Hurricanes vs. Capitals Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Hurricanes vs. Capitals NHL game on January 31, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Hurricanes
2 1 0 0 3
Capitals
0 2 1 1 4
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  • Capitals
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Hurricanes
2 1 0 0 3
Capitals
0 2 1 1 4
OT1 01:42 Shot on goal by Justin Sourdif saved by Frederik Andersen
OT1 01:40 Shot on goal by Justin Sourdif saved by Frederik Andersen
OT1 00:25 Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
OT1 00:17 Shot missed by Sebastian Aho
P3 19:35 Ethen Frank shot blocked by K'Andre Miller
P3 19:28 Anthony Beauvillier shot blocked by Sean Walker
P3 18:51 Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Frederik Andersen
P3 17:33 Shot missed by Nikolaj Ehlers
P3 17:09 Shot missed by Ryan Leonard
P3 16:59 John Carlson shot blocked by teammate
P3 16:04 Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Mark Jankowski
P3 14:44 Shot on goal by Justin Sourdif saved by Frederik Andersen
P3 12:41 Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Shayne Gostisbehere
P3 12:01 Jalen Chatfield shot blocked by Justin Sourdif
P3 09:42 Jackson Blake shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
P3 09:07 Shot missed by Taylor Hall
P3 07:47 Shot on goal by Jaccob Slavin saved by Clay Stevenson
P3 07:43 Shot missed by Andrei Svechnikov
P3 06:38 Shot missed by Anthony Beauvillier
P3 05:29 Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Frederik Andersen
Play by Play
  1. OT1 05:00
    End of 1st OT.
  2. OT1 05:00
    End of 1st OT.
  3. OT1 01:42
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Justin Sourdif saved by Frederik Andersen
  4. OT1 01:40
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Justin Sourdif saved by Frederik Andersen
  5. OT1 00:25
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
  6. OT1 00:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Sebastian Aho
  7. OT1 00:00
    Jordan Staal won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
  8. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  9. P3 19:36
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Sebastian Aho in offensive zone
  10. P3 19:35
    SHOT
    Ethen Frank shot blocked by K'Andre Miller
  11. P3 19:28
    SHOT
    Anthony Beauvillier shot blocked by Sean Walker
  12. P3 19:17
    Jordan Staal won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
  13. P3 18:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Frederik Andersen
  14. P3 18:08
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  15. P3 17:33
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nikolaj Ehlers
  16. P3 17:20
    Hurricanes won faceoff against Capitals in defensive zone
  17. P3 17:09
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Leonard
  18. P3 16:59
    SHOT
    John Carlson shot blocked by teammate
  19. P3 16:04
    SHOT
    Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Mark Jankowski
  20. P3 14:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Justin Sourdif saved by Frederik Andersen
  21. P3 13:18
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Jordan Staal in neutral zone
  22. P3 12:41
    SHOT
    Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Shayne Gostisbehere
  23. P3 12:01
    SHOT
    Jalen Chatfield shot blocked by Justin Sourdif
  24. P3 11:27
    Giveaway by Andrei Svechnikov in defensive zone
  25. P3 10:54
    Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun in offensive zone
  26. P3 10:35
    Giveaway by Frederik Andersen in defensive zone
  27. P3 09:42
    SHOT
    Jackson Blake shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  28. P3 09:07
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Taylor Hall
  29. P3 08:27
    Mark Jankowski won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  30. P3 08:27
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  31. P3 08:05
    Hurricanes won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  32. P3 07:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jaccob Slavin saved by Clay Stevenson
  33. P3 07:43
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Andrei Svechnikov
  34. P3 07:08
    Hurricanes won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  35. P3 06:38
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Anthony Beauvillier
  36. P3 05:30
    Mark Jankowski won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  37. P3 05:29
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Frederik Andersen
  38. P3 05:27
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Mark Jankowski in offensive zone
  39. P3 05:25
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Declan Chisholm saved by Frederik Andersen
  40. P3 04:50
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Taylor Hall
  41. P3 04:29
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
  42. P3 04:13
    Anthony Beauvillier won faceoff against Logan Stankoven in offensive zone
  43. P3 04:10
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  44. P3 04:07
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sonny Milano saved by Frederik Andersen
  45. P3 03:25
    Power play - Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Mark Jankowski in offensive zone
  46. P3 03:25
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  47. P3 02:36
