Ducks vs. Capitals Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Ducks vs. Capitals NHL game on January 5, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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7
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Ducks
1 2 1 4
Capitals
2 3 2 7
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    0%
  • Capitals
    100%
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1 2 1 4
Capitals
2 3 2 7
P3 19:56 Ian Moore shot blocked by Dylan McIlrath
P3 19:46 Shot on goal by Pavel Mintyukov saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 19:16 Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
P3 19:05 Shot on goal by Jackson LaCombe saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 18:46 Goal scored by John Carlson (Empty Net)
P3 17:41 Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Lukas Dostal
P3 16:23 Shot on goal by Jacob Trouba saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 16:10 Shot on goal by Beckett Sennecke saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 15:49 Matt Roy shot blocked by Mason McTavish
P3 15:13 Shot missed by Troy Terry
P3 14:29 Shot on goal by Ryan Leonard saved by Lukas Dostal
P3 13:14 Shot on goal by Jackson LaCombe saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 13:14 Shot missed by Ethen Frank
P3 13:12 Shot on goal by Jackson LaCombe saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 12:00 Shot missed by Dylan Strome
P3 11:28 Shot missed by Alex Killorn
P3 11:00 Shot missed by Cutter Gauthier
P3 10:44 Chris Kreider shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
P3 10:42 Jacob Trouba shot blocked by teammate
P3 10:11 Shot on goal by Ian Moore saved by Charlie Lindgren
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  3. P3 19:56
    SHOT
    Ian Moore shot blocked by Dylan McIlrath
  4. P3 19:46
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Pavel Mintyukov saved by Charlie Lindgren
  5. P3 19:18
    Ryan Poehling won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in neutral zone
  6. P3 19:16
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
  7. P3 19:05
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jackson LaCombe saved by Charlie Lindgren
  8. P3 18:46
    Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
  9. P3 18:46
    GOAL
    Goal scored by John Carlson (Empty Net)
    4-6
  10. P3 17:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Lukas Dostal
  11. P3 17:05
    Nic Dowd credited with hit on Beckett Sennecke in defensive zone
  12. P3 16:30
    Giveaway by Matt Roy in defensive zone
  13. P3 16:26
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Mason McTavish in defensive zone
  14. P3 16:26
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  15. P3 16:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jacob Trouba saved by Charlie Lindgren
  16. P3 16:10
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Beckett Sennecke saved by Charlie Lindgren
  17. P3 15:49
    SHOT
    Matt Roy shot blocked by Mason McTavish
  18. P3 15:13
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Troy Terry
  19. P3 14:29
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Leonard saved by Lukas Dostal
  20. P3 14:14
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in defensive zone
  21. P3 14:14
    Stoppage - Icing
  22. P3 13:34
    Giveaway by Troy Terry in neutral zone
  23. P3 13:14
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jackson LaCombe saved by Charlie Lindgren
  24. P3 13:14
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ethen Frank
  25. P3 13:12
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jackson LaCombe saved by Charlie Lindgren
  26. P3 12:58
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Leo Carlsson in neutral zone
  27. P3 12:58
    Stoppage - Offside
  28. P3 12:00
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Dylan Strome
  29. P3 11:28
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alex Killorn
  30. P3 11:21
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Ryan Poehling in defensive zone
  31. P3 11:02
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Cutter Gauthier in defensive zone
  32. P3 11:02
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  33. P3 11:00
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cutter Gauthier
  34. P3 10:44
    SHOT
    Chris Kreider shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  35. P3 10:42
    SHOT
    Jacob Trouba shot blocked by teammate
  36. P3 10:38
    Chris Kreider credited with hit on Justin Sourdif in offensive zone
  37. P3 10:13
    Connor McMichael won faceoff against Leo Carlsson in defensive zone
  38. P3 10:13
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  39. P3 10:11
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ian Moore saved by Charlie Lindgren
  40. P3 10:07
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nikita Nesterenko
  41. P3 09:48
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nikita Nesterenko
  42. P3 09:43
    Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in offensive zone
  43. P3 09:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Olen Zellweger saved by Charlie Lindgren
  44. P3 09:22
