Capitals vs. Blue Jackets Prediction, Picks and Odds

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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  • Blue Jackets
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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
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:36
    Aliaksei Protas won faceoff against Sean Monahan in defensive zone
  3. P3 19:33
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mason Marchment
  4. P3 18:51
    Sean Monahan won faceoff against Connor McMichael in offensive zone
  5. P3 18:51
    Stoppage - Home Timeout
  6. P3 18:49
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cole Sillinger
  7. P3 17:32
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Sean Monahan in defensive zone
  8. P3 17:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Clay Stevenson
  9. P3 16:08
    Adam Fantilli won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in neutral zone
  10. P3 15:53
    Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in neutral zone
  11. P3 15:28
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jet Greaves
  12. P3 15:03
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Cole Hutson saved by Jet Greaves
  13. P3 14:11
    Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in offensive zone
  14. P3 14:08
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jet Greaves
  15. P3 14:06
    Capitals won faceoff against Blue Jackets in neutral zone
  16. P3 12:38
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ivan Miroshnichenko
  17. P3 11:47
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in offensive zone
  18. P3 11:47
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  19. P3 11:11
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Jet Greaves
  20. P3 09:56
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Dante Fabbro
  21. P3 09:34
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Miles Wood
  22. P3 09:34
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Miles Wood saved by Clay Stevenson
  23. P3 09:12
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Kirill Marchenko
  24. P3 08:09
    SHOT
    Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by teammate
  25. P3 07:52
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
  26. P3 07:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Denton Mateychuk saved by Clay Stevenson
  27. P3 07:21
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  28. P3 07:12
    Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Ilya Protas in neutral zone
  29. P3 07:12
    Stoppage - Offside
  30. P3 06:38
    Giveaway by Danton Heinen in defensive zone
  31. P3 06:31
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Boone Jenner in offensive zone
  32. P3 05:43
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Jet Greaves
  33. P3 05:36
    SHOT
    Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by teammate
  34. P3 05:14
    Adam Fantilli won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in offensive zone
  35. P3 05:14
    Stoppage - Icing
  36. P3 03:48
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jet Greaves
  37. P3 02:50
    Shorthanded - Boone Jenner won faceoff against Connor McMichael in defensive zone
  38. P3 02:48
    SHOT
    Power play - Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
  39. P3 02:43
    Penalty to Mason Marchment 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by Martin Fehervary)
  40. P3 02:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Martin Fehervary saved by Jet Greaves
  41. P3 01:53
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Adam Fantilli
  42. P3 01:43
    Adam Fantilli won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in offensive zone
  43. P3 00:32
    Shorthanded - Boone Jenner won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  44. P3 00:29
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Cole Hutson
  45. P3 00:00
    Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Boone Jenner in neutral zone
  46. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  47. P2 19:59
    SHOT
    Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Boone Jenner
  48. P2 19:51
    Shorthanded - Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  49. P2 19:46
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Ilya Protas saved by Jet Greaves
  50. P2 19:44
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  51. P2 19:26
    Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Boone Jenner in offensive zone
  52. P2 19:26
    Penalty to Kent Johnson 2 minutes for Slashing
  53. P2 19:26
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  54. P2 18:33
    Sean Monahan won faceoff against Ilya Protas in neutral zone
  55. P2 18:28
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ivan Provorov saved by Clay Stevenson
  56. P2 18:02
    Adam Fantilli won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in neutral zone
  57. P2 18:02
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  58. P2 17:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cole Sillinger
  59. P2 16:44
    Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  60. P2 16:44
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  61. P2 16:30
    SHOT
    Mason Marchment shot blocked by Ilya Protas
  62. P2 15:40
    SHOT
    Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Isac Lundestrom
  63. P2 15:16
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brandon Duhaime saved by Jet Greaves
  64. P2 13:58
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  65. P2 13:17
    SHOT
    Mason Marchment shot blocked by Ryan Leonard
  66. P2 12:49
    SHOT
    Danton Heinen shot blocked by teammate
  67. P2 12:39
    Boone Jenner won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in offensive zone
  68. P2 12:39
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  69. P2 11:52
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Dylan McIlrath
  70. P2 11:45
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ilya Protas
  71. P2 11:34
    Stoppage - Icing
  72. P2 10:46
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Anthony Beauvillier assisted by Trevor van Riemsdyk
    1-1
  73. P2 10:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Erik Gudbranson saved by Clay Stevenson
