Bruins vs. Capitals Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Bruins vs. Capitals NHL game on March 14, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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    100%
  • Capitals
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OT1 04:28 Shot on goal by David Pastrnak saved by Logan Thompson
OT1 03:01 Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
OT1 02:31 Connor McMichael shot blocked by Fraser Minten
OT1 01:24 Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Viktor Arvidsson
OT1 00:41 Power play - Shot on goal by Mason Lohrei saved by Logan Thompson
OT1 00:21 Power play - Shot on goal by David Pastrnak saved by Logan Thompson
P3 19:59 Power play - Shot missed by Mason Lohrei
P3 19:11 Power play - Shot on goal by Elias Lindholm saved by Logan Thompson
P3 18:35 Power play - Shot missed by Aliaksei Protas
P3 18:15 Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Fraser Minten
P3 17:47 Power play - Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Jeremy Swayman
P3 16:05 Power play - Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Jeremy Swayman
P3 16:01 Power play - Shot on goal by Pierre-Luc Dubois saved by Jeremy Swayman
P3 15:07 Shorthanded - Elias Lindholm shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
P3 13:46 Viktor Arvidsson shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
P3 12:06 Hampus Lindholm shot blocked by Tom Wilson
P3 11:32 Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jeremy Swayman
P3 10:33 Connor McMichael shot blocked by teammate
P3 10:08 Pavel Zacha shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
P3 08:11 Shot on goal by Andrew Peeke saved by Logan Thompson
Play by Play
  1. SO
    End of Shootout period.
  2. SO
    Shootout Goal scored by Fraser Minten on Logan Thompson
  3. SO
    Shootout attempt by Aliaksei Protas saved by Jeremy Swayman
  4. SO
    Shootout attempt by Ethen Frank saved by Jeremy Swayman
  5. SO
    Shootout attempt by Morgan Geekie saved by Logan Thompson
  6. SO
    Shootout attempt by Pavel Zacha saved by Logan Thompson
  7. SO
    Shootout attempt by Charlie McAvoy saved by Logan Thompson
  8. SO
    Shootout attempt missed by Anthony Beauvillier
  9. SO
    Shootout attempt by Viktor Arvidsson saved by Logan Thompson
  10. SO
    Shootout attempt missed by David Pastrnak
  11. SO
    Shootout attempt by Ryan Leonard saved by Jeremy Swayman
  12. SO
    Shootout attempt by Pierre-Luc Dubois saved by Jeremy Swayman
  13. OT1 05:00
    End of 1st OT.
  14. OT1 04:28
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by David Pastrnak saved by Logan Thompson
  15. OT1 03:01
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
  16. OT1 02:31
    SHOT
    Connor McMichael shot blocked by Fraser Minten
  17. OT1 01:24
    SHOT
    Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Viktor Arvidsson
  18. OT1 00:41
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Mason Lohrei saved by Logan Thompson
  19. OT1 00:35
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  20. OT1 00:21
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by David Pastrnak saved by Logan Thompson
  21. OT1 00:00
    Shorthanded - Aliaksei Protas won faceoff against Pavel Zacha in neutral zone
  22. P3 19:59
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Mason Lohrei
  23. P3 19:20
    Power play - Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Aliaksei Protas in neutral zone
  24. P3 19:11
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Elias Lindholm saved by Logan Thompson
  25. P3 18:45
    Power play - Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Anthony Beauvillier in offensive zone
  26. P3 18:35
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Aliaksei Protas
  27. P3 18:17
    Bruins won faceoff against Capitals in defensive zone
  28. P3 18:15
    SHOT
    Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Fraser Minten
  29. P3 17:47
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Jeremy Swayman
  30. P3 16:40
    Shorthanded - Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  31. P3 16:09
    Bruins won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  32. P3 16:08
    Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in defensive zone
  33. P3 16:05
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Jeremy Swayman
  34. P3 16:01
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Pierre-Luc Dubois saved by Jeremy Swayman
  35. P3 15:07
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Elias Lindholm shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
  36. P3 14:12
    Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Mark Kastelic in offensive zone
  37. P3 14:12
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  38. P3 14:06
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  39. P3 14:06
    Penalty to Nikita Zadorov 2 minutes for Misconduct
  40. P3 13:46
    SHOT
    Viktor Arvidsson shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  41. P3 12:35
    David Pastrnak credited with hit on Hendrix Lapierre in defensive zone
  42. P3 12:06
    SHOT
    Hampus Lindholm shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  43. P3 11:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jeremy Swayman
  44. P3 10:33
    SHOT
    Connor McMichael shot blocked by teammate
  45. P3 10:18
    Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Connor McMichael in offensive zone
  46. P3 10:09
    Bruins won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  47. P3 10:08
    SHOT
    Pavel Zacha shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
  48. P3 09:31
    Giveaway by Matt Roy in defensive zone
  49. P3 08:37
    Giveaway by Hendrix Lapierre in offensive zone
  50. P3 08:28
    Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Fraser Minten in defensive zone
  51. P3 08:11
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Andrew Peeke saved by Logan Thompson
  52. P3 07:34
    Justin Sourdif credited with hit on Mark Kastelic in neutral zone
  53. P3 07:25
