Capitals vs. Kraken Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Capitals vs. Kraken NHL game on January 27, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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P3 18:59 Power play - Shot on goal by Kaapo Kakko saved by Logan Thompson
P3 18:53 Shorthanded - Shot missed by Eeli Tolvanen
P3 18:11 Shot on goal by Jacob Melanson saved by Logan Thompson
P3 17:14 Vince Dunn shot blocked by Anthony Beauvillier
P3 16:39 Shot on goal by Ryan Winterton saved by Logan Thompson
P3 16:34 Dylan McIlrath shot blocked by Shane Wright
P3 16:27 Goal scored by Matty Beniers assisted by Jared McCann and Brandon Montour
P3 15:26 Ethen Frank shot blocked by Ryker Evans
P3 15:24 Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Philipp Grubauer
P3 15:02 Power play - Shot missed by Connor McMichael
P3 13:39 Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
P3 13:12 Goal scored by Ryker Evans assisted by Freddy Gaudreau
P3 12:45 Jamie Oleksiak shot blocked by Dylan McIlrath
P3 10:58 Power play - Vince Dunn shot blocked by Anthony Beauvillier
P3 09:05 Power play - Connor McMichael shot blocked by Ryker Evans
P3 06:48 Shot on goal by Dylan McIlrath saved by Philipp Grubauer
P3 05:52 Shot missed by Vince Dunn
P3 04:32 Justin Sourdif shot blocked by Ryan Lindgren
P3 04:22 Power play - Shot missed by Ethen Frank
P3 03:15 Power play - Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Ryan Lindgren
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:01
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  3. P3 18:59
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Kaapo Kakko saved by Logan Thompson
  4. P3 18:53
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Eeli Tolvanen
  5. P3 18:43
    Capitals won faceoff against Kraken in neutral zone
  6. P3 18:24
    Giveaway by Justin Sourdif in defensive zone
  7. P3 18:11
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jacob Melanson saved by Logan Thompson
  8. P3 17:14
    SHOT
    Vince Dunn shot blocked by Anthony Beauvillier
  9. P3 16:54
    Capitals won faceoff against Kraken in neutral zone
  10. P3 16:39
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Winterton saved by Logan Thompson
  11. P3 16:34
    SHOT
    Dylan McIlrath shot blocked by Shane Wright
  12. P3 16:27
    Capitals won faceoff against Kraken in neutral zone
  13. P3 16:27
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Matty Beniers assisted by Jared McCann and Brandon Montour
    1-5
  14. P3 15:26
    SHOT
    Ethen Frank shot blocked by Ryker Evans
  15. P3 15:24
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Philipp Grubauer
  16. P3 15:02
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Connor McMichael
  17. P3 13:41
    Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in offensive zone
  18. P3 13:41
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  19. P3 13:39
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
  20. P3 13:21
    Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in offensive zone
  21. P3 13:18
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in offensive zone
  22. P3 13:12
    Capitals won faceoff against Kraken in neutral zone
  23. P3 13:12
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Ryker Evans assisted by Freddy Gaudreau
    1-4
  24. P3 12:45
    SHOT
    Jamie Oleksiak shot blocked by Dylan McIlrath
  25. P3 10:58
    SHOT
    Power play - Vince Dunn shot blocked by Anthony Beauvillier
  26. P3 09:21
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Matty Beniers in defensive zone
  27. P3 09:21
    Penalty to Justin Sourdif 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by Jamie Oleksiak)
  28. P3 09:05
    SHOT
    Power play - Connor McMichael shot blocked by Ryker Evans
  29. P3 08:32
    Shorthanded - Matty Beniers won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in defensive zone
  30. P3 08:32
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  31. P3 07:32
    Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in offensive zone
  32. P3 07:32
    Penalty to Berkly Catton 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by Justin Sourdif)
  33. P3 06:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dylan McIlrath saved by Philipp Grubauer
  34. P3 06:12
    Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun in defensive zone
  35. P3 05:52
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Vince Dunn
  36. P3 04:32
    SHOT
    Justin Sourdif shot blocked by Ryan Lindgren
  37. P3 04:22
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Ethen Frank
  38. P3 03:48
    Power play - Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun in defensive zone
  39. P3 03:15
    SHOT
    Power play - Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Ryan Lindgren
  40. P3 02:56
    Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in offensive zone
  41. P3 02:56
    Stoppage
  42. P3 02:53
    SHOT
    Power play - Dylan Strome shot blocked by teammate
  43. P3 02:30
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Alex Ovechkin assisted by Ryan Leonard and Jakob Chychrun
    1-3
  44. P3 02:22
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in offensive zone