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Ryan Leonard
  48. P3 02:35
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Ryan Leonard
  49. P3 02:09
    Jordan Staal won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
  50. P3 01:59
    Hurricanes won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  51. P3 01:59
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  52. P3 00:53
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Justin Sourdif
  53. P3 00:36
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Dylan Strome
  54. P3 00:00
    Shorthanded - Jordan Staal won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
  55. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  56. P2 19:52
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Ryan Leonard
  57. P2 18:27
    Shorthanded - Jordan Staal won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in defensive zone
  58. P2 18:27
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  59. P2 17:23
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Logan Stankoven in defensive zone
  60. P2 16:55
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Shayne Gostisbehere saved by Clay Stevenson
  61. P2 15:15
    Mark Jankowski won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
  62. P2 14:58
    Mark Jankowski won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  63. P2 14:58
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Aliaksei Protas assisted by Dylan Strome
    3-2
  64. P2 14:34
    Jordan Staal won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  65. P2 14:13
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
  66. P2 14:02
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jackson Blake
  67. P2 12:41
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Shayne Gostisbehere
  68. P2 12:03
    SHOT
    Power play - Shayne Gostisbehere shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  69. P2 11:21
    Sebastian Aho won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  70. P2 11:21
    Penalty to Jakob Chychrun 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Logan Stankoven)
  71. P2 10:56
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  72. P2 10:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by K'Andre Miller saved by Clay Stevenson
  73. P2 10:53
    Hurricanes won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  74. P2 09:49
    Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Jordan Staal in offensive zone
  75. P2 09:35
    SHOT
    Jackson Blake shot blocked by Anthony Beauvillier
  76. P2 08:55
    SHOT
    Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Taylor Hall
  77. P2 08:19
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nikolaj Ehlers
  78. P2 07:52
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Jordan Staal in neutral zone
  79. P2 07:52
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Hendrix Lapierre assisted by Sonny Milano
    3-1
  80. P2 07:49
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sonny Milano saved by Frederik Andersen
  81. P2 07:44
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  82. P2 07:41
    SHOT
    Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Shayne Gostisbehere
  83. P2 07:17
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  84. P2 07:15
    SHOT
    Andrei Svechnikov shot blocked by Declan Chisholm
  85. P2 07:10
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mark Jankowski
  86. P2 06:11
    Hurricanes won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  87. P2 05:48
    Logan Stankoven won faceoff against Capitals in offensive zone
  88. P2 05:31
    Hurricanes won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  89. P2 05:10
    Sebastian Aho won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in offensive zone
  90. P2 05:08
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Andrei Svechnikov
  91. P2 03:47
    Jordan Staal won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in neutral zone
  92. P2 03:47
    Stoppage - Offside
  93. P2 02:31
    Sebastian Aho won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in neutral zone
  94. P2 02:31
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  95. P2 01:39
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
  96. P2 01:35
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Logan Stankoven in offensive zone
  97. P2 01:27
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Anthony Beauvillier saved by Frederik Andersen
  98. P2 01:21
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Mark Jankowski in offensive zone
  99. P2 01:07
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  100. P2 00:42
    SHOT
    Jordan Martinook shot blocked by Ethen Frank
  101. P2 00:00
    Jordan Staal won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
  102. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  103. P1 19:11
    Takeaway by Mark Jankowski in defensive zone
  104. P1 19:02
    SHOT
    John Carlson shot blocked by Jesperi Kotkaniemi
  105. P1 18:43
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Hendrix Lapierre saved by Frederik Andersen
  106. P1 18:19
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brandon Duhaime saved by Frederik Andersen
  107. P1 18:17
    Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Jordan Staal in offensive zone
