Vancouver Canucks vs Washington Capitals Prediction, 10/17/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vancouver Canucks vs Washington Capitals

Date: Monday, October 17, 2022

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

TV: NBC Sports Washington

Odds/Point Spread: Canucks (+120) Capitals (-143)

The Washington Capitals will take on the Vancouver Canucks at Capital One Arena on Monday. The odds on this game have the Canucks at +120 while the Capitals are sitting at -143. The over/under is 6.

The Vancouver Canucks will look to clean up some issues after taking a 3-2 loss against the Flyers in their previous outing. The Canucks left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in this defeat. For the game, they converted 2 of the 30 shots they tried. Additionally, they had 5 power play opportunities but weren't able to make the most of them. Vancouver accumulated 17 penalty minutes in this contest.

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Vancouver Canucks opponents have totaled 9 power play opportunities (18th in the NHL) and have come away with 4 goals in those chances. The Canucks so far have had 56 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .857. Vancouver has attempted 66 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 7.6%. When playing at even strength, the Canucks let the opposition score 4 goals while scoring 4 on the offensive side of the ice. Vancouver comes into tonight with 13 power play chances and they have notched 1 goal out of those advantages, garnering them a rate of 7.69%. For the current campaign, they have 0 points and their points % is .000. When discussing their goal scoring prowess, the Vancouver Canucks have earned 5 goals (27th in the National Hockey League) so far this year and have conceded 8.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Thatcher Demko. Demko has taken the ice for 138 matchups over the course of his hockey career. He has earned a record of 67-55-11 and he has started in 132 games. Opponents have tallied 381 goals against Demko in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 2.85. Demko has had 4,326 shots taken against him and has gathered 3,945 saves. He has a save percentage of .912 in his 8,028 minutes on the ice. For his career, Demko has compiled 75 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .568.

In their last game, Washington went up against the Canadiens in an outing where the Capitals took home the victory by a final score of 3-1. They had 2 attempts on the power play in this game and converted 1 out of those chances. The Capitals recorded 3 goals out of the 29 shots on goal they were seeking.

Washington has put up 90 shots (10th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 7.78%, while allowing their opponents 91 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 77.78% on the other teams 9 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.1%. They have a tally of 11 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 9.09%. The Capitals are sitting with 6 goals at even strength and 1 goal (23rd in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 9 goals to be scored by way of 7 goals at even strength and 2 goals while they had less men on the ice. Over the course of the season, the Washington Capitals have tallied 7 goals, 2 points, in addition to a points percentage of .333.

Across the ice you are going to see Darcy Kuemper defending the net. The opposition is averaging 2.48 goals per game and he has surrendered 703 goals in total. Kuemper's quality start rate is 56.3% and he has qualified for 160 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has been a starter 284 contests and has racked up 16,977 minutes. Kuemper holds a career mark of 144-96-36 and has been in goal for 301 games. He has accrued 7,832 saves out of 8,535 shots taken, which gives him a save percentage of .918.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Vancouver (+120)

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