Blackhawks vs. Capitals Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Blackhawks vs. Capitals NHL game on January 3, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Blackhawks
1 1 0 0 3
Capitals
1 0 1 0 2
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    100%
  • Capitals
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Blackhawks
1 1 0 0 3
Capitals
1 0 1 0 2
OT1 04:26 Power play - Teuvo Teravainen shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
OT1 03:55 Shot on goal by Nick Lardis saved by Logan Thompson
OT1 03:10 Shot missed by Anthony Beauvillier
OT1 02:57 Shot missed by Anthony Beauvillier
OT1 01:29 Shot on goal by Artyom Levshunov saved by Logan Thompson
P3 19:56 Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Spencer Knight
P3 19:44 Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Tyler Bertuzzi
P3 18:36 Shot on goal by Alex Vlasic saved by Logan Thompson
P3 18:31 Shot on goal by Nick Lardis saved by Logan Thompson
P3 15:23 Shot missed by Louis Crevier
P3 15:12 Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
P3 15:05 Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Spencer Knight
P3 14:41 Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Spencer Knight
P3 14:10 Shot on goal by Matt Grzelcyk saved by Logan Thompson
P3 13:56 Shot on goal by Artyom Levshunov saved by Logan Thompson
P3 12:20 Shot missed by Nick Foligno
P3 11:39 Shot on goal by Ethen Frank saved by Spencer Knight
P3 11:18 Shot on goal by Ryan Leonard saved by Spencer Knight
P3 11:18 Shot missed by Matt Roy
P3 11:15 Matt Roy shot blocked by teammate
Play by Play
  1. SO
    End of Shootout period.
  2. SO
    Shootout Goal scored by Nick Foligno on Logan Thompson
  3. SO
    Shootout attempt missed by Jakob Chychrun
  4. SO
    Shootout Goal scored by Andre Burakovsky on Logan Thompson
  5. SO
    Shootout Goal scored by Sonny Milano on Spencer Knight
  6. SO
    Shootout attempt missed by Louis Crevier
  7. SO
    Shootout attempt by Connor McMichael saved by Spencer Knight
  8. SO
    Shootout attempt by Oliver Moore saved by Logan Thompson
  9. SO
    Shootout attempt missed by Anthony Beauvillier
  10. SO
    Shootout attempt by Anthony Beauvillier saved by Spencer Knight
  11. SO
    Shootout attempt by Ryan Donato saved by Logan Thompson
  12. SO
    Shootout Goal scored by Dylan Strome on Spencer Knight
  13. SO
    Shootout Goal scored by Nick Lardis on Logan Thompson
  14. SO
    Shootout attempt missed by Ryan Leonard
  15. OT1 05:00
    End of 1st OT.
  16. OT1 04:54
    Power play - Giveaway by Artyom Levshunov in offensive zone
  17. OT1 04:26
    SHOT
    Power play - Teuvo Teravainen shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  18. OT1 04:06
    Power play - Teuvo Teravainen won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  19. OT1 04:06
    Stoppage - Visitor Timeout
  20. OT1 04:06
    Penalty to Jakob Chychrun 2 minutes for Slashing (Drawn by Nick Lardis)
  21. OT1 03:55
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nick Lardis saved by Logan Thompson
  22. OT1 03:13
    Oliver Moore won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  23. OT1 03:10
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Anthony Beauvillier
  24. OT1 02:57
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Anthony Beauvillier
  25. OT1 02:31
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Ryan Greene in offensive zone
  26. OT1 02:31
    Stoppage - Icing
  27. OT1 01:29
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Artyom Levshunov saved by Logan Thompson
  28. OT1 00:47
    Giveaway by Ryan Leonard in offensive zone
  29. OT1 00:00
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Oliver Moore in neutral zone
  30. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  31. P3 19:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Spencer Knight
  32. P3 19:44
    SHOT
    Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Tyler Bertuzzi
  33. P3 18:36
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Vlasic saved by Logan Thompson
  34. P3 18:34
    Jason Dickinson won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in offensive zone
  35. P3 18:34
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  36. P3 18:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nick Lardis saved by Logan Thompson
  37. P3 16:43
    Takeaway by Tyler Bertuzzi in defensive zone
  38. P3 16:01
    Nic Dowd credited with hit on Nick Foligno in neutral zone
  39. P3 15:56
    Takeaway by Matt Grzelcyk in offensive zone
  40. P3 15:39
    Colton Dach credited with hit on Jakob Chychrun in offensive zone
  41. P3 15:29
    Landon Slaggert credited with hit on Rasmus Sandin in offensive zone
  42. P3 15:24
    Nick Foligno won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  43. P3 15:24
    Stoppage
  44. P3 15:23
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Louis Crevier
  45. P3 15:12
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
  46. P3 15:09
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Jason Dickinson in offensive zone
  47. P3 15:09
    Stoppage - Goalie Puck Frzn-plyd bynd ctr
  48. P3 15:05
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Spencer Knight
