St. Louis Blues vs Washington Capitals Picks and Prediction for Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Use Code WWWC The St Louis Blues (4-7-2, 10 points, 8th Central) look for a second consecutive win on Wednesday when visiting the Washington Capitals (6-5-1, 13 points, T-6th Metro), who look to snap a four-game losing streak when hosting the Blues. St Louis defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Monday night, snapping a seven-game losing streak for the Blues. Washington lost to the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday night for its fourth consecutive loss. St Louis is last in the Central Division, and Washington is tied for 6th in the Metropolitan Division.
St Louis will play without Zach Dean, Jake Neighbours, and Torey Krug. Washington will play without Pierre-Luc Dubois and Ethan Frank. Make sure to read this in-depth St Louis Blues vs Washington Capitals prediction. Dominate the rink! Dive into our NHL picks for the St. Louis Blues at Washington Capitals prediction and claim your win.
St Louis is weak on attack and the league’s worst in goal
The St Louis Blues have a goals-for average of 2.8 and a goals-against average of 4.2, which are 21st and 32nd (last), respectively. St Louis averages the 20th most shots per game at 27.8 and holds opponents to the 7th fewest shots per game at 25.6. The St Louis power play is 11th, scoring 23.5% of the time, while the penalty kill is 27th, holding opponents scoreless 69.7% of the time.
Jake Neighbours leads St Louis in goals scored with six, but is out injured. Pius Suter is second in goals scored with five and tied for the lead in points with three others at 8. Robert Thomas is the leader in assists with six and one of four with a team-best 8 points. St Louis has scored nine goals on the power play in 13 games. Suter is the leader in plus/minus at 2. Goalie Jordan Binnington has played twice as many games as backup Joel Hofer. Binnington is 3-4-2 with a 3.08 goals against average and a .868 save percentage.
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Washington struggles to score, but is the NHL's best in goal
The Washington Capitals are 27th in goals for at 2.6 and first in goals against at 2.3. Washington averages the 12th most shots, at 29 per game, and allows the fifth fewest shots, at 25.3 per game. Washington's power play is well below average at 26th, scoring only 15% of the time, and the penalty kill is 22nd, holding opponents scoreless only 75% of the time.
Tom Wilson leads Washington in goals with six and points with 13. Dylan Strome is the leader in assists with eight and is second in points with 11. Aliaksei Protas is third in points with five goals and five assists. Alex Ovechkin, who is the career goal-scoring leader in the NHL, has scored just two goals in 12 games this season. Washington has scored only six goals on the power play in 12 games. Strome is the leader in plus/minus at 6. Goalie Logan Thompson has appeared in twice as many games as backup Charlie Lindgren. Thompson is 5-3-0 with a 1.51 GAA and a .935 SV%.
St. Louis Blues vs. Washington Capitals Pick
Spread Pick for Blues vs. Capitals
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Washington Capitals (4 units)
Washington has struggled to put the puck in the net, but the Capitals are the best at keeping the puck out of the net at the other end, thanks to the play of goalie Logan Thompson. The Capitals’ netminder has a 1.51 goals against average and a .935 save percentage. Before giving up three goals to the New York Islanders on Halloween, Thompson allowed one goal or fewer in each of the four previous games. The Capitals have a goals-for average of just 2.6, but face a St Louis blue line and goalie, who are the worst in the NHL in goals against at 4.2 per game. Before St Louis won on Monday, the Blues had lost seven straight games, and dating back to last season, St Louis has lost 12 of the last 18 games against a team from the Eastern Conference. Washington has won four of its last five games played during November.
Over/Under Pick for Blues vs. Capitals
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Under (4 units)
Although St Louis is the worst in goals against at 4.2 per game, Washington is weak on attack with a goals-for average of just 2.6. The total has finished under in 12 of Washington's last 18 games and in 11 of Washington's last 14 games at home. Washington will score more than its share of goals, but Logan Thompson, with a 1.51 GAA, will hold the St Louis attack to one goal or less, helping to keep the total under.
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