Friday’s NHL schedule includes a projected close contest between the Washington Capitals (5-2, -115 on the moneyline to win) and the Columbus Blue Jackets (3-3, -105 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Capitals vs. Blue Jackets Betting Lines

• Favorite: Capitals (-115)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (-105)
• Over/under: 6.5

Capitals vs. Blue Jackets Quick Facts

• Washington and its opponent have scored more than 6.5 goals — this game’s over/under — just once this season.
• Columbus’ games have gone over 6.5 goals just once this season.
• The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 6.2, is 0.3 less than Friday’s over/under.
• The 4.5 goals per game that these two clubs give up combined are 2.0 less than the 6.5-goal total set for this match.

Capitals Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Capitals Season Stat Insights

• The Capitals offense’s 21 total goals (three per game) rank 20th in the league.
• Washington is ranked No. 1 in league action in terms of the fewest goals against, having conceded 13 total goals (just 1.9 per game).
• With a +8 goal differential, they’re ranked sixth-best in the league.
• The four power-play goals Washington has recorded this season (on 22 chances) rank 21st in the league.
• The Capitals are 24th in the NHL with an 18.18% power-play conversion rate this season.
• The Capitals rank 25th in the NHL in penalty-kill success rate at 70.59%.
• The Capitals’ players win 48.6% of their faceoffs to rank 21st in the league.
• Washington has a 9.4% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking 25th in the league.
• The Capitals have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 25.4 hits and 12.6 blocked shots per game.

Capitals Moneyline

• Through seven games as the moneyline favorite this season, Washington has been victorious five times.
• In six games with shorter than -115 moneyline odds this season, the Capitals have won four.
• There is a 53.5% chance that Washington wins this game, per the moneyline.

Capitals Leaders

• Tom Wilson: four goals and six assists
• Dylan Strome: two goals and seven assists
• Aliaksei Protas: four goals and four assists
• Logan Thompson: 4-1-0 record, .926 save percentage, eight goals given up

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Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blue Jackets Season Stats Insights

• The Blue Jackets have scored 19 goals this season (3.2 per game) to rank 27th in the NHL.
• Columbus has given up 2.7 goals per game, and 16 total, the second-fewest among all NHL teams.
• Their 11th-ranked goal differential is +3.
• Columbus has put up three power-play goals this season (on 15 chances). That ranks 28th in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets have a 20% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 16 percentage.
• The 60% penalty-kill percentage the Blue Jackets have put totgether is the league’s 32nd-ranked rate.
• The Blue Jackets win 52.3% of their faceoffs. That’s the ninth-best figure in the NHL.
• Columbus’ collective 10.2% shooting percentage ranks 22nd in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Blue Jackets Moneyline Insights

• The Blue Jackets have been the underdog five times this season, and upset their opponent in two of those games.
• Columbus is 2-3 when it is the underdog by -105 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Blue Jackets have a 51.2% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Blue Jackets Leaders

• Kirill Marchenko: five goals and two assists
• Boone Jenner: two goals and four assists
• Dmitri Voronkov: three goals and three assists
• Elvis Merzlikins: 2-1-0 record, .927 save percentage, eight goals given up