Canadiens vs. Capitals Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Canadiens vs. Capitals NHL game on January 13, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Canadiens
1 1 0 0 2
Capitals
0 0 2 1 3
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  • Canadiens
    0%
  • Capitals
    100%
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Canadiens
1 1 0 0 2
Capitals
0 0 2 1 3
OT1 04:19 Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Samuel Montembeault
OT1 03:50 Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
OT1 03:45 Power play - Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Samuel Montembeault
OT1 03:14 Power play - Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Samuel Montembeault
OT1 02:30 Power play - Shot missed by Dylan Strome
OT1 02:08 Power play - Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Samuel Montembeault
OT1 01:21 Shot on goal by Ethen Frank saved by Samuel Montembeault
OT1 00:56 Shot on goal by Rasmus Sandin saved by Samuel Montembeault
OT1 00:38 Shot on goal by Nick Suzuki saved by Logan Thompson
P3 19:56 Shot on goal by Martin Fehervary saved by Samuel Montembeault
P3 19:28 Shot on goal by Juraj Slafkovský saved by Logan Thompson
P3 18:06 Goal scored by Ethen Frank
P3 17:45 Shot on goal by Phillip Danault saved by Logan Thompson
P3 17:01 Capitals shot blocked by teammate
P3 16:17 Shot missed by Josh Anderson
P3 15:11 Power play - Shot on goal by Zachary Bolduc saved by Logan Thompson
P3 12:35 Shot on goal by Nick Suzuki saved by Logan Thompson
P3 12:15 Power play - Shot on goal by Rasmus Sandin saved by Samuel Montembeault
P3 10:36 Power play - Canadiens shot blocked by Phillip Danault
P3 10:14 Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Play by Play
  1. OT1 05:00
    End of 1st OT.
  2. OT1 05:00
    End of 1st OT.
  3. OT1 04:19
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Samuel Montembeault
  4. OT1 03:59
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  5. OT1 03:50
    SHOT
    Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  6. OT1 03:46
    Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Phillip Danault in offensive zone
  7. OT1 03:45
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Samuel Montembeault
  8. OT1 03:14
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Samuel Montembeault
  9. OT1 02:30
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Dylan Strome
  10. OT1 02:08
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Samuel Montembeault
  11. OT1 01:54
    Canadiens won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  12. OT1 01:51
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  13. OT1 01:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ethen Frank saved by Samuel Montembeault
  14. OT1 00:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rasmus Sandin saved by Samuel Montembeault
  15. OT1 00:38
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nick Suzuki saved by Logan Thompson
  16. OT1 00:00
    Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
  17. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  18. P3 19:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Martin Fehervary saved by Samuel Montembeault
  19. P3 19:50
    Takeaway by Anthony Beauvillier in defensive zone
  20. P3 19:28
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Juraj Slafkovský saved by Logan Thompson
  21. P3 18:57
    Ethen Frank credited with hit on Noah Dobson in offensive zone
  22. P3 18:35
    Canadiens won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  23. P3 18:35
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  24. P3 18:06
    Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Connor McMichael in neutral zone
  25. P3 18:06
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Ethen Frank
    2-1
  26. P3 17:45
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Phillip Danault saved by Logan Thompson
  27. P3 17:01
    SHOT
    Capitals shot blocked by teammate
  28. P3 16:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Josh Anderson
  29. P3 15:13
    Shorthanded - Connor McMichael won faceoff against Oliver Kapanen in defensive zone
  30. P3 15:11
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Zachary Bolduc saved by Logan Thompson
  31. P3 13:42
    Power play - Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Connor McMichael in offensive zone
  32. P3 13:42
    Penalty to Nic Dowd 2 minutes for Misconduct
  33. P3 12:35
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nick Suzuki saved by Logan Thompson
  34. P3 12:15
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Rasmus Sandin saved by Samuel Montembeault
  35. P3 10:36
    SHOT
    Power play - Canadiens shot blocked by Phillip Danault
  36. P3 10:24
    Canadiens won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  37. P3 10:14
    SHOT
    Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  38. P3 09:26
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Samuel Montembeault
  39. P3 09:05
    SHOT
    Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by teammate
  40. P3 08:12
    Phillip Danault won faceoff against Capitals in defensive zone
  41. P3 08:04
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
  42. P3 08:02
    SHOT
    John Carlson shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  43. P3 07:49
    Stoppage - Icing
  44. P3 07:26
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Phillip Danault in defensive zone
  45. P3 06:53
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Connor McMichael
  46. P3 06:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Anthony Beauvillier saved by Samuel Montembeault
  47. P3 05:29
    SHOT
    Nic Dowd shot blocked by Lane Hutson
  48. P3 05:06
    Nic Dowd won faceoff against Oliver Kapanen in neutral zone
