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Predators vs. Capitals Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Predators vs. Capitals NHL game on December 30, 2023 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Dec 31, 12AM Capital One Arena
Dec 31, 12AM Capital One Arena
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Game PredictionsPre-Game
Best Bets | TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Predators | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Capitals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Live Probabilities
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Predators | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Capitals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
OT1 04:33 Predators shot blocked by Roman Josi
OT1 04:10 Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Yaroslav Askarov
OT1 03:56 Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Hunter Shepard
OT1 02:37 Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
OT1 00:54 Power play - Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Yaroslav Askarov
OT1 00:46 Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Colton Sissons
OT1 00:43 Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
P3 19:29 Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
P3 18:59 Goal scored by Alex Ovechkin assisted by John Carlson and Joel Edmundson
P3 17:56 Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Roman Josi
P3 16:32 Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Hunter Shepard
P3 15:56 Shot missed by Michael McCarron
P3 15:41 Shot on goal by Yakov Trenin saved by Hunter Shepard
P3 15:09 Alexandre Carrier shot blocked by teammate
P3 14:23 Alexandre Carrier shot blocked by Dylan Strome
P3 14:03 Shot missed by Juuso Parssinen
P3 13:59 Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Dylan Strome
P3 12:02 Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Hunter Shepard
P3 11:38 Shot on goal by Luke Schenn saved by Hunter Shepard
P3 11:07 Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Kiefer Sherwood
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
OT
GOALS
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End of Shootout period.
End of Shootout period.
Shootout Goal scored by Ryan O'Reilly on Hunter Shepard
Shootout attempt by Alex Ovechkin saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Shootout Goal scored by Gustav Nyquist on Hunter Shepard
Shootout attempt by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Yaroslav Askarov
End of 1st OT.
Giveaway by John Carlson in offensive zone
SHOT
Predators shot blocked by Roman Josi
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Colton Sissons in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Hunter Shepard
SHOT
Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
Shorthanded - Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Colton Sissons
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
Shorthanded - Colton Sissons won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
End of 3rd Period.
SHOT
Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
Shorthanded - Takeaway by Cole Smith in defensive zone
Power play - Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
Penalty to Luke Schenn 2 minutes for Misconduct
GOAL
Goal scored by Alex Ovechkin assisted by John Carlson and Joel Edmundson
2-3
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Roman Josi
Tom Wilson credited with hit on Alexandre Carrier in offensive zone
Jeremy Lauzon credited with hit on Nicolas Aube-Kubel in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Hunter Shepard
Luke Schenn credited with hit on John Carlson in offensive zone
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Michael McCarron
SHOT
Shot on goal by Yakov Trenin saved by Hunter Shepard
SHOT
Alexandre Carrier shot blocked by teammate
Tommy Novak won faceoff against Connor McMichael in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Alexandre Carrier shot blocked by Dylan Strome
Colton Sissons credited with hit on Rasmus Sandin in offensive zone
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Juuso Parssinen
SHOT
Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Dylan Strome
Luke Schenn credited with hit on Beck Malenstyn in neutral zone
Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Connor McMichael in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Nic Dowd credited with hit on Alexandre Carrier in offensive zone
Jeremy Lauzon credited with hit on Tom Wilson in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Hunter Shepard
SHOT
Shot on goal by Luke Schenn saved by Hunter Shepard
SHOT
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Kiefer Sherwood
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nick Jensen saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Luke Evangelista shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
SHOT
Shot missed by Tommy Novak
SHOT
Shot missed by Dante Fabbro
Tommy Novak won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Yakov Trenin credited with hit on Rasmus Sandin in neutral zone
Takeaway by Yaroslav Askarov in defensive zone
Takeaway by Tom Wilson in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Roman Josi
Colton Sissons won faceoff against Connor McMichael in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Hunter Shepard
SHOT
Shot on goal by Joel Edmundson saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tommy Novak saved by Hunter Shepard
Shorthanded - Nic Dowd won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
Penalty to Connor McMichael 2 minutes for Holding (Drawn by Juuso Parssinen)
SHOT
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Dante Fabbro
Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Gustav Nyquist saved by Hunter Shepard
SHOT
Ryan O'Reilly shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
SHOT
Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Ryan O'Reilly
SHOT
Shot missed by Predators
SHOT
Shot missed by Dylan Strome
SHOT
Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Filip Forsberg
Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Connor McMichael saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot missed by Connor McMichael
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jeremy Lauzon saved by Hunter Shepard
Colton Sissons won faceoff against Connor McMichael in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot missed by Roman Josi
End of 2nd Period.