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in defensive zone
  54. P3 07:25
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  55. P3 06:46
    SHOT
    Power play - Mason Lohrei shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  56. P3 06:35
    Power play - Casey Mittelstadt won faceoff against Aliaksei Protas in offensive zone
  57. P3 06:32
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by David Pastrnak saved by Logan Thompson
  58. P3 05:26
    Shorthanded - Takeaway by Aliaksei Protas in defensive zone
  59. P3 05:20
    Penalty to Anthony Beauvillier 2 minutes for Misconduct (Drawn by David Pastrnak)
  60. P3 05:20
    Bruins won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  61. P3 05:18
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Elias Lindholm saved by Logan Thompson
  62. P3 05:07
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Morgan Geekie
  63. P3 04:10
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by David Pastrnak saved by Logan Thompson
  64. P3 03:59
    Bruins won faceoff against Capitals in offensive zone
  65. P3 03:52
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Viktor Arvidsson
  66. P3 03:12
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Rasmus Sandin
    1-2
  67. P3 03:05
    Stoppage - Icing
  68. P3 02:58
    Bruins won faceoff against Matt Roy in defensive zone
  69. P3 02:57
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Justin Sourdif saved by Jeremy Swayman
  70. P3 02:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Michael Eyssimont
  71. P3 02:13
    Ryan Leonard credited with hit on Hampus Lindholm in offensive zone
  72. P3 01:55
    Stoppage - Goalie Puck Frzn-plyd bynd ctr
  73. P3 01:32
    Fraser Minten won faceoff against Dylan Strome in offensive zone
  74. P3 01:32
    Stoppage - Icing
  75. P3 00:38
    Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois in defensive zone
  76. P3 00:36
    SHOT
    Connor McMichael shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
  77. P3 00:04
    Brandon Duhaime credited with hit on Andrew Peeke in neutral zone
  78. P3 00:00
    Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  79. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  80. P2 19:59
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Trevor van Riemsdyk saved by Jeremy Swayman
  81. P2 19:04
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Morgan Geekie
  82. P2 18:57
    SHOT
    Andrew Peeke shot blocked by Matt Roy
  83. P2 18:35
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Leonard
  84. P2 17:53
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Matt Roy
  85. P2 17:51
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in offensive zone
  86. P2 17:49
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Connor McMichael saved by Jeremy Swayman
  87. P2 17:33
    SHOT
    Nikita Zadorov shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
  88. P2 17:06
    SHOT
    Pavel Zacha shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  89. P2 16:40
    Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Tom Wilson in defensive zone
  90. P2 16:39
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Hendrix Lapierre saved by Jeremy Swayman
  91. P2 15:52
    Giveaway by Jonathan Aspirot in defensive zone
  92. P2 15:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Justin Sourdif saved by Jeremy Swayman
  93. P2 14:50
    Nikita Zadorov credited with hit on Ryan Leonard in defensive zone
  94. P2 14:37
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Aliaksei Protas
  95. P2 14:32
    Nikita Zadorov won faceoff against Capitals in defensive zone
  96. P2 14:32
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  97. P2 14:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ethen Frank
  98. P2 13:45
    Mark Kastelic credited with hit on Trevor van Riemsdyk in defensive zone
  99. P2 12:48
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mason Lohrei
  100. P2 11:57
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in neutral zone
  101. P2 11:57
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Charlie McAvoy
    1-1
  102. P2 11:14
    Fraser Minten won faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois in neutral zone
  103. P2 11:09
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by David Pastrnak saved by Logan Thompson
  104. P2 10:08
    Giveaway by Hendrix Lapierre in offensive zone
  105. P2 10:01
    SHOT
    Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Casey Mittelstadt
  106. P2 09:57
    Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Pavel Zacha in offensive zone
  107. P2 09:55
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brandon Duhaime saved by Jeremy Swayman
  108. P2 09:55
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brandon Duhaime saved by Jeremy Swayman
  109. P2 09:31
    Stoppage - Icing
  110. P2 09:25
    Mark Kastelic won faceoff against Connor McMichael in defensive zone
  111. P2 09:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rasmus Sandin saved by Jeremy Swayman
  112. P2 09:08
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in defensive zone
  113. P2 09:08
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  114. P2 08:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Viktor Arvidsson
  115. P2 07:14
    Giveaway by Hampus Lindholm in defensive zone
  116. P2 06:57
    Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Fraser Minten in offensive zone
  117. P2 06:55
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Connor McMichael saved by Jeremy Swayman
  118. P2 06:21
    Giveaway by Elias Lindholm in defensive zone
  119. P2 06:03
    SHOT
    Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Tanner Jeannot
  120. P2 05:20
    SHOT
    Elias Lindholm shot blocked by teammate
  121. P2 05:17
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  122. P2 05:07
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Timothy Liljegren
  123. P2 04:55
    Bruins won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  124. P2 04:42
