T.M. Selection: Washington Capitals.

I like the Washington Capitals to win this game against the St Louis Blues on Tuesday. The Capitals have looked really good lately and I think they are going to continue on their hot run here. They just lost in their most recent game by 1 goal to the Stars and that loss ended a 4 game run of wins that they were on. They had been grinding out some OT wins during that time and they finally ended up losing a game but I think they can bounce back here and win over the Blues on their home ice. The Capitals have looked really good in home games this year and they had won 3 games in a row on their home ice before taking that loss in their most recent game. Scoring hasn't been an issue for them either and that loss was also the 1st game that they didn't score 4+ in their previous 5 games. The Blues have not looked good lately and they have been on a huge losing skid. They have lost 3 games in a row now but they also have losses in 7/9 of their previous 9 games. The Blues have given up a lot of goals in their previous 3 losses too and I think that is going to hurt them in this game. The Capitals have been scoring goals in their games with no issues and if the Blues defense continues to play the way they have lately, then the Blues won't be able to slow down the offense of the Capitals here. Ovechkin has been breaking records this year and he has his sights set on goals much higher than what he has already accomplished. I think he is going to lead his team to another win here and his team will continue to surge, taking advantage of a slumping Blues team. I like the Capitals to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 5-3 Capitals.