Capitals vs Avalanche Picks and Prediction – 1/25/2024

The Washington Capitals stay on the road Wednesday with a game in Colorado against the Colorado Avalanche. Washington has 22 wins thus far this season coming into Wednesday following the three goal loss against Saint Louis. For other NHL action see our NHL Picks. Offensively Washington has been a bottom feeder in the league this season averaging 2.3 four goals on 27.2 shots. Defensively the Capitals have been solid holding opponents to just 2.86 goals per game.

Dylan Strome leads the way for the Washington offense this season with 28 points and a team high sixteen goals on 19 shots. John Carlson leads the team with 23 assists this season. Darcy Kuemper is goalie #1 for Washington with eleven wins and a .895 save percentage on the year.

The Colorado Avalanche end a long road stand Wednesday night with thirty wins in 47 games played following a three goal win over Philadelphia in their last outing. Offensively Colorado has been dominant this season scoring 3.7 seven goals on 32 shots. Defensively the Avalanche are doing the work as well allowing just 3.17 goals on 29.3 shots per game.

Alexandar Georgiev led the way for the Colorado defense in their last game giving up four goals on 40 shots to post a .900 save percentage in 60 minutes. Logan O’Connor led the way for the Colorado Avalanche offense with three goals on five shots in just under 19 minutes on the ice. Nathan MacKinnon chipped in two goals and two assists, while Mikko Rantanen added two goals as well.