{"id":464653,"date":"2025-03-13T11:29:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=464653"},"modified":"2025-03-13T11:29:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:29:18","slug":"nhl-predictions-march-13-washington-capitals-vs-los-angeles-kings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/03\/13\/nhl-predictions-march-13-washington-capitals-vs-los-angeles-kings\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Predictions: March 13 Washington Capitals vs Los Angeles Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day,\u00a0Last Word on Hockey<\/em>\u00a0takes a look at the games that are scheduled then offers insight and analysis to help predict who will be victorious in head-to-head matchups. Today we are looking at the game between the\u00a0Washington Capitals<\/a>\u00a0vs\u00a0Los Angeles Kings<\/a>.\u00a0Be sure to check out more\u00a0NHL Predictions<\/a>\u00a0as the 2024-25 season continues.<\/p>\n

NHL Predictions<\/h2>\n

Vegas Golden Knights vs Columbus Blue Jackets<\/h3>\n

Head-to-Head: Golden Knights 0-1 Blue Jackets<\/h4>\n

Time:<\/strong> 7 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)<\/p>\n

TV:<\/strong> Fan Duel Sports Ohio; Scripps Vegas; ESPN+<\/p>\n

We open up NHL predictions as the Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> take on the Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a>. Vegas is projected to go with Adin Hill<\/a> in between the pipes for this one. However, always check social media before locking in a daily fantasy starter. The Knights are 7-2-1 in the last 10 games, but have dropped the last two games in a row. Tomas Hertl<\/a> has posted 27 goals and 25 assists for the Golden Knights.<\/p>\n

Elvis Merzlikins<\/a> is the confirmed starter for the Blue Jackets, who are 5-4-1 in the last 10 games. Columbus is one of the feel-good stories on the season, as it holds the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. Zach Werenski<\/a> has provided 20 goals with 49 assists for the Blue Jackets.<\/p>\n

Both teams are looking for a win, but Vegas gets the victory.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Golden Knights win 3-2.<\/em><\/p>\n

New York Rangers vs Minnesota Wild<\/h3>\n

Time:<\/strong> 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)<\/p>\n

TV:<\/strong> Fan Duel North; Fan Duel Sports Wisconsin; MSG; ESPN+<\/p>\n

The second game of NHL predictions has the New York Rangers<\/a> visiting the Minnesota Wild.<\/a> Igor Shesterkin<\/a> is the expected starter for the Rangers, who are two points off the second wild card spot in the East. The Blueshirts have picked a bad time to lose four in a row and have a 4-4-2 mark in the last 10 games. J.T. Miller<\/a> has been averaging over a point of game as of late with five goals and added seven assists over the past 10 games for New York.<\/p>\n

Filip Gustavsson<\/a> is likely to get the start for Minnesota, which is 5-5 in the last 10 games prior to this matchup. The Wild have fallen out of one of the three automatic Central Division playoff spots, but are still comfortably in a post-season spot. Former Rangers player Mats Zuccarello<\/a> has totaled 15 goals and 26 assists for Minnesota.<\/p>\n

Both teams are in search of points, but the Wild stay on track with a win.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Wild win 4-3.<\/em><\/p>\n

Washington Capitals vs Los Angeles Kings<\/h3>\n

Head-to-Head: Capitals 1-0 Kings<\/h4>\n

Time:<\/strong> 10:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)<\/p>\n

TV:<\/strong> Sportsnet; Monumental Sports Network 2; Fan Duel Sports West; ESPN+<\/p>\n

The last game<\/a> of NHL predictions has the Capitals continuing their road trip against the Kings. Charlie Lindgren<\/a> is expected starter for Washington, which is 7-3 in the last 10 games. This includes five consecutive victories as the Caps chase the best record in the East. Aliaksei Protas<\/a> leads the Capitals as of late with six goals and six assists.<\/p>\n

Darcy Kuemper<\/a> is the likely starter for the Kings, who are 5-3-2 with three victories coming into this game. Los Angeles is excellent at home with \u00a021-3-4 in home games this season. Kevin Fiala<\/a> has racked up 24 goals and 18 assists for the Kings<\/p>\n

Washington is seeking another win, but Los Angeles gets the win at home.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Kings win 3-2.<\/em><\/p>\n

Prop Bets of the Night<\/h3>\n

We finish out NHL predictions with some prop bets of the night. Let’s stay on our featured game for our props. For Washington, we think Ovechkin gets a goal to draw closer to Wayne Gretzky<\/a>. On the Los Angeles side, go with Trevor Moore<\/a> to get the over on 0.5 points.<\/p>\n

Main photo by: Amber Searls-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n

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Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day,\u00a0Last Word on Hockey\u00a0takes a look at the games that are scheduled then offers insight and analysis to help predict who will be victorious in head-to-head matchups. Today we are looking at the game between the\u00a0Washington Capitals\u00a0vs\u00a0Los Angeles Kings.\u00a0Be sure to check out more\u00a0NHL Predictions\u00a0as the 2024-25 season continues. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2352,"featured_media":464654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,4547,24,4548,4524],"tags":[6083,6028,6012,6122,6019,6239],"class_list":["post-464653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-capitals","category-hockey","category-kings","category-nhl","category-nhl-predictions","tag-columbus-blue-jackets-predictions","tag-los-angeles-kings-predictions","tag-minnesota-wild-predictions","tag-new-york-rangers-predictions","tag-vegas-golden-knights-predictions","tag-washington-capitals-predictions"],"modified_by":"Dan Mount, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2352"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=464653"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":464655,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464653\/revisions\/464655"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/464654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=464653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=464653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=464653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}