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jeremy Lauzon saved by Hunter Shepard
SHOT
Shot missed by Yakov Trenin
SHOT
Michael McCarron shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
SHOT
Predators shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Shot on goal by Joel Edmundson saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
John Carlson shot blocked by Luke Schenn
SHOT
Shot on goal by Beck Malenstyn saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
SHOT
Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Hunter Shepard
Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Roman Josi shot blocked by Connor McMichael
Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas in defensive zone
Kiefer Sherwood credited with hit on Aliaksei Protas in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Connor McMichael saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Colton Sissons won faceoff against Connor McMichael in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Luke Evangelista saved by Hunter Shepard
Aliaksei Protas won faceoff against Luke Evangelista in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tommy Novak saved by Hunter Shepard
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan O'Reilly saved by Hunter Shepard
Takeaway by Gustav Nyquist in offensive zone
Tom Wilson credited with hit on Gustav Nyquist in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Gustav Nyquist
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan O'Reilly saved by Hunter Shepard
SHOT
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Roman Josi
Yakov Trenin credited with hit on Nick Jensen in offensive zone
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Alex Ovechkin assisted by Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas
2-2
Shorthanded - Yakov Trenin credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone
Shorthanded - Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
Shorthanded - Alexandre Carrier credited with hit on Tom Wilson in defensive zone
Power play - Giveaway by John Carlson in defensive zone
Shorthanded - Colton Sissons won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
Penalty to Luke Evangelista 2 minutes for Holding (Drawn by Nick Jensen)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan McDonagh saved by Hunter Shepard
Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Yakov Trenin in defensive zone
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Juuso Parssinen in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
SHOT
Filip Forsberg shot blocked by Ethan Bear
Predators credited with hit on Nic Dowd in offensive zone
SHOT
Dante Fabbro shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
Kiefer Sherwood won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Hunter Shepard
Michael McCarron credited with hit on Nick Jensen in offensive zone
Aliaksei Protas credited with hit on Alexandre Carrier in offensive zone
Rasmus Sandin credited with hit on Colton Sissons in defensive zone
Takeaway by Alexandre Carrier in neutral zone
Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Colton Sissons in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ethan Bear saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
SHOT
Shot missed by Joel Edmundson
SHOT
Dante Fabbro shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
Dante Fabbro credited with hit on Nic Dowd in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Nic Dowd
SHOT
Shot missed by Filip Forsberg
Giveaway by Dante Fabbro in defensive zone
Giveaway by Matthew Phillips in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Joel Edmundson
Tom Wilson credited with hit on Alexandre Carrier in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Luke Evangelista saved by Hunter Shepard
Dylan Strome credited with hit on Cole Smith in neutral zone
Michael McCarron credited with hit on Rasmus Sandin in offensive zone
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
Stoppage - Hand Pass
Giveaway by Nick Jensen in neutral zone
Colton Sissons won faceoff against Connor McMichael in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Hunter Shepard
SHOT
Shot missed by Colton Sissons
Connor McMichael won faceoff against Juuso Parssinen in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot missed by Evgeny Kuznetsov
Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Hunter Shepard
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Hunter Shepard
Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
SHOT
Shot missed by Connor McMichael
SHOT
Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Connor McMichael won faceoff against Tommy Novak in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone
Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Tommy Novak in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ethan Bear saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Kiefer Sherwood credited with hit on Aliaksei Protas in defensive zone
Connor McMichael credited with hit on Dante Fabbro in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Connor McMichael
SHOT
Shot missed by Nic Dowd
SHOT
Shot missed by Capitals
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Tommy Novak in defensive zone
Penalty to Tom Wilson 5 minutes for Fighting (Drawn by Michael McCarron)
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Hunter Shepard
