NHL Picks Capitals will clinch Presidents Trophy against Blues

NHL Picks Capitals will clinch Presidents Trophy against Blues

vs. , 7 p.m. ETThe calendar says that it is still March and that the NHL regular season still has a few weeks remaining in it. But if the Washington Capitals can get just a single Adam Duvall Jersey point against the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night, whether it's a regulation win, an overtime win, or an overtime lo s, they will guarantee themselves the best record in the NHL this season and clinch the Presidents' Trophy. A point on Saturday will give them 112 (a win gives them 113) in the standings. If they don't win another game the rest of the way no team in the league would have a chance to pa s them.It's Jose Iglesias Jersey been that type of season for the Capitals, who have already had the Metropolitan Division title clinched for more than a week. Their 53 wins are the fourth most in NHL history through the first 73 games of a season, while they are currently on pace for 124 points on the season, a mark that would top their franchise record of 121 during the 2009-10 season when they won their first Presidents' Trophy.No other team in the NHL right now is on pace for more than 105 points, meaning the Capitals Drew Storen Jersey are on track to end the season with around 19 points more than any other team in the league. That would be the largest gap between the best and second best team in the league since the 1995-96 won it by a 27-point gap. Since then only three other teams won it by more than 10 points.The Capitals were 1-0 overtime winners on Saturday thanks to a game-winning goal from in his first game back in the lineup after returning from injury and goalie 's third shutout of the season. Tanner Roark Jersey The Capitals had slowed down a little bit in recent weeks and weren't looking quite as dominant as they were earlier in the season, but "slowing down" for this team is "only" going 8-4-1 over a stretch.On Saturday they get a Blues team that has quietly climbed to the top of the Western Conference standings and enters the game tied for the top spot in the Central Division and the Conference with the (97 points in 75 games). They are coming off of a shutout win over the on Friday, their third shutout in a row.They are 14-5 in their past 19 games.That shutout streak is Nick Senzel Jersey going to end on Saturday against a Capitals team that has a chance to wrap up the best record in the league in front of their home fans. Pick: Capitals 3, Blues 2The rest of Saturday's picks 3, 1 4, Red Wings 2 5, 3 4, Stars 3 3, 1 4, 1 5, 2 3, 2 4, 3Predators 4, Blue Jackets 1 5, 2 3, 1 3, 2

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