  74. P2 09:03
    SHOT
    Denton Mateychuk shot blocked by Dylan McIlrath
  75. P2 08:57
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ivan Provorov saved by Clay Stevenson
  76. P2 08:13
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Charlie Coyle saved by Clay Stevenson
  77. P2 07:31
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Kirill Marchenko saved by Clay Stevenson
  78. P2 06:54
    Shorthanded - Connor McMichael won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in defensive zone
  79. P2 06:53
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Zach Werenski saved by Clay Stevenson
  80. P2 06:50
    Capitals won faceoff against Blue Jackets in neutral zone
  81. P2 06:05
    Ilya Protas won faceoff against Blue Jackets in neutral zone
  82. P2 05:31
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Leonard
  83. P2 04:38
    Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in defensive zone
  84. P2 04:38
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  85. P2 03:26
    SHOT
    Ivan Miroshnichenko shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
  86. P2 01:34
    Ilya Protas won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in defensive zone
  87. P2 01:22
    SHOT
    Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by teammate
  88. P2 00:27
    Adam Fantilli won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in neutral zone
  89. P2 00:00
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Boone Jenner in neutral zone
  90. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  91. P1 18:50
    Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Dante Fabbro in offensive zone
  92. P1 17:41
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brandon Duhaime
  93. P1 17:32
    SHOT
    Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
  94. P1 17:01
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  95. P1 16:59
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Clay Stevenson
  96. P1 16:49
    Capitals won faceoff against Blue Jackets in defensive zone
  97. P1 16:49
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  98. P1 13:46
    Giveaway by Kent Johnson in offensive zone
  99. P1 13:14
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Boone Jenner saved by Clay Stevenson
  100. P1 12:58
    SHOT
    Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Dante Fabbro
  101. P1 12:05
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brandon Duhaime
  102. P1 10:35
    Adam Fantilli won faceoff against Ilya Protas in defensive zone
  103. P1 10:33
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ilya Protas saved by Jet Greaves
  104. P1 09:54
    Dante Fabbro credited with hit on Hendrix Lapierre in defensive zone
  105. P1 09:43
    Stoppage - Offside
  106. P1 09:18
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Boone Jenner in defensive zone
  107. P1 09:16
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jake Christiansen saved by Clay Stevenson
  108. P1 08:48
    SHOT
    Martin Fehervary shot blocked by teammate
  109. P1 07:33
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Kirill Marchenko saved by Clay Stevenson
  110. P1 06:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Jet Greaves
  111. P1 06:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Anthony Beauvillier saved by Jet Greaves
  112. P1 06:20
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
  113. P1 06:20
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
  114. P1 06:20
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
  115. P1 06:19
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
  116. P1 06:19
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
  117. P1 06:19
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
  118. P1 06:19
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
  119. P1 06:19
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
  120. P1 06:19
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
  121. P1 06:19
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
  122. P1 06:19
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
  123. P1 06:19
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
  124. P1 06:19
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
  125. P1 06:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
  126. P1 06:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
  127. P1 06:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
  128. P1 06:17
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Clay Stevenson
  129. P1 05:34
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dante Fabbro saved by Clay Stevenson
  130. P1 03:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Kirill Marchenko saved by Clay Stevenson
  131. P1 03:23
    Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Adam Fantilli in defensive zone
  132. P1 03:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Zach Werenski saved by Clay Stevenson
  133. P1 03:00
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Jet Greaves
  134. P1 02:27
    Capitals won faceoff against Blue Jackets in neutral zone
  135. P1 02:14
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Boone Jenner in defensive zone
  136. P1 02:13
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Boone Jenner
  137. P1 01:53
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Boone Jenner in defensive zone
  138. P1 01:53
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  139. P1 01:42
    Sean Monahan won faceoff against Ilya Protas in defensive zone
  140. P1 00:11
    Giveaway by Danton Heinen in neutral zone
  141. P1 00:00
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Boone Jenner in neutral zone
Stats
Capitals
STATS
Blue Jackets
21Shots on Goal28
53% Faceoff Win % 47%
3/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 1/0
2Penalty Infraction Mins6
14Hits3
11 Shots Blocked 16
13Giveaways23
CapitalsWSH
Blue JacketsCBJ
21Shots on Goal28
53% Faceoff Win % 47%
3/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 1/0
2Penalty Infraction Mins6
14Hits3
11 Shots Blocked 16
13Giveaways23

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 43¢, Blue Jackets 58¢

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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