  49. P3 14:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Spencer Knight
  50. P3 14:11
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Oliver Moore in defensive zone
  51. P3 14:10
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matt Grzelcyk saved by Logan Thompson
  52. P3 13:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Artyom Levshunov saved by Logan Thompson
  53. P3 12:44
    Louis Crevier credited with hit on Anthony Beauvillier in defensive zone
  54. P3 12:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nick Foligno
  55. P3 11:39
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ethen Frank saved by Spencer Knight
  56. P3 11:18
    Oliver Moore won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
  57. P3 11:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Leonard saved by Spencer Knight
  58. P3 11:18
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Matt Roy
  59. P3 11:15
    SHOT
    Matt Roy shot blocked by teammate
  60. P3 10:39
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Andre Burakovsky
  61. P3 10:38
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Logan Thompson
  62. P3 10:35
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Ryan Greene in defensive zone
  63. P3 10:35
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  64. P3 10:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ilya Mikheyev saved by Logan Thompson
  65. P3 10:24
    Jason Dickinson won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  66. P3 10:24
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  67. P3 10:21
    SHOT
    Anthony Beauvillier shot blocked by Wyatt Kaiser
  68. P3 10:01
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Wyatt Kaiser
  69. P3 09:46
    SHOT
    Artyom Levshunov shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
  70. P3 09:39
    SHOT
    Andre Burakovsky shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  71. P3 09:37
    Ryan Greene won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  72. P3 09:37
    Ryan Greene won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  73. P3 09:37
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  74. P3 09:35
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Wyatt Kaiser saved by Logan Thompson
  75. P3 09:26
    SHOT
    Power play - Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Louis Crevier
  76. P3 09:10
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Connor McMichael saved by Spencer Knight
  77. P3 09:09
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Justin Sourdif saved by Spencer Knight
  78. P3 08:57
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Justin Sourdif saved by Spencer Knight
  79. P3 08:28
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
  80. P3 08:26
    Shorthanded - Giveaway by Ilya Mikheyev in defensive zone
  81. P3 08:20
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
  82. P3 08:06
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Spencer Knight
  83. P3 07:49
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Spencer Knight
  84. P3 07:45
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by John Carlson
  85. P3 07:38
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
  86. P3 07:27
    Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Ryan Greene in offensive zone
  87. P3 07:27
    Penalty to Wyatt Kaiser 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Alex Ovechkin)
  88. P3 07:13
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jason Dickinson
  89. P3 06:58
    SHOT
    Artyom Levshunov shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
  90. P3 06:40
    Jakob Chychrun credited with hit on Louis Crevier in neutral zone
  91. P3 06:29
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Jason Dickinson in offensive zone
  92. P3 06:29
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  93. P3 06:28
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Justin Sourdif
  94. P3 06:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tyler Bertuzzi saved by Logan Thompson
  95. P3 06:12
    Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin in offensive zone
  96. P3 05:51
    Giveaway by Louis Crevier in neutral zone
  97. P3 05:48
    Ryan Greene won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  98. P3 05:48
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  99. P3 05:46
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Louis Crevier saved by Logan Thompson
  100. P3 05:43
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Colton Dach
  101. P3 05:28
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Oliver Moore saved by Logan Thompson
  102. P3 05:12
    SHOT
    Connor Murphy shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  103. P3 05:07
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nick Lardis saved by Logan Thompson
  104. P3 04:38
    Giveaway by Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  105. P3 04:28
    SHOT
    Ryan Donato shot blocked by Ethen Frank
  106. P3 04:10
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Sonny Milano
  107. P3 03:45
    SHOT
    Matt Roy shot blocked by Andre Burakovsky
  108. P3 03:23
