Predators vs. Capitals Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Predators vs. Capitals NHL game on February 5, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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  • Capitals
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P3 19:20 Shot on goal by Ryan O'Reilly saved by Logan Thompson
P3 18:59 Shot missed by Luke Evangelista
P3 18:35 Roman Josi shot blocked by Ethen Frank
P3 17:57 Michael Bunting shot blocked by teammate
P3 17:17 Shorthanded - Shot missed by Tom Wilson
P3 15:42 Power play - Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Logan Thompson
P3 14:06 Michael Bunting shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
P3 13:36 Shot missed by Luke Evangelista
P3 13:11 Power play - Goal scored by Jakob Chychrun assisted by Dylan Strome and Alex Ovechkin
P3 11:32 Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Justus Annunen
P3 10:55 Power play - Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Justus Annunen
P3 09:44 Shot on goal by Nic Dowd saved by Justus Annunen
P3 07:37 Shot on goal by Luke Evangelista saved by Logan Thompson
P3 07:05 Shot on goal by Adam Wilsby saved by Logan Thompson
P3 05:35 Shot missed by Nicolas Hague
P3 01:17 Goal scored by Michael Bunting
P3 00:54 Goal scored by Nic Dowd assisted by Matt Roy and Brandon Duhaime
P3 00:24 Shot missed by Erik Haula
P2 19:51 Shot on goal by Anthony Beauvillier saved by Justus Annunen
P2 19:04 Shot on goal by Nick Perbix saved by Logan Thompson
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:38
    Stoppage - High Stick
  3. P3 19:20
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan O'Reilly saved by Logan Thompson
  4. P3 18:59
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Luke Evangelista
  5. P3 18:35
    SHOT
    Roman Josi shot blocked by Ethen Frank
  6. P3 17:57
    SHOT
    Michael Bunting shot blocked by teammate
  7. P3 17:17
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Tom Wilson
  8. P3 16:38
    Power play - Giveaway by Luke Evangelista in offensive zone
  9. P3 15:52
    Shorthanded - Nic Dowd won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
  10. P3 15:42
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Logan Thompson
  11. P3 15:26
    Power play - Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Aliaksei Protas in offensive zone
  12. P3 14:51
    Michael McCarron won faceoff against Nic Dowd in defensive zone
  13. P3 14:51
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  14. P3 14:06
    SHOT
    Michael Bunting shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  15. P3 13:36
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Luke Evangelista
  16. P3 13:11
    Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Brandon Duhaime in neutral zone
  17. P3 13:11
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Jakob Chychrun assisted by Dylan Strome and Alex Ovechkin
    2-4
  18. P3 13:03
    Michael McCarron won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  19. P3 12:26
    Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime in neutral zone
  20. P3 11:34
    Power play - Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Michael McCarron in offensive zone
  21. P3 11:32
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Justus Annunen
  22. P3 10:55
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Justus Annunen
  23. P3 10:14
    Penalty to Brady Skjei 2 minutes for Tripping
  24. P3 09:55
    Tyson Jost won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in defensive zone
  25. P3 09:55
    Stoppage - Icing
  26. P3 09:46
    Predators won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  27. P3 09:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nic Dowd saved by Justus Annunen
  28. P3 08:55
    Tom Wilson credited with hit on Roman Josi in offensive zone
  29. P3 08:27
    Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Erik Haula in neutral zone
  30. P3 08:27
    Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson - Player Injury
  31. P3 07:47
    Takeaway by Anthony Beauvillier in defensive zone
  32. P3 07:37
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Luke Evangelista saved by Logan Thompson
  33. P3 07:37
    Giveaway by Logan Thompson in defensive zone
  34. P3 07:05
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Adam Wilsby saved by Logan Thompson
  35. P3 06:26
    Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Erik Haula in neutral zone
  36. P3 05:35
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nicolas Hague
  37. P3 04:53
    Ryan Leonard credited with hit on Michael Bunting in neutral zone
  38. P3 04:48
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  39. P3 04:28
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in neutral zone
  40. P3 01:22
    Stoppage - Icing
  41. P3 01:17
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Michael Bunting
    2-3
  42. P3 00:54
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Nic Dowd assisted by Matt Roy and Brandon Duhaime
    1-4
  43. P3 00:51
    Predators won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
  44. P3 00:24
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Erik Haula
  45. P3 00:00
    Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Erik Haula in neutral zone
  46. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  47. P2 19:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Anthony Beauvillier saved by Justus Annunen
  48. P2 19:25
    Stoppage
  49. P2 19:06
    Predators won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  50. P2 19:04
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nick Perbix saved by Logan Thompson
  51. P2 18:01
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ethen Frank saved by Justus Annunen
  52. P2 17:50
    Michael McCarron won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
  53. P2 17:50
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  54. P2 17:40
    Predators won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  55. P2 17:31
    SHOT
    Justin Barron shot blocked by Justin Sourdif
  56. P2 17:15
    Giveaway by Jonathan Marchessault in neutral zone
  57. P2 15:29
    Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois in neutral zone
  58. P2 15:19
    Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois in offensive zone
  59. P2 15:19
    Penalty to Justin Sourdif 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by Brady Skjei)
  60. P2 15:15
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  61. P2 15:15
    Predators won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  62. P2 15:06
    SHOT
    Nicolas Hague shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  63. P2 14:40
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tyson Jost saved by Logan Thompson
  64. P2 14:19
    SHOT
    Brady Skjei shot blocked by Matt Roy
  65. P2 12:57
    Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Anthony Beauvillier in defensive zone
  66. P2 12:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Justus Annunen
  67. P2 12:13
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Logan Thompson
  68. P2 12:01
    Erik Haula won faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois in offensive zone
  69. P2 11:40
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brady Skjei saved by Logan Thompson
  70. P2 11:24
