Capitals vs. Blues NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 24

The Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues are coming off a loss and a victory, respectively, heading into their meeting at Enterprise Center on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET. The Blues are small underdogs, at -108, and the Capitals are -112.

Washington suffered a 3-2 overtime defeat at home its last time out on March 22 against the Colorado Avalanche. The Capitals got one point apiece out of six skaters, including Connor McMichael (one assist) and Alexander Ovechkin (one goal).

St. Louis won on the road in its last game on March 21, 3-1 over the Vancouver Canucks. Pavel Buchnevich (one goal and one assist) and Logan Mailloux (two assists) each had two points for the Blues in that outing.

Here is our pick for who will claim the victory in Tuesday's matchup.

Capitals vs. Blues Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Capitals 4 - Blues 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.01 goals)
  

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Capitals vs. Blues Moneylines

Take a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Capitals-Blues matchup.

• Favorite: Capitals (-112)
• Underdog: Blues (-108)

Capitals Betting Insights

• In the 48 times this season the Capitals have been a moneyline favorite, they have gone 27-21 in those games.
• Washington is 27-21 when playing with moneyline odds of -112 or shorter (56.2% win percentage).
• Based on the moneyline in this matchup, the Capitals' implied win probability is 52.8%.
• Washington's 71 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 5.5 goals 37 times.

Blues Betting Insights

• The Blues have been an underdog in 45 games this season, and won 23 (51.1%).
• St. Louis has entered 45 games this season as an underdog by -108 or more and is 23-22 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by the Blues, based on the moneyline, is 51.9%.
• St. Louis has played 32 games this season that finished with more than 5.5 goals.

Capitals Key Stats

• Washington ranks 17th in the NHL with 219 goals scored (3.1 per game).
• The Capitals have conceded 202 total goals (2.8 per game), the seventh-fewest in league play.
• Its +17 goal differential ranks 11th in the league.
• The 35 power-play goals the Capitals have scored this season (to rank 23rd in the NHL) have come on 211 power-play chances.
• Washington has the league's 27th-ranked power-play conversion rate (16.59%).
• The three shorthanded goals the Capitals have scored this season rank 25th among NHL squads.
• Washington has the league's 14th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80.09%).
• Washington wins 49.5% of its faceoffs to rank 17th in the NHL.
• The Capitals have a 10.8% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 19th in the league.

Blues Key Stats

• With 180 goals (2.6 per game), St. Louis has the league's 29th-ranked offense.
• The Blues allow 3.2 goals per game (221 in total), 23rd in the league.
• it has the 31st-ranked goal differential in the league at -41.
• The Blues have 30 power-play goals (on 178 chances), 31st in the NHL.
• St. Louis' power-play percentage (16.85) ranks the team 26th in the league.
• The Blues have five shorthanded goals (16th in league).
• St. Louis' has the 28th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (75.52%).
• At 49.3%, St. Louis has the league's 19th-ranked faceoff win rate.
• The 10.4% shooting percentage of the Blues is 25th in the league.