Columbus Blue Jackets vs Washington Capitals Prediction, 11/24/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Columbus Blue Jackets vs Washington Capitals

Date: Monday, November 24, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

TV: Monumental Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Blue Jackets (+102) Capitals (-122)

The Columbus Blue Jackets (11-8-2) are traveling to Capital One Arena on Monday where they will try to defeat the Washington Capitals (11-8-2). The odds on this game have the Blue Jackets at +102 while the Capitals are coming in at -122. The total has been set at 6.

The Columbus Blue Jackets came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 3-2 win over the Maple Leafs their last time out. Columbus earned 4 penalty mins for this matchup. The Blue Jackets had a middle of the road offensive outing in the win. Moreover, they had 2 opportunities with more players on the ice but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. For the game, they earned a goal on 3 of the 30 shots they attempted.

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Columbus Blue Jackets opponents have tallied 52 power play opportunities (31st in the NHL) and have scored 14 goals in those attempts. The Blue Jackets have seen 658 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .900. Columbus has tried 641 shots and has a shot percentage of 9.7%. While at even strength, the Blue Jackets have allowed the opponent to score 52 goals while earning 54 on offense. Columbus skates onto the rink with 48 power play opportunities and they have notched 8 goals during those chances, earning them a percentage of 16.67%. For the season, they have racked up 24 points and their points percentage comes in at .571. When discussing their scoring capabilities, the Columbus Blue Jackets have accumulated 62 goals (18th in the NHL) for the year and have conceded 66.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Elvis Merzlikins. The opposition has notched 753 goals against Merzlikins in his professional hockey career and his goals against average is 3.18. Merzlikins has been involved in 252 games over the course of his pro hockey career. His save percentage sits at .902 during his 12,952 mins guarding the cage. He has accumulated an overall mark of 98-104-35 and was named the starter in 237 games. Over the course of his time in hockey, Merzlikins is sitting with 115 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .485. Merzlikins has had 7,646 shot attempts against him and he has 6,893 total saves.

In their last game, Washington faced the Canadiens in a game where the Capitals got the win by a score of 8-4. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this game and netted 2 out of those chances. The Capitals had 8 goals out of the 36 shots on goal they tried.

The Capitals have accumulated 58 goals at even strength and 10 goals (23rd in hockey) while on the power play. Washington has put up 622 shots (8th in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.93%, while allowing the other team 558 shots. For the year, the Washington Capitals have earned a total of 68 goals, 24 points, as well as a points percentage of .571. They have allowed 55 goals to be scored by way of 36 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 62 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 16.13%. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 72.06% on their opponents 68 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 90.1%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Logan Thompson protecting the goal. Opponents are averaging 2.63 goals per contest and he has surrendered 397 goals in total. Thompson's quality start percentage comes out to 61.6% and he has 93 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has made the start in 151 games and has played for a total of 7,773 minutes. Thompson is the owner of a career mark of 95-43-18 and has participated in 160 games. He has racked up 4,124 stops out of the 4,521 shots attempted against him, which gives him a percentage of .912.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Washington (-122) and under 6 goals

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