    Michael McCarron won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  71. P2 11:24
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  72. P2 11:22
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Justus Annunen
  73. P2 09:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brandon Duhaime saved by Justus Annunen
  74. P2 09:40
    Erik Haula won faceoff against Nic Dowd in defensive zone
  75. P2 09:40
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  76. P2 09:39
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Leonard saved by Justus Annunen
  77. P2 08:42
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Michael McCarron in neutral zone
  78. P2 08:42
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Jakob Chychrun
    0-3
  79. P2 06:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Justus Annunen
  80. P2 06:31
    Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
  81. P2 06:31
    Stoppage - Icing
  82. P2 06:20
    Predators won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  83. P2 06:18
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  84. P2 05:25
    Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Tyson Jost in neutral zone
  85. P2 05:14
    Shorthanded - Giveaway by Nick Perbix in defensive zone
  86. P2 04:33
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Justin Sourdif saved by Justus Annunen
  87. P2 03:39
    Penalty to Jonathan Marchessault 2 minutes for Slashing (Drawn by Nic Dowd)
  88. P2 02:25
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Michael Bunting
  89. P2 01:54
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Roman Josi
  90. P2 01:40
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  91. P2 00:45
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tom Wilson
  92. P2 00:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nick Perbix saved by Logan Thompson
  93. P2 00:10
    Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois in offensive zone
  94. P2 00:00
    Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in neutral zone
  95. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  96. P1 19:51
    Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Nic Dowd in defensive zone
  97. P1 17:47
    Shorthanded - Michael McCarron won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  98. P1 17:25
    Shorthanded - Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin in defensive zone
  99. P1 16:31
    Shorthanded - Nic Dowd won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in defensive zone
  100. P1 16:28
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Jonathan Marchessault saved by Logan Thompson
  101. P1 15:41
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Steven Stamkos saved by Logan Thompson
  102. P1 15:35
    Power play - Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  103. P1 15:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
  104. P1 15:15
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Michael McCarron in offensive zone
  105. P1 15:14
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matt Roy saved by Justus Annunen
  106. P1 15:11
    Predators won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  107. P1 15:08
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Justus Annunen
  108. P1 14:57
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Justus Annunen
  109. P1 13:40
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in defensive zone
  110. P1 13:40
    Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in offensive zone
  111. P1 13:40
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  112. P1 13:10
    Erik Haula won faceoff against Nic Dowd in defensive zone
  113. P1 13:10
    Stoppage - Icing
  114. P1 12:48
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Pierre-Luc Dubois assisted by Dylan Strome
    0-2
  115. P1 11:49
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Erik Haula saved by Logan Thompson
  116. P1 10:57
    SHOT
    Power play - Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Nick Perbix
  117. P1 10:54
    Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Michael McCarron in offensive zone
  118. P1 10:54
    Penalty to Ozzy Wiesblatt 2 minutes for Tripping
  119. P1 10:01
    Giveaway by Ozzy Wiesblatt in offensive zone
  120. P1 09:56
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ozzy Wiesblatt
  121. P1 09:42
    Tyson Jost won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  122. P1 09:40
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jonathan Marchessault saved by Logan Thompson
  123. P1 09:34
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Erik Haula
  124. P1 08:46
    SHOT
    Jonathan Marchessault shot blocked by John Carlson
  125. P1 08:22
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan O'Reilly saved by Logan Thompson
  126. P1 08:09
    Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
  127. P1 07:15
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Michael Bunting saved by Logan Thompson
  128. P1 05:51
    Reid Schaefer credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone
  129. P1 05:25
    Reid Schaefer credited with hit on John Carlson in offensive zone
  130. P1 04:53
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Steven Stamkos saved by Logan Thompson
  131. P1 04:25
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Steven Stamkos
  132. P1 04:15
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Justus Annunen
  133. P1 03:36
    Michael McCarron credited with hit on Martin Fehervary in offensive zone
  134. P1 03:13
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Martin Fehervary
  135. P1 03:12
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  136. P1 02:58
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ethen Frank saved by Justus Annunen
  137. P1 02:57
    SHOT
    Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Tyson Jost
  138. P1 02:21
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ozzy Wiesblatt
  139. P1 02:06
    Giveaway by Ryan Leonard in neutral zone
  140. P1 01:53
    Matt Roy credited with hit on Luke Evangelista in defensive zone
  141. P1 00:59
    SHOT
    Filip Forsberg shot blocked by John Carlson
  142. P1 00:31
    Giveaway by Brady Skjei in defensive zone
  143. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Predators
STATS
Capitals
29Shots on Goal30
52% Faceoff Win % 48%
4/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 6/2
12Penalty Infraction Mins8
18Hits26
8 Shots Blocked 18
15Giveaways15
PredatorsNSH
CapitalsWSH
29Shots on Goal30
52% Faceoff Win % 48%
4/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 6/2
12Penalty Infraction Mins8
18Hits26
8 Shots Blocked 18
15Giveaways15

Predators vs. Capitals: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Predators vs. Capitals
  • Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Capital One Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Capitals favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Predators +150, Capitals -165

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Predators: 41%
  • Capitals: 59%

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 Predators a win probability of 41%, while the Capitals have a win probability of 59%. 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 Predators 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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