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Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Capitals vs. Blue Jackets NHL game on April 14, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Apr 14, 11PM Nationwide Arena
Apr 14, 11PM Nationwide Arena
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Bets
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Capitals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Blue Jackets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Live Probabilities
Moneyline
Over / Under
Win %
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Capitals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Blue Jackets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
P3 19:33 Shot missed by Mason Marchment
P3 18:49 Shot missed by Cole Sillinger
P3 17:30 Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Clay Stevenson
P3 15:28 Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jet Greaves
P3 15:03 Power play - Shot on goal by Cole Hutson saved by Jet Greaves
P3 14:08 Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jet Greaves
P3 12:38 Shot missed by Ivan Miroshnichenko
P3 11:11 Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Jet Greaves
P3 09:56 Shot missed by Dante Fabbro
P3 09:34 Shot missed by Miles Wood
P3 09:34 Shot on goal by Miles Wood saved by Clay Stevenson
P3 09:12 Shot missed by Kirill Marchenko
P3 08:09 Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by teammate
P3 07:52 Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
P3 07:23 Shot on goal by Denton Mateychuk saved by Clay Stevenson
P3 05:43 Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Jet Greaves
P3 05:36 Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by teammate
P3 03:48 Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jet Greaves
P3 02:48 Power play - Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
P3 02:41 Shot on goal by Martin Fehervary saved by Jet Greaves
Play by Play
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P2
P3
GOALS
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End of 3rd Period.
Aliaksei Protas won faceoff against Sean Monahan in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Mason Marchment
Sean Monahan won faceoff against Connor McMichael in offensive zone
Stoppage - Home Timeout
SHOT
Shot missed by Cole Sillinger
Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Sean Monahan in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Clay Stevenson
Adam Fantilli won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in neutral zone
Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jet Greaves
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Cole Hutson saved by Jet Greaves
Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jet Greaves
Capitals won faceoff against Blue Jackets in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Ivan Miroshnichenko
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Jet Greaves
SHOT
Shot missed by Dante Fabbro
SHOT
Shot missed by Miles Wood
SHOT
Shot on goal by Miles Wood saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Shot missed by Kirill Marchenko
SHOT
Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Denton Mateychuk saved by Clay Stevenson
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Ilya Protas in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Giveaway by Danton Heinen in defensive zone
Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Boone Jenner in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Jet Greaves
SHOT
Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by teammate
Adam Fantilli won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jet Greaves
Shorthanded - Boone Jenner won faceoff against Connor McMichael in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
Penalty to Mason Marchment 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by Martin Fehervary)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Martin Fehervary saved by Jet Greaves
SHOT
Shot missed by Adam Fantilli
Adam Fantilli won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in offensive zone
Shorthanded - Boone Jenner won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Cole Hutson
Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Boone Jenner in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
SHOT
Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Boone Jenner
Shorthanded - Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Ilya Protas saved by Jet Greaves
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Boone Jenner in offensive zone
Penalty to Kent Johnson 2 minutes for Slashing
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
Sean Monahan won faceoff against Ilya Protas in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ivan Provorov saved by Clay Stevenson
Adam Fantilli won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
SHOT
Shot missed by Cole Sillinger
Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
SHOT
Mason Marchment shot blocked by Ilya Protas
SHOT
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Isac Lundestrom
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brandon Duhaime saved by Jet Greaves
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Mason Marchment shot blocked by Ryan Leonard
SHOT
Danton Heinen shot blocked by teammate
Boone Jenner won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot missed by Dylan McIlrath
SHOT
Shot missed by Ilya Protas
Stoppage - Icing
GOAL
Goal scored by Anthony Beauvillier assisted by Trevor van Riemsdyk
1-1
SHOT
Shot on goal by Erik Gudbranson saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by Dylan McIlrath
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ivan Provorov saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Charlie Coyle saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Kirill Marchenko saved by Clay Stevenson
Shorthanded - Connor McMichael won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Zach Werenski saved by Clay Stevenson
Capitals won faceoff against Blue Jackets in neutral zone
Ilya Protas won faceoff against Blue Jackets in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Ryan Leonard
Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Ivan Miroshnichenko shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
Ilya Protas won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in defensive zone
SHOT
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by teammate
Adam Fantilli won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in neutral zone
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Boone Jenner in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Dante Fabbro in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Brandon Duhaime
SHOT
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Clay Stevenson
Capitals won faceoff against Blue Jackets in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
Giveaway by Kent Johnson in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Dante Fabbro
SHOT
Shot missed by Brandon Duhaime
Adam Fantilli won faceoff against Ilya Protas in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ilya Protas saved by Jet Greaves
Dante Fabbro credited with hit on Hendrix Lapierre in defensive zone
Stoppage - Offside
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Boone Jenner in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jake Christiansen saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kirill Marchenko saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Jet Greaves
SHOT
Shot on goal by Anthony Beauvillier saved by Jet Greaves
SHOT
Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dante Fabbro saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kirill Marchenko saved by Clay Stevenson
Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Zach Werenski saved by Clay Stevenson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Jet Greaves
Capitals won faceoff against Blue Jackets in neutral zone
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Boone Jenner in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Boone Jenner
Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Boone Jenner in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Sean Monahan won faceoff against Ilya Protas in defensive zone
Giveaway by Danton Heinen in neutral zone
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Boone Jenner in neutral zone
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 21 | Shots on Goal | 28 | |||
| 53% | Faceoff Win % | 47% | |||
| 3/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 1/0 | |||
| 2 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 6 | |||
| 14 | Hits | 3 | |||
| 11 | Shots Blocked | 16 | |||
| 13 | Giveaways | 23 |
| |
|---|
| 21 | Shots on Goal | 28 | |||
| 53% | Faceoff Win % | 47% | |||
| 3/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 1/0 | |||
| 2 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 6 | |||
| 14 | Hits | 3 | |||
| 11 | Shots Blocked | 16 | |||
| 13 | Giveaways | 23 |
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Capitals vs. Blue Jackets: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Capitals vs. Blue Jackets
- Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Venue: Nationwide Arena
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Blue Jackets favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6.5
- Moneyline Odds: Capitals +135, Blue Jackets -135
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Capitals: 45%
- Blue Jackets: 55%
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 Capitals a win probability of 45%, while the Blue Jackets have a win probability of 55%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Blue Jackets are more likely to beat the Capitals in the NHL game at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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