The Washington Capitals (+145) head to take on the New Jersey Devils (-170) at Prudential Center on Saturday. The total is 6 (O: +100, U: -120)Both teams will be playing their second game in as many days. The Capitals are 0-2 without rest, while the Devils are 1-0. Washington (9-10-3) is kicking off a seven-game road trip coming off a 3-0 win over the Flames yesterday.
The Capitals committed only two penalties in the game, holding Calgary without a power play goal. T.J. Oshie, Alex Ovechkin, and Evgeny Kuznetsov each scored once for the Capitals. Darcy Kuemper recorded his first shutout of the season with an impressive 32 saves.
New Jersey (17-4-0) beat the Sabres 3-1 yesterday. Jack Hughes, Tomas Tatar, and Jesper Boqvist each scored once for the Devils. Akira Schmid was impressive in the win, making 33 saves (.970%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Capitals won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 6-3 victory in October. Five players had two points for Washington. John Marino led New Jersey with two points (0G 2A). Charlie Lindgren got the win, saving 38 of 41 shots (.926%).
FACING OFF
Washington is averaging 2.77 goals per game for the season, 26th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Devils team that is allowing only 2.24 goals a game (1st). Meanwhile, New Jersey has found the net 3.67 times a game on average, third in the league, and the Capitals are allowing opponents to score 3.05 goals per game (14th).
New Jersey averages more shots a game (36.7) than most teams in the league, ranking second. With an average of 29.8 attempts, Washington ranks 26th.
The Capitals’ 20.25% power play percentage ranks 20th in the league, while the Devils are 25th with a conversion rate of 18.18%. In terms of penalty killing, New Jersey has the league’s seventh-ranked PK% at 82.35%, while Washington is 12th at 80.30%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 21 points this season, Ovechkin is the top skater for the Capitals. He has 11 goals and 10 assists in 22 games. In the net, Kuemper (6-9-1) is Washington’s top goaltender by goals against average.
He has a 2.77 GAA and a .908% save percentage. Jesper Bratt and Nico Hischier lead the Devils in scoring with 25 and 23 points, respectively. Bratt has eight goals and 17 assists in 21 games, while Hischier has nine goals and 14 assists in 20 games.
Vitek Vanecek (9-2-0) has the best goals against average for New Jersey at 2.13, second-best in the league. He has a save percentage of .917%.
HOME AND AWAY
Washington has dropped five straight away from Capital One Arena this season. New Jersey is 8-3-0 at home this season.
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NJ Devils(-185)
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