Washington Capitals vsBoston Bruins Prediction
The Boston Bruins are slight 51.7 percent favorites over the Washington Capitals. The Bruins are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +6 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 35 shots on goal vs 30 shots for the Capitals. The Capitals goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 90.6% compared to the Bruins goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 89.1%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Ilya Samsonov 32, Linus Ullmark 26 SHOTS: Alex Ovechkin 4.4, David Pastrnak 4.8 GOALS: Alex Ovechkin 0.6, Brad Marchand 0.67 PTS: Alex Ovechkin has a 57% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Brad Marchand has a 65% chance of 1+PTs