Capitals at Stars 1/4/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

This came here between the Dallas Stars on the Washington Capitals is going to be one of the highlights of the night for hockey night on Friday. Both of these teams have been playing at the top of their games so far this season, but the Dallas Stars tracks we've been able to do it quietly. What is impressive for both of these teams is with how they're playing for the Capitals it's five losses on the road for the Stars it is only five losses at home and both of the teams are well over the 500 , mark and that is something to brag about if you're Washington Capitals fan because most road teams are horrible this year. For the Washington Capitals their offense have been one of the main source their power as their scoring 3.55 goals-per-game the defense which is led by Holtby has not been as impressive this season as they're giving up a 2.92 goals-per-game. When it comes to the power play the Capitals are doing decent as they're in the top 10 with 23.3% conversion, the penalty Kill they could do some work as they're only killing off 77% of the opponents power plays.

When it comes to the Dallas Stars they've been scoring 2.76 goals per game, the defense has actually been very impressive as they're only giving up 2.68 goals a game and ranked 5th in the NHL. The power play for the the Stars has only converted on 21% of their opportunities, the penalty kill unit has killed off 82.5% of the opponents chances.