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Ryan Greene in offensive zone
  109. P3 03:23
    Stoppage - Icing
  110. P3 03:11
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Greene
  111. P3 03:03
    Giveaway by Ryan Leonard in offensive zone
  112. P3 03:00
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Leonard saved by Spencer Knight
  113. P3 02:38
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Leonard
  114. P3 02:12
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Trevor van Riemsdyk saved by Spencer Knight
  115. P3 01:53
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Nick Foligno in offensive zone
  116. P3 01:53
    Stoppage
  117. P3 01:49
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matt Roy saved by Spencer Knight
  118. P3 01:17
    Oliver Moore won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in neutral zone
  119. P3 01:17
    Stoppage
  120. P3 00:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Wyatt Kaiser saved by Logan Thompson
  121. P3 00:20
    Blackhawks won faceoff against Capitals in defensive zone
  122. P3 00:20
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  123. P3 00:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Spencer Knight
  124. P3 00:00
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Ryan Greene in neutral zone
  125. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  126. P2 19:59
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Logan Thompson
  127. P2 19:52
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Logan Thompson
  128. P2 19:12
    SHOT
    Nic Dowd shot blocked by Artyom Levshunov
  129. P2 18:52
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Leonard saved by Spencer Knight
  130. P2 18:25
    Takeaway by Artyom Levshunov in offensive zone
  131. P2 18:24
    Jason Dickinson credited with hit on Rasmus Sandin in offensive zone
  132. P2 18:01
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Jason Dickinson in defensive zone
  133. P2 18:01
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  134. P2 17:59
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matt Grzelcyk saved by Logan Thompson
  135. P2 17:38
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Oliver Moore in offensive zone
  136. P2 17:38
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  137. P2 17:36
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nic Dowd
  138. P2 16:43
    Ryan Leonard credited with hit on Artyom Levshunov in offensive zone
  139. P2 16:39
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Hendrix Lapierre saved by Spencer Knight
  140. P2 16:03
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Greene
  141. P2 16:01
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Matt Grzelcyk
  142. P2 15:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Greene saved by Logan Thompson
  143. P2 15:26
    SHOT
    Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jason Dickinson
  144. P2 15:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Spencer Knight
  145. P2 14:30
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Jason Dickinson in offensive zone
  146. P2 14:30
    Jason Dickinson won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  147. P2 14:30
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  148. P2 14:27
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Sonny Milano
  149. P2 13:17
    SHOT
    Oliver Moore shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  150. P2 12:41
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Louis Crevier
  151. P2 12:32
    Takeaway by Dylan Strome in offensive zone
  152. P2 12:20
    Nick Foligno won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
  153. P2 11:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Hendrix Lapierre saved by Spencer Knight
  154. P2 10:10
    Connor McMichael credited with hit on Louis Crevier in offensive zone
  155. P2 09:57
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Louis Crevier
  156. P2 09:53
    Ryan Greene won faceoff against Capitals in offensive zone
  157. P2 09:53
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  158. P2 09:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Connor Murphy saved by Logan Thompson
  159. P2 09:20
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Oliver Moore in neutral zone
  160. P2 09:20
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  161. P2 09:07
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Nick Foligno in neutral zone
  162. P2 09:07
    Stoppage - Offside
  163. P2 08:34
    SHOT
    Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Jason Dickinson
  164. P2 08:27
    Giveaway by Wyatt Kaiser in defensive zone
  165. P2 07:55
    Martin Fehervary credited with hit on Ilya Mikheyev in defensive zone
  166. P2 07:47
    SHOT
    Jason Dickinson shot blocked by Dylan Strome
  167. P2 07:44
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ilya Mikheyev
  168. P2 06:47
    Ryan Greene won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  169. P2 06:47
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  170. P2 06:45
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sonny Milano saved by Spencer Knight
  171. P2 06:31
    SHOT
