Red Wings at Capitals Prediction
The Detroit Red Wings will play the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.
Red Wings Preview
The Detroit Red Wings are 26-21-8 this season after they lost to the Seattle Kraken by a score of 4-2 in their last game. Detroit was out shot by a total of 26-23 and went 0-3 on the power play in the game. The Detroit Red Wings are averaging 3.09 goals per game, 3.20 goals against per game, 21.6% on the power play, and 78% on the penalty kill. Dylan Larkin has led the Red Wings with 22 goals, 34 assists, and 173 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Detroit is Ville Husso, who is 21-13-5 this season with a 2.95 goals against average and a .904 save percentage.
Capitals Preview
The Washington Capitals are 28-24-6 this season after they lost to the Carolina Hurricanes by a score of 4-1 in their last game. Washington was out shot by a total of 35-25 and went 0-2 on the power play in the game. The Washington Capitals are averaging 3.00 goals per game, 2.90 goals against per game, 20.2% on the power play, and 81.3% on the penalty kill. Ovechkin is doubtful for this game. Evgeny Kuznetsov has led the Capitals with nine goals, 36 assists, and 129 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Washington is Darcy Kuemper, who is 16-17-4 this season with a 2.67 goals against average and a .914 save percentage.
Trends
Detroit is 5-1 in their last 6 games and 0-4 in their last 4 games against the Metropolitan. The over is 4-0-1 in Detroit’s last 5 games. Washington is 1-5 in their last 6 home games and 0-4 in their last 4 games. The under is 6-1-1 in Washington’s last 8 home games. Detroit is 3-11 in these two teams last 14 head to head meetings in Washington.
Pick
Washington has really struggled in their last few games and is on a four game losing streak. The Capitals have been out scored 17-7 in those four games and are really missing Ovechkin. Detroit has won four of their last five games and they are playing very well right now. These two teams are in the wild card chase, so I am expecting a defensive battle with both teams playing slightly conservative. I like the under here.
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