Chicago Blackhawks vsWashington Capitals Prediction
The Washington Capitals are heavy 70 percent favorites over the Chicago Blackhawks. The Capitals are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +6 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 30 shots on goal vs 25 shots for the Blackhawks. The Capitals goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 90.9% compared to the Blackhawks goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 88.5%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Marc-Andre Fleury 27, Ilya Samsonov 23 SHOTS: Patrick Kane 4.1, Alex Ovechkin 4.2 GOALS: Alex DeBrincat 0.81, Alex Ovechkin 0.89 PTS: Patrick Kane has a 58% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Alex Ovechkin has a 62% chance of 1+PTs