    Nick Lardis shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
  172. P2 06:22
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Oliver Moore saved by Logan Thompson
  173. P2 06:07
    Oliver Moore won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in neutral zone
  174. P2 06:07
    Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
  175. P2 05:43
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Spencer Knight
  176. P2 05:27
    Nick Foligno won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in defensive zone
  177. P2 05:27
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  178. P2 05:24
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Spencer Knight
  179. P2 05:12
    Rasmus Sandin credited with hit on Louis Crevier in defensive zone
  180. P2 04:28
    Takeaway by Louis Crevier in neutral zone
  181. P2 04:24
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Jason Dickinson in neutral zone
  182. P2 04:24
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Teuvo Teravainen assisted by Tyler Bertuzzi and Andre Burakovsky
    2-1
  183. P2 04:03
    Shorthanded - Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime in defensive zone
  184. P2 03:55
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Ryan Donato
  185. P2 03:54
    SHOT
    Power play - Matt Grzelcyk shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  186. P2 03:20
    Shorthanded - Nic Dowd won faceoff against Ryan Donato in defensive zone
  187. P2 03:20
    Penalty to Jakob Chychrun 2 minutes for Roughing (Drawn by Colton Dach)
  188. P2 03:09
    SHOT
    Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Artyom Levshunov
  189. P2 02:41
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Nick Foligno in defensive zone
  190. P2 02:41
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  191. P2 02:39
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Wyatt Kaiser
  192. P2 01:44
    Giveaway by Teuvo Teravainen in offensive zone
  193. P2 01:20
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ilya Mikheyev saved by Logan Thompson
  194. P2 01:05
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brandon Duhaime
  195. P2 00:55
    Giveaway by Ilya Mikheyev in offensive zone
  196. P2 00:32
    Jason Dickinson won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in offensive zone
  197. P2 00:32
    Stoppage - Icing
  198. P2 00:00
    Ryan Greene won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in neutral zone
  199. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  200. P1 19:55
    Brandon Duhaime credited with hit on Nick Foligno in neutral zone
  201. P1 19:24
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Connor McMichael
  202. P1 19:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Connor McMichael saved by Spencer Knight
  203. P1 19:00
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Louis Crevier saved by Logan Thompson
  204. P1 18:45
    Ryan Greene won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in neutral zone
  205. P1 18:45
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  206. P1 17:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ethen Frank saved by Spencer Knight
  207. P1 17:16
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Donato
  208. P1 16:42
    Jason Dickinson won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
  209. P1 16:42
    Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson
  210. P1 15:48
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Wyatt Kaiser
  211. P1 15:11
    SHOT
    Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Louis Crevier
  212. P1 14:48
    Ryan Greene won faceoff against Anthony Beauvillier in defensive zone
  213. P1 14:48
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  214. P1 14:45
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jakob Chychrun saved by Spencer Knight
  215. P1 14:21
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Teuvo Teravainen in defensive zone
  216. P1 14:21
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  217. P1 14:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jason Dickinson
  218. P1 14:12
    SHOT
    Louis Crevier shot blocked by Connor McMichael
  219. P1 14:10
    SHOT
    Louis Crevier shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  220. P1 13:50
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Jason Dickinson in defensive zone
  221. P1 13:50
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  222. P1 13:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tyler Bertuzzi saved by Logan Thompson
  223. P1 13:40
    Connor McMichael credited with hit on Louis Crevier in neutral zone
  224. P1 13:39
    SHOT
    Louis Crevier shot blocked by Connor McMichael
  225. P1 13:31
    Ryan Greene won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in offensive zone
  226. P1 13:31
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  227. P1 13:28
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tyler Bertuzzi saved by Logan Thompson
  228. P1 13:01
    Giveaway by Nick Foligno in neutral zone
  229. P1 12:49
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun
  230. P1 11:02
