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Sharks vs. Capitals Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Sharks vs. Capitals NHL game on January 15, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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NHL
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Jan 16, 12AM Capital One Arena
Jan 16, 12AM Capital One Arena
In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
Best Bets | TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sharks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Capitals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Live Probabilities
Moneyline
Over / Under
Win %
100%
0%
Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sharks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Capitals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
P3 19:58 Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
P3 19:49 Shot missed by Ethen Frank
P3 19:36 Dylan Strome shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren
P3 18:40 John Carlson shot blocked by Alexander Wennberg
P3 18:10 Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren
P3 18:06 Alex Nedeljkovic shot blocked by John Carlson
P3 17:15 John Carlson shot blocked by Macklin Celebrini
P3 16:51 Shot on goal by Matt Roy saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
P3 16:21 Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
P3 15:24 Shot missed by Aliaksei Protas
P3 15:20 Shot missed by John Carlson
P3 15:04 Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Adam Gaudette
P3 14:57 Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
P3 12:19 Shot on goal by Michael Misa saved by Logan Thompson
P3 11:56 Macklin Celebrini shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
P3 11:33 Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
P3 09:11 Goal scored by Ryan Leonard
P3 08:42 Shot missed by Connor McMichael
P3 06:03 Connor McMichael shot blocked by Vincent Iorio
P3 04:37 John Carlson shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
ALL
End of 3rd Period.
SHOT
Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
SHOT
Shot missed by Ethen Frank
SHOT
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren
SHOT
John Carlson shot blocked by Alexander Wennberg
SHOT
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
SHOT
Alex Nedeljkovic shot blocked by John Carlson
SHOT
John Carlson shot blocked by Macklin Celebrini
Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Matt Roy saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Adam Gaudette won faceoff against Connor McMichael in defensive zone
Connor McMichael won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Aliaksei Protas
SHOT
Shot missed by John Carlson
Sharks won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
SHOT
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Adam Gaudette
SHOT
Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
Adam Gaudette won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Michael Misa in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Ryan Leonard credited with hit on Mario Ferraro in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Michael Misa saved by Logan Thompson
Michael Misa won faceoff against Dylan Strome in offensive zone
SHOT
Macklin Celebrini shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Power play - Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Penalty to Jakob Chychrun 2 minutes for Slashing
Stoppage - TV timeout
GOAL
Goal scored by Ryan Leonard
3-2
SHOT
Shot missed by Connor McMichael
SHOT
Connor McMichael shot blocked by Vincent Iorio
SHOT
John Carlson shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
SHOT
Shot missed by Adam Gaudette
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Adam Gaudette in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by John Klingberg saved by Logan Thompson
SHOT
Shot missed by Anthony Beauvillier
SHOT
Shot missed by Anthony Beauvillier
Zack Ostapchuk won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
Shorthanded - Zack Ostapchuk won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Zack Ostapchuk in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by teammate
End of 2nd Period.
Shorthanded - Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Matt Roy saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
SHOT
Connor McMichael shot blocked by teammate
Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Connor McMichael in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Macklin Celebrini shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Stoppage - Icing
Zack Ostapchuk credited with hit on Connor McMichael in defensive zone
Zack Ostapchuk won faceoff against Capitals in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Timothy Liljegren won faceoff against Capitals in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout
Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Pavol Regenda
3-1
SHOT
Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
Adam Gaudette credited with hit on Jakob Chychrun in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Michael Misa won faceoff against Connor McMichael in neutral zone
Brandon Duhaime credited with hit on Vincent Iorio in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sam Dickinson saved by Logan Thompson
SHOT
Ryan Reaves shot blocked by Matt Roy
Zack Ostapchuk won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in neutral zone
Zack Ostapchuk won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Zack Ostapchuk
0-1
SHOT
Shot on goal by William Eklund saved by Logan Thompson
Sharks won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Macklin Celebrini in defensive zone
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Michael Misa in neutral zone
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by Dylan Strome assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Jakob Chychrun
0-1
Shorthanded - Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by John Carlson
SHOT
Collin Graf shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alexander Wennberg saved by Logan Thompson
Igor Chernyshov credited with hit on Brett Leason in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by John Klingberg saved by Logan Thompson
SHOT
Shot missed by William Eklund
Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Zack Ostapchuk in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Igor Chernyshov
Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Connor McMichael in offensive zone
Sharks won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mario Ferraro saved by Logan Thompson
Shorthanded - Connor McMichael won faceoff against Adam Gaudette in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Power play - Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Anthony Beauvillier in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Macklin Celebrini saved by Logan Thompson
SHOT
Power play - John Klingberg shot blocked by Nic Dowd
SHOT
Power play - Macklin Celebrini shot blocked by Matt Roy
Power play - Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Anthony Beauvillier credited with hit on John Klingberg in offensive zone
Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Connor McMichael in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Brett Leason in offensive zone
Stoppage
SHOT
Shot on goal by Zack Ostapchuk saved by Logan Thompson
Power play - Adam Gaudette won faceoff against Aliaksei Protas in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Power play - Sharks shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Shorthanded - Nic Dowd won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by John Klingberg saved by Logan Thompson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mario Ferraro saved by Logan Thompson
SHOT
Shot on goal by William Eklund saved by Logan Thompson
Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
Zack Ostapchuk won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
Zack Ostapchuk won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Ryan Leonard
Ryan Leonard credited with hit on Michael Misa in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Macklin Celebrini saved by Logan Thompson
SHOT
Anthony Beauvillier shot blocked by teammate
Connor McMichael won faceoff against Macklin Celebrini in offensive zone
Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
SHOT
Shot missed by Martin Fehervary
Nic Dowd credited with hit on Sam Dickinson in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Ryan Leonard
SHOT
Shot missed by Ryan Leonard
Stoppage - Puck in Penalty Benches
Zack Ostapchuk credited with hit on Rasmus Sandin in offensive zone
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Zack Ostapchuk in neutral zone
SHOT
Sonny Milano shot blocked by John Klingberg
Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Adam Gaudette in neutral zone
SHOT
Matt Roy shot blocked by teammate
Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Shot missed by Sharks
SHOT
Shot missed by William Eklund
SHOT
Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alexander Wennberg saved by Logan Thompson
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Michael Misa in defensive zone
Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Nic Dowd in defensive zone
Dylan McIlrath credited with hit on Pavol Regenda in offensive zone
SHOT
Tyler Toffoli shot blocked by Matt Roy
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Macklin Celebrini in offensive zone
Giveaway by Collin Graf in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Anthony Beauvillier saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Game Setup.
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 26 | Shots on Goal | 23 | |||
| 58% | Faceoff Win % | 42% | |||
| 3/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 2/1 | |||
| 4 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 6 | |||
| 16 | Hits | 18 | |||
| 10 | Shots Blocked | 14 | |||
| 22 | Giveaways | 13 |
| |
|---|
| 26 | Shots on Goal | 23 | |||
| 58% | Faceoff Win % | 42% | |||
| 3/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 2/1 | |||
| 4 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 6 | |||
| 16 | Hits | 18 | |||
| 10 | Shots Blocked | 14 | |||
| 22 | Giveaways | 13 |
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Sharks vs. Capitals: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Sharks vs. Capitals
- Date: Thursday, January 15, 2026
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Venue: Capital One Arena
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Capitals favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): Not Available
- Moneyline Odds: Sharks +150, Capitals -164
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Sharks: 38%
- Capitals: 62%
Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Sharks a win probability of 38%, while the Capitals have a win probability of 62%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Capitals are more likely to beat the Sharks in the NHL game at Capital One Arena on Friday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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