The Winnipeg Jets host the Washington Capitals in the evening portion of tonight's NHL slate. Winnipeg forward Gabriel Vilardi enters this contest in good form, and my Capitals vs. Jets predictions expect this trend to continue. Read on for my NHL picks for Saturday, December 13.

The Washington Capitals may have lost to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, but Alex Ovechkin achieved a rare NHL milestone.

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin is trending across NHL news roundup platforms after a touching moment during a Washington Capitals communi

While Washington was able to pick up the pace in the second, an unlucky bounce off Justin Sourdif's stick put the Jets up 3-0, and from there, D.C. couldn't recover, going down 5-0 into the final minutes of regulation. It was a difficult situation for Logan Thompson, who stopped 30 of 35 shots but wasn't given much help at either end of the ice.

Only one team, the juggernaut Avalanche, is allowing fewer goals per game, and only two clubs, Colorado and Carolina, boast a better expected goals rate at 5-on-5. Washington is also third in shot attempt rate, meaning the Caps are dominating possession at even strength for the most part.

The Washington Capitals are reportedly looking to extend a longtime blueliner, as the club looks to remain competitive.

Two alums of the final version of that grouping—the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers—are doing their lineage proud with positions among the top 10 teams in this week's edition of B/R's NHL Power Rankings. The Capitals climbed five positions to No. 3 after staff voting, and the Flyers skipped up two rungs from No. 11 to No. 9.

Brandon Bussi stopped all three shots in a shootout to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals in a matchup of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference standings.

WASHINGTON -- Logan Thompson made 39 saves to earn his 100th NHL win in the Washington Capitals’ 2-0 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Capital One Arena on Sunday. It was Thompson’s first shutout of the season and seventh in the NHL. He is 5-0-1 over his past six starts.

Capitals rookie forward Ryan Leonard will miss about a month of NHL action after getting injured by Ducks defenseman Jacob Trouba.