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Capitals vs. Predators Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Capitals vs. Predators NHL game on December 16, 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 |
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Capitals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Predators | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
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Capitals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Predators | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
P3 19:56 Power play - Shot on goal by Tommy Novak saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 19:53 Power play - Shot missed by Tommy Novak
P3 19:38 Shot missed by Dylan Strome
P3 19:17 Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
P3 18:54 Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
P3 18:13 Power play - Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Juuse Saros
P3 18:03 Power play - T.J. Oshie shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
P3 17:40 Power play - John Carlson shot blocked by Colton Sissons
P3 17:15 Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Colton Sissons
P3 16:45 Shot on goal by Rasmus Sandin saved by Juuse Saros
P3 16:29 Shot on goal by Cole Smith saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 16:28 Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 16:08 Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 15:34 Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 14:50 Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Juuse Saros
P3 13:13 Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by teammate
P3 09:57 Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
P3 09:13 Power play - Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Juuse Saros
P3 09:12 Power play - Shot missed by Capitals
P3 09:07 Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
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End of 3rd Period.
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Tommy Novak saved by Charlie Lindgren
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Tommy Novak
Shorthanded - Beck Malenstyn won faceoff against Tommy Novak in defensive zone
Penalty to Dylan Strome 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by Cody Glass)
SHOT
Shot missed by Dylan Strome
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
Shorthanded - Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh in defensive zone
Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Colton Sissons in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
SHOT
Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
Power play - Tom Wilson credited with hit on Cole Smith in offensive zone
Power play - Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Juuse Saros
SHOT
Power play - T.J. Oshie shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
SHOT
Power play - John Carlson shot blocked by Colton Sissons
Penalty to Cody Glass 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Evgeny Kuznetsov)
SHOT
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Colton Sissons
Colton Sissons won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot on goal by Rasmus Sandin saved by Juuse Saros
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Colton Sissons in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cole Smith saved by Charlie Lindgren
SHOT
Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Charlie Lindgren
SHOT
Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Charlie Lindgren
Cole Smith credited with hit on Rasmus Sandin in offensive zone
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Michael McCarron in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Charlie Lindgren
Takeaway by Colton Sissons in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Juuse Saros
Giveaway by T.J. Oshie in offensive zone
Giveaway by Nic Dowd in defensive zone
Takeaway by Yakov Trenin in neutral zone
SHOT
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by teammate
Jeremy Lauzon credited with hit on Tom Wilson in defensive zone
Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Cody Glass in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Nick Jensen credited with hit on Gustav Nyquist in offensive zone
Shorthanded - Cole Smith credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in defensive zone
Power play - Giveaway by Dylan Strome in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Juuse Saros
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Capitals
SHOT
Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
Penalty to Alexandre Carrier 2 minutes for Slashing (Drawn by T.J. Oshie)
SHOT
Shot missed by T.J. Oshie
SHOT
Shot missed by T.J. Oshie
Takeaway by T.J. Oshie in neutral zone
Giveaway by Luke Schenn in defensive zone
Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Connor McMichael in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Charlie Lindgren
Takeaway by Colton Sissons in neutral zone
Cole Smith credited with hit on John Carlson in defensive zone
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Colton Sissons in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Juuse Saros
Luke Evangelista credited with hit on Nicolas Aube-Kubel in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Luke Evangelista saved by Charlie Lindgren
Giveaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel in offensive zone
Jeremy Lauzon credited with hit on Nicolas Aube-Kubel in defensive zone
Giveaway by Juuso Parssinen in neutral zone
