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Capitals vs. Red Wings Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Capitals vs. Red Wings NHL game on December 21, 2025 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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Dec 21, 6PM Little Caesars Arena
Red Wings
Dec 21, 6PM Little Caesars Arena
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Dimers Pro Best Bets
TEAM123OTT
Capitals
1 0 1 0 2
Red Wings
0 2 0 1 3
Live Probabilities
Moneyline
Over / Under
CapitalsWSH
Win %
0%
100%
Red WingsDET
Win Probability
TEAM123OTT
Capitals
1 0 1 0 2
Red Wings
0 2 0 1 3
OT1 04:35 Goal scored by Moritz Seider
OT1 04:31 Shot missed by Emmitt Finnie
OT1 03:22 Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Cam Talbot
OT1 02:40 Ben Chiarot shot blocked by Matt Roy
OT1 02:17 Power play - Shot on goal by Lucas Raymond saved by Charlie Lindgren
OT1 01:44 Power play - Alex DeBrincat shot blocked by teammate
OT1 01:07 Power play - Shot on goal by Alex DeBrincat saved by Charlie Lindgren
OT1 00:50 Power play - Shot on goal by Alex DeBrincat saved by Charlie Lindgren
OT1 00:38 Power play - Shot on goal by Moritz Seider saved by Charlie Lindgren
OT1 00:32 Shot on goal by Dylan Larkin saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 19:22 Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by teammate
P3 18:25 Albert Johansson shot blocked by Ethen Frank
P3 18:07 Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Cam Talbot
P3 17:56 Shot missed by James van Riemsdyk
P3 17:52 Dylan Larkin shot blocked by Matt Roy
P3 15:57 Axel Sandin-Pellikka shot blocked by Anthony Beauvillier
P3 15:27 Shot missed by Ben Chiarot
P3 15:16 Shot on goal by Emmitt Finnie saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 15:06 Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Cam Talbot
P3 14:30 Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Cam Talbot
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
OT
GOALS
ALL
OT1 05:00
End of 1st OT.
OT1 04:36
Capitals won faceoff against Red Wings in neutral zone
OT1 04:35
GOAL
Goal scored by Moritz Seider
2-3
OT1 04:31
SHOT
Shot missed by Emmitt Finnie
OT1 03:22
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Cam Talbot
OT1 02:42
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Dylan Larkin in defensive zone
OT1 02:42
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
OT1 02:40
SHOT
Ben Chiarot shot blocked by Matt Roy
OT1 02:19
Shorthanded - Nic Dowd won faceoff against Andrew Copp in defensive zone
OT1 02:19
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
OT1 02:17
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Lucas Raymond saved by Charlie Lindgren
OT1 01:44
SHOT
Power play - Alex DeBrincat shot blocked by teammate
OT1 01:07
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Alex DeBrincat saved by Charlie Lindgren
OT1 00:50
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Alex DeBrincat saved by Charlie Lindgren
OT1 00:40
Power play - Dylan Larkin won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
OT1 00:40
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
OT1 00:38
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Moritz Seider saved by Charlie Lindgren
OT1 00:35
Power play - Dylan Larkin won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
OT1 00:32
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dylan Larkin saved by Charlie Lindgren
OT1 00:00
Dylan Larkin won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
P3 20:00
End of 3rd Period.
