Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Verizon Center

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The Ottawa Senators travel to Verizon Center to play the Washington Capitals on Wednesday, December 16, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Senators at +125 and the Capitals at -138. The over/under has been set at 5.

Ottawa comes into this matchup having played 31 games. They have an overall record of 16-10-5 and on the road they have a record of 8-6-1. Currently they are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 97 goals and given up 93 goals for a point differential of +4. Washington shows up with a record of 21-6-2 including 11-3-1 at home this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 89 goals and surrendered 63 for a goal differential of +26.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 34 total points this season for the Senators. He has 7 goals this season with 74 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 27 minutes played per game. Kyle Turris has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 13 goals on 74 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 14 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 861 shots against him and has given up 73 goals. He has made 788 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 14 goals this season with 143 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. John Carlson has averaged 25 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 5 goals on 75 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 23 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 19 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 676 shots against him and has given up 45 goals. He has made 631 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Senators have 37 total points this season. They have scored 94 goals while giving up 90 goals. They have had 95 power play opportunities and have scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Senators have allowed 104 power play opportunities and given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.85% for the season to this point. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Capitals have a total of 44 points on the season. They have 22 power play goals on 94 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 81 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Senators have a total of 87 goals scored while they've given up 63 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.80%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 13-15 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 15-16-0 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 19-8 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 9-14-6 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/02/15 LW Milan Michalek Finger out indefinitely
10/28/15 D Mikael Wikstrand Suspension out indefinitely
10/16/15 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely
10/08/15 D Chris Phillips Back likely out for season

Washington Capitals Injuries

12/07/15 D Brooks Orpik Lower Body out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Washington

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