Capitals vs Blue Jackets Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 3/21/23

The Columbus Blue Jackets and Washington Capitals meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Capital One Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are averaging 2.6 goals per game and are scoring on 18.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Boone Jenner leads Columbus with 23 goals, Johnny Gaudreau has 46 assists and Patrik Laine has 179 shots on goal. Defensively, the Columbus Blue Jackets are allowing 3.8 goals per game and are killing 77 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Joonas Korpisalo has allowed 82 goals on 926 shots faced, and Elvis Merzlikins has given up 104 goals on 865 shots.

The Washington Capitals are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 20.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Alex Ovechkin leads Washington with 37 goals, Evgeny Kuznetsov has 39 assists and Conor Sheary has 134 shots on goal. Defensively, the Washington Capitals are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 82.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Darcy Kuemper has given up 126 goals on 1,398 shots faced, and Charlie Lindgren has allowed 68 goals on 702 shots.

The Blue Jackets are 13-39 in their last 52 road games and 14-37 in their last 51 overall. The Capitals are 2-7 in their last 9 home games and 2-5 in their last 7 overall. The over is 6-1 in Blue Jackets last 7 overall. The over is 5-0 in Capitals last 5 overall. The Blue Jackets are 0-4 in the last 4 meetings. The road team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings. The favorite is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.

The Columbus Blue Jackets continue to pile up the losses, and they’re not a team you should be eager to back, especially on the road. The Washington Capitals have their issues as well, but they’re the more talented team, and they still have an outside shot of getting back in the playoff conversation. Must win game for the Caps. Give me the Capitals and the PL for max betting value.