  45. P3 02:22
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  46. P3 02:20
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Philipp Grubauer
  47. P3 01:27
    Capitals won faceoff against Kraken in neutral zone
  48. P3 01:26
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Jared McCann assisted by Jordan Eberle and Adam Larsson
    0-3
  49. P3 01:04
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jordan Eberle
  50. P3 01:03
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jordan Eberle saved by Logan Thompson
  51. P3 00:45
    SHOT
    Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Berkly Catton
  52. P3 00:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Philipp Grubauer
  53. P3 00:00
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in neutral zone
  54. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  55. P2 19:44
    SHOT
    Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Jordan Eberle
  56. P2 19:05
    Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Freddy Gaudreau in offensive zone
  57. P2 19:05
    Stoppage - Icing
  58. P2 18:47
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Freddy Gaudreau in defensive zone
  59. P2 18:47
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  60. P2 18:45
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jacob Melanson
  61. P2 18:05
    Giveaway by Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  62. P2 17:54
    Shane Wright won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
  63. P2 17:54
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Jordan Eberle assisted by Jared McCann and Adam Larsson
    0-3
  64. P2 17:52
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jared McCann saved by Logan Thompson
  65. P2 17:36
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Chandler Stephenson
  66. P2 17:05
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tom Wilson
  67. P2 17:02
    SHOT
    John Carlson shot blocked by Chandler Stephenson
  68. P2 16:45
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in neutral zone
  69. P2 16:45
    Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
  70. P2 16:29
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jaden Schwartz saved by Logan Thompson
  71. P2 16:15
    SHOT
    Capitals shot blocked by teammate
  72. P2 16:04
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
  73. P2 15:59
    Giveaway by Ryan Lindgren in defensive zone
  74. P2 13:36
    SHOT
    Jordan Eberle shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
  75. P2 13:23
    Stoppage - Icing
  76. P2 12:23
    SHOT
    Ryan Lindgren shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  77. P2 12:11
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Freddy Gaudreau in defensive zone
  78. P2 12:10
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryker Evans
  79. P2 12:07
    Freddy Gaudreau won faceoff against Anthony Beauvillier in offensive zone
  80. P2 12:05
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Winterton saved by Logan Thompson
  81. P2 11:42
    Giveaway by Connor McMichael in offensive zone
  82. P2 11:07
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Philipp Grubauer
  83. P2 10:33
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Eeli Tolvanen
  84. P2 10:17
    Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in defensive zone
  85. P2 10:16
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nic Dowd
  86. P2 10:09
    Capitals won faceoff against Kraken in neutral zone
  87. P2 10:08
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matty Beniers saved by Logan Thompson
  88. P2 09:21
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Justin Sourdif
  89. P2 09:00
    SHOT
    Power play - Justin Sourdif shot blocked by Jamie Oleksiak
  90. P2 08:52
    Capitals won faceoff against Kraken in offensive zone
  91. P2 08:50
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Ryan Leonard saved by Philipp Grubauer
  92. P2 07:27
    Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Freddy Gaudreau in offensive zone
  93. P2 06:56
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Freddy Gaudreau in offensive zone
  94. P2 06:56
    Stoppage - Icing
  95. P2 06:41
    SHOT
    Brandon Duhaime shot blocked by teammate
  96. P2 04:30
    Shorthanded - Nic Dowd won faceoff against Jaden Schwartz in defensive zone
  97. P2 04:30
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  98. P2 04:27
    SHOT
    Power play - Brandon Montour shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  99. P2 03:08
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Jared McCann
  100. P2 03:01
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in defensive zone
  101. P2 02:59
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Vince Dunn saved by Logan Thompson
  102. P2 02:33
    Power play - Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  103. P2 02:33
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  104. P2 02:33
    Penalty to Declan Chisholm 2 minutes for Misconduct
  105. P2 02:02
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  106. P2 01:22
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Philipp Grubauer
  107. P2 01:15
