Vegas Golden Knights vsWashington Capitals Prediction
The Washington Capitals are solid 57.2 percent favorites over the Vegas Golden Knights. The Capitals are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +4 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 31 shots on goal vs 27 shots for the Golden Knights. The Capitals goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 88.4% compared to the Golden Knights goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 88.4%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Robin Lehner 27, Vitek Vanecek 24 SHOTS: Max Pacioretty 4.3, Alex Ovechkin 4.7 GOALS: Max Pacioretty 0.7, Alex Ovechkin 0.72 PTS: Mark Stone has a 60% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Alex Ovechkin has a 62% chance of 1+PTs