Washington Capitals vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction 4/12/25 NHL Picks

The Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets meet Saturday in NHL action at the Nationwide Arena. Here’s a Washington Capitals vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction. This article will include a Washington Capitals vs Columbus Blue Jackets Pick.

Washington Capitals Betting Preview 

The Washington Capitals lost to the Islanders, beat the Hurricanes, and they play the Islanders and Penguins next. The Capitals have seen five of their 19 losses come since March 25.

The Washington Capitals are averaging 3.59 goals per game and are scoring 23.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Alex Ovechkin leads Washington with 42 goals, Dylan Strome has 51 assists, and Jakob Chychrun has 177 shots on goal. Defensively, the Washington Capitals are allowing 2.72 goals per game and are killing 81.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Charlie Lindgren has allowed 99 goals on 929 shots faced, and Logan Thompson has given up 105 goals on 1,172 shots.

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Preview 

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Senators and Sabres, and play the Flyers and Islanders next. The Blue Jackets look to win three straight games for the first time since February 25 – March 1. 

The Columbus Blue Jackets are averaging 3.17 goals per game and are scoring 19.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Marchenko leads Columbus with 31 goals, Zach Werenski has 56 assists, and Adam Fantilli has 179 shots on goal. Defensively, the Columbus Blue Jackets are allowing 3.4 goals per game and are killing 76.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Daniil Tarasov has allowed 65 goals on 544 shots faced, and Elvis Merzlikins has given up 168 goals on 1,557 shots.

Why the Columbus Blue Jackets will win

• The Capitals have lost seven of their last eight day games against opponents on a winning streak.
• The Blue Jackets have won five of their last six games as home underdogs following a win.
• The Blue Jackets have covered the puck line in 10 of their last 11 games as home underdogs against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Capitals have failed to cover the puck line in six of their last seven games as road favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The Capitals have lost the first period in five of their last six day games following a home win.

Why the Washington Capitals will win

• The Capitals have won each of their last six games at Nationwide Arena.
• The Blue Jackets have lost each of their last five day games at Nationwide Arena following a home win.
• The Capitals have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine road games after coming off overtime.
• The Blue Jackets have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games.
• The Blue Jackets have lost the second period in each of their last four games as underdogs at Nationwide Arena when trailing after the first period.

Washington Capitals vs Columbus Blue Jackets Injury Report

The Blue Jackets will be without Owen Sillinger. 

The Washington Capitals will be without Logan Thompson and Aliaksei Protas, while Jakob Chychrun is questionable.

Washington Capitals vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction

The Blue Jackets are getting some love with this soft line because they’re still in the wild card race and are coming off a couple of nice wins. At home, the Blue Jackets should be up for this one. With that said, you don’t get the Capitals at this price often, as they’re competing for the Presidents’ Trophy. The Capitals have won nine of the last 10 games against the Blue Jackets and in most of those games Columbus had issues scoring. The Capitals are considerably the better team and they’ve been road warriors all year where they have 24 wins. Again, the soft price forces me to side with the Caps.