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St. Louis Blues vs Washington Capitals prediction

St. Louis Blues5–4–1 · HomeWashington Capitals5–4–0 · Away

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

St. Louis Blues

Last game: Oct 22

Forwards

  1. 1st line14 min together
    81LWHollowayDylan18CThomasRobert21RWSnuggerudJimmy
  2. 2nd line13 min together
    89LWBuchnevichPavel63CNeighboursJake15RWDvorskyDalibor
  3. 3rd line11 min together
    77LWMcMichaelConnor83CMcTavishMason29RWBerggrenJonatan
  4. 4th line10 min together
    22LWSuterPius41CKaskimakiAleksanteri28RWStenbergOtto

Defence

  1. 1st pair10 min together
    6DBrobergPhilip72DBarronJustin
  2. 2nd pair15 min together
    17DFowlerCam25DCarloBrandon
  3. 3rd pair6 min together
    55DParaykoColton36DJiricekAdam

Goalies

Washington Capitals

Last game: Oct 20

Forwards

  1. 1st line10 min together
    25LWKyrouJordan17CStromeDylan89RWTuchAlex
  2. 2nd line8 min together
    21LWProtasAliaksei22CJennerBoone43RWWilsonTom
  3. 3rd line8 min together
    72LWBeauvillierAnthony76CBrodzinskiJonny9RWLeonardRyan
  4. 4th line8 min together
    8LWOvechkinAlex62CProtasIlya63RWMiroshnichenkoIvan

Defence

  1. 1st pair14 min together
    6DChychrunJakob3DRoyMatt
  2. 2nd pair11 min together
    42DFehérváryMartin73DDesharnaisVincent
  3. 3rd pair9 min together
    44DHutsonCole27DLiljegrenTimothy

Goalies

How we read the lines: from the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop.

Matt Roy: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Jordan Binnington LOU

.831 save percentage

4.68 GAA · 1–2–0 · 3 starts

Back-up expected: second night of a back-to-back

Charlie Lindgren WAS

.897 save percentage

3.06 GAA · 1–1–0 · 2 starts

Back-up expected: second night of a back-to-back

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits: Jordan Binnington: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0; Charlie Lindgren: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Team leaders

St. Louis BluesThis seasonWashington Capitals

Season totals in this competition from the scoresheets so far (9 games per team); current squads only.

Recent form

St. Louis Blues

W6–2W2–1L2–5L4–5W7–2

Washington Capitals

L2–5W4–2W5–4L2–4L3–5

W win · OTL loss in overtime or a shootout · L loss in regulation

Head to head

No recent meetings on record.

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