Washington Capitals (26-20-6) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (15-32-3)
January 31, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Columbus Blue Jackets +175 / Washington Capitals -210; Over/Under: +6
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The Washington Capitals and the Columbus Blue Jackets meet in NHL action from the Nationwide Arena on Tuesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Washington is listed as a -210 road favorite while Columbus is a +175 home underdog with the total for this game set at 6 goals.
Injuries
Tom Wilson and Nic Dowd remain out until early February for Washington and John Carlson is also out indefinitely while Columbus has listed Adam Boqvist and Nick Blankenburg as questionable for this game while Gustav Nyquist is out indefinitely and Carson Meyer is out until late February with an oblique injury.
Matchup History
Washington’s 1-0 win back on January 8th, 2023, made it three straight wins and wins in six of the last seven meetings for the Capitals head-to-head with Columbus.
Trends
Washington is 13-3 in their last 16 games played on 1 days rest and 0-4 in their last 4 games when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games following a loss by 3 or more goals. Columbus is 6-21 in their last 27 division games and 3-12 in their last 15 games after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game while the under is 10-3-1 in their last 14 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
Pick
I’m backing the under here. Not because I trust the goaltending and defense one bit, but it’s the opposite as the offense hasn’t been there for either side for much of anything as of late and I think this could be a game where the offense on both sides is so non-existent that it’ll make the defense and goaltending on the other side look a lot better than it actually is. I think this sets up as a first-to-3 wins kind of game so give me the under.
