San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals odds, picks and prediction

The San Jose Sharks play Washington Capitals at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Capital One Arena. The Sharks are coming off a 7-1 loss to Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. San Diego won the final two games of its four-game road trip with victories in Buffalo Jan. 6 and Philadelphia Jan 8.

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Sharks at Capitals projected goalies are Adin Hill and Ilya Samsonov. Hill came on late in the first period of the loss to the Lightning and allowed 3 goals on 18 shots. Samsonova has lost all three of his starts in January.

The Sharks have struggled recently and have scored just 10 goals in the last five games. The Caps won 4-0 in San Jose Nov. 20. Washington is a strong play at home Wednesday. The Under has cashed in six of the past eight games for Sanjay and hit in each of last two for Washington.