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Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs Washington Capitals 12/16/23

The Preds return home after a very hectic game last night to face the Washington Capitals, who would probably love to also score five and like it even better if Alex Ovechkin scored all five.

Despite getting good goaltending, the Caps have been struggling to score. Their offense hasn’t been great, and they’ve combined that with bad shooting luck, not only at even strength but–to an honestly shocking extent–on the power play.

Visualization showing how each team’s power play and penalty kill compare to what you’d expect to see given the chances they’ve had, with the Capitals defining the worst edge of the chart for power-play success (they’ve scored less than half as many goals as you’d expect on the power play).