The Washington Capitals and the Columbus Blue Jackets meet Friday in NHL action from the Nationwide Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Washington Capitals vs. Columbus Blue Jackets prediction.
Washington Capitals Recap
The Washington Capitals come into this game looking to add on to their 4-1 win over Seattle last time out to sit at 5-2 this season. After this game, Washington will head home for a game against Ottawa.
Capitals Win 5 Of Their Last 6 Games
Tom Wilson leads the Capitals with 10 points including 4 goals and a team-high 6 assists while Dylan Strome has 9 points with 2 goals and 7 assists. Aliaksei Protas has 8 points with a team-high 4 goals and 4 assists while Jakob Chychrun has 6 points with 3 goals and 3 assists. John Carlson and Alex Ovechkin each have 5 points with 4 assists while Martin Fehervary has 4 points with 3 assists and Ryan Leonard has 3 goals. Logan Thompson has gone 4-1 with a 1.60 GAA and a .927 save percentage while Charlie Lindgren is 1-1 with a 2.04 GAA and a .932 save percentage so far this season.
Why the Washington Capitals will win
- The Capitals have won each of their last six night games at Nationwide Arena.
- The Blue Jackets have lost seven of their last eight games as home underdogs.
- The road team has covered the puck line in five of the Blue Jackets’ last six games.
Washington Capitals Player Prop Facts
- Alex Ovechkin has scored a goal in each of his last four appearances against the Blue Jackets.
- Dylan Strome has recorded at least one assist in each of the Capitals’ last five games as favorites against the Blue Jackets.
- Alex Ovechkin has recorded a point in eight of his last nine road appearances against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Dylan Strome has recorded an assist in each of his last four appearances – equal-longest active streak in the league.
Columbus Blue Jackets Recap
The Columbus Blue Jackets come into this game looking to add on to their 5-1 win over Dallas last time out to sit at 3-3 this season. After this game, Columbus will head on the road for a game against Pittsburgh.
Blue Jackets Win Back-To-Back Games
Kirill Marchenko leads the Blue Jackets with 7 points including a team-high 5 goals while Dmitri Voronkov has 6 points with 3 goals and 3 assists. Boone Jenner also has 6 points with 2 goals and 4 assists while Adam Fantilli has 5 points with 2 goals and 3 assists. Zach Werenski has 4 points with 3 assists while Charlie Coyle has 3 assists and Ivan Provorov and Damon Severson each have 3 points with a goal and 2 assists as well on the year. Jet Greaves has gone 1-2 with a 2.04 GAA and a .928 save percentage while Elvis Merzlikins has gone 2-1 with a 2.69 GAA and a .927 save percentage between the pipes for Columbus so far this season.
Why the Columbus Blue Jackets will win
- The Capitals have lost four of their last five games as favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Blue Jackets have won seven of their last eight games against Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Capitals have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven road games following a win.
- The Blue Jackets have covered the puck line in each of their last six games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Columbus Blue Jackets Player Prop Facts
- Adam Fantilli has scored at least one goal in five of the Blue Jackets’ last six games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Sean Monahan has recorded at least one assist in seven of his last eight appearances against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Kirill Marchenko has recorded a point in each of the Blue Jackets’ last six home games.
- Kirill Marchenko ranks T3rd in the league for Game Winning Goals (2) this season.
Total Goals Facts
- Seven of the Capitals’ last eight night games against opponents on a winning streak have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Blue Jackets’ last four games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the last five Friday games at Nationwide Arena have gone OVER the total goals line.
Washington Capitals vs. Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction
I’m on Washington in this one. I just think that while Columbus has been solid at even strength, I still think that Washington is the better team and still have one of the most underappreciated goaltending rooms in all of the NHL with Logan Thompson and Charlie Lindgren. Columbus has some solid goalies in Merzlikins and Greaves as well, but I think Washington continues their strong run so give me the Capitals in this one.