Detroit Red Wings vsWashington Capitals Prediction
The Washington Capitals are solid 60.3 percent favorites over the Detroit Red Wings. The Capitals are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +5 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 31 shots on goal vs 26 shots for the Red Wings. The Capitals goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 89.6% compared to the Red Wings goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 89.4%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Ville Husso 28, Darcy Kuemper 23 SHOTS: Dylan Larkin 3.2, Evgeny Kuznetsov 2.3 GOALS: Jakub Vrana 0.49, T.J. Oshie 0.36 PTS: Dylan Larkin has a 54% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Evgeny Kuznetsov has a 49% chance of 1+PTs