Monday’s NHL offering features a contest between the favored Washington Capitals (11-9-2, -175 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Columbus Blue Jackets (11-8-3, +145 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Capitals vs. Blue Jackets Betting Lines

• Favorite: Capitals (-175)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (+145)
• Over/under: 6.5

Capitals vs. Blue Jackets Quick Facts

• Washington’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals nine of 22 times.
• Columbus’ games have gone over 6.5 goals in 10 of 22 chances this season.
• These two teams combine to average 6.2 goals per game, 0.3 less than the over/under set for this match.
• These two clubs concede 5.9 goals per game combined, 0.6 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Capitals Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Capitals Season Stat Insights

• The Capitals score the eighth-most goals in the league, averaging 3.2 per game for a total of 71 this season.
• Washington is ranked eighth in league action for the fewest goals against this season, having allowed 60 in total (2.7 per game).
• With a +11 goal differential, they’re ranked third-best in the NHL.
• Washington has recorded 10 power-play goals on 68 chances this season, to rank 24th in the league.
• The Capitals are 27th in the league with a 14.71% power-play conversion rate this season.
• The Capitals have the league’s 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 71.83%.
• The Capitals win 48.1% of their faceoffs (22nd in the league).
• Washington converts 10.9% of its shots, ranking 16th in the league.
• The Capitals average 21 hits and 14.2 blocked shots per game.

Capitals Moneyline

• Washington has gone 9-7 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
• Through three games with moneyline odds shorter than -175 this season, the Capitals have been victorious once.
• Looking at the moneyline odds, Washington has a 63.6% chance of winning this contest.

Capitals Leaders

• Tom Wilson: 11 goals and 10 assists
• Alexander Ovechkin: 10 goals and 10 assists
• Dylan Strome: five goals and 15 assists
• Logan Thompson: 8-6-1 record, .909 save percentage, 32 goals given up

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Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blue Jackets Season Stats Insights

• The Blue Jackets’ 65 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 21st in the league.
• Columbus has allowed 70 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 21st.
• Their -5 goal differential ranks 24th in the league.
• Columbus has scored nine power-play goals this season, which ranks 29th in the NHL (on 51 chances).
• The Blue Jackets have the league’s 21st-ranked power-play conversion rate of 17.65%.
• Columbus has scored one shorthanded goal.
• The 74.07% of opponent power plays the Blue Jackets kill is the 28th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have the league’s 14th-ranked faceoff win percentage (50.5%).
• The 9.7% shooting percentage Columbus has compiled ranks 28th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Blue Jackets Moneyline Insights

• The Blue Jackets have been listed as the underdog 16 times this season, and upset their opponent five times.
• Columbus is 1-2 when it is underdogs of +145 or longer on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Blue Jackets have a 40.8% chance to win.

Blue Jackets Leaders

• Kirill Marchenko: eight goals and 14 assists
• Zachary Werenski: seven goals and 14 assists
• Dmitri Voronkov: nine goals and nine assists
• Jet Greaves: 7-4-3 record, .904 save percentage, 40 goals conceded