Arizona Coyotes (3-6-1) vs. Washington Capitals (5-5-2)
November 5, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Washington Capitals -275 / Arizona Coyotes +220; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Arizona Coyotes and Washington Capitals meet Saturday in NHL action at the Capital One Arena. The Arizona Coyotes look for a win after losing 5 of their last 7 games. The Washington Capitals look to snap a 3-game losing streak.
The Arizona Coyotes are averaging 2.8 goals per game and are scoring on 31.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Lawson Crouse leads Arizona with 5 goals, Clayton Keller has 7 assists and Shayne Gostisbehere has 29 shots on goal. Defensively, the Arizona Coyotes are allowing 4.3 goals per game and are killing 82.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Karel Vejmelka has given up 27 goals on 258 shots faced, and Connor Ingram has allowed 14 goals on 111 shots.
The Washington Capitals are averaging 2.75 goals per game and are scoring on 20 percent of their power play opportunities. Alex Ovechkin leads Washington with 6 goals, Dylan Strome has 7 assists and John Carlson has 27 shots on goal. Defensively, the Washington Capitals are allowing 2.83 goals per game and are killing 79 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Darcy Kuemper has given up 21 goals on 270 shots faced, and Charlie Lindgren has allowed 9 goals on 111 shots.
The Coyotes are 31-63 in their last 94 road games and 33-76 in their last 109 overall. The Capitals are 52-25 in their last 77 Saturday games and 1-4 in their last 5 overall. The over is 16-5-1 in Coyotes last 22 overall. The under is 5-0 in Capitals last 5 overall. The Coyotes are 3-7 in the last 10 meetings in Washington. The home team is 14-6 in the last 20 meetings.
The Washington Capitals are in a bit of a funk right now and not a club I’m thrilled to back in the big favorite role. However, at home, this feels like a spot where they can take out some frustration. The Arizona Coyotes don’t play a lick of defense most nights, and they’ve been fade material on the road the last couple of years. If the Caps cant get the job done here to kind of right the ship, something is wrong. Of course, I grab the PL to shave down the juice.
