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Capitals vs. Blue Jackets Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Capitals vs. Blue Jackets NHL game on January 5, 2023 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Game PredictionsPre-Game
Best Bets | TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Capitals | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Blue Jackets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
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Capitals | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Blue Jackets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
P3 19:54 Sean Kuraly shot blocked by Dylan Strome
P3 19:10 Shot on goal by Alexander Alexeyev saved by Elvis Merzlikins
P3 18:39 Shot missed by Andrew Peeke
P3 17:18 Shot on goal by Erik Gudbranson saved by Darcy Kuemper
P3 16:31 Shot on goal by Nicolas Aube-Kubel saved by Elvis Merzlikins
P3 16:01 Shot on goal by Sean Kuraly saved by Darcy Kuemper
P3 16:00 Shot on goal by Carson Meyer saved by Darcy Kuemper
P3 15:45 Shot missed by T.J. Oshie
P3 14:56 Garnet Hathaway shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
P3 13:41 Johnny Gaudreau shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
P3 13:34 Jack Roslovic shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
P3 13:05 Power play - Goal scored by Alex Ovechkin assisted by Dylan Strome and Evgeny Kuznetsov
P3 12:56 Power play - Shot missed by T.J. Oshie
P3 12:38 Power play - Erik Gustafsson shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
P3 12:18 Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Erik Gudbranson saved by Darcy Kuemper
P3 11:32 Shot on goal by Jack Roslovic saved by Darcy Kuemper
P3 11:26 Shot on goal by Andrew Peeke saved by Darcy Kuemper
P3 11:23 Shot on goal by Johnny Gaudreau saved by Darcy Kuemper
P3 11:01 Nicolas Aube-Kubel shot blocked by Adam Boqvist
P3 10:42 Shot on goal by Capitals saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
ALL
End of 3rd Period.
SHOT
Sean Kuraly shot blocked by Dylan Strome
Carson Meyer credited with hit on Martin Fehervary in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alexander Alexeyev saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Takeaway by Nick Jensen in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Andrew Peeke
Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Erik Gudbranson saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nicolas Aube-Kubel saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Gavin Bayreuther credited with hit on Nick Jensen in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sean Kuraly saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot on goal by Carson Meyer saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot missed by T.J. Oshie
SHOT
Garnet Hathaway shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
Cole Sillinger won faceoff against Aliaksei Protas in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
SHOT
Johnny Gaudreau shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Kent Johnson won faceoff against Lars Eller in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Jack Roslovic shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
Garnet Hathaway credited with hit on Gavin Bayreuther in offensive zone
Aliaksei Protas won faceoff against Jack Roslovic in neutral zone
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by Alex Ovechkin assisted by Dylan Strome and Evgeny Kuznetsov
6-2
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by T.J. Oshie
SHOT
Power play - Erik Gustafsson shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Erik Gudbranson saved by Darcy Kuemper
Shorthanded - Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
Penalty to Vladislav Gavrikov 2 minutes for Holding (Drawn by Conor Sheary)
Jack Roslovic won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jack Roslovic saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot on goal by Andrew Peeke saved by Darcy Kuemper
Jack Roslovic won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot on goal by Johnny Gaudreau saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Nicolas Aube-Kubel shot blocked by Adam Boqvist
SHOT
Shot on goal by Capitals saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Lars Eller won faceoff against Kent Johnson in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
Erik Gudbranson credited with hit on Sonny Milano in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mathieu Olivier saved by Darcy Kuemper
Andrew Peeke credited with hit on Evgeny Kuznetsov in offensive zone
SHOT
Dmitry Orlov shot blocked by Gustav Nyquist
SHOT
Shot missed by Garnet Hathaway
Giveaway by Lars Eller in offensive zone
SHOT
Emil Bemstrom shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Power play - Lars Eller won faceoff against Kent Johnson in neutral zone
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by T.J. Oshie assisted by Dylan Strome and Evgeny Kuznetsov
5-2
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Jack Roslovic in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by T.J. Oshie
Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in offensive zone
Penalty to Tim Berni 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Garnet Hathaway)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Lars Eller won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
SHOT
Shot on goal by Liam Foudy saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Alexander Alexeyev shot blocked by Gavin Bayreuther
Takeaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel in offensive zone
Lars Eller won faceoff against Cole Sillinger in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Capitals challenge (Offside), call stands
Stoppage - Chlg Vis - off-side
Lars Eller won faceoff against Cole Sillinger in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Gavin Bayreuther assisted by Johnny Gaudreau and Kent Johnson
4-3
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Andrew Peeke shot blocked by T.J. Oshie
