New Jersey Devils vsWashington Capitals Prediction
The New Jersey Devils are solid 63.4 percent favorites over the Washington Capitals. The Devils are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +5 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 33 shots on goal vs 28 shots for the Capitals. The Devils goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 89.3% compared to the Capitals goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 88.4%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Vitek Vanecek 25, Charlie Lindgren 29 SHOTS: Jack Hughes 4.1, Alex Ovechkin 4 GOALS: Jack Hughes 0.62, Alex Ovechkin 0.68 PTS: Jack Hughes has a 65% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Alex Ovechkin has a 51% chance of 1+PTs