P3 19:22
SHOT
Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by teammate
P3 18:25
SHOT
Albert Johansson shot blocked by Ethen Frank
P3 18:09
J.T. Compher won faceoff against Nic Dowd in defensive zone
P3 18:09
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P3 18:07
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Cam Talbot
P3 17:56
SHOT
Shot missed by James van Riemsdyk
P3 17:52
SHOT
Dylan Larkin shot blocked by Matt Roy
P3 17:14
Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Dylan Larkin in defensive zone
P3 17:14
Stoppage - Icing
P3 16:26
Justin Sourdif won faceoff against J.T. Compher in defensive zone
P3 16:26
Stoppage - Icing
P3 15:57
SHOT
Axel Sandin-Pellikka shot blocked by Anthony Beauvillier
P3 15:36
Andrew Copp won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
P3 15:36
Stoppage - Offside
P3 15:27
SHOT
Shot missed by Ben Chiarot
P3 15:19
Anthony Beauvillier won faceoff against Andrew Copp in defensive zone
P3 15:19
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P3 15:16
SHOT
Shot on goal by Emmitt Finnie saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 15:06
SHOT
Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Cam Talbot
P3 14:32
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Dylan Larkin in offensive zone
P3 14:32
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
P3 14:30
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Cam Talbot
P3 14:00
Nate Danielson won faceoff against Connor McMichael in defensive zone
P3 13:58
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nic Dowd saved by Cam Talbot
P3 13:33
SHOT
Anthony Beauvillier shot blocked by Ben Chiarot
P3 13:21
SHOT
Shot missed by Anthony Beauvillier
P3 13:16
SHOT
Shot missed by Ethen Frank
P3 12:31
SHOT
Shot missed by John Leonard
P3 12:20
Andrew Copp won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
P3 12:20
Stoppage - Hand Pass
P3 11:51
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Cam Talbot
P3 11:38
SHOT
John Carlson shot blocked by Lucas Raymond
P3 11:29
SHOT
Shot missed by John Carlson
P3 11:28
Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Dylan Larkin in offensive zone
P3 11:28
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
P3 11:26
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Cam Talbot
P3 11:16
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nate Danielson saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 10:22
J.T. Compher won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
P3 10:21
GOAL
Goal scored by Ethen Frank assisted by John Carlson and Dylan Strome
2-2
P3 09:31
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Dylan Larkin in neutral zone
P3 09:31
Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson - Player Injury
P3 09:15
SHOT
Ethen Frank shot blocked by Moritz Seider
P3 09:09
SHOT
Nic Dowd shot blocked by Simon Edvinsson
P3 08:52
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Nate Danielson in neutral zone
P3 08:52
Stoppage - Offside
P3 08:31
SHOT
Shot on goal by Michael Rasmussen saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 08:14
J.T. Compher won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in defensive zone
P3 08:14
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd - TV timeout
P3 08:01
SHOT
Shot missed by John Carlson
P3 07:45
SHOT
Shot on goal by Martin Fehervary saved by Cam Talbot
P3 07:45
SHOT
Shot missed by Martin Fehervary
P3 07:14
SHOT
Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Andrew Copp
P3 07:09
SHOT
John Carlson shot blocked by John Leonard
P3 06:56
SHOT
Shot missed by John Leonard
P3 05:50
SHOT
Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
P3 05:05
SHOT
Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
P3 04:40
SHOT
Shot on goal by Justin Sourdif saved by Cam Talbot
P3 04:05
SHOT
Shot missed by Andrew Copp
P3 03:20
SHOT
Shot on goal by Lucas Raymond saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 03:16
SHOT
Shot on goal by Lucas Raymond saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 02:54
Brandon Duhaime won faceoff against Dylan Larkin in neutral zone
P3 02:54
Stoppage - Offside
P3 02:02
SHOT
Ethen Frank shot blocked by Albert Johansson
P3 01:18
SHOT
Shot missed by Andrew Copp
P3 00:31
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Cam Talbot
P3 00:17
Dylan Larkin won faceoff against Dylan Strome in offensive zone
P3 00:17
Stoppage - Icing
P3 00:00
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Dylan Larkin in neutral zone
P2 20:00
End of 2nd Period.
P2 19:39
SHOT
Shot missed by Dylan Larkin
P2 19:07
SHOT
Shot missed by Nic Dowd
P2 18:34
SHOT
Elmer Soderblom shot blocked by Matt Roy
P2 18:25
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Cam Talbot
P2 17:40
SHOT
Shot on goal by Simon Edvinsson saved by Charlie Lindgren
P2 17:37
J.T. Compher won faceoff against Dylan Strome in offensive zone
P2 17:37
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
P2 17:29
J.T. Compher won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
P2 17:29
Stoppage - Offside
P2 17:16
SHOT
Shot on goal by Albert Johansson saved by Charlie Lindgren
P2 17:09