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Ryan Poehling in neutral zone
  45. P3 09:22
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Beckett Sennecke assisted by Cutter Gauthier and Jackson LaCombe
    4-5
  46. P3 09:20
    SHOT
    Cutter Gauthier shot blocked by Ethen Frank
  47. P3 09:09
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cutter Gauthier saved by Charlie Lindgren
  48. P3 08:54
    Giveaway by Radko Gudas in defensive zone
  49. P3 08:52
    Takeaway by Radko Gudas in neutral zone
  50. P3 08:30
    SHOT
    Matt Roy shot blocked by Chris Kreider
  51. P3 07:52
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Leo Carlsson
  52. P3 07:38
    Connor McMichael won faceoff against Leo Carlsson in defensive zone
  53. P3 07:38
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  54. P3 07:36
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jacob Trouba saved by Charlie Lindgren
  55. P3 06:37
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Strome
  56. P3 06:10
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Olen Zellweger saved by Charlie Lindgren
  57. P3 05:37
    Takeaway by Alex Killorn in defensive zone
  58. P3 05:25
    Anthony Beauvillier credited with hit on Ian Moore in offensive zone
  59. P3 05:15
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Ryan Poehling in neutral zone
  60. P3 05:15
    Stoppage - Hand Pass
  61. P3 05:07
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Ryan Poehling in defensive zone
  62. P3 05:07
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  63. P3 05:04
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jackson LaCombe saved by Charlie Lindgren
  64. P3 04:40
    Giveaway by Charlie Lindgren in defensive zone
  65. P3 04:29
    Leo Carlsson won faceoff against Nic Dowd in defensive zone
  66. P3 04:29
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  67. P3 03:37
    Connor McMichael won faceoff against Mason McTavish in neutral zone
  68. P3 03:37
    Stoppage - Offside
  69. P3 03:14
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Lukas Dostal
  70. P3 03:09
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mikael Granlund saved by Charlie Lindgren
  71. P3 02:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Charlie Lindgren
  72. P3 02:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ross Johnston saved by Charlie Lindgren
  73. P3 02:17
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Ryan Poehling in offensive zone
  74. P3 02:17
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  75. P3 02:15
    SHOT
    Dylan Strome shot blocked by Jacob Trouba
  76. P3 01:57
    SHOT
    John Carlson shot blocked by Jacob Trouba
  77. P3 01:48
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Chris Kreider
  78. P3 00:58
    SHOT
    Power play - Mason McTavish shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
  79. P3 00:37
    Power play - Mason McTavish won faceoff against Anthony Beauvillier in neutral zone
  80. P3 00:37
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  81. P3 00:00
    Shorthanded - Nic Dowd won faceoff against Mason McTavish in neutral zone
  82. P3 00:00
    Ducks replaced goalie. (Lukas Dostal)
  83. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  84. P2 19:45
    Shorthanded - Nic Dowd won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in defensive zone
  85. P2 19:41
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ross Johnston
  86. P2 19:02
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Alex Killorn in defensive zone
  87. P2 19:02
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  88. P2 18:36
    SHOT
    Pavel Mintyukov shot blocked by Matt Roy
  89. P2 18:32
    SHOT
    Pavel Mintyukov shot blocked by Matt Roy
  90. P2 18:23
    Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in defensive zone
  91. P2 18:16
    Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in defensive zone
  92. P2 18:08
    Giveaway by Beckett Sennecke in offensive zone
  93. P2 18:05
    SHOT
    Jacob Trouba shot blocked by Ryan Leonard
  94. P2 17:52
    Giveaway by Dylan Strome in neutral zone
  95. P2 17:39
    SHOT
    Jacob Trouba shot blocked by teammate
  96. P2 17:39
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cutter Gauthier saved by Charlie Lindgren
  97. P2 17:34
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Troy Terry saved by Charlie Lindgren
  98. P2 17:08
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rasmus Sandin saved by Petr Mrazek
  99. P2 16:52
    SHOT
    Olen Zellweger shot blocked by teammate
  100. P2 16:26
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Ryan Poehling in defensive zone
  101. P2 16:26
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  102. P2 16:24
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Olen Zellweger saved by Charlie Lindgren
  103. P2 15:52
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Connor McMichael saved by Petr Mrazek
  104. P2 15:46
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in offensive zone
  105. P2 15:46
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  106. P2 15:43
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Petr Mrazek
  107. P2 15:21
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in offensive zone