  49. P3 05:04
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ethen Frank saved by Samuel Montembeault
  50. P3 04:33
    Canadiens won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  51. P3 04:33
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  52. P3 03:48
    Jayden Struble credited with hit on John Carlson in defensive zone
  53. P3 03:39
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nic Dowd
  54. P3 03:19
    Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Nic Dowd in defensive zone
  55. P3 03:17
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Samuel Montembeault
  56. P3 02:49
    Giveaway by Brendan Gallagher in offensive zone
  57. P3 02:33
    Joseph Veleno won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  58. P3 02:31
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Aliaksei Protas
  59. P3 02:11
    SHOT
    Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  60. P3 01:30
    Giveaway by Mike Matheson in defensive zone
  61. P3 01:24
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  62. P3 01:19
    Connor McMichael won faceoff against Oliver Kapanen in offensive zone
  63. P3 01:17
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matt Roy saved by Samuel Montembeault
  64. P3 01:08
    Power play - Phillip Danault won faceoff against Connor McMichael in defensive zone
  65. P3 01:06
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Ethen Frank saved by Samuel Montembeault
  66. P3 00:48
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ethen Frank
  67. P3 00:23
    Power play - Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Dylan Strome in offensive zone
  68. P3 00:21
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Logan Thompson
  69. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  70. P2 19:35
    Power play - Oliver Kapanen won faceoff against Anthony Beauvillier in offensive zone
  71. P2 19:30
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Cole Caufield
  72. P2 19:00
    Power play - Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Connor McMichael in offensive zone
  73. P2 19:00
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  74. P2 18:36
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Noah Dobson
  75. P2 18:27
    Penalty to Nic Dowd 2 minutes for Misconduct (Drawn by Nick Suzuki)
  76. P2 18:27
    Canadiens won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  77. P2 17:31
    Canadiens won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  78. P2 16:16
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Joseph Veleno in offensive zone
  79. P2 16:05
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Noah Dobson saved by Logan Thompson
  80. P2 15:14
    SHOT
    Noah Dobson shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
  81. P2 14:58
    Oliver Kapanen won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in neutral zone
  82. P2 14:58
    Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
  83. P2 14:09
    Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk in offensive zone
  84. P2 13:34
    Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Nic Dowd in defensive zone
  85. P2 13:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Martin Fehervary saved by Samuel Montembeault
  86. P2 12:44
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Josh Anderson saved by Logan Thompson
  87. P2 11:19
    Shorthanded - Takeaway by Mike Matheson in defensive zone
  88. P2 11:14
    Phillip Danault won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  89. P2 11:14
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  90. P2 11:14
    Penalty to Cole Caufield 2 minutes for Tripping
  91. P2 10:33
    SHOT
    Jayden Struble shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  92. P2 09:53
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Samuel Montembeault
  93. P2 09:36
    SHOT
    Power play - Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Oliver Kapanen
  94. P2 08:36
    Power play - Giveaway by Dylan Strome in offensive zone
  95. P2 08:19
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Phillip Danault shot blocked by John Carlson
  96. P2 08:09
    Shorthanded - Phillip Danault won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  97. P2 08:07
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Samuel Montembeault
  98. P2 08:03
    Penalty to Dylan McIlrath 2 minutes for Misconduct (Drawn by Arber Xhekaj)
  99. P2 08:03
    Joseph Veleno won faceoff against Capitals in offensive zone
  100. P2 08:03
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Canadiens
  101. P2 07:40
    Sonny Milano won faceoff against Joseph Veleno in neutral zone
  102. P2 06:53
    Phillip Danault won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  103. P2 06:53
    Stoppage - Icing
  104. P2 06:38
    Canadiens won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  105. P2 05:45
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
  106. P2 05:23
    SHOT
    Alexandre Carrier shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  107. P2 05:16
    SHOT
    Alexandre Carrier shot blocked by Matt Roy
  108. P2 04:34
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nick Suzuki
  109. P2 04:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brendan Gallagher saved by Logan Thompson
  110. P2 03:52
    Samuel Blais credited with hit on John Carlson in offensive zone
  111. P2 03:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Trevor van Riemsdyk saved by Samuel Montembeault
  112. P2 03:02
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Canadiens
  113. P2 02:14
    SHOT
    Nic Dowd shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  114. P2 02:02
    SHOT
    Matt Roy shot blocked by Lane Hutson
