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Washington Capitals vs Columbus Blue Jackets Predictions, H2H Stats & TV Channels (Sunday, December 07, 2025)

Match Info

NHL

Date: 7 December 2025, Sunday

Location: Capital One Arena (Washington, DC)

Where to Watch on TV:


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	Washington Capitals		Columbus Blue Jackets

	1	X	2
	1.74	4.25	4	Watch
	1.84	4.48	3.5
	1.86	4.5	3.45
	1.85	4.5	3.45	Watch
	1.83	4.5	3.5
	1.92	4.72	3.37
	1.83	4.4	3.5
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.84 ↓ (2.05)	4.48 ↓ (4.72)	3.54 ↑ (3.02)

The most likely Over/Under: 6.00

The best margin for this event is 2.9%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Washington Capitals
51.8%

Draw
21.3%

Columbus Blue Jackets
26.9%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

47.3%

20.6%

32.1%

Our Initial ML Estimation

52.5%

18.6%

28.9%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Washington Capitals has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+4.5%)

Columbus Blue Jackets has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-5.2%)

Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, and Columbus Blue Jackets might be facing challenges that affect their performance.

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Washington Capitals than the current prediction. (+0.7%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Columbus Blue Jackets than the current prediction. (+2%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
70%	15%	15%

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Predictions

Users Predictions: 20 users predict this event. Washington will win (votes: 14 - 70%). Columbus will win (votes: 3 - 15%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 15%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Washington: 49.9% – 90.1%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): Washington Capitals will win (4 of 5 users predict this - 80%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

Expected Score (Market Odds): 3:2

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Lineups

Line 1
48. Thompson L. (G)	73. Greaves J. (G)
38. Sandin R.	9. Provorov I.
42. Fehervary M.	8. Werenski Z. (A)
72. Beauvillier A.	86. Marchenko K.
17. Strome D.	19. Fantilli A.
8. Ovechkin A. (C)	10. Voronkov D.
Line 2
3. Roy M.	78. Severson D.
6. Chychrun J.	5. Mateychuk D.
43. Wilson T. (A)	91. Johnson K.
24. McMichael C.	23. Monahan S. (A)
21. Protas A.	4. Sillinger C.
Line 3
57. Van Riemsdyk T.	15. Fabbro D.
47. Chisholm D.	7. Smith B.
53. Frank E.	21. Lundestrom I.
26. Dowd N. (A)	3. Coyle C. (A)
9. Leonard R.	11. Wood M.
Line 4
34. Sourdif J.	59. Chinakhov Y.
29. Lapierre H.	16. Gaunce B.
22. Duhaime B.	65. Del Bel Belluz L.
Substitutes
1. Milner P. (G)	90. Merzlikins E. (G)
Coaches
. Carbery S.	. Evason D.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (0 - 0)
2nd Period (1 - 0)
00:50, 1 - 0, Chychrun J. (G), Wilson T. (A), Beauvillier A. (A2)
04:27, Marchenko K. (2 min),
12:56, Marchenko K. (2 min),
19:01, Gaunce B. (2 min),
19:13, Strome D. (2 min),
3rd Period (1 - 0)
09:25, Lapierre H. (2 min),
13:53, Gaunce B. (2 min),
18:34, 2 - 0, Protas A. (G), Fehervary M. (A),

Preview

One team leads the standings, the other sits mid-table (ranked 1 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: ) and 12).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Washington won 4.

Washington is currently in amazing form (last 5 games: 4 wins).

Columbus has been playing with ups and downs recently (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).

Columbus may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

Recently, Washington has had a series of away games.

Washington will hold a modest advantage in this match.

There will not play in Washington: Dubois P. (Abdominal strain) Leonard R. (Upper-Body Injury) Lindgren C. (Upper-Body Injury)

There will not play in Columbus: Gudbranson E. (Hip Injury) Jenner B. (Upper-Body Injury) Olivier M. (Upper-Body Injury)

There are questionable in Washington: Carlson J. (Upper-Body Injury)

We predict that Washington will win today's game, with odds of 1.81.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Washington won 15 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 69:57. (average 3.5:2.9).

Including home matches between the teams, Washington won 7 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 38:34. (average 3.5:3.1).

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Last Results with these Odds

Washington Capitals - the odds 2.05 are the expected chance of winning is 47.32%, but this team recently wins 90% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Washington Capitals
NHL
05.12.25	Anaheim Ducks - Washington Capitals	4:3 penalties ✺
03.12.25	San Jose Sharks - Washington Capitals	1:7 ✺
02.12.25	Los Angeles Kings - Washington Capitals	1:3 ✺
30.11.25	New York Islanders - Washington Capitals	1:4 ✺
28.11.25	Washington Capitals - Toronto Maple Leafs	4:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 12.6 LWWWW
- Columbus Blue Jackets
NHL
06.12.25	Florida Panthers - Columbus Blue Jackets	7:6 OT ✺
04.12.25	Columbus Blue Jackets - Detroit Red Wings	6:5 penalties ✺
01.12.25	New Jersey Devils - Columbus Blue Jackets	3:5 ✺
28.11.25	Columbus Blue Jackets - Pittsburgh Penguins	3:4 OT ✺
26.11.25	Columbus Blue Jackets - Toronto Maple Leafs	1:2 OT ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 9.7 LWWLL

Latest Head to Head

NHL
24.11.25	Washington Capitals - Columbus Blue Jackets	5:1
24.10.25	Columbus Blue Jackets - Washington Capitals	1:5
04.10.25	Washington Capitals - Columbus Blue Jackets	2:1
30.09.25	Columbus Blue Jackets - Washington Capitals	3:4
13.04.25	Washington Capitals - Columbus Blue Jackets	1:4
12.04.25	Columbus Blue Jackets - Washington Capitals	7:0
12.12.24	Columbus Blue Jackets - Washington Capitals	1:2 OT

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