Capitals vs. Panthers Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Capitals vs. Panthers NHL game on December 29, 2025 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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P3 19:17 Dylan Strome shot blocked by Eetu Luostarinen
P3 19:15 Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
P3 18:59 Power play - Shot missed by Ryan Leonard
P3 18:06 Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
P3 17:54 Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
P3 17:10 Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Seth Jones
P3 16:04 Shot missed by Evan Rodrigues
P3 16:04 Shot on goal by Mackie Samoskevich saved by Logan Thompson
P3 15:58 Shot missed by Mackie Samoskevich
P3 15:26 Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Hendrix Lapierre
P3 15:23 Shot on goal by Uvis Balinskis saved by Logan Thompson
P3 14:44 Eetu Luostarinen shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
P3 14:06 Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Seth Jones
P3 13:11 Shot missed by Aaron Ekblad
P3 12:56 Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
P3 12:30 Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
P3 11:23 Anton Lundell shot blocked by Justin Sourdif
P3 11:03 Shot on goal by Carter Verhaeghe saved by Logan Thompson
P3 09:32 Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Ryan Leonard
P3 09:05 Power play - Sam Bennett shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  3. P3 19:25
    Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Luke Kunin in neutral zone
  4. P3 19:17
    SHOT
    Dylan Strome shot blocked by Eetu Luostarinen
  5. P3 19:15
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  6. P3 18:59
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Ryan Leonard
  7. P3 18:21
    Power play - Giveaway by Tom Wilson in offensive zone
  8. P3 18:06
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  9. P3 17:54
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
  10. P3 17:18
    Shorthanded - Giveaway by Gustav Forsling in defensive zone
  11. P3 17:12
    Shorthanded - Anton Lundell won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  12. P3 17:12
    Penalty to Eetu Luostarinen 2 minutes for Slashing
  13. P3 17:10
    SHOT
    Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Seth Jones
  14. P3 16:04
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Evan Rodrigues
  15. P3 16:04
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mackie Samoskevich saved by Logan Thompson
  16. P3 15:58
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mackie Samoskevich
  17. P3 15:40
    Connor McMichael credited with hit on Jeff Petry in offensive zone
  18. P3 15:26
    SHOT
    Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Hendrix Lapierre
  19. P3 15:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Uvis Balinskis saved by Logan Thompson
  20. P3 14:44
    SHOT
    Eetu Luostarinen shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
  21. P3 14:06
    SHOT
    Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Seth Jones
  22. P3 14:05
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Anton Lundell in offensive zone
  23. P3 14:05
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  24. P3 13:36
    Brad Marchand credited with hit on Jakob Chychrun in offensive zone
  25. P3 13:24
    Sam Bennett won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in defensive zone
  26. P3 13:12
    Anthony Beauvillier won faceoff against Sam Bennett in neutral zone
  27. P3 13:11
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Aaron Ekblad
  28. P3 12:56
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
  29. P3 12:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  30. P3 12:25
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Anton Lundell in offensive zone
  31. P3 12:25
    Stoppage - Icing
  32. P3 11:54
    Takeaway by John Carlson in defensive zone
  33. P3 11:33
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in neutral zone
  34. P3 11:33
    Stoppage - Offside
  35. P3 11:31
    Uvis Balinskis credited with hit on Ethen Frank in neutral zone
  36. P3 11:25
    Evan Rodrigues won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  37. P3 11:25
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  38. P3 11:23
    SHOT
    Anton Lundell shot blocked by Justin Sourdif
  39. P3 11:03
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Carter Verhaeghe saved by Logan Thompson
  40. P3 10:23
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Luke Kunin in offensive zone
  41. P3 10:23
    Stoppage - Icing
  42. P3 10:09
    Giveaway by Jack Studnicka in defensive zone
  43. P3 09:32
    SHOT
    Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Ryan Leonard
  44. P3 09:05
    SHOT
    Power play - Sam Bennett shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  45. P3 08:44
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brad Marchand
  46. P3 08:27
    SHOT
    Connor McMichael shot blocked by Uvis Balinskis
  47. P3 07:43
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Anton Lundell saved by Logan Thompson
  48. P3 07:29
    Aliaksei Protas credited with hit on Seth Jones in defensive zone
  49. P3 07:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Sam Reinhart
  50. P3 07:25
    Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin in defensive zone
  51. P3 07:19
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Sam Reinhart in defensive zone
  52. P3 07:19
    Anton Lundell won faceoff against Dylan Strome in offensive zone
  53. P3 07:19
    Penalty to Ryan Leonard 2 minutes for Misconduct
  54. P3 06:55
    Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Anton Lundell in offensive zone
  55. P3 06:55
    Penalty to Gustav Forsling 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Alex Ovechkin)
  56. P3 06:50
    SHOT
    Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
  57. P3 06:16
