Washington Capitals vs. St. Louis Blues Prediction, Preview, and Odds

The Capitals played well over the past week and they’ve won three of their last four games. They will try to keep the momentum going with a win over the Blues, which will give them their third win in a row and fourth win in their last five games.

Washington is averaging 2.40 goals per game. They scored five goals on 26 shots in their last game.

T.J. Oshie scored a hat trick for the Capitals. Dylan Strome scored a goal, while Alex Ovechkin picked up an assist.

Washington has played well defensively, giving up 2.86 goals per game. They gave up two goals in their last game and will need a similar effort if they want to get the win.

Charlie Lindgren saved 18 of the 20 shots that he faced. He is 9-4-3 in 18 games with a 2.22 GAA and a .927 save percentage.

Joel Edmundson (Undisclosed) and Beck Malenstyn (Personal) are questionable for this game.

The Blues aren’t playing well at the moment and come into this game on a three-game losing streak. They will try to snap their streak with a win over the Capitals, which will even up their season series.

St. Louis is averaging 2.79 goals per game. They scored two goals on 20 shots in their last game.

Nathan Walker scored both goals for the Blues, while Justin Faulk picked up an assist.

St. Louis has struggled defensively, giving up 3.23 goals per game. They gave up five goals in their last game and will need a significantly better effort if they want to win this game.

Jordan Binnington saved 21 of the 25 shots that he faced. He is 14-12-2 in 31 games with a 3.08 GAA and a .904 save percentage.

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The Capitals are averaging 2.40 goals per game and 2.42 goals per game on the road. They averaged 3.67 goals per game in their last three games against the Blues. With St. Louis giving up 3.27 goals per game at home, the Capitals will go over their average in this game. The Blues are averaging 2.79 goals per game and 3.36 goals per game at home. They averaged four goals per game in their last three games against the Capitals. With Washington giving up 3.16 goals per game on the road, the Blues will score enough goals to push the score over the total. The Blues and Capitals played over the total in seven of their last 10 meetings.