  108. P2 15:21
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  109. P2 15:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
  110. P2 15:13
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ethen Frank saved by Petr Mrazek
  111. P2 15:00
    Giveaway by Jacob Trouba in neutral zone
  112. P2 14:53
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mason McTavish saved by Charlie Lindgren
  113. P2 14:46
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Mason McTavish in defensive zone
  114. P2 14:46
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  115. P2 14:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Beckett Sennecke saved by Charlie Lindgren
  116. P2 14:41
    Mason McTavish won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  117. P2 14:41
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  118. P2 14:39
    SHOT
    Leo Carlsson shot blocked by teammate
  119. P2 14:29
    SHOT
    Leo Carlsson shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  120. P2 14:21
    SHOT
    Olen Zellweger shot blocked by Dylan Strome
  121. P2 14:12
    Leo Carlsson won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
  122. P2 14:12
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Jacob Trouba
    3-5
  123. P2 14:02
    Giveaway by Leo Carlsson in offensive zone
  124. P2 13:58
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Leo Carlsson
  125. P2 13:57
    Connor McMichael won faceoff against Leo Carlsson in defensive zone
  126. P2 13:57
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  127. P2 13:55
    SHOT
    Troy Terry shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
  128. P2 13:23
    Ross Johnston credited with hit on Matt Roy in offensive zone
  129. P2 13:08
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Ryan Poehling in defensive zone
  130. P2 13:05
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Charlie Lindgren
  131. P2 12:56
    Ryan Poehling won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in neutral zone
  132. P2 12:56
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Alex Killorn assisted by Ross Johnston
    2-5
  133. P2 12:43
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Martin Fehervary saved by Petr Mrazek
  134. P2 12:26
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nikita Nesterenko saved by Charlie Lindgren
  135. P2 12:09
    SHOT
    Ian Moore shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  136. P2 12:04
    Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  137. P2 12:04
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd - TV timeout
  138. P2 11:51
    Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in offensive zone
  139. P2 11:51
    Shot missed by Ryan Strome (Penalty Shot)
  140. P2 11:49
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Strome saved by Charlie Lindgren
  141. P2 11:34
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Petr Mrazek
  142. P2 10:46
    SHOT
    Sonny Milano shot blocked by Pavel Mintyukov
  143. P2 09:42
    Ryan Poehling credited with hit on Justin Sourdif in offensive zone
  144. P2 09:31
    Ryan Leonard credited with hit on Olen Zellweger in offensive zone
  145. P2 08:52
    Ryan Poehling won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in neutral zone
  146. P2 08:52
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Alex Ovechkin
    1-5
  147. P2 08:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Petr Mrazek
  148. P2 08:42
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Capitals
  149. P2 08:38
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Dylan Strome
  150. P2 08:32
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in offensive zone
  151. P2 08:32
    Stoppage - Icing
  152. P2 07:39
    Giveaway by Ryan Strome in neutral zone
  153. P2 07:30
    Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
  154. P2 07:30
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Justin Sourdif assisted by Ryan Leonard and Connor McMichael
    1-4
  155. P2 07:03
    Nic Dowd credited with hit on Radko Gudas in offensive zone
  156. P2 06:50
    SHOT
    Cutter Gauthier shot blocked by teammate
  157. P2 06:18
    Mason McTavish won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  158. P2 06:18
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd - TV timeout
  159. P2 06:16
    SHOT
    Cutter Gauthier shot blocked by John Carlson
  160. P2 05:54
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Mason McTavish in neutral zone
  161. P2 05:53
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Leonard
  162. P2 05:21
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Leo Carlsson in defensive zone
  163. P2 05:21
    Penalty to Radko Gudas 2 minutes for Misconduct
  164. P2 05:21
    Penalty to Ross Johnston 2 minutes for Misconduct (Drawn by Dylan McIlrath)
  165. P2 05:21
    Penalty to Dylan McIlrath 2 minutes for Misconduct (Drawn by Ross Johnston)
  166. P2 05:21
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  167. P2 05:19
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ross Johnston saved by Charlie Lindgren
  168. P2 05:07
    Ryan Poehling won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  169. P2 05:07
    Stoppage - Icing
  170. P2 04:52