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Jason Dickinson in neutral zone
  231. P1 11:02
    Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
  232. P1 10:46
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Spencer Knight
  233. P1 10:33
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Martin Fehervary saved by Spencer Knight
  234. P1 10:04
    Giveaway by Ryan Greene in neutral zone
  235. P1 09:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Landon Slaggert saved by Logan Thompson
  236. P1 09:24
    SHOT
    Dylan Strome shot blocked by Nick Foligno
  237. P1 09:07
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
  238. P1 09:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matt Roy saved by Spencer Knight
  239. P1 09:04
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Nick Foligno in offensive zone
  240. P1 09:01
    SHOT
    Matt Roy shot blocked by Matt Grzelcyk
  241. P1 08:50
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nic Dowd
  242. P1 08:07
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Anthony Beauvillier saved by Spencer Knight
  243. P1 07:53
    Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk in neutral zone
  244. P1 07:47
    Ilya Mikheyev credited with hit on Martin Fehervary in offensive zone
  245. P1 07:35
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Andre Burakovsky
  246. P1 07:33
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Greene saved by Logan Thompson
  247. P1 06:56
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Ryan Greene in defensive zone
  248. P1 06:56
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  249. P1 06:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Logan Thompson
  250. P1 06:38
    SHOT
    Alex Vlasic shot blocked by Matt Roy
  251. P1 06:34
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Greene saved by Logan Thompson
  252. P1 05:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ethen Frank saved by Spencer Knight
  253. P1 04:46
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Oliver Moore in neutral zone
  254. P1 04:46
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Dylan Strome
    1-1
  255. P1 04:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ethen Frank saved by Spencer Knight
  256. P1 04:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ethen Frank saved by Spencer Knight
  257. P1 04:10
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Anthony Beauvillier saved by Spencer Knight
  258. P1 04:09
    Giveaway by Alex Vlasic in defensive zone
  259. P1 03:55
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Anthony Beauvillier saved by Spencer Knight
  260. P1 03:50
    Jason Dickinson won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  261. P1 03:50
    Stoppage - Icing
  262. P1 03:11
    Giveaway by Wyatt Kaiser in offensive zone
  263. P1 03:02
    SHOT
    Artyom Levshunov shot blocked by teammate
  264. P1 02:39
    Justin Sourdif won faceoff against Ryan Greene in defensive zone
  265. P1 02:39
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  266. P1 02:38
    SHOT
    Andre Burakovsky shot blocked by Hendrix Lapierre
  267. P1 02:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matt Grzelcyk saved by Logan Thompson
  268. P1 02:03
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Landon Slaggert
  269. P1 01:29
    SHOT
    Nick Lardis shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
  270. P1 01:13
    Oliver Moore won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
  271. P1 01:13
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Ryan Donato assisted by Ilya Mikheyev
    1-0
  272. P1 00:46
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Connor McMichael saved by Spencer Knight
  273. P1 00:29
    SHOT
    Artyom Levshunov shot blocked by Justin Sourdif
  274. P1 00:07
    Tom Wilson credited with hit on Artyom Levshunov in offensive zone
  275. P1 00:00
    Ryan Greene won faceoff against Justin Sourdif in neutral zone
  276. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Blackhawks
STATS
Capitals
33Shots on Goal34
49% Faceoff Win % 51%
2/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 1/0
2Penalty Infraction Mins4
11Hits23
9 Shots Blocked 19
19Giveaways17
BlackhawksCHI
CapitalsWSH
33Shots on Goal34
49% Faceoff Win % 51%
2/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 1/0
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Blackhawks vs. Capitals: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Blackhawks vs. Capitals
  • Date: Saturday, January 3, 2026
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Capital One Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Capitals favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6
  • Moneyline Odds: Blackhawks +215, Capitals -250

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Blackhawks: 33%
  • Capitals: 67%

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 Blackhawks a win probability of 33%, while the Capitals have a win probability of 67%. 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 Blackhawks in the NHL game at Capital One Arena on Sunday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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