Capitals vs Penguins Prediction
The Washington Capitals will play the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Capitals Preview
The Washington Capitals are 34-31-8 this season after they defeated the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 6-1 in their last game. Washington recorded 28 shots on goal and went 2-4 on the power play in the win. The Washington Capitals are averaging 3.16 goals per game, 3.07 goals against per game, 21.8% on the power play, and 83.1% on the penalty kill. Alex Ovechkin has led the Capitals this season with 41 goals, 30 assists, and 281 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Washington is Darcy Kuemper, who is 21-22-5 this season with a 2.74 goals against average and a .912 save percentage.
Penguins Preview
The Pittsburgh Penguins are 35-27-10 this season after they lost to the Dallas Stars by a score of 3-2 in their last game. Pittsburgh out shot Dallas by a total of 42-33 and went 0-2 on the power play in the loss. The Pittsburgh Penguins are averaging 3.19 goals per game, 3.22 goals against per game, 21.5% on the power play, and 79.4% on the penalty kill. Sidney Crosby has led the Penguins with 31 goals, 54 assists, and 219 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Pittsburgh is Tristan Jarry, who is 21-10-6 this season with a 2.98 goals against average and a .908 save percentage.
Trends
Washington is 6-13 in their last 19 games and 2-12 in their last 14 games following a win. The over is 7-0 in Washington’s last 7 games. Pittsburgh is 2-6 in their last 8 Saturday games and 1-5 in their last 6 games. The under is 4-1 in Pittsburgh’s last 5 games. The over is 13-5 in these two teams last 18 head to head meetings.
Pick
This should be a great game between two teams that are fighting for that last wild card spot in the East. Washington comes into this game after losing three of their last four games, but they are coming off of a 6-1 win over Chicago. Pittsburgh has lost five of their last six games and has only scored more than two goals in one of their last five games. Pittsburgh is currently sitting in the last wild card spot in the East, but is only one point up on Florida and four points up on Washington. Washington has not impressed me over the last two months, so I am going to side with the home team here.
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