Match Info

NHL

Date: 20 December 2025, Saturday 🏁 Finished

Location: Capital One Arena (Washington, DC) 🌤️ ...

Where to Watch on TV:

Country	Kick-Off	TV Channels
Bosnia And Herzegovina	18:30	Arena Sport 4
Brazil	14:30	Disney+
Chile	14:30	Disney+
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Czech Republic	18:30	Nova Sport 1, Oneplay
Denmark	18:30	Viaplay
Finland	19:30	Veikkaus TV, Viaplay
France	18:30	beIN Connect, beIN Sports MAX 10
Germany	18:30	NHL.tv, Sky Sport Mix
Iceland	17:30	Viaplay
Mexico	11:30	Sky Sport
Norway	18:30	Viaplay
Portugal	17:30	Sport TV6
Slovakia	18:30	Voyo
Spain	18:30	DAZN Espana
Sweden	18:30	Viaplay
Ukraine	19:30	Setanta Sports+
United Kingdom	17:30	DAZN
Uruguay	14:30	Disney+
Usa	12:30	NHL Network
Venezuela	13:30	Disney+
International	17:30	NHL.tv


	Washington Capitals		Detroit Red Wings

	1	X	2
	2	4	3.2	Watch
	1.98	4.33	3.16
	2	4.3	3.2
	1.97	4.4	3.15	Watch
	2	4.33	3.2
	2.06	4.57	3.06
	2.05	4	3.1
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.01 ↑ (1.97)	4.28 ↓ (4.36)	3.15 ↑ (3.12)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.75

The best margin for this event is 3.1%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Washington Capitals
47.5%

Draw
22.3%

Detroit Red Wings
30.2%

Initial Probability (when we started the analysis)

48%

21.7%

30.3%

Our Initial ML Estimation

49.7%

22.4%

27.9%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Washington Capitals has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.5%)

Detroit Red Wings has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.1%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Washington Capitals than the current prediction. (+2.2%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Detroit Red Wings than the current prediction. (-2.3%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
22.2%	55.6%	22.2%

Washington Capitals - Detroit Red Wings Predictions

Users Predictions: 9 users predict this event. Washington will win (votes: 2 - 22.2%). Detroit will win (votes: 2 - 22.2%). It will Tie (votes: 5 - 55.6%).
Confidence interval (95%) for a draw: 23.1% – 88.1%.

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

O/U 5.5 - under (votes: 3 - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

Expected Score (Market Odds): 3:2

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Lineups

Line 1
48. Thompson L. (G)	36. Gibson J. (G)
74. Carlson J. (A)	53. Seider M. (A)
42. Fehervary M.	77. Edvinsson S.
72. Beauvillier A.	23. Raymond L. (A)
17. Strome D.	71. Larkin D. (C)
8. Ovechkin A. (C)	58. Finnie E.
Line 2
3. Roy M.	44. Sandin-Pellikka A.
6. Chychrun J.	8. Chiarot B.
43. Wilson T. (A)	43. Leonard J.
34. Sourdif J.	18. Copp A.
21. Protas A.	93. DeBrincat A.
Line 3
47. Chisholm D.	25. Bernard-Docker J.
38. Sandin R.	20. Johansson A.
53. Frank E.	21. Van Riemsdyk J.
24. McMichael C.	37. Compher J.T.
15. Milano S.	27. Rasmussen M.
Line 4
87. Trineyev B.	92. Kasper M.
26. Dowd N.	29. Danielson N.
22. Duhaime B.	85. Soderblom E.
Substitutes
79. Lindgren C. (G)	39. Talbot C. (G)
Coaches
. Carbery S.	. McLellan T.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (0 - 1)
01:05, 0 - 1, Leonard J. (G), Edvinsson S. (A), Copp A. (A2)
03:04, Larkin D. (2 min),
16:15, Carlson J. (2 min),
2nd Period (1 - 3)
01:37, 0 - 2, Van Riemsdyk J. (G), Seider M. (A), Copp A. (A2)
05:55, 0 - 3, Soderblom E. (G), Kasper M. (A), Johansson A. (A2)
06:42, Sandin-Pellikka A. (2 min),
10:05, 0 - 4, Seider M. (G),
10:36, 1 - 4, Protas A. (G), Wilson T. (A), Sandin R. (A2)
13:08, Protas A. (2 min),
3rd Period (1 - 1)
08:30, 2 - 4, Fehervary M. (G), Chisholm D. (A), Strome D. (A2)
09:41, (2 min),
17:10, 2 - 5, Larkin D. (G), Edvinsson S. (A),

Preview

One of today’s top clashes will feature two teams fighting for the top spots (ranked 2 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: ) and 4 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: )).

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

Both teams have been playing unpredictably.

Washington is expected to have a slight advantage in this match.

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

There will not play in Detroit: Appleton M. (Lower-Body Injury) Kane P. (Upper-Body Injury)

There are questionable in Washington: Lapierre H. (Illness)

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Washington won 13 matches, drew 1 match, lost 6 matches, and goals 59:48. (average 3:2.4).

Including home matches between the teams, Washington won 7 matches, drew 1 match, lost 2 matches, and goals 34:22. (average 3.4:2.2).

Last Results with these Odds

Washington Capitals - the odds 1.97 are the expected chance of winning is 48%, but this team recently wins 67% of matches with these odds.

Detroit Red Wings - the odds 3.12 are the expected chance of winning is 30.31%, but this team recently wins 44% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Washington Capitals
NHL
18.12.25	Washington Capitals - Toronto Maple Leafs	4:0 ✺
16.12.25	Minnesota Wild - Washington Capitals	5:0 ✺
13.12.25	Winnipeg Jets - Washington Capitals	5:1 ✺
11.12.25	Washington Capitals - Carolina Hurricanes	2:3 penalties ✺
07.12.25	Washington Capitals - Columbus Blue Jackets	2:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 6 WLLLW
- Detroit Red Wings
NHL
17.12.25	Detroit Red Wings - Utah Mammoth	1:4 ✺
16.12.25	Detroit Red Wings - New York Islanders	3:2 ✺
13.12.25	Chicago Blackhawks - Detroit Red Wings	0:4 ✺
11.12.25	Edmonton Oilers - Detroit Red Wings	4:1 ✺
10.12.25	Calgary Flames - Detroit Red Wings	3:4 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 10.7 LWWLW

Latest Head to Head

NHL
18.03.25	Washington Capitals - Detroit Red Wings	4:1
07.03.25	Washington Capitals - Detroit Red Wings	5:2
29.12.24	Detroit Red Wings - Washington Capitals	4:2
09.04.24	Detroit Red Wings - Washington Capitals	1:2
26.03.24	Washington Capitals - Detroit Red Wings	4:3 OT
27.02.24	Detroit Red Wings - Washington Capitals	8:3
30.09.23	Detroit Red Wings - Washington Capitals	5:2

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