  115. P2 00:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Samuel Montembeault
  116. P2 00:50
    Giveaway by Mike Matheson in neutral zone
  117. P2 00:38
    SHOT
    Cole Caufield shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  118. P2 00:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Logan Thompson
  119. P2 00:16
    Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Connor McMichael in defensive zone
  120. P2 00:00
    Connor McMichael won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in neutral zone
  121. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  122. P1 19:38
    SHOT
    Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Phillip Danault
  123. P1 19:33
    Canadiens won faceoff against Capitals in neutral zone
  124. P1 19:33
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  125. P1 19:00
    SHOT
    Cole Caufield shot blocked by Anthony Beauvillier
  126. P1 18:47
    Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  127. P1 18:47
    Stoppage - Icing
  128. P1 18:22
    SHOT
    Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  129. P1 17:54
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Phillip Danault
  130. P1 16:57
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Oliver Kapanen
  131. P1 15:34
    Joseph Veleno won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  132. P1 15:34
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  133. P1 15:12
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Samuel Montembeault
  134. P1 14:06
    Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Connor McMichael in defensive zone
  135. P1 14:06
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  136. P1 13:51
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Joseph Veleno in neutral zone
  137. P1 13:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Phillip Danault
  138. P1 12:09
    Oliver Kapanen won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
  139. P1 12:09
    Stoppage - Hand Pass
  140. P1 11:51
    Oliver Kapanen won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  141. P1 10:50
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cole Caufield
  142. P1 10:42
    Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Connor McMichael in neutral zone
  143. P1 10:42
    Stoppage - High Stick - TV timeout
  144. P1 09:58
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sonny Milano saved by Samuel Montembeault
  145. P1 09:37
    Shorthanded - Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Connor McMichael in defensive zone
  146. P1 09:37
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  147. P1 09:21
    Power play - Anthony Beauvillier won faceoff against Phillip Danault in neutral zone
  148. P1 08:28
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Phillip Danault saved by Logan Thompson
  149. P1 08:14
    Shorthanded - Phillip Danault won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
  150. P1 08:14
    GOAL
    Shorthanded - Goal scored by Josh Anderson
    1-0
  151. P1 07:55
    Shorthanded - Phillip Danault won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  152. P1 07:50
    SHOT
    Dylan McIlrath shot blocked by Samuel Blais
  153. P1 06:55
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Oliver Kapanen saved by Logan Thompson
  154. P1 06:16
    Dylan Strome won faceoff against Oliver Kapanen in offensive zone
  155. P1 06:16
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  156. P1 06:13
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Aliaksei Protas
  157. P1 03:45
    SHOT
    Brandon Duhaime shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj
  158. P1 03:42
    Phillip Danault won faceoff against Brett Leason in defensive zone
  159. P1 03:42
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  160. P1 03:10
    Joseph Veleno won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
  161. P1 03:10
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  162. P1 02:57
    SHOT
    Power play - Lane Hutson shot blocked by Connor McMichael
  163. P1 02:22
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Samuel Montembeault
  164. P1 01:53
    Shorthanded - Takeaway by Anthony Beauvillier in defensive zone
  165. P1 01:24
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Juraj Slafkovský
  166. P1 01:23
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Alexandre Texier saved by Logan Thompson
  167. P1 00:59
    Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
  168. P1 00:59
    Penalty to Martin Fehervary 2 minutes for Tripping
  169. P1 00:33
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Samuel Montembeault
  170. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Canadiens
STATS
Capitals
26Shots on Goal42
54% Faceoff Win % 46%
4/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 5/0
25Penalty Infraction Mins23
21Hits18
20 Shots Blocked 15
10Giveaways16
CanadiensMTL
CapitalsWSH
26Shots on Goal42
54% Faceoff Win % 46%
4/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 5/0
25Penalty Infraction Mins23
21Hits18
20 Shots Blocked 15
10Giveaways16

Canadiens vs. Capitals: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Canadiens vs. Capitals
  • Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Capital One Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Capitals favored at undefined
  • Total (Over/Under): 6
  • Moneyline Odds: Canadiens +120, Capitals -136

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Canadiens: 45%
  • Capitals: 55%

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Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Canadiens a win probability of 45%, while the Capitals have a win probability of 55%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

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