Yakov Trenin credited with hit on Trevor van Riemsdyk in offensive zone
Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Michael McCarron in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
Nicolas Aube-Kubel credited with hit on Dante Fabbro in offensive zone
Shorthanded - Giveaway by Colton Sissons in offensive zone
Shorthanded - Takeaway by Colton Sissons in defensive zone
Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Colton Sissons in offensive zone
Penalty to Michael McCarron 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Joel Edmundson)
SHOT
Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by John Carlson
Giveaway by Hendrix Lapierre in defensive zone
Luke Schenn credited with hit on Tom Wilson in defensive zone
Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Michael McCarron in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot missed by Joel Edmundson
SHOT
Anthony Mantha shot blocked by teammate
Connor McMichael won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot missed by Joel Edmundson
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Colton Sissons in neutral zone
Jeremy Lauzon credited with hit on Beck Malenstyn in defensive zone
Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Joel Edmundson saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot missed by Capitals
Takeaway by John Carlson in neutral zone
Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Dante Fabbro in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Hunter Shepard
Kiefer Sherwood credited with hit on Rasmus Sandin in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Capitals
Giveaway by Kiefer Sherwood in defensive zone
Predators credited with hit on Beck Malenstyn in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Nick Jensen
Trevor van Riemsdyk credited with hit in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ethan Bear saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Connor McMichael won faceoff against Yakov Trenin in neutral zone
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by Roman Josi
2-0
Shorthanded - Giveaway by Joel Edmundson in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Filip Forsberg shot blocked by John Carlson
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Colton Sissons
Penalty to Alex Ovechkin 2 minutes for Cross Checking (Drawn by Filip Forsberg)
SHOT
Cole Smith shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
SHOT
Predators shot blocked by teammate
Connor McMichael won faceoff against Tommy Novak in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Hunter Shepard
Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan McDonagh saved by Hunter Shepard
SHOT
Shot on goal by Predators saved by Hunter Shepard
Joel Edmundson credited with hit on Kiefer Sherwood in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Capitals saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Giveaway by Yaroslav Askarov in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kiefer Sherwood saved by Hunter Shepard
Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Colton Sissons in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Luke Evangelista assisted by Dante Fabbro and Tommy Novak
1-0
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dante Fabbro saved by Hunter Shepard
SHOT
Shot missed by Dante Fabbro
SHOT
Roman Josi shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Nick Jensen credited with hit on Tommy Novak in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Rasmus Sandin saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh in defensive zone
SHOT
Nick Jensen shot blocked by Luke Schenn
Colton Sissons won faceoff against Connor McMichael in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kiefer Sherwood saved by Hunter Shepard
Colton Sissons won faceoff against Connor McMichael in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Stats
| STATS | |
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| 36 | Shots on Goal | 29 | |||
| 61% | Faceoff Win % | 39% | |||
| 2/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/0 | |||
| 13 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 11 | |||
| 23 | Hits | 18 | |||
| 17 | Shots Blocked | 21 | |||
| 9 | Giveaways | 13 |
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| 36 | Shots on Goal | 29 | |||
| 61% | Faceoff Win % | 39% | |||
| 2/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/0 | |||
| 13 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 11 | |||
| 23 | Hits | 18 | |||
| 17 | Shots Blocked | 21 | |||
| 9 | Giveaways | 13 |
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Predators vs. Capitals: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Predators vs. Capitals
- Date: Saturday, December 30, 2023
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Venue: Capital One Arena
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Predators favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6.5
- Moneyline Odds: Predators -110, Capitals -104
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Predators: 50%
- Capitals: 50%
Dimers.com's 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 Predators a win probability of 50%, while the Capitals have a win probability of 50%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
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