    Ryan Poehling won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  171. P2 04:52
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  172. P2 04:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nikita Nesterenko saved by Charlie Lindgren
  173. P2 04:33
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mikael Granlund
  174. P2 04:11
    Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in neutral zone
  175. P2 04:11
    Stoppage - Puck in Penalty Benches
  176. P2 04:02
    Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in defensive zone
  177. P2 04:02
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  178. P2 04:00
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cutter Gauthier saved by Charlie Lindgren
  179. P2 03:59
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Beckett Sennecke saved by Charlie Lindgren
  180. P2 03:46
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ethen Frank saved by Petr Mrazek
  181. P2 03:45
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Martin Fehervary saved by Petr Mrazek
  182. P2 03:35
    SHOT
    Cutter Gauthier shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  183. P2 03:29
    Nic Dowd credited with hit on Beckett Sennecke in defensive zone
  184. P2 02:23
    SHOT
    Shot missed by John Carlson
  185. P2 02:08
    Shorthanded - Alex Killorn won faceoff against Connor McMichael in defensive zone
  186. P2 02:08
    Stoppage
  187. P2 01:44
    SHOT
    Ian Moore shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
  188. P2 01:42
    SHOT
    Ian Moore shot blocked by Anthony Beauvillier
  189. P2 01:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matt Roy saved by Petr Mrazek
  190. P2 00:45
    Connor McMichael won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in defensive zone
  191. P2 00:45
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  192. P2 00:43
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Pavel Mintyukov saved by Charlie Lindgren
  193. P2 00:36
    Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in offensive zone
  194. P2 00:36
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  195. P2 00:34
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Pavel Mintyukov
  196. P2 00:17
    Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  197. P2 00:17
    Penalty to Leo Carlsson 2 minutes for Misconduct
  198. P2 00:00
    Power play - Mason McTavish won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
  199. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  200. P1 19:44
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cutter Gauthier
  201. P1 18:58
    Mason McTavish won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
  202. P1 18:58
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Justin Sourdif assisted by Connor McMichael
    1-2
  203. P1 18:41
    Connor McMichael won faceoff against Leo Carlsson in offensive zone
  204. P1 18:41
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  205. P1 18:39
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Connor McMichael saved by Petr Mrazek
  206. P1 17:57
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sonny Milano saved by Petr Mrazek
  207. P1 17:20
    Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Ryan Poehling in offensive zone
  208. P1 17:20
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  209. P1 17:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rasmus Sandin saved by Petr Mrazek
  210. P1 17:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ethen Frank saved by Petr Mrazek
  211. P1 16:12
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Pavel Mintyukov
  212. P1 15:56
    Mason McTavish won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
  213. P1 15:56
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Justin Sourdif
    1-1
  214. P1 15:36
    Takeaway by Justin Sourdif in offensive zone
  215. P1 15:35
    Connor McMichael credited with hit on Jackson LaCombe in offensive zone
  216. P1 15:22
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in offensive zone
  217. P1 15:22
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  218. P1 15:20
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matt Roy saved by Petr Mrazek
  219. P1 14:27
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ducks
  220. P1 13:49
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Ryan Poehling in defensive zone
  221. P1 13:49
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  222. P1 13:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Beckett Sennecke saved by Charlie Lindgren
  223. P1 13:37
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Petr Mrazek
  224. P1 13:34
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Mason McTavish in offensive zone
  225. P1 13:34
    Stoppage - Icing
  226. P1 13:20
    Mason McTavish won faceoff against Connor McMichael in offensive zone
  227. P1 13:20
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  228. P1 12:56
    Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Nic Dowd in defensive zone
  229. P1 12:56
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  230. P1 12:54
    SHOT
    Matt Roy shot blocked by Beckett Sennecke
  231. P1 11:49