Giveaway by Filip Forsberg in offensive zone
Takeaway by Anthony Mantha in offensive zone
Martin Fehervary credited with hit on Filip Forsberg in defensive zone
T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Cole Smith in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Yakov Trenin
1-3
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Yakov Trenin
Power play - Giveaway by Cody Glass in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Tyson Barrie shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Shorthanded - Martin Fehervary credited with hit on Luke Evangelista in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Charlie Lindgren
Power play - Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Penalty to Alex Ovechkin 2 minutes for Slashing (Drawn by Filip Forsberg)
Takeaway by Filip Forsberg in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Aliaksei Protas
Giveaway by Juuse Saros in defensive zone
Tommy Novak won faceoff against Connor McMichael in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Tyson Barrie in offensive zone
Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Colton Sissons in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
SHOT
Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Juuse Saros
SHOT
Shot missed by Filip Forsberg
SHOT
Shot missed by Filip Forsberg
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nick Jensen saved by Juuse Saros
SHOT
Shot missed by T.J. Oshie
Takeaway by Tommy Novak in neutral zone
T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Roman Josi in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Connor McMichael saved by Juuse Saros
Giveaway by Luke Schenn in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Joel Edmundson
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone
Giveaway by Filip Forsberg in offensive zone
SHOT
Gustav Nyquist shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Takeaway by Filip Forsberg in defensive zone
Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Filip Forsberg in offensive zone
Takeaway by Aliaksei Protas in offensive zone
Takeaway by Connor McMichael in neutral zone
SHOT
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by teammate
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Connor McMichael in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Luke Evangelista saved by Charlie Lindgren
Juuso Parssinen won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Predators saved by Charlie Lindgren
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
Giveaway by Tom Wilson in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Luke Schenn saved by Charlie Lindgren
John Carlson credited with hit on Filip Forsberg in defensive zone
Giveaway by Filip Forsberg in neutral zone
SHOT
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Roman Josi
Roman Josi credited with hit on Rasmus Sandin in defensive zone
Takeaway by Beck Malenstyn in defensive zone
Colton Sissons won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Philip Tomasino assisted by Cole Smith
1-2
Takeaway by Cole Smith in defensive zone
Michael McCarron credited with hit on Nick Jensen in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Dylan Strome
SHOT
Shot missed by Connor McMichael
Giveaway by Cole Smith in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Juuse Saros
SHOT
Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
SHOT
Shot missed by Dylan Strome
SHOT
Shot on goal by Martin Fehervary saved by Juuse Saros
SHOT
Shot missed by John Carlson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Juuse Saros
SHOT
Shot missed by Tom Wilson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alexandre Carrier saved by Charlie Lindgren
Luke Schenn credited with hit on Beck Malenstyn in defensive zone
Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Connor McMichael
SHOT
Shot on goal by Martin Fehervary saved by Juuse Saros
Martin Fehervary credited with hit on Roman Josi in defensive zone
Yakov Trenin credited with hit on Connor McMichael in neutral zone
Takeaway by Rasmus Sandin in defensive zone
SHOT
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Cole Smith
SHOT
Shot missed by Evgeny Kuznetsov
Giveaway by Juuse Saros in defensive zone
Cole Smith credited with hit on Tom Wilson in offensive zone
Giveaway by Tom Wilson in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Juuse Saros
SHOT
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Tyson Barrie
Giveaway by Cody Glass in neutral zone
Giveaway by Tyson Barrie in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Charlie Lindgren
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin in defensive zone
Shorthanded - Takeaway by Cole Smith in defensive zone
Power play - Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov in offensive zone
Power play - Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Colton Sissons in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Juuse Saros
Power play - Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Colton Sissons in neutral zone
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by T.J. Oshie assisted by Dylan Strome and Alex Ovechkin
1-1
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Juuse Saros
Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Colton Sissons in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Capitals saved by Juuse Saros
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by John Carlson
Shorthanded - Colton Sissons won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Juuse Saros
Penalty to Ryan McDonagh 2 minutes for High Sticking (Drawn by T.J. Oshie)
