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Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals Picks & Betting Tips – Washington To Win Close Clash
- Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals Tips on Friday, December 10
- The puck is slated to drop at 19:00 ET at the Capital One Arena
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Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals Picks & Betting Tips
Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals Picks & Betting Tips
Washington Capitals are looking to carry on their 2-game win streak when the Penguins visit the Capital One Arena.
They are 2-1-0 in the month of December and I’m backing the Capitals to make it 3 wins when the lights come up in Washington.
Pittsburgh need to pick up some form if they want to be on the right end of the table when it gets to the business end of the season.
The 2016/17 Stanley Cup champions have lost more games than they have wins with 5 of the losses coming in overtime.
- Washington Capitals have a home record of 9-1-4
- Pittsburgh’s road record is 7-3-3
- John Carlson has 5 points in the last 5 games
- Alex Ovechin leads the Capitals in points with 41 in 26 games
- Washington Capitals are 1st in the Metropolitan Division
- Pittsburgh Penguins are 4th in the Metropolitan Division
Head To Head
- Washington Capitals lead the series this season 1-0 after beating the Wild 6-1 on November 15th
- These two teams have met in 11 different playoff series
- Pittsburgh Penguins lead the all-time series with 158 wins to Washington’s 126 wins
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Pittsburgh are looking for revenge after being beaten 6-1 when they last visited the Capital One Arena. This was Sidney Crosby’s return to the team and was spoiled by the domination by the Capitals.
Crosby has had a slow start to the season, and he missed a few games during a crucial period for the Penguins as the over 1000 game veteran has only played 13 games this season and is 6th in the points tally for the Pittsburgh franchise but he has picked up 10 points in the last 5 games, so he seems to picking up points at the right time.
The main threat this season for the Penguins is Jake Guentzel. He is top of the goals and points rankings for Pittsburgh and is 2nd in the assists behind Kris Letang.
Pittsburgh can also defend as they have the 5th best record at goals against average per game with 2.56 and won’t want that to get any higher by the Capitals.
The Penguins have an 91.9% Penalty Kill rate which is the highest in the league.
Tristan Jarry has a goal against average is 1.92 and a save percentage of .934. He also has 3 shutouts this season.
Washington Capitals Form
Washington Capitals look to hit some positive form after earning a shootout win against the Anaheim Ducks and they want to make some ground up on the Florida Panthers as they want to be the number 1 ranked side in the competition.
Alex Ovechin is obviously the main guy that the Penguins will be focusing on. He leads the team in goals, assists, and points this season at the age of 36 which is very impressive to see.
The Capitals are far from a one-man team as well with Tom Wilson getting 4 points in the last 5 games and is 3rd in the points tally for the Capitals and John Carlson has 5 points in the same 5 game period.
Washington are also impressive in defense as well with a goal against average per game is 2.46, which is the 4th best record in the league.
The Capitals have won 9 games at home this season and have only lost 1 in normal time this season and will be looking to make it double figure wins at the Capital One Arena.
Ilya Samsonov has a goal against average is 2.42 and a save percentage of .916. He also has 3 shutouts this season.
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Verdict
Anything can happen when two rivals meet in any sport, but I think form will prevail and Washington will pick up a 17th win of the season to catch up to the Florida Panthers.
Pittsburgh are not a bad side and will be on the right side of the standing when it gets serious, but I just can’t see anything other than a Capitals win in the Capital.
Pittsburgh are not a bad side and will be on the right side of the standing when it gets serious, but I just can’t see anything other than a Capitals win in the Capital.
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