A Metropolitan division battle is set for Tuesday night when the Washington Capitals (58 points) visit the Columbus Blue Jackets (33 points). Washington is fourth in the division, four points back, but do occupy a Wild Card spot. Columbus is a bad team and are firmly in the Connor Bedard sweepstakes. Below is my NHL betting pick for Capitals vs Blue Jackets.
Capitals vs Blue Jackets Betting Pick
| ℹ️ The Pick: | Capitals Moneyline (-201) |
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This game will be played at Nationwide Arena at 7:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 31, 2023.
Why Bet the Capitals:
✅ Washington is 6-1 in their last seven games against Columbus.
✅ The Capitals are 9-4 in their last 13 road games.
✅ Columbus is 5-15 in their last 20 games played.
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Washington Capitals
Columbus Blue Jackets
Team Records
| WAS | Team Records | CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| 21-8-2 | Overall | 12-15-5 |
| 0-0 | Shootout | 1-0 |
| 3-2 | Overtime | 1-5 |
| 9-4-2 | Home | 8-4-3 |
| 12-4-0 | Road | 4-11-2 |
| 14-5-1 | EAS | 7-6-2 |
| 7-3-1 | WES | 5-9-3 |
| 6-1-1 | ATL | 4-3-1 |
| 8-4-0 | MET | 3-3-1 |
| 5-3-0 | CEN | 3-3-1 |
| 2-0-1 | PAC | 2-6-2 |
| 7-3-2 | ≤1 | 2-2-5 |
| 9-1-0 | ≥3 | 7-9-0 |
| 7-2-0 | Oct | 5-3-1 |
| 10-4-1 | Nov | 5-6-2 |
| 4-2-1 | Dec | 2-6-2 |
| 0-0-0 | Jan | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Feb | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Mar | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Apr | 0-0-0 |
Team Stats
| WAS | Team Stats | CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| 118 | Goals For | 103 |
| 83 | Goals Agst | 116 |
| 3.1 | PP For GM | 2.75 |
| .65 | PP Goals GM | .50 |
| 20.83 | PP% | 18.18 |
| 3.19 | PP Agst GM | 3.06 |
| .52 | PP Agst Goals GM | .84 |
| 83.84 | PK% | 72.45 |
| 9.1 | PIM GM | 9.2 |
| 8.6 | oPIM GM | 8.3 |
Goalies
| C. Lindgren | J. Korpisalo | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | GP | 28 |
| 6 | GS | 26 |
| 3-3-0 | W-L-T/O | 11-11-3 |
| 16 | Goals Allowed | 82 |
| 2.70 | GAA | 3.17 |
| 154 | Shots Against | 926 |
| .896 | SV% | .911 |
| 0 | SO | 0 |
| 3 | Quality Starts | 15 |
| .500 | QS% | .577 |
| 1 | Bad Starts | 2 |
| 102 | Goals All.% | 93 |
| -0.31 | Goals Sv Above Avg | 5.76 |
Recent Starts
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/21 DAL | Holtby ML N/A | W4-1 TOTAL N/A | 1 | 27 | 26 | .963 |
| 12/14/21 DAL | Oettinger ML N/A | W4-1 TOTAL N/A | 1 | 34 | 33 | .971 |
| 12/11/21 MON | Allen ML N/A | W4-1 TOTAL N/A | 1 | 23 | 22 | .957 |
| 12/9/21 DET | Greiss ML N/A | W6-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 31 | 29 | .935 |
| 12/7/21 FLA | Knight ML N/A | W4-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 37 | 34 | .919 |
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/22/22 PIT | Jarry ML N/A | L1-5 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 37 | 32 | .865 |
| 3/19/22 STL | Husso ML N/A | W5-4 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 21 | 19 | .905 |
| 3/17/22 WAS | Vanecek ML N/A | L2-7 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 9 | 6 | .667 |
| 3/10/22 NYI | Sorokin ML N/A | L0-6 TOTAL N/A | 6 | 33 | 27 | .818 |
| 1/31/22 FLA | Bobrovsky ML N/A | L4-8 TOTAL N/A | 7 | 25 | 18 | .720 |
Betting Trends
| WAS | Betting Trends | CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 1-2-0 |
| 1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
| 2 | Avg Score | 2 |
| 3.33 | Avg Opp Score | 3.33 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 0-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 1-2-0 |
| 1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
| 1.67 | Avg Score | 3 |
| 4.67 | Avg Opp Score | 3.67 |
| WAS | Betting Trends | CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-3-0 |
| 2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
| 2.4 | Avg Score | 2.8 |
| 3.2 | Avg Opp Score | 3.4 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-3-0 |
| 3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-3-0 |
| 2.6 | Avg Score | 3 |
| 3.4 | Avg Opp Score | 4 |
| WAS | Betting Trends | CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 4-6-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-7-0 |
| 3-7-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-5-0 |
| 2.3 | Avg Score | 2.5 |
| 3.1 | Avg Opp Score | 3.6 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 6-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-5-0 |
| 6-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 6-4-0 |
| 3.6 | Avg Score | 3.1 |
| 2.9 | Avg Opp Score | 3.5 |
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Washington Capitals
Last time out, Washington visited the Toronto Maple Leafs and were soundly beaten 5-1. The Capitals led 1-0 after the first period, but the Maple Leafs scored four goals in the first 14 minutes of the second period to take complete control of the game. Toronto finished off the game with a late third period goal.
Nicklas Backstrom scored his first goal of the season in the loss. Marcus Johansson and Conor Sheary both assisted on the goal.
Alex Ovechkin is still getting to done as he leads the Capitals with 32 goals and 54 points. Evgeny Kuznetsov has a team high 35 assists. Washington is scoring 3.10 goals per game and allow 2.83.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus took a trip to Seattle and left with a 3-1 defeat. Seattle led 1-0 after the first period and made it 2-0 midway through the second period. The Blue Jackets got within one late in the second, but the Kraken finished the game off with an early third period goal/
Kent Johnson scored the only goal of the night for Columbus. Jack Roslovic recorded the only assist in the loss.
Johnny Gaudreau is having a nice start to his Columbus career as he leads the tea with 35 assists and 48 points. Patrik Laine leads the way with 14 goals. The Blue Jackets are scoring 2.44 goals per game and allow 3.84.
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