Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals 12/4/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 12/03/2021 at 11:04 PM ET

This Saturday night December 3rd, 2021 7 pm EDT, the NHL hockey action is back with more exciting action for you guys and gals. The Columbus Blue Jackets are in the nations Capital to face the Washington Capitals in Capital One Arena. Stay tuned we've got you covered on all the best betting angles here at Picks and Parlays your leader in free sports betting picks!

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 12-9-0, 4-6-0 on the road sitting in 5th place in the Metropolitan Division. Offensively the Blue Jackets are averaging 3.25 goals and 30.5 shots. The Blue Jackets are 21.1% on power play opportunities and 51% on faceoffs.

Defensively the Blue Jackets allow 3.25 goals and 34.4 shot attempts with a 83.6% penalty kill. Expected goalie for the Blue Jackets is Elvis Merzlikins (9-4-0) with a .923 save percentage.

The Washington Capitals are 14-4-6, 7-1-4 at home, sitting in 1st place in the Metropolitan Division. Offensively the Capitals are averaging 3.57 goals and 31 shot attempts. The Capitals are 18.3% on power play opportunities and 47% on faceoffs.

Defensively the Capitals allow 2.48 goals and 28.3 shit attempts with a 83.6% penalty kill. Expected goalie for the Capitals is Ilya Samsonov (9-1-1) with a .915 save percentage.

These offenses are smoking hot. The Capitals are allowing 3.33 goals and the Blue Jackets 5 goals per game over the last 3 games. And that's literally what I calculate the score at when I run all the numbers. My best bet is in the Over 6. Final Score Prediction the Washington Capitals win cover the spread and the total goes over 5-3.

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