 50 goals during those chances, earning them a rate of 21.19%. For last year, they racked up 107 points and their points percentage finished at .652. Regarding their scoring, the Boston Bruins accumulated 253 goals (15th in pro hockey) in the prior season and gave up 218.

The man in net for this game is Jeremy Swayman. The opposition has racked up 111 goals versus Swayman in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 2.23. Swayman has been involved in 51 matchups over the course of his pro hockey career. He has a save percentage of .920 in his 2,992 minutes between the pipes. He has accumulated an overall mark of 30-17-3 and he has gotten the start in 49 games. For his career, Swayman is sitting with 33 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .673. Swayman has had 1,382 shots taken against him and has recorded 1,271 saves.

In their last contest of last season, Washington went up against the Panthers in an outing where the Capitals took the loss by a final of 4-3. The Capitals tallied 3 goals out of the 37 shots on goal they tried. They had 4 power play opportunities in this matchup and notched 1 out of those attempts.

The Capitals had 222 goals at even strength and 48 goals (17th in pro hockey) while on the power play. Washington has tried 2,577 shots (14th in pro hockey) and accumulated a shot percentage of 10.48%, while allowing the opposition 2,378 shots. Last season, the Washington Capitals had a total of 270 goals, 100 points, and a points percentage of .610. They allowed 242 goals to be scored by of a combination of 198 goals at even strength and 44 goals while they were shorthanded. They earned 256 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 18.75%. They recorded a penalty kill percentage of 80.44% on their opposition's 225 power play chances, and their save percentage came in at 89.8%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Darcy Kuemper defending the goal. His opposition is averaging 2.48 goals per game and he has surrendered 698 goals altogether. Kuemper's percentage of quality starts is 56.4% and he has qualified for 159 quality starts in his NHL career. He got the starting nod in 282 contests and his ice time sits at 16,859 mins. Kuemper is the owner of a career mark of 143-95-36 and has been in goal for 299 games. He has accounted for 7,786 stops out of the 8,484 shots tried, which gives him a rate of .918.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Boston (-110)

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