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.

BOTTOM LINE: The Winnipeg Jets will try to end their three-game skid when they take on the Washington Capitals. Winnipeg has a 14-15-1 record overall and a 7-7-0 record on its home ice. The Jets rank 10th in NHL play with 120 total penalties (averaging 4.0 per game).

Gabriel Vilardi scored twice and star goaltender Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves in his first game back from injury to power the Jets to a 5-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday that snapped Winnipeg's three-game losing skid.

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.

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