The Prudential Center will be the site for a divisional showdown as the Washington Capitals make the trip to New Jersey to face the Devils. The match gets started at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 11, and you can watch the game live on NBC Sports Washington.
Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils Odds
Each of these teams recorded a successful 2017-18 campaign. The Washington Capitals were 49-33 straight up (SU) last season, while the New Jersey Devils finished 44-38.
The visiting Capitals managed to score 3.25 goals per game on offense (29.6 shot attempts per game), while the defense gave up 2.83 goals per contest. Opponents attempted 31.2 shots per game on the Capitals last year.
Fueled by an offense that managed 31.8 shot attempts per contest, the Devils were able to notch 2.99 goals/game. The defense allowed 32.0 shots and 3.01 goals per game.
Washington found the net on 24.1 percent of its power play opportunities during the 2017-18 season. The team were able to kill off 79.4 percent of all opponent power plays.
New Jersey scored on 21.0 percent of its extra-man advantages and killed off 81.2 percent of the power plays its defense faced.
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Washington has yet to lose a game by two or more goals this season.
Washington was 3-1 in shootouts last season while New Jersey was 5-4 in games that went to a shootout.
New Jersey’s skaters registered 8.2 takeaways per game and allowed 8.0 giveaways per game.
Washington skaters converted 7.4 takeaways per matchup while allowing 10.4 giveaways per game in 2017-18
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