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Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers Predictions, H2H Stats & TV Channels (Wednesday, December 31, 2025)

Match Info

NHL

Date: 31 December 2025, Wednesday

Location: Capital One Arena (Washington, DC)

Where to Watch on TV:


Brazil	Disney+
Chile	Disney+
Croatia	Arena Sport 1
Czech-republic	Nova Sport 1, Oneplay
Denmark	Viaplay
Finland	Veikkaus TV, Viaplay 1 Urheilu, Viaplay
France	beIN Connect, beIN Sports MAX 5
Germany	NHL.tv, Sky Sport Mix
Iceland	Viaplay
Mexico	Sky Sport
Norway	Viaplay
Slovakia	Voyo
Spain	DAZN Espana
Sweden	Viaplay
United-kingdom	DAZN, Premier Sports 2
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	ESPN+
Venezuela	Disney+
World	NHL.tv


	Washington Capitals		New York Rangers

	1	X	2
	2.05	4	3.1	Watch
	2.05	3.9	2.95
	2.08	4.28	2.96
	2.09	4.29	2.93	Watch
	2.1	4.33	2.88
	2.07	4.33	3.01
	2.1	4.3	2.85
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.08 ↓ (2.11)	4.2 ↓ (4.46)	2.95 ↓ (3)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.50

The best margin for this event is 4.6%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Washington Capitals
45.5%

Draw
22.5%

New York Rangers
32%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

45.9%

21.7%

32.3%

Our Initial ML Estimation

45.2%

21.4%

32.8%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Washington Capitals has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.4%)

New York Rangers has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.3%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Washington Capitals than the current prediction. (-0.3%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for New York Rangers than the current prediction. (+0.8%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
55.6%	33.3%	11.1%

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Predictions

Users Predictions: 9 users predict this event. Washington will win (votes: 5 - 55.6%). NY Rangers will win (votes: 1 - 11.1%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 33.3%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Washington: 23.1% – 88.1%.

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

O/U 5.5 - under (votes: 2 - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): Washington Capitals will win (2 of 3 users predict this - 66.67%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

Expected Score (Market Odds): 3:2

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Lineups

Line 1
79. Lindgren C. (G)	32. Quick J. (G)
74. Carlson J. (A)	23. Fox A. (A)
42. Fehervary M.	44. Gavrikov V.
8. Ovechkin A. (C)	13. Lafreniere A.
34. Sourdif J.	93. Zibanejad M.
21. Protas A.	10. Panarin A. (A)
Line 2
3. Roy M.	17. Borgen W.
6. Chychrun J.	24. Soucy C.
43. Wilson T. (A)	50. Cuylle W.
17. Strome D.	16. Trocheck V. (A)
24. McMichael C.	94. Perreault G.
Line 3
52. McIlrath D.	4. Schneider B.
38. Sandin R.	29. Robertson M.
72. Beauvillier A.	14. Raddysh T.
26. Dowd N.	42. Laba N.
9. Leonard R.	43. Sheary C.
Line 4
53. Frank E.	73. Rempe M.
29. Lapierre H.	39. Carrick S.
22. Duhaime B.	22. Brodzinski J.
Substitutes
48. Thompson L. (G)	31. Shesterkin I. (G)
Coaches
. Carbery S.	. Sullivan M.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (1 - 1)
12:27, 1 - 0, Beauvillier A. (G), Leonard R. (A), Roy M. (A2)
16:27, Trocheck V. (2 min),
19:20, 1 - 1, Trocheck V. (G), Panarin A. (A), Fox A. (A2)
2nd Period (2 - 1)
07:33, 2 - 1, Wilson T. (G), McMichael C. (A), Sandin R. (A2)
09:13, Carrick S. (2 min),
09:13, Carrick S. (5 min),
09:13, Wilson T. (5 min),
11:12, 3 - 1, Sourdif J. (G), Ovechkin A. (A),
14:00, Duhaime B. (2 min),
15:17, 3 - 2, Fox A. (G), Zibanejad M. (A), Panarin A. (A2)
18:33, Fox A. (2 min),
3rd Period (3 - 1)
13:34, 4 - 2, Protas A. (G), Sandin R. (A), Dowd N. (A2)
16:37, 5 - 2, Wilson T. (G), McMichael C. (A),
18:16, 5 - 3, Schneider B. (G), Perreault G. (A),
19:12, 6 - 3, Sourdif J. (G), Wilson T. (A), Protas A. (A2)

Preview

Enjoy a game between evenly matched mid-table sides (ranked 7 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: ) and 11).

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

Washington is going through a rough patch (last 5 games: 1 wins).

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

Recently, NY Rangers 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)

There will not play in NY Rangers: Edstrom A. (Lower-Body Injury) Miller J.T. (Upper-Body Injury)

There are questionable in NY Rangers: Fox A. (Upper-Body Injury)

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Washington won 9 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 11 matches, and goals 58:61. (average 2.9:3.1).

Including home matches between the teams, Washington won 6 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 38:32. (average 3.8:3.2).

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Last Results with these Odds

New York Rangers - the odds 3 are the expected chance of winning is 32.32%, but this team recently wins 71% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Washington Capitals
NHL
29.12.25	Florida Panthers - Washington Capitals	5:3 ✺
27.12.25	New Jersey Devils - Washington Capitals	3:4 OT ✺
23.12.25	Washington Capitals - New York Rangers	3:7 ✺
21.12.25	Detroit Red Wings - Washington Capitals	3:2 OT ✺
20.12.25	Washington Capitals - Detroit Red Wings	2:5 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 4.1 LWLLL
- New York Rangers
NHL
29.12.25	Carolina Hurricanes - New York Rangers	3:2 OT ✺
27.12.25	New York Islanders - New York Rangers	2:0 ✺
23.12.25	Washington Capitals - New York Rangers	3:7 ✺
21.12.25	Nashville Predators - New York Rangers	2:1 ✺
20.12.25	New York Rangers - Philadelphia Flyers	5:4 penalties ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 7.8 LLWLW

Latest Head to Head

NHL
23.12.25	Washington Capitals - New York Rangers	3:7
12.10.25	New York Rangers - Washington Capitals	0:1
05.03.25	New York Rangers - Washington Capitals	2:3 OT
04.01.25	Washington Capitals - New York Rangers	7:4
29.10.24	Washington Capitals - New York Rangers	5:3
28.04.24	Washington Capitals - New York Rangers	2:4
26.04.24	Washington Capitals - New York Rangers	1:3

Washington Capitals - New York Rangers: Predictions, Live Scores & TV Guide