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Juuse Saros
Shorthanded - Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
Penalty to Cole Smith 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Nick Jensen)
Beck Malenstyn credited with hit on Luke Schenn in offensive zone
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
Michael McCarron credited with hit on Anthony Mantha in defensive zone
SHOT
Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
SHOT
Shot missed by Alexandre Carrier
SHOT
Jeremy Lauzon shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Martin Fehervary credited with hit on Juuso Parssinen in defensive zone
Connor McMichael won faceoff against Tommy Novak in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Martin Fehervary saved by Juuse Saros
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Giveaway by Roman Josi in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Roman Josi
SHOT
Shot missed by Dylan Strome
T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Yakov Trenin in offensive zone
Yakov Trenin credited with hit on T.J. Oshie in defensive zone
Giveaway by Yakov Trenin in defensive zone
Luke Schenn credited with hit on Joe Snively in defensive zone
Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Colton Sissons in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
Tom Wilson credited with hit on Colton Sissons in neutral zone
Colton Sissons won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Filip Forsberg credited with hit on Trevor van Riemsdyk in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Trevor van Riemsdyk saved by Juuse Saros
Takeaway by Filip Forsberg in offensive zone
Martin Fehervary credited with hit on Filip Forsberg in defensive zone
Jeremy Lauzon credited with hit on John Carlson in defensive zone
Michael McCarron credited with hit on Rasmus Sandin in offensive zone
Jeremy Lauzon credited with hit on Connor McMichael in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by John Carlson
Connor McMichael won faceoff against Michael McCarron in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Luke Schenn credited with hit on Tom Wilson in defensive zone
Giveaway by Martin Fehervary in defensive zone
Takeaway by Cody Glass in defensive zone
Cody Glass credited with hit on Martin Fehervary in defensive zone
Colton Sissons won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
Giveaway by Jeremy Lauzon in defensive zone
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd - TV timeout
Giveaway by John Carlson in defensive zone
Giveaway by T.J. Oshie in offensive zone
Giveaway by Tommy Novak in offensive zone
Colton Sissons credited with hit on Martin Fehervary in neutral zone
Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk in defensive zone
Jeremy Lauzon credited with hit on Connor McMichael in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Juuse Saros
Connor McMichael won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Juuse Saros
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in neutral zone
Stoppage - Hand Pass
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Michael McCarron in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cole Smith saved by Charlie Lindgren
Cole Smith credited with hit on Trevor van Riemsdyk in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Luke Evangelista saved by Charlie Lindgren
SHOT
Shot on goal by Luke Evangelista saved by Charlie Lindgren
SHOT
Shot on goal by Luke Evangelista saved by Charlie Lindgren
Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Tommy Novak in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Benches - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot missed by Ryan O'Reilly
SHOT
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Tyson Barrie
Giveaway by Cody Glass in offensive zone
Giveaway by Connor McMichael in offensive zone
Giveaway by Colton Sissons in offensive zone
Giveaway by Cole Smith in neutral zone
SHOT
Capitals shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Joe Snively shot blocked by Tyson Barrie
Luke Schenn credited with hit on T.J. Oshie in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Rasmus Sandin saved by Juuse Saros
SHOT
Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Alex Ovechkin
Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
SHOT
Nick Jensen shot blocked by Juuso Parssinen
Giveaway by Cole Smith in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Anthony Mantha
SHOT
Shot missed by John Carlson
SHOT
Shot missed by Alexandre Carrier
Connor McMichael won faceoff against Cody Glass in neutral zone
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by Colton Sissons assisted by Roman Josi and Filip Forsberg
0-1
Shorthanded - Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Ryan O'Reilly shot blocked by John Carlson
Power play - Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
Penalty to Trevor van Riemsdyk 2 minutes for Misconduct
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Filip Forsberg credited with hit on Rasmus Sandin in offensive zone
SHOT
Luke Schenn shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cole Smith saved by Charlie Lindgren
SHOT
Shot on goal by Luke Schenn saved by Charlie Lindgren
SHOT
Philip Tomasino shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Takeaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel in defensive zone
Michael McCarron credited with hit on Joe Snively in offensive zone
Martin Fehervary credited with hit on Yakov Trenin in defensive zone
SHOT
Colton Sissons shot blