Blue Jackets at Capitals 4/21/18 - NHL Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 08/08/2019 at 8:43 AM ET

The Blue Jackets offense has lost the edge it had in the first couple of games of this series. While the offense is still a factor, it is not nearly keeping the pressure up on the Capitals defense as they should be doing and this has the Blue Jackets looking very flat. So it really depends on how well the Blue Jackets are able to bounce back here if they are going to win.

The Blue Jackets and the Capitals both had a good reason to be showing up as flat on the game. That is because the game before this was a double overtime thriller that the teams had that went almost halfway through the second period before the Capitals were able to put in the goal.
In a testament to how flat the Blue Jackets offense was in the 4th game of the series Braden Holtby only had to face a total of 24 shots on the night. 23 of those shots he was able to get blocked away from the net and that really crimped the Blue Jackets offense.

The Capitals definitely put Bobrovsky under the gun as he allowed 3 goals in the game, 1 was an empty netter late in the 3rd. Bobrovsky faced a total of 32 shots and even though he turned 29 away the offense was not able to contribute in the game.

The Capitals have definitely gained the momentum back from the Blue Jackets and heading back to Washington it will be difficult for the Blue Jackets to get it back. Look for the Blue Jackets to come out flat again and a little dejected in this game. Bobrovsky will put up a great game in this one, but he will fall short again as the offense of the Blue Jackets does not provide the support. Capitals win this game 4-2.

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