Match Info

NHL

Date: 9 January 2026, Friday

Location: United Center (Chicago, IL)

Where to Watch on TV:


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	Chicago Blackhawks		Washington Capitals

	1	X	2
	2.75	4	2.25	Watch
	2.77	4.14	2.23
	2.73	4.32	2.2	Watch
	2.63	4.33	2.25
	2.73	4.34	2.22
	2.8	4	2.2
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.74 ↓ (2.93)	4.19 ↓ (4.57)	2.23 ↑ (2.12)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.75

The best margin for this event is 4.7%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Chicago Blackhawks
34.7%

Draw
22.7%

Washington Capitals
42.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

33.1%

21.2%

45.7%

Our Initial ML Estimation

34.5%

20.3%

43.8%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Chicago Blackhawks has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.6%)

Washington Capitals has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-3.1%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Chicago Blackhawks than the current prediction. (-0.2%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Washington Capitals than the current prediction. (+1.2%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
42.9%	33.3%	23.8%

Chicago Blackhawks - Washington Capitals Predictions

Users Predictions: 20 users predict this event. Chicago will win (votes: 9 - 45%). Washington will win (votes: 4 - 20%). It will Tie (votes: 7 - 35%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Chicago: 23.2% – 66.8%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 4 Selected Experts predict this event. Chicago (votes: 2 - 50%). Tie (votes: 2 - 50%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 3:4

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Lineups

Line 1
30. Knight S. (G)	48. Thompson L. (G)
46. Crevier L.	74. Carlson J. (A)
72. Vlasic A.	42. Fehervary M.
28. Burakovsky A.	72. Beauvillier A.
98. Bedard C.	17. Strome D.
20. Greene R.	8. Ovechkin A. (C)
Line 2
55. Levshunov A.	3. Roy M.
44. Kaiser W.	6. Chychrun J. (A)
86. Teravainen T.	9. Leonard R.
11. Moore O.	34. Sourdif J.
59. Bertuzzi T.	24. McMichael C.
Line 3
5. Murphy C. (A)	47. Chisholm D.
24. Grzelcyk M.	38. Sandin R.
95. Mikheyev I.	53. Frank E.
16. Dickinson J. (A)	26. Dowd N.
8. Donato R.	22. Duhaime B.
Line 4
76. Lardis N.	20. Leason B.
17. Foligno N. (C)	29. Lapierre H.
34. Dach C.	15. Milano S.
Substitutes
40. Soderblom A. (G)	79. Lindgren C. (G)
Coaches
. Blashill J.	. Carbery S.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (0 - 3)
04:03, 0 - 1, Beauvillier A. (G), Fehervary M. (A), Carlson J. (A2)
08:33, Sourdif J. (2 min),
09:18, Fehervary M. (2 min),
15:07, 0 - 2, McMichael C. (G), Leonard R. (A),
18:54, 0 - 3, Frank E. (G), Carlson J. (A), Dowd N. (A2)
2nd Period (1 - 1)
01:14, Greene R. (2 min),
06:51, Duhaime B. (2 min),
08:48, 1 - 3, Moore O. (G), Grzelcyk M. (A), Lardis N. (A2)
12:38, 1 - 4, Sourdif J. (G), McMichael C. (A), Leonard R. (A2)
12:54, Lardis N. (2 min),
3rd Period (0 - 1)
04:20, Dowd N. (2 min),
13:33, 1 - 5, Ovechkin A. (G), Fehervary M. (A),
18:35, Slaggert L. (2 min),

Preview

Two mid-table teams will face off this time (ranked 12 and 9).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Chicago won 2.

Chicago is in very good shape right now (last 5 games: 4 wins).

Washington has been unpredictable lately (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).

Recently, the opponents have had a series of home games.

Washington might have a minor edge in this game.

There will not play in Chicago: Bedard C. (Shoulder Injury) Nazar F. (Upper-Body Injury) Weber S. (Ankle Injury)

There will not play in Washington: Dubois P. (Abdominal strain)

There are questionable in Washington: Protas A. (Lower-Body Injury) Wilson T. (Lower-Body Injury)

We predict that Chicago will win today's game, with odds of 3.01.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Chicago won 7 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 13 matches, and goals 56:83. (average 2.8:4.2).

Including home matches between the teams, Chicago won 5 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 36:39. (average 3.6:3.9).

Outrights of NHL for now

Washington Capitals: 5.74% Chicago Blackhawks: 0.33%

Last Results with these Odds

Washington Capitals - the odds 2.12 are the expected chance of winning is 45.72%, but this team recently wins 57% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Chicago Blackhawks
NHL
07.01.26	Chicago Blackhawks - St. Louis Blues	7:3 ✺
04.01.26	Chicago Blackhawks - Vegas Golden Knights	3:2 OT ✺
03.01.26	Washington Capitals - Chicago Blackhawks	2:3 penalties ✺
01.01.26	Chicago Blackhawks - Dallas Stars	4:3 ✺
30.12.25	Chicago Blackhawks - New York Islanders	2:3 penalties ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 23.2 WWWWL
- Washington Capitals
NHL
07.01.26	Washington Capitals - Dallas Stars	1:4 ✺
05.01.26	Washington Capitals - Anaheim Ducks	7:4 ✺
03.01.26	Washington Capitals - Chicago Blackhawks	2:3 penalties ✺
01.01.26	Ottawa Senators - Washington Capitals	4:3 ✺
31.12.25	Washington Capitals - New York Rangers	6:3 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 6.2 LWLLW

Latest Head to Head

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03.01.26	Washington Capitals - Chicago Blackhawks	2:3 penalties
04.04.25	Washington Capitals - Chicago Blackhawks	5:3
17.12.24	Chicago Blackhawks - Washington Capitals	3:2
09.03.24	Washington Capitals - Chicago Blackhawks	4:1
10.12.23	Chicago Blackhawks - Washington Capitals	2:4
23.03.23	Washington Capitals - Chicago Blackhawks	6:1
13.12.22	Chicago Blackhawks - Washington Capitals	3:7

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