  108. P1 18:02
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
  109. P1 18:00
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Anthony Beauvillier saved by Frederik Andersen
  110. P1 17:51
    Hurricanes won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  111. P1 17:51
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Sebastian Aho
    2-0
  112. P1 17:40
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Frederik Andersen
  113. P1 16:41
    SHOT
    Shot missed by William Carrier
  114. P1 15:38
    Jordan Staal won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  115. P1 15:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Taylor Hall
  116. P1 14:54
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Sean Walker
  117. P1 14:33
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Justin Sourdif
  118. P1 14:17
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by K'Andre Miller saved by Clay Stevenson
  119. P1 14:16
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  120. P1 14:14
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jesperi Kotkaniemi saved by Clay Stevenson
  121. P1 13:57
    Hurricanes won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  122. P1 13:52
    SHOT
    Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Alexander Nikishin
  123. P1 13:27
    Jordan Staal won faceoff against Ryan Leonard in neutral zone
  124. P1 12:18
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jaccob Slavin
  125. P1 11:46
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Hurricanes
  126. P1 11:16
    Hurricanes won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  127. P1 11:16
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  128. P1 10:29
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jaccob Slavin saved by Clay Stevenson
  129. P1 09:55
    Giveaway by Mark Jankowski in offensive zone
  130. P1 09:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alexander Nikishin saved by Clay Stevenson
  131. P1 09:11
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Shayne Gostisbehere
  132. P1 08:20
    SHOT
    Jackson Blake shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  133. P1 08:03
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
  134. P1 07:30
    Logan Stankoven won faceoff against Capitals in defensive zone
  135. P1 07:21
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Justin Sourdif
  136. P1 07:16
    SHOT
    Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by teammate
  137. P1 07:03
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Justin Sourdif saved by Frederik Andersen
  138. P1 06:36
    Sebastian Aho won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in neutral zone
  139. P1 06:15
    SHOT
    Nikolaj Ehlers shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  140. P1 05:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by K'Andre Miller saved by Clay Stevenson
  141. P1 05:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Frederik Andersen
  142. P1 05:00
    Mark Jankowski won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in defensive zone
  143. P1 04:47
    SHOT
    Anthony Beauvillier shot blocked by Sean Walker
  144. P1 04:33
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Anthony Beauvillier
  145. P1 03:13
    Shorthanded - Sebastian Aho won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in neutral zone
  146. P1 02:45
    SHOT
    Power play - Dylan Strome shot blocked by Jaccob Slavin
  147. P1 02:37
    SHOT
    Power play - Tom Wilson shot blocked by Jalen Chatfield
  148. P1 02:21
    Penalty to Taylor Hall 2 minutes for Hooking
  149. P1 02:19
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Rasmus Sandin
  150. P1 00:44
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Sebastian Aho in offensive zone
  151. P1 00:44
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  152. P1 00:20
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Jordan Staal in offensive zone
  153. P1 00:20
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  154. P1 00:00
    Jordan Staal won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
  155. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Hurricanes
STATS
Capitals
22Shots on Goal42
50% Faceoff Win % 50%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 4/0
8Penalty Infraction Mins4
29Hits24
18 Shots Blocked 10
16Giveaways18
HurricanesCAR
CapitalsWSH
22Shots on Goal42
50% Faceoff Win % 50%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 4/0
8Penalty Infraction Mins4
29Hits24
18 Shots Blocked 10
16Giveaways18

Hurricanes vs. Capitals: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Hurricanes vs. Capitals
  • Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026
  • Time: 5:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Capital One Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Hurricanes favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): Not Available
  • Moneyline Odds: Hurricanes -182, Capitals +160

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Hurricanes: 57%
  • Capitals: 43%

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 Hurricanes a win probability of 57%, while the Capitals have a win probability of 43%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

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