Giveaway by Jack Roslovic in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Evgeny Kuznetsov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Andrew Peeke saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot missed by Gustav Nyquist
SHOT
Shot missed by Patrik Laine
SHOT
Shot on goal by Anthony Mantha saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Giveaway by Erik Gudbranson in defensive zone
Tim Berni credited with hit on Anthony Mantha in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mathieu Olivier saved by Darcy Kuemper
Alexander Alexeyev credited with hit on Mathieu Olivier in defensive zone
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Emil Bemstrom in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov in offensive zone
Giveaway by Jack Roslovic in defensive zone
SHOT
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
Jack Roslovic won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
Lars Eller won faceoff against Jack Roslovic in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mathieu Olivier saved by Darcy Kuemper
Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Garnet Hathaway assisted by Anthony Mantha and Aliaksei Protas
4-2
SHOT
Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Elvis Merzlikins
SHOT
Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Elvis Merzlikins
SHOT
Shot on goal by Lars Eller saved by Elvis Merzlikins
SHOT
Nick Jensen shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dmitry Orlov saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Erik Gudbranson credited with hit on Nicolas Aube-Kubel in defensive zone
Erik Gudbranson credited with hit on Nicolas Aube-Kubel in neutral zone
Lars Eller won faceoff against Kent Johnson in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Dylan Strome
3-2
SHOT
Shot missed by Martin Fehervary
SHOT
Shot missed by Garnet Hathaway
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tim Berni saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot on goal by Gustav Nyquist saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot on goal by Erik Gustafsson saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Conor Sheary credited with hit on Vladislav Gavrikov in offensive zone
Martin Fehervary credited with hit on Mathieu Olivier in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alexander Alexeyev saved by Elvis Merzlikins
SHOT
Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Elvis Merzlikins
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alexander Alexeyev saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Lars Eller in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Kent Johnson in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Gavin Bayreuther assisted by Adam Boqvist and Emil Bemstrom
2-2
SHOT
Shot on goal by Gustav Nyquist saved by Darcy Kuemper
Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Andrew Peeke in neutral zone
Jack Roslovic won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
SHOT
Alexander Alexeyev shot blocked by Kirill Marchenko
Cole Sillinger credited with hit on Aliaksei Protas in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Kirill Marchenko
Cole Sillinger won faceoff against Aliaksei Protas in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
2-1
SHOT
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Gavin Bayreuther
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nick Jensen saved by Elvis Merzlikins
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Erik Gudbranson credited with hit on Sonny Milano in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone
Giveaway by Alexander Alexeyev in offensive zone
Giveaway by Elvis Merzlikins in defensive zone
Shorthanded - Lars Eller won faceoff against Cole Sillinger in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot missed by Marcus Johansson
SHOT
Shorthanded - Nick Jensen shot blocked by Adam Boqvist
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot missed by Nick Jensen
Shorthanded - Lars Eller won faceoff against Jack Roslovic in defensive zone
Stoppage - TV timeout
Penalty to Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by Jack Roslovic)
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone
SHOT
Liam Foudy shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
Takeaway by Gavin Bayreuther in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Erik Gustafsson saved by Elvis Merzlikins
SHOT
Jack Roslovic shot blocked by Nick Jensen
SHOT
Shot on goal by Vladislav Gavrikov saved by Darcy Kuemper
Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Jack Roslovic in defensive zone
Penalty to Martin Fehervary 2 minutes for Roughing (Drawn by Mathieu Olivier)
Penalty to Mathieu Olivier 2 minutes for Roughing (Drawn by Martin Fehervary)
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Blue Jackets saved by Darcy Kuemper
Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Lars Eller in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot on goal by Martin Fehervary saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Lars Eller won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by T.J. Oshie
1-1
SHOT
Nick Jensen shot blocked by Tim Berni
T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Tim Berni in offensive zone
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Kent Johnson in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tim Berni saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot missed by Andrew Peeke
Giveaway by Gustav Nyquist in offensive zone
Giveaway by Gustav Nyquist in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Patrik Laine
Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Jack Roslovic in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
Aliaksei Protas won faceoff against Cole Sillinger in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Anthony Mantha
SHOT
Tim Berni shot blocked by Garnet Hathaway
Cole Sillinger won faceoff against Aliaksei Protas in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Gustav Nyquist saved by Darcy Kuemper
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov in offensive zone
Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Jack Roslovic in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Shot missed by Trevor van Riemsdyk
SHOT
Shot on goal by Lars Eller saved by Elvis Merzlikins
SHOT
Nicolas Aube-Kubel shot blocked by Carson Meyer
SHOT
Shot missed by Marcus Johansson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Trevor van Riemsdyk saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Lars Eller won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Elvis Merzlikins
SHOT
Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Kent Johnson in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Kent Johnson in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Patrik Laine in defensive zone
Jack Roslovic won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot missed by Sonny Milano
Martin Fehervary credited with hit on Kirill Marchenko in defensive zone
Giveaway by Martin Fehervary in defensive zone
Nicolas Aube-Kubel credited with hit on Gavin Bayreuther in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nick Jensen saved by Elvis Merzlikins
SHOT
Dmitry Orlov shot blocked by Johnny Gaudreau
Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Cole Sillinger in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Dmitry Orlov credited with hit on Carson Meyer in offensive zone
Takeaway by Aliaksei Protas in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Capitals
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sonny Milano saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Jack Roslovic in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd - TV timeout
Gavin Bayreuther credited with hit on Lars Eller in offensive zone
Nicolas Aube-Kubel credited with hit on Kent Johnson in defensive zone
Giveaway by Adam Boqvist in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Martin Fehervary saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Liam Foudy credited with hit on Lars Eller in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kirill Marchenko saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Erik Gudbranson shot blocked by Dmitry Orlov
Patrik Laine credited with hit on Trevor van Riemsdyk in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Andrew Peeke saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot missed by Jack Roslovic
Vladislav Gavrikov credited with hit on Conor Sheary in defensive zone
Jack Roslovic won faceoff against Alex Ovechkin in defensive zone
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
SHOT
Sonny Milano shot blocked by Adam Boqvist
T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Andrew Peeke in offensive zone
T.J. Oshie won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot on goal by Trevor van Riemsdyk saved by Elvis Merzlikins
SHOT
Shot missed by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Andrew Peeke in offensive zone
Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Jack Roslovic in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Johnny Gaudreau assisted by Emil Bemstrom
0-1
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kent Johnson saved by Darcy Kuemper
Lars Eller won faceoff against Kent Johnson in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Tim Berni shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
SHOT
Shot missed by Patrik Laine
Aliaksei Protas won faceoff against Jack Roslovic in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Carson Meyer saved by Darcy Kuemper
Erik Gustafsson credited with hit on Carson Meyer in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Andrew Peeke
SHOT
Shot on goal by Carson Meyer saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Elvis Merzlikins
SHOT
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Mathieu Olivier
Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
SHOT
Shot missed by Erik Gustafsson
Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Anthony Mantha saved by Elvis Merzlikins
SHOT
Shot missed by Adam Boqvist
Kirill Marchenko credited with hit on Nicolas Aube-Kubel in offensive zone
Lars Eller won faceoff against Cole Sillinger in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Johnny Gaudreau saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot on goal by Conor Sheary saved by Elvis Merzlikins
SHOT
Shot missed by Vladislav Gavrikov
Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Andrew Peeke in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Trevor van Riemsdyk saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Jack Roslovic in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
Jack Roslovic won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone
Game Setup.
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 37 | Shots on Goal | 27 | |||
| 65% | Faceoff Win % | 35% | |||
| 2/2 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 1/0 | |||
| 4 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 6 | |||
| 16 | Hits | 14 | |||
| 12 | Shots Blocked | 18 | |||
| 6 | Giveaways | 6 |
| |
|---|
| 37 | Shots on Goal | 27 | |||
| 65% | Faceoff Win % | 35% | |||
| 2/2 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 1/0 | |||
| 4 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 6 | |||
| 16 | Hits | 14 | |||
| 12 | Shots Blocked | 18 | |||
| 6 | Giveaways | 6 |
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Capitals vs. Blue Jackets: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Capitals vs. Blue Jackets
- Date: Thursday, January 5, 2023
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Venue: Nationwide Arena
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Capitals favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6.5
- Moneyline Odds: Capitals -210, Blue Jackets +184
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Capitals: 64%
- Blue Jackets: 36%
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 Capitals a win probability of 64%, while the Blue Jackets have a win probability of 36%. 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 Blue Jackets in the NHL game at Nationwide Arena on Friday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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