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Shane Wright in neutral zone
  108. P2 00:00
    Shorthanded - Nic Dowd won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in neutral zone
  109. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  110. P1 19:30
    Power play - Matty Beniers won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  111. P1 18:58
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Freddy Gaudreau in defensive zone
  112. P1 17:43
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Eeli Tolvanen
  113. P1 17:29
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Eeli Tolvanen
  114. P1 17:17
    Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in offensive zone
  115. P1 17:17
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  116. P1 16:35
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Matty Beniers in defensive zone
  117. P1 16:10
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jaden Schwartz
  118. P1 15:17
    Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime in neutral zone
  119. P1 15:11
    Jaden Schwartz won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  120. P1 15:11
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  121. P1 14:35
    Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Aliaksei Protas in defensive zone
  122. P1 14:35
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  123. P1 14:10
    Giveaway by Ryan Leonard in defensive zone
  124. P1 14:00
    Matty Beniers won faceoff against Dylan Strome in offensive zone
  125. P1 14:00
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  126. P1 12:19
    SHOT
    Ethen Frank shot blocked by Vince Dunn
  127. P1 12:08
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jaden Schwartz
  128. P1 11:22
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jamie Oleksiak saved by Logan Thompson
  129. P1 10:49
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brandon Montour
  130. P1 10:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
  131. P1 08:20
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Shane Wright in defensive zone
  132. P1 08:20
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  133. P1 08:09
    Takeaway by Justin Sourdif in defensive zone
  134. P1 07:20
    Aliaksei Protas credited with hit on Jamie Oleksiak in offensive zone
  135. P1 07:01
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in defensive zone
  136. P1 07:01
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  137. P1 06:59
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Winterton saved by Logan Thompson
  138. P1 06:11
    SHOT
    Anthony Beauvillier shot blocked by Matty Beniers
  139. P1 06:04
    SHOT
    Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by teammate
  140. P1 04:18
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ethen Frank
  141. P1 04:09
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Justin Sourdif saved by Philipp Grubauer
  142. P1 03:28
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Freddy Gaudreau in defensive zone
  143. P1 03:26
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jared McCann saved by Logan Thompson
  144. P1 02:57
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jordan Eberle saved by Logan Thompson
  145. P1 02:42
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Matty Beniers in offensive zone
  146. P1 02:42
    Stoppage - Icing
  147. P1 02:33
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  148. P1 01:52
    Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Jaden Schwartz in defensive zone
  149. P1 01:52
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  150. P1 01:29
    Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Nic Dowd in defensive zone
  151. P1 01:27
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Dylan Strome
  152. P1 01:09
    Stoppage - Icing
  153. P1 00:20
    Jacob Melanson credited with hit on Tom Wilson in neutral zone
  154. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Capitals
STATS
Kraken
20Shots on Goal32
51% Faceoff Win % 49%
5/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 4/1
13Penalty Infraction Mins15
17Hits15
16 Shots Blocked 14
20Giveaways10
CapitalsWSH
KrakenSEA
20Shots on Goal32
51% Faceoff Win % 49%
5/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 4/1
13Penalty Infraction Mins15
17Hits15
16 Shots Blocked 14
20Giveaways10

Capitals vs. Kraken: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Capitals vs. Kraken
  • Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026
  • Time: 10:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Climate Pledge Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Capitals favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 5.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Capitals -128, Kraken +110

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Capitals: 53%
  • Kraken: 47%

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 53%, while the Kraken have a win probability of 47%. 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 Kraken in the NHL game at Climate Pledge Arena on Wednesday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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