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Washington at Columbus

October 24, 2025
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Washington has won five of six after it defeated Seattle 4-1 on Tuesday. The Capitals held a 34-17 shot advantage, and Logan Thompson continued his stellar play with 16 saves to improve to 4-1-0. Thompson has a 1.60 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage. The Capitals are 29-11 in their past 40 road games against teams with a home winning percentage below .400, and they have won 10 of 14 games with two days' rest dating back to last season. Washington has won 12 of its past 15 October games and 12 of the past 16 meetings with Columbus. The Caps have gone UNDER eight of 10 against the Eastern Conference. Columbus has gone UNDER five of its past six games. The Blue Jackets have lost six of the past seven home meetings against Washington. Take the Capitals and the UNDER.

2 units on Washington -114 (moneyline) (risk 2 to return 3.75)
Result:
WIN
2 units on Game Total UNDER 6.5 -134 (risk 2 to return 3.49)
Result:
WIN
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