Artemi Panarin, Cam Atkinson, and the Columbus Blue Jackets will do battle against Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, and the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena in a divisional tilt. The action gets underway at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, November 9, and it is being televised live on NBC Sports Washington.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals Odds
Columbus (+120) is currently the underdog to Washington (-140), and the Over/Under (O/U) is placed at an even 6 goals. The line for betting the total stands at -105 money on the over and -115 for the under.
Columbus is 8-7 straight up (SU) and has lost 1.9 units for moneyline bettors this year. Eight of its outings have gone under the total, while seven have gone over and none have pushed. The Jackets are 4-3 SU as an away team in 2018-19.
Columbus has converted on just 11.9 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s ranked 30th in the NHL. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked 25th in the league, and it’s successfully killed off only 75.5 percent of all penalties..
With a .902 save percentage and 27.5 saves per game, Sergei Bobrovsky (4-6) has been the primary option in goal for Columbus this season. If Columbus decides to rest him, however, they could turn to Joonas Korpisalo (4-2-1), who has a .884 save percentage and 3.80 goals against average this year.
Washington is 7-7 straight up (SU) and has lost 1.5 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 14 regular season matches, nine of its games have gone over the total, while four have gone under and just one has pushed. It’s 5-3 SU at home this season.
The Capitals come into the matchup with the second-best power-play unit in the NHL, as they’ve converted on 34.0 percent of their extra-man opportunities this season. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 26th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 74.5 percent of all penalties.
Braden Holtby has stopped 28.2 shots per game as the top selection in the crease for the Capitals. Holtby has five wins, six losses, and three OT losses to his credit and has registered a fairly-weak .899 save percentage and 3.37 goals against average this season.
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Prediction: SU Winner – Blue Jackets, O/U – Over
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After winning three of their four shootouts last season, the Capitals are off to a 1-1 start in shootouts this year. The Blue Jackets were 6-4 in shootouts last year and has yet to participate in one this time around.
For both of these clubs, the over has hit in three of their past five matches.
After averaging the sixth-most shots in the league last season (33.6 per game), Columbus has attempted 32.8 shots per game overall this season, and 28.8 in its last five road games.
The Caps this season have recorded the fifth-most hits per game in the NHL (25.2).
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