Andrew Copp won faceoff against Dylan Strome in offensive zone
P2 17:09
Stoppage - Hand Pass
P2 16:59
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Cam Talbot
P2 16:58
Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Andrew Copp in offensive zone
P2 16:58
Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout
P2 16:18
Dylan Larkin won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in offensive zone
P2 16:18
Stoppage - Icing
P2 15:21
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nate Danielson saved by Charlie Lindgren
P2 14:49
SHOT
Shot on goal by Connor McMichael saved by Cam Talbot
P2 14:28
SHOT
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Moritz Seider
P2 14:08
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Dylan Larkin in defensive zone
P2 14:08
Stoppage - Icing
P2 13:51
J.T. Compher won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
P2 13:44
Dylan Strome won faceoff against J.T. Compher in neutral zone
P2 13:43
SHOT
Shot missed by John Leonard
P2 13:06
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dylan Larkin saved by Charlie Lindgren
P2 13:06
SHOT
Shot missed by Dylan Larkin
P2 12:39
SHOT
Shot missed by Dylan Larkin
P2 12:10
Elmer Soderblom credited with hit on John Carlson in offensive zone
P2 12:06
SHOT
Shot missed by Mason Appleton
P2 11:59
SHOT
Axel Sandin-Pellikka shot blocked by teammate
P2 11:54
SHOT
Shot missed by Capitals
P2 11:41
Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Nate Danielson in defensive zone
P2 11:41
Stoppage - Icing
P2 11:26
SHOT
Shot missed by Simon Edvinsson
P2 10:27
SHOT
Ethen Frank shot blocked by Axel Sandin-Pellikka
P2 09:50
SHOT
Shot missed by Aliaksei Protas
P2 09:48
SHOT
Shot missed by Tom Wilson
P2 09:29
SHOT
Tom Wilson shot blocked by teammate
P2 08:52
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Dylan Larkin in defensive zone
P2 08:52
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P2 08:49
SHOT
Shot on goal by John Leonard saved by Charlie Lindgren
P2 08:37
Justin Sourdif won faceoff against J.T. Compher in neutral zone
P2 08:37
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by Lucas Raymond assisted by Axel Sandin-Pellikka and Emmitt Finnie
1-1
P2 08:05
SHOT
Power play - Alex DeBrincat shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
P2 07:28
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Moritz Seider
P2 07:22
Power play - Dylan Larkin won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
P2 07:22
Penalty to Brandon Duhaime 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Alex DeBrincat)
P2 07:13
SHOT
Shot missed by Ivan Miroshnichenko
P2 07:06
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brandon Duhaime saved by Cam Talbot
P2 06:46
Andrew Copp won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in defensive zone
P2 06:46
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P2 06:44
SHOT
Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Cam Talbot
P2 06:22
Dylan Larkin won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
P2 06:22
Stoppage - Icing
P2 06:07
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Dylan Larkin in defensive zone
P2 06:07
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
P2 06:04
SHOT
Shot missed by Alex DeBrincat
P2 06:03
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mason Appleton saved by Charlie Lindgren
P2 05:44
Nate Danielson won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in defensive zone
P2 05:44
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P2 05:40
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Cam Talbot
P2 05:22
SHOT
Shot on goal by Michael Rasmussen saved by Charlie Lindgren
P2 05:06
SHOT
Anthony Beauvillier shot blocked by teammate
P2 05:02
SHOT
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by teammate
P2 04:26
J.T. Compher won faceoff against Nic Dowd in defensive zone
P2 04:26
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P2 04:24
SHOT
Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Cam Talbot
P2 04:19
SHOT
Shot missed by Dylan Strome
P2 03:54
SHOT
Moritz Seider shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
P2 03:40
Andrew Copp won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
P2 03:40
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
P2 02:57
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brandon Duhaime saved by Cam Talbot
P2 02:55
SHOT
Shot missed by Ivan Miroshnichenko
P2 02:15
Albert Johansson credited with hit on Justin Sourdif in defensive zone
P2 01:40
SHOT
Shot on goal by J.T. Compher saved by Charlie Lindgren
P2 01:06
SHOT
Andrew Copp shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
P2 00:47
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Andrew Copp in defensive zone
P2 00:47
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P2 00:45
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex DeBrincat saved by Charlie Lindgren
P2 00:28
SHOT
Shot on goal by Lucas Raymond saved by Charlie Lindgren
P2 00:19
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Cam Talbot
P2 00:00
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Dylan Larkin in neutral zone
P1 20:00
End of 1st Period.
