San Jose Sharks vs. Washington Capitals Game Preview 1/22/19

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Brent Burns, Logan Couture, and the San Jose Sharks will do battle against Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin, and the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena in a cross-country showdown. NBC Sports Washington will air the game, which gets going at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 22.

San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals Odds

Moneyline odds have not yet been posted for this matchup.

San Jose is 28-23 straight up (SU) and has lost 5.3 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 51 regular season matches, 30 of its games have gone over the total, while 19 have gone under and just one has pushed. This 2018-19 Sharks team is 11-15 SU on the road.

San Jose has converted on 24.5 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s good enough for eighth-best in the NHL. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked 13th overall, and the team’s successfully killed off 81.6 percent of all penalties..

Averaging 24.4 saves per game with a .897 save percentage, Martin Jones (23-14-4) has been the primary option in goal for San Jose this year. Jones did just play last night, however, so head coach Peter Deboer might opt to rest him and instead turn to Aaron Dell (7-10-3 record, .891 save percentage, 3.11 goals against average).

Washington is 27-21 straight up (SU) and has lost 0.3 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 48 regular season contests, 24 of its games have gone over the total, while 21 have gone under and just three have pushed. The team’s 13-11 SU at home this year.

The Capitals have converted on just 21.0 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 24th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 78.1 percent of all opponent power plays.

Braden Holtby has denied 27.4 shots per game as the top option in the crease for the Capitals. Holtby has 17 wins, 16 losses, and four OT losses and has maintained a pedestrian 2.92 goals against average and a poor .909 save percentage this year.

San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals Free Picks

Prediction: SU Winner – Capitals, O/U – Under

Betting Trends

  • The Capitals are 3-1 in games decided by a shootout this season while the Sharks are 0-3 in shootouts.
  • The total has gone under in three of Washington’s last five outings.
  • San Jose has attempted 34.3 shots per game overall this season (the second-most in the NHL), and 31.0 in its last 10 games.
  • Eight of San Jose’s last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 5-3 in those games.
  • The Caps this season have recorded the 12th-most hits per game in the NHL (22.6).