Game: Vegas Golden Knights vs Washington Capitals
Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
TV: Monumental Sports Network
The Washington Capitals (0-1-0) will be facing off against the Vegas Golden Knights (3-0-0) at Capital One Arena on Tuesday.
In their last game, the Vegas Golden Knights secured a 3-1 victory over the Ducks. The Golden Knights demonstrated areas for improvement in their offense during this win, scoring 3 goals on 32 shots. They also converted 1 of their 4 power play opportunities. Vegas spent 2 minutes in the penalty box during this matchup.
Currently, the Vegas Golden Knights have scored 15 goals (ranked 3rd in the league) and allowed 8 goals. With 6 points so far this season, their points percentage is at 1.000. Vegas has utilized 9 power play opportunities, scoring 3 goals for a 33.33% success rate. At even strength, the Golden Knights have allowed 6 goals while scoring 12. Their shot percentage is at 18.5% with 81 shots taken. The team has faced 77 shots against them with a save percentage of .896. Opposing teams have had 6 power play opportunities with 2 goals scored against Vegas.
Adin Hill will be the goaltender for the Golden Knights in this game. Throughout his career, Hill has faced 249 goals and has an average of 2.68 goals against per game. With 103 games played, his save percentage is .909. Hill boasts a 47-39-6 record with 47 quality starts and a quality starts rate of .522. He has made 2,498 saves out of 2,747 shots taken against him.
In their previous game, the Washington Capitals fell to the Rangers with a score of 4-2. The Capitals managed to score 2 goals on 25 shots while failing to convert on their 2 power play opportunities.
Currently, the Washington Capitals have scored 3 goals and allowed 5 goals this season. They have scored 2 goals at even strength and 1 goal on the power play. With a power play percentage of 33.33%, the Capitals have taken 32 shots with a shot percentage of 9.38%. Their penalty kill rate is 100.00% with a save percentage of 84.8% on 4 power play opportunities against them.
Charlie Lindgren will be the goaltender for the Capitals in this matchup. Lindgren has allowed an average of 2.92 goals per game with 167 goals conceded overall. In 55 games started, he has a lifetime record of 28-24-5 and a save percentage of .906.
Free Pick: Take Vegas (-138)