    Evan Rodrigues won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
  58. P3 05:16
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
  59. P3 05:16
    Power play - Sam Bennett won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in offensive zone
  60. P3 05:16
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  61. P3 04:15
    Power play - Sam Reinhart won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  62. P3 04:15
    Penalty to Alex Ovechkin 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Aaron Ekblad)
  63. P3 03:55
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sam Bennett saved by Logan Thompson
  64. P3 03:34
    SHOT
    Jeff Petry shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
  65. P3 03:29
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Carter Verhaeghe
  66. P3 03:28
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Carter Verhaeghe
  67. P3 03:11
    Sam Bennett won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
  68. P3 03:09
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Dylan Strome
  69. P3 03:03
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Aliaksei Protas
  70. P3 02:04
    Luke Kunin credited with hit on John Carlson in neutral zone
  71. P3 01:56
    SHOT
    Luke Kunin shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  72. P3 01:38
    Luke Kunin won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  73. P3 01:38
    Stoppage - Icing
  74. P3 01:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Evan Rodrigues saved by Logan Thompson
  75. P3 00:12
    Giveaway by Sam Reinhart in defensive zone
  76. P3 00:00
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Anton Lundell in neutral zone
  77. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  78. P2 19:51
    Sam Bennett credited with hit on Trevor van Riemsdyk in offensive zone
  79. P2 19:38
    Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Niko Mikkola in neutral zone
  80. P2 19:10
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Sam Bennett in offensive zone
  81. P2 19:10
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  82. P2 18:44
    Jesper Boqvist credited with hit on Brandon Duhaime in offensive zone
  83. P2 18:17
    SHOT
    Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  84. P2 18:15
    Luke Kunin won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  85. P2 18:15
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  86. P2 18:13
    SHOT
    Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by John Carlson
  87. P2 17:49
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Anton Lundell
  88. P2 17:49
    SHOT
    Uvis Balinskis shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  89. P2 17:33
    Anton Lundell credited with hit on Justin Sourdif in defensive zone
  90. P2 17:29
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Aliaksei Protas
  91. P2 17:20
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Anton Lundell in defensive zone
  92. P2 17:20
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  93. P2 17:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sam Reinhart saved by Logan Thompson
  94. P2 17:01
    Aaron Ekblad credited with hit on Anthony Beauvillier in defensive zone
  95. P2 16:51
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brad Marchand
  96. P2 16:34
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  97. P2 16:16
    Sam Bennett won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  98. P2 16:16
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout
  99. P2 16:13
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Anthony Beauvillier
  100. P2 16:07
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nic Dowd saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  101. P2 15:48
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Tom Wilson
  102. P2 15:26
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  103. P2 15:23
    Shorthanded - Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in defensive zone
  104. P2 15:23
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  105. P2 15:21
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Carter Verhaeghe saved by Logan Thompson
  106. P2 15:19
    SHOT
    Power play - Anton Lundell shot blocked by Matt Roy
  107. P2 15:05
    Shorthanded - Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Carter Verhaeghe in defensive zone
  108. P2 15:05
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  109. P2 15:04
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Seth Jones saved by Logan Thompson
  110. P2 14:53
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Seth Jones
  111. P2 14:19
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Brad Marchand
  112. P2 13:51
    SHOT
    Power play - Brad Marchand shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  113. P2 13:50
    Power play - Sam Bennett won faceoff against Aliaksei Protas in offensive zone
  114. P2 13:35
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  115. P2 13:20
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in offensive zone
  116. P2 13:20
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  117. P2 13:19
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  118. P2 13:14
    Power play - Giveaway by Seth Jones in offensive zone
  119. P2 13:06
    Shorthanded - Giveaway by Tom Wilson in defensive zone
  120. P2 13:00
    Shorthanded - Aliaksei Protas won faceoff against Sam Reinhart in defensive zone
  121. P2 13:00
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  122. P2 12:58
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Sam Reinhart saved by Logan Thompson
  123. P2 12:46
    SHOT
    Power play - Sam Bennett shot blocked by Matt Roy
  124. P2 12:37
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Mackie Samoskevich
  125. P2 12:20
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
  126. P2 12:20
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Panthers saved by Logan Thompson
  127. P2 12:20
