Free NHL Hockey Prediction: Lightning vs. Capitals NHL Odds
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(7-5-1) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Washington Capitals (6-7-2)
Date: Friday November 11th
Time: 7:30 PM ET
Venue: Capital One Arena, Washington
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Lightning -150 Capitals +120 (Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Lightning -1.5 +150 Capitals +1.5 -222
NHL Betting Total: O/U 6.0
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The home team started the year in decent form, going 5-3 in their first 8, however they’ve only won 1 out of 6 games since. With a strong Lightning team coming to town, can The Capitals snap their skid and shock the perennial squad?
Tampa Bay Lightning
As far as dominant franchises go, Tampa Bay sits among the best in all of sports. That being said, they’ve stumbled more than normal this season, are we finally witnessing one of the greats tumble back to reality?
In the offensive zone, Tampa Bay’s managing 31.2(17th) shots on any given night, resulting in an under-whelming 3.2 goals(13th).
Additionally, The Lightning are dragging the 16th powerplay in the NHL, by only capitalizing on 22.2% of their opportunities.
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On the defensive side of things, they’re allowing only 31.8 shots, but letting in 3.1 goals per outing; resulting in rankings of 17th and 16th in the league.
Moreover, Tampa Bay’s PK unit is ranked just 16th, by letting opposing squads to capitalize on 21.3% of their chances.
In relation to the expected goaltending, Andrei Vasilevskiy is poised to begin the game for Tampa, he’s managed a record of 4-4-1 so far.
To add to this, Vasilevskiy is posting a 2.90 GAA, with a 0.91 save percentage as well.
Washington Capitals
While Washington’s in deep trouble early in the season, they may present a perfect trap game here, as they’ve won 15 out of their last 21 matchups with Tampa at home.
Offensively speaking, Washington’s struggling to score as they’re ranked 25th for goals, and horribly on shot average, with a 29th rank. They’ve managed these lack-luster rankings by scoring 2.7 goals, on just 28.5 shots per outing.
Albeit their powerplay unit is ranked amongst the best at 10th, by boasting a respectable 25.0 powerplay percentage.
In the defensive zone, The Capitals are permitting 3.0 goals, on 31.2 shots per matchup so far: both earning rankings of 13th, respectfully.
Regarding their penalty killing abilities, Washington’s ranked 8th, by possessing an impressive 82.2 PK%.
Starting goaltender Darcy Kuemper, is expected to be in net for The Capitals on Veterans Day. Although his record is only 4-6-1 this season, he is posting an impressive 2.47 GAA, and 0.916 SV%.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Tampa Bay is 95-28(77.23%) SU in their last 123 games when scoring 2 or less in previous game.
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 5 games.
- Washington is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington’s last 8 games.
- The home team is 4-1 SU in these teams last 5 games.
Free Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Washington Capitals NHL Prediction
To no one’s suprise, Washington are underdogs in this matchup, although they’ve dominated The Lightning in their building for years.
That being said, The Lightning are very good after scoring 2 or less goals in their previous game, posting a 77.28%-win rate in this situation.
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Capitals Puckline (+120)
All things considered, we’ve decided to lean with the home dog to continue their success against The Lightning at home and snap their current losing streak.
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