    Michael Eyssimont credited with hit on Brandon Duhaime in offensive zone
  125. P2 04:38
    Bruins won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  126. P2 04:36
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Hampus Lindholm saved by Logan Thompson
  127. P2 04:18
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Hampus Lindholm saved by Logan Thompson
  128. P2 04:04
    Fraser Minten won faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois in defensive zone
  129. P2 04:04
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  130. P2 03:17
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by David Pastrnak
  131. P2 02:20
    Power play - Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Connor McMichael in offensive zone
  132. P2 02:20
    Penalty to Anthony Beauvillier 2 minutes for Misconduct
  133. P2 02:07
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  134. P2 01:15
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Fraser Minten in neutral zone
  135. P2 01:15
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Matt Roy assisted by Rasmus Sandin and Hendrix Lapierre
    0-1
  136. P2 01:14
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Matt Roy
  137. P2 00:00
    Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Connor McMichael in neutral zone
  138. P1 19:53
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Trevor van Riemsdyk saved by Jeremy Swayman
  139. P1 18:46
    SHOT
    Dylan Strome shot blocked by teammate
  140. P1 18:34
    Stoppage - Icing
  141. P1 17:29
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Jeremy Swayman
  142. P1 17:07
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Rasmus Sandin saved by Jeremy Swayman
  143. P1 16:19
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jeremy Swayman
  144. P1 15:40
    Penalty to Charlie McAvoy 2 minutes for Holding (Drawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois)
  145. P1 15:33
    SHOT
    Timothy Liljegren shot blocked by Morgan Geekie
  146. P1 15:22
    Giveaway by Morgan Geekie in neutral zone
  147. P1 14:54
    Morgan Geekie won faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois in defensive zone
  148. P1 14:52
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Jeremy Swayman
  149. P1 14:35
    Casey Mittelstadt won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
  150. P1 14:27
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Charlie McAvoy
  151. P1 14:24
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  152. P1 12:59
    Tanner Jeannot credited with hit on Jakob Chychrun in offensive zone
  153. P1 12:50
    Stoppage - Icing
  154. P1 11:24
    Giveaway by Jonathan Aspirot in neutral zone
  155. P1 11:13
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jeremy Swayman
  156. P1 10:09
    Giveaway by Hampus Lindholm in defensive zone
  157. P1 09:43
    Jakob Chychrun credited with hit on Michael Eyssimont in neutral zone
  158. P1 09:37
    Mark Kastelic won faceoff against Brandon Duhaime in neutral zone
  159. P1 09:12
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Bruins saved by Logan Thompson
  160. P1 07:54
    SHOT
    Ethen Frank shot blocked by Charlie McAvoy
  161. P1 07:27
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Connor McMichael
  162. P1 07:15
    Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Connor McMichael in offensive zone
  163. P1 07:13
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Pavel Zacha
  164. P1 07:01
    Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Dylan Strome in offensive zone
  165. P1 07:01
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd - TV timeout
  166. P1 06:41
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Sean Kuraly
  167. P1 06:12
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by David Pastrnak saved by Logan Thompson
  168. P1 05:49
    Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in offensive zone
  169. P1 05:47
    SHOT
    David Pastrnak shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
  170. P1 05:10
    Giveaway by Pavel Zacha in neutral zone
  171. P1 04:40
    Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas in defensive zone
  172. P1 04:25
    Penalty to Morgan Geekie 2 minutes for Roughing (Drawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois)
  173. P1 04:11
    Pierre-Luc Dubois credited with hit on Morgan Geekie in neutral zone
  174. P1 03:05
    Tanner Jeannot credited with hit on Ethen Frank in offensive zone
  175. P1 00:36
    Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Fraser Minten in offensive zone
  176. P1 00:34
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ethen Frank saved by Jeremy Swayman
  177. P1 00:12
    SHOT
    Tanner Jeannot shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
  178. P1 00:00
    Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Connor McMichael in neutral zone
Stats
Bruins
STATS
Capitals
34Shots on Goal27
57% Faceoff Win % 43%
4/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/0
10Penalty Infraction Mins12
19Hits20
14 Shots Blocked 12
15Giveaways14
BruinsBOS
CapitalsWSH
34Shots on Goal27
57% Faceoff Win % 43%
4/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/0
10Penalty Infraction Mins12
19Hits20
14 Shots Blocked 12
15Giveaways14

Bruins vs. Capitals: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Bruins vs. Capitals
  • Date: Saturday, March 14, 2026
  • Time: 3:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Capital One Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Capitals favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6
  • Moneyline Odds: Bruins +115, Capitals -125

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Bruins: 46%
  • Capitals: 54%

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Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Bruins a win probability of 46%, while the Capitals have a win probability of 54%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

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