Washington Capitals vsColumbus Blue Jackets Prediction
The Washington Capitals are heavy 70.9 percent favorites over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Capitals are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +7 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 32 shots on goal vs 24 shots for the Blue Jackets. The Capitals goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 89.3% compared to the Blue Jackets goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 87.8%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Darcy Kuemper 22, Elvis Merzlikins 28 SHOTS: Alex Ovechkin 4.2, Patrik Laine 3.5 GOALS: Alex Ovechkin 0.73, Patrik Laine 0.7 PTS: Alex Ovechkin has a 54% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Johnny Gaudreau has a 61% chance of 1+PTs