    Power play - Dylan Strome credited with hit on Jackson LaCombe in offensive zone
  232. P1 11:46
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Ryan Leonard
  233. P1 11:39
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
  234. P1 10:44
    SHOT
    Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Radko Gudas
  235. P1 10:40
    Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in offensive zone
  236. P1 10:40
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  237. P1 10:38
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Petr Mrazek
  238. P1 10:29
    Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in offensive zone
  239. P1 10:29
    Penalty to Alex Killorn 2 minutes for Holding (Drawn by John Carlson)
  240. P1 10:24
    Giveaway by Ross Johnston in offensive zone
  241. P1 09:45
    Matt Roy credited with hit on Leo Carlsson in defensive zone
  242. P1 09:30
    Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun in defensive zone
  243. P1 09:09
    Beckett Sennecke credited with hit on Jakob Chychrun in offensive zone
  244. P1 08:49
    SHOT
    Beckett Sennecke shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  245. P1 08:37
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Pavel Mintyukov
  246. P1 08:35
    Mason McTavish won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  247. P1 08:35
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  248. P1 08:33
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mason McTavish
  249. P1 08:03
    Takeaway by Mason McTavish in offensive zone
  250. P1 07:53
    SHOT
    Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Radko Gudas
  251. P1 07:51
    Ryan Strome credited with hit on Connor McMichael in neutral zone
  252. P1 07:05
    Connor McMichael won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in defensive zone
  253. P1 07:05
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  254. P1 07:03
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Charlie Lindgren
  255. P1 06:38
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Ryan Poehling in neutral zone
  256. P1 06:38
    Penalty to Justin Sourdif 2 minutes for Misconduct
  257. P1 06:38
    Penalty to Ethen Frank 2 minutes for Misconduct
  258. P1 06:38
    Penalty to Jacob Trouba 2 minutes for Misconduct
  259. P1 06:38
    Penalty to Brandon Duhaime 2 minutes for Misconduct
  260. P1 06:33
    Ryan Poehling won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
  261. P1 06:33
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Chris Kreider assisted by Olen Zellweger
    1-0
  262. P1 06:23
    Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk in defensive zone
  263. P1 06:11
    SHOT
    Radko Gudas shot blocked by teammate
  264. P1 05:07
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Beckett Sennecke
  265. P1 04:31
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Hendrix Lapierre
  266. P1 04:18
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Sonny Milano
  267. P1 03:43
    SHOT
    Ian Moore shot blocked by Ethen Frank
  268. P1 03:28
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jackson LaCombe saved by Charlie Lindgren
  269. P1 03:11
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Petr Mrazek
  270. P1 02:58
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Poehling saved by Charlie Lindgren
  271. P1 01:59
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Troy Terry
  272. P1 01:04
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Mikael Granlund saved by Charlie Lindgren
  273. P1 01:00
    Shorthanded - Matt Roy credited with hit on Leo Carlsson in defensive zone
  274. P1 00:54
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Jackson LaCombe saved by Charlie Lindgren
  275. P1 00:40
    Shorthanded - Nic Dowd won faceoff against Mason McTavish in defensive zone
  276. P1 00:40
    Penalty to Alex Ovechkin 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by Olen Zellweger)
  277. P1 00:38
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Olen Zellweger saved by Charlie Lindgren
  278. P1 00:05
    Giveaway by Olen Zellweger in neutral zone
  279. P1 00:00
    Leo Carlsson won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in neutral zone
  280. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Ducks
STATS
Capitals
45Shots on Goal29
46% Faceoff Win % 54%
3/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/0
14Penalty Infraction Mins16
13Hits20
7 Shots Blocked 22
12Giveaways13
DucksANA
CapitalsWSH
45Shots on Goal29
46% Faceoff Win % 54%
3/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/0
14Penalty Infraction Mins16
13Hits20
7 Shots Blocked 22
12Giveaways13

Ducks vs. Capitals: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Ducks vs. Capitals
  • Date: Monday, January 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: Ducks +115, Capitals -130

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Ducks: 42%
  • Capitals: 58%

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 Ducks a win probability of 42%, while the Capitals have a win probability of 58%. 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 Ducks in the NHL game at Capital One 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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