San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals Preview
Planning on watching today’s Capitals and Sharks game? Catch the action at SAP Center in San Jose, CA, as the Sharks hosts this showdown at 10:30 ET on NBCS.
In this non-conference matchup, the Capitals are the betting favorite against Sharks. The over/under for the game is 6 goals. Check out BetCoco for San Jose Sharks – Washington Capitals odds
San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals Head-to-Head and Key Stats
The last five times the Capitals have faced the Sharks on the road, they are undefeated at 5-0. When looking back over the last ten head to head meetings between the Capitals and Sharks, the Capitals hold the edge with an puck line record of 6-4.
- Across their last five road contests, Washington has been good against the puck line posting a mark of 3-2. Their overall mark in these games was 3-2, while averaging 3 goals per game.
- Although San Jose has a straight up record of 0-10 in their last ten home games, they have not held up as well vs the puck line going 0-10. The team averaged 0 goals per game in these games.
- Going back to their previous five games as the underdog, San Jose has an puck line mark of 3-2 while going 2-3 straight up.
- Across their last five matchups as the betting favorite, the Capitals have an overall record of 5-0 while going 1-4 against the spread.
San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals Prediction
Coming into their game vs. San Jose, the Capitals are 10-5-2. They are 5-0-1 when favored and 5-5-1 as the underdog. On the road, they have gone 3-1-1 this season and are 7-4-1 at home.
On offense, the Capitals are averaging 2.4 goals per game which is 31st in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are 32nd in the league. In terms of the Capitals’ offense during power plays, they are 32nd in power play goals and 19th in shorthanded goals.
Goalie Darcy Kuemper gets the start and has made nine starts this season. His record at this point is 4-3, and his save percentage is 89.2%.
With an overall record of 4-15-2, the Sharks have been the underdogs in all of their games thus far. When they have hit the road, they have a 0-9-0 record this season, and they are 4-6-2 at home.
In terms of their offensive performance, the Sharks are averaging 1.6 goals per game this season, putting them in the 32nd spot in the NHL. When it comes to shots on goal per game, they are ranked 31st in the league. The San Jose offense is ranked 23rd in power play goals. As for shorthanded goals, they find themselves at 31st in the NHL.
Entering the game, goalie Mackenzie Blackwood has started 13 games this season. His current record stands at 2-9, and his save percentage is 89.7%.
The Capitals enter this game as 1.5-goal favorites and in our projections and we anticipate them winning by a score of 4-3.
San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals Betting Tips
- Take the Capitals on the moneyline
- On the puck line, we like Sharks (+1.5)
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
San Jose Sharks Injury Report
- Logan Couture – Lower Body – Out
- Oskar Lindblom – Lower Body – Out
- Jan Rutta – Upper Body – Out
- Filip Zadina – Upper Body – Questionable
- Alexander Barabanov – Finger – Out
- Mitchell Russell – Undisclosed – Out
Washington Capitals Injury Report
- Max Pacioretty – Achilles – Out
- T.J. Oshie – Upper Body – Questionable
- Nicklas Backstrom – Hip – Out
- Martin Fehervary – Lower Body – Out
