Columbus Blue Jackets vs Washington Capitals 1/5/23 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets meet in NHL action from the Nationwide Arena on Thursday night. Alex Ovechkin has a team-high 47 points with a 28 goals and 19 assists. Johnny Gaudreau has 37 points, Boone Jenner 22 points and Elvis Merzlikins 4 goals. Darcy Kuemper has gone 10-9-4 with 2.58 GAA and a .916 save percentage. Charlie Lindgren is 11-2-1 with two 2-57 GAs and .914 save percentages. Joonas Korpisalo has 5-7-0 with 3.13 GA and 3-911 save Percentage. Daniil Tarasov has 2 3 3 .40 Gaa and an .911 GPA. Washington is 6- 0 in their last 6 road games and 5 of last 7 games against a losing team. Columbus is 1- 7 in last 8 games after scoring 2 goals or less in the previous game.