P1 19:58
SHOT
Shot on goal by Moritz Seider saved by Charlie Lindgren
P1 19:54
SHOT
Shot on goal by Andrew Copp saved by Charlie Lindgren
P1 19:44
SHOT
Shot on goal by Matt Roy saved by Cam Talbot
P1 19:12
SHOT
Shot on goal by Anthony Beauvillier saved by Cam Talbot
P1 18:32
SHOT
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Ben Chiarot
P1 17:38
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Nate Danielson in offensive zone
P1 17:38
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P1 17:15
SHOT
Hendrix Lapierre shot blocked by Michael Rasmussen
P1 17:13
SHOT
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Michael Rasmussen
P1 16:15
Andrew Copp won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in defensive zone
P1 16:15
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P1 16:12
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Cam Talbot
P1 15:45
Dylan Larkin won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
P1 15:43
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ethen Frank saved by Cam Talbot
P1 15:32
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Nate Danielson in defensive zone
P1 15:32
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P1 15:29
SHOT
Shot on goal by Elmer Soderblom saved by Charlie Lindgren
P1 14:53
SHOT
Justin Sourdif shot blocked by Moritz Seider
P1 14:32
SHOT
Shot missed by John Carlson
P1 14:21
Justin Sourdif won faceoff against J.T. Compher in offensive zone
P1 14:21
Stoppage - Icing
P1 14:17
J.T. Compher won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
P1 14:15
SHOT
Shot missed by Ethen Frank
P1 13:16
SHOT
Shot on goal by Lucas Raymond saved by Charlie Lindgren
P1 13:05
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dylan Larkin saved by Charlie Lindgren
P1 12:48
SHOT
Simon Edvinsson shot blocked by Justin Sourdif
P1 12:34
SHOT
Shot on goal by Matt Roy saved by Cam Talbot
P1 12:23
SHOT
Ivan Miroshnichenko shot blocked by Travis Hamonic
P1 12:21
SHOT
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by teammate
P1 12:14
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ivan Miroshnichenko saved by Cam Talbot
P1 12:10
SHOT
Shot on goal by Hendrix Lapierre saved by Cam Talbot
P1 11:44
SHOT
Shot on goal by Martin Fehervary saved by Cam Talbot
P1 11:36
SHOT
Shot on goal by Anthony Beauvillier saved by Cam Talbot
P1 11:29
SHOT
Shot missed by Ethen Frank
P1 11:16
SHOT
Shot on goal by Anthony Beauvillier saved by Cam Talbot
P1 11:06
SHOT
Shot on goal by Anthony Beauvillier saved by Cam Talbot
P1 10:42
SHOT
Shot missed by Alex DeBrincat
P1 10:01
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Andrew Copp in neutral zone
P1 10:01
Stoppage
P1 09:24
Dylan Larkin won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in offensive zone
P1 09:24
Stoppage - Icing
P1 08:56
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ivan Miroshnichenko saved by Cam Talbot
P1 08:29
SHOT
Nate Danielson shot blocked by John Carlson
P1 07:32
Matt Roy credited with hit on James van Riemsdyk in defensive zone
P1 07:27
SHOT
Shot missed by Michael Rasmussen
P1 07:21
Nic Dowd won faceoff against J.T. Compher in defensive zone
P1 07:21
SHOT
Shot missed by John Leonard
P1 07:21
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
P1 07:18
SHOT
Shot on goal by Travis Hamonic saved by Charlie Lindgren
P1 07:09
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Andrew Copp in defensive zone
P1 07:09
Stoppage - Icing
P1 06:25
SHOT
Shot missed by Nic Dowd
P1 05:42
Dylan Larkin won faceoff against Nic Dowd in defensive zone
P1 05:42
Stoppage - Icing
P1 05:31
SHOT
Albert Johansson shot blocked by John Carlson
P1 05:20
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Ethen Frank
P1 04:39
Shorthanded - J.T. Compher won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in defensive zone
P1 04:39
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
P1 04:37
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Anthony Beauvillier saved by Cam Talbot
P1 04:08
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Connor McMichael
P1 03:55
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
P1 03:23
Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Andrew Copp in offensive zone
P1 03:23
Penalty to Elmer Soderblom 2 minutes for Misconduct
P1 02:22
Nate Danielson won faceoff against Brandon Duhaime in defensive zone
P1 02:19
SHOT
Shot on goal by Trevor van Riemsdyk saved by Cam Talbot
P1 01:52
SHOT
Shot on goal by Connor McMichael saved by Cam Talbot
P1 01:48
SHOT
Shot missed by Nic Dowd
P1 01:09
Anthony Beauvillier credited with hit on Axel Sandin-Pellikka in defensive zone
P1 01:04
SHOT
Alex DeBrincat shot blocked by Nic Dowd
P1 00:35
SHOT
Shot missed by Aliaksei Protas
P1 00:13
Dylan Larkin won faceoff against Aliaksei Protas in defensive zone
P1 00:13
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
P1 00:00
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Dylan Larkin
P1 00:00
Game Setup.
Stats
Capitals
STATS
Red Wings
33Shots on Goal27
49% Faceoff Win % 51%
1/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/1
4Penalty Infraction Mins2
11Hits16
13Shots Blocked18
12Giveaways18
CapitalsWSH
Red WingsDET
33Shots on Goal27
49% Faceoff Win % 51%
1/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/1
4Penalty Infraction Mins2
11Hits16
13Shots Blocked18
12Giveaways18

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Capitals vs. Red Wings: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Capitals vs. Red Wings
  • Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025
  • Time: 1:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Little Caesars Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Red Wings favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Capitals -105, Red Wings -113

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Capitals: 50%
  • Red Wings: 50%

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 50%, while the Red Wings have a win probability of 50%. 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 Red Wings in the NHL game at Little Caesars Arena on Sunday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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