Match Info

NHL

Date: 5 February 2026, Thursday

Location: Capital One Arena (Washington, DC)

Where to Watch on TV:


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	Washington Capitals		Nashville Predators

	1	X	2
	1.95	4.25	3.25	Watch
	2.02	4.08	3.19
	1.97	4.42	3.15
	1.98	4.43	3.12	Watch
	2	4.33	3.2
	2.04	4.4	3.19	Watch
	1.95	4.3	3.15
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.99 ↓ (2.03)	4.32 ↑ (4.25)	3.18 ↑ (3.02)

The most likely Over/Under: 6.25

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

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Current Win Probability

Washington Capitals
47.9%

Draw
22.1%

Nashville Predators
30%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

46.5%

22.2%

31.3%

Our Initial ML Estimation

45%

22.9%

32.3%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Washington Capitals has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.4%)

Nashville Predators has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.3%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Washington Capitals than the current prediction. (-2.9%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Nashville Predators than the current prediction. (+2.3%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
45.5%	45.5%	9.1%

Washington Capitals - Nashville Predators Predictions

Users Predictions: 11 users predict this event. Washington will win (votes: 5 - 45.5%). Nashville will win (votes: 1 - 9.1%). It will Tie (votes: 5 - 45.5%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Washington: 16.1% – 74.9%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 6 Selected Experts predict this event. Washington (votes: 2 - 33.3%). Nashville (votes: 4 - 66.7%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

H/A, 1st Period - Nashville (2.33) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH +0.5 - Nashville (1.85) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

O/U 5.5, OT - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 8 Selected Experts predict this event. Washington (votes: 2 - 25%). Nashville (votes: 6 - 75%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 4:3

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Lineups

Line 1
48. Thompson L. (G)	29. Annunen J. (G)
74. Carlson J. (A)	59. Josi R. (C)
42. Fehervary M.	76. Skjei B.
8. Ovechkin A. (C)	91. Stamkos S.
17. Strome D.	90. O'Reilly R. (A)
72. Beauvillier A.	77. Evangelista L.
Line 2
3. Roy M.	48. Perbix N.
6. Chychrun J.	41. Hague N.
43. Wilson T. (A)	81. Marchessault J.
80. Dubois P.	56. Haula E.
21. Protas A.	9. Forsberg F. (A)
Line 3
57. Van Riemsdyk T.	37. Blankenburg N.
38. Sandin R.	83. Wilsby A.
53. Frank E.	58. Bunting M.
34. Sourdif J.	47. McCarron M.
9. Leonard R.	36. Smith C.
Line 4
26. Dowd N.	71. Wood M.
29. Lapierre H.	17. Jost T.
22. Duhaime B.	49. Schaefer R.
Substitutes
33. Stevenson C. (G)	74. Saros J. (G)
Coaches
. Carbery S.	. Brunette A.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (2 - 0)
04:15, 1 - 0, Wilson T. (G), Chychrun J. (A), Protas A. (A2)
10:54, Wiesblatt O. (2 min),
12:48, 2 - 0, Dubois P. (G), Strome D. (A), Carlson J. (A2)
15:35, Ovechkin A. (2 min),
17:47, Skjei B. (2 min),
2nd Period (1 - 1)
02:52, Leonard R. (2 min),
03:39, Marchessault J. (2 min),
08:42, 3 - 0, Chychrun J. (G),
15:15, Haula E. (2 min),
15:19, Sourdif J. (2 min),
17:40, 3 - 1, Marchessault J. (G), Haula E. (A), Wilsby A. (A2)
3rd Period (1 - 1)
01:17, 3 - 2, McCarron M. (G), Smith C. (A), Wilsby A. (A2)
10:14, Skjei B. (2 min),
13:03, Marchessault J. (2 min),
13:11, 4 - 2, Chychrun J. (G), Strome D. (A), Ovechkin A. (A2)
15:26, Sandin R. (2 min),

Preview

Enjoy a game between evenly matched mid-table sides (ranked 11 and 10).

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

Each of the teams is struggling with stability in their game.

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

Washington might have a minor edge in this game.

There will not play in Washington: Dubois P. (Abdominal strain) Lindgren C. (Lower-Body Injury) McMichael C. (Injury) Thompson L. (Upper-Body Injury)

There will not play in Nashville: Hague N. (Lower-Body Injury)

We predict that Washington will win today's game, with odds of 1.89.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Washington won 7 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 13 matches, and goals 61:68. (average 3.1:3.4).

Including home matches between the teams, Washington won 3 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 30:33. (average 3:3.3).

Outrights of NHL for now

Washington Capitals: 5.74% Nashville Predators: 0.54%

Last Results with these Odds

Washington Capitals - the odds 2.03 are the expected chance of winning is 46.52%, but this team recently wins 90% of matches with these odds.

Nashville Predators - the odds 3.02 are the expected chance of winning is 31.27%, but this team recently wins 21% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Washington Capitals
NHL
03.02.26	Philadelphia Flyers - Washington Capitals	4:2 ✺
02.02.26	Washington Capitals - New York Islanders	4:1 ✺
31.01.26	Washington Capitals - Carolina Hurricanes	4:3 OT ✺
29.01.26	Detroit Red Wings - Washington Capitals	3:4 penalties ✺
27.01.26	Seattle Kraken - Washington Capitals	5:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 11.9 LWWWL
- Nashville Predators
NHL
04.02.26	Nashville Predators - Minnesota Wild	5:6 OT ✺
02.02.26	Nashville Predators - St. Louis Blues	6:5 ✺
31.01.26	New York Islanders - Nashville Predators	3:4 ✺
29.01.26	New Jersey Devils - Nashville Predators	3:2 OT ✺
27.01.26	Boston Bruins - Nashville Predators	3:2 OT ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 7.7 LWWLL

Latest Head to Head

NHL
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11.01.25	Nashville Predators - Washington Capitals	1:4
06.11.24	Washington Capitals - Nashville Predators	3:2
30.12.23	Washington Capitals - Nashville Predators	2:3 penalties
16.12.23	Nashville Predators - Washington Capitals	3:1
06.01.23	Washington Capitals - Nashville Predators	2:3
29.10.22	Nashville Predators - Washington Capitals	0:3

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