Washington Capitals vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 04/14/26

Both the Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets wrap up their regular seasons at Nationwide Arena in Ohio’s capital city, and it might be the final time we see Alexander Ovechkin on the ice in the NHL. Both teams are eliminated from playoff contention despite 93 points for the Capitals, and 92 points for the Blue Jackets. If these teams were in the Western Conference, particularly in the Pacific Division, they’d be smack dab in the middle of the postseason hunt. That speaks to the quality of the Eastern Conference this season.

The Capitals have won all 3 regular-season meetings, including a 2-0 win on Dec. 7 in the nation’s capital as heavy favorites as the Under cashed. On Nov. 24, Washington posted a 5-1 win as moderate favorites, while the total pushed. And, in the first and only meeting in Columbus, the Caps routed the Jackets 5-1 as slight favorites as the Under cashed. Washington has won 8 of the past 10 in this series, while the Under is 3-0-1 in the past 4 in the series, and 4-1-1 in the previous 6 meetings. With nothing to play for, it’s tough to handicap this matchup, but we’ll go with the dominant team, and that’s Washington.

Capitals vs Blue Jackets prediction: Capitals ML (-105) available at time of publishing. Playable to -110.

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