St. Louis Blues vs Washington Capitals Prediction, 11/5/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Washington Capitals

Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025

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

TV: Monumental Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+132) Capitals (-160)

Capital One Arena is where the Washington Capitals (6-5-1) will go up against the St. Louis Blues (4-7-2) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Blues at +132 and the Capitals are coming in at -160. The total is set at 6.5.

The St. Louis Blues came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 3-2 victory over the Oilers in their previous game. The Blues had an average offensive outing in this win. For the outing, they converted 3 of the 22 shots they attempted. Moreover, they had 2 opportunities with more players on the ice and were able to notch 1 goal. St. Louis accounted for 2 penalty mins in this matchup.

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In regard to their scoring, the St. Louis Blues have notched 37 goals (20th in pro hockey) for the year and have allowed 52. For the current season, they have accumulated 10 points and their points percentage is sitting at .385. St. Louis comes into tonight with 36 power play chances and they have notched 9 goals during those advantages, earning them a rate of 25.00%. When at even strength, the Blues have given up 41 goals while earning 28 when they are on offense. St. Louis has tried 355 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.4%. The Blues have seen 333 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .844. St. Louis Blues opponents have 34 power play opportunities (27th in the NHL) and have scored 11 goals in those chances.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Jordan Binnington. Binnington has participated in 346 games over the course of his hockey career. He has compiled an overall mark of 176-120-38 and he has gotten the start in 335 games. The opposition has scored 929 goals versus Binnington in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.77. Binnington has seen 9,857 shot attempts against him and has garnered 8,928 total saves. His save percentage is at .906 in his 17,831 minutes in the crease. Over the course of his career, Binnington has compiled 180 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .537.

In their last contest, Washington faced off against the Sabres in an outing where the Capitals got the tie by a mark of 3-3. The Capitals tallied 3 goals of the 34 shots on goal they took. They had 4 power play opportunities in this game but weren't able to notch a goal.

The Capitals have earned 25 goals at even strength and 6 goals (28th in hockey) while on the power play. Washington has put up 348 shots (21st in hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 8.91%, while allowing their opponents 304 shots. This season, the Washington Capitals have tallied 31 goals, 13 points, in addition to a points percentage of .542. They have permitted 28 goals to be scored by of a combination of 19 goals at even strength and 9 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 40 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 15.00%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 75.00% on their opponents 36 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 90.8%.

Across the ice you will find Logan Thompson defending the goal. He has recorded 3,977 saves out of the 4,358 shots attempted, which gives him a percentage of .913. Thompson has accumulated a lifetime record of 92-41-17 and has participated in 154 games. He got the starting nod in 145 contests and has accumulated 7,758 mins. Thompson's quality start rate comes in at 62.1% and he has 90 quality starts in his pro hockey career. His opposition is averaging 2.63 goals per game and he has relinquished 381 goals altogether.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Washington (-160)

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