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  128. P2 12:18
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Carter Verhaeghe saved by Logan Thompson
  129. P2 12:09
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Carter Verhaeghe
  130. P2 11:57
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  131. P2 11:48
    Power play - Evan Rodrigues won faceoff against Aliaksei Protas in offensive zone
  132. P2 10:46
    SHOT
    John Carlson shot blocked by teammate
  133. P2 10:06
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Anton Lundell in neutral zone
  134. P2 10:06
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches - TV timeout
  135. P2 09:54
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Anthony Beauvillier
  136. P2 09:01
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Evan Rodrigues
  137. P2 08:41
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in neutral zone
  138. P2 08:41
    Stoppage - Hand Pass
  139. P2 08:32
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in neutral zone
  140. P2 08:32
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches - TV timeout
  141. P2 08:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  142. P2 08:14
    Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in offensive zone
  143. P2 08:14
    Stoppage - Icing
  144. P2 07:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by A.J. Greer saved by Logan Thompson
  145. P2 06:12
    Shorthanded - Takeaway by Brad Marchand in defensive zone
  146. P2 06:01
    SHOT
    Power play - Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Uvis Balinskis
  147. P2 05:40
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Tom Wilson
  148. P2 04:31
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
  149. P2 04:25
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Ryan Leonard saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  150. P2 04:20
    Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Anton Lundell in offensive zone
  151. P2 04:13
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Anton Lundell in defensive zone
  152. P2 04:13
    Stoppage - Icing
  153. P2 03:34
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  154. P2 03:21
    SHOT
    Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
  155. P2 03:07
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Seth Jones
  156. P2 02:51
    Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in defensive zone
  157. P2 02:51
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  158. P2 02:40
    Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin in defensive zone
  159. P2 02:27
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jesper Boqvist
  160. P2 02:11
    Luke Kunin won faceoff against Nic Dowd in defensive zone
  161. P2 02:11
    Stoppage - High Stick
  162. P2 02:03
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Anton Lundell in defensive zone
  163. P2 02:03
    Stoppage - Icing
  164. P2 01:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sam Bennett saved by Logan Thompson
  165. P2 01:52
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Carter Verhaeghe
  166. P2 01:30
    Takeaway by Justin Sourdif in neutral zone
  167. P2 01:07
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Ryan Leonard
  168. P2 01:06
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Ryan Leonard
  169. P2 00:44
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  170. P2 00:26
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  171. P2 00:00
    Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Anton Lundell in neutral zone
  172. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  173. P1 19:17
    Shorthanded - Evan Rodrigues won faceoff against Connor McMichael in neutral zone
  174. P1 19:17
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Tom Wilson
    2-2
  175. P1 19:00
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  176. P1 18:54
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  177. P1 18:47
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
  178. P1 18:40
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  179. P1 18:25
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  180. P1 18:04
    Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Anton Lundell in offensive zone
  181. P1 16:54
    Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Anton Lundell in offensive zone
  182. P1 16:53
    SHOT
    Shot missed by A.J. Greer
  183. P1 16:25
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in defensive zone
  184. P1 16:00
    Sam Bennett won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in defensive zone
  185. P1 16:00
    Stoppage - Icing
  186. P1 15:13
    SHOT
    Uvis Balinskis shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  187. P1 15:08
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sam Reinhart saved by Logan Thompson
  188. P1 14:23
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Sam Reinhart in neutral zone
  189. P1 14:23
    Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
  190. P1 14:16
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Trevor van Riemsdyk saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  191. P1 14:09
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Hendrix Lapierre
  192. P1 13:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Gustav Forsling saved by Logan Thompson
  193. P1 13:27
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jesper Boqvist
  194. P1 13:20
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Aaron Ekblad saved by Logan Thompson
  195. P1 13:14
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Eetu Luostarinen saved by Logan Thompson
  196. P1 12:56
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jesper Boqvist
  197. P1 12:45
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Anton Lundell in neutral zone
  198. P1 12:43
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Sam Reinhart saved by Logan Thompson
  199. P1 12:30
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Connor McMichael
  200. P1 11:50
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Sam Bennett saved by Logan Thompson
  201. P1 11:48
    SHOT
    Power play - Seth Jones shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  202. P1 11:44
    Power play - Sam Bennett won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  203. P1 11:44
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Panthers
  204. P1 10:55
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rasmus Sandin saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  205. P1 10:47
    SHOT
    Dylan Strome shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
  206. P1 10:19
    SHOT
    Power play - Brad Marchand shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  207. P1 10:10
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Brad Marchand
  208. P1 10:03
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Aliaksei Protas
  209. P1 09:59
    Power play - Giveaway by Brad Marchand in offensive zone
  210. P1 09:22
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  211. P1 09:13
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Seth Jones
  212. P1 09:04
    SHOT
    Power play - Seth Jones shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  213. P1 08:50
    Power play - Sam Reinhart won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  214. P1 08:50
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  215. P1 08:48
    SHOT
    Power play - Sam Bennett shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  216. P1 08:33
    Power play - Sam Bennett won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
  217. P1 08:33
    Penalty to Anthony Beauvillier 2 minutes for Holding
  218. P1 08:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
  219. P1 06:45
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Anton Lundell saved by Logan Thompson
  220. P1 06:20
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Anton Lundell in offensive zone
  221. P1 06:20
    Stoppage - Icing
  222. P1 06:02
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  223. P1 05:36
    Ethen Frank credited with hit on Niko Mikkola in offensive zone
  224. P1 05:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jesper Boqvist saved by Logan Thompson
  225. P1 05:12
    Luke Kunin won faceoff against Brandon Duhaime in defensive zone
  226. P1 05:12
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  227. P1 05:10
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Anthony Beauvillier
  228. P1 04:48
    Nic Dowd credited with hit on Jeff Petry in defensive zone
  229. P1 04:44
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mackie Samoskevich
  230. P1 04:35
    Evan Rodrigues won faceoff against Anthony Beauvillier in neutral zone
  231. P1 04:34
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Anton Lundell
  232. P1 03:57
    Sam Reinhart won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in neutral zone
  233. P1 03:57
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  234. P1 03:53
    Anton Lundell won faceoff against Aliaksei Protas in neutral zone
  235. P1 03:53
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Tom Wilson
    1-0
  236. P1 03:50
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Martin Fehervary saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  237. P1 03:08
    Luke Kunin credited with hit on Matt Roy in offensive zone
  238. P1 02:23
    Rasmus Sandin credited with hit on Jack Studnicka in defensive zone
  239. P1 02:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Studnicka saved by Logan Thompson
  240. P1 02:21
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jack Studnicka
  241. P1 01:53
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by A.J. Greer saved by Logan Thompson
  242. P1 01:52
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in defensive zone
  243. P1 01:52
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  244. P1 01:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Uvis Balinskis saved by Logan Thompson
  245. P1 01:48
    Evan Rodrigues won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  246. P1 01:48
    Stoppage - Icing
  247. P1 01:41
    Mackie Samoskevich credited with hit on John Carlson in offensive zone
  248. P1 01:38
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Evan Rodrigues in defensive zone
  249. P1 01:38
    Stoppage - Icing
  250. P1 00:55
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Anton Lundell in neutral zone
  251. P1 00:55
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  252. P1 00:00
    Sam Bennett won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in neutral zone
  253. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Capitals
STATS
Panthers
25Shots on Goal29
53% Faceoff Win % 47%
6/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 6/1
12Penalty Infraction Mins12
19Hits16
21 Shots Blocked 6
15Giveaways17
CapitalsWSH
PanthersFLA
25Shots on Goal29
53% Faceoff Win % 47%
6/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 6/1
12Penalty Infraction Mins12
19Hits16
21 Shots Blocked 6
15Giveaways17

Capitals vs. Panthers: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Capitals vs. Panthers
  • Date: Monday, December 29, 2025
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Amerant Bank Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Panthers favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 5.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Capitals +110, Panthers -125

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Capitals: 46%
  • Panthers: 54%

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 46%, while the Panthers have a win probability of 54%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

According to our analysis, the Panthers are more likely to beat the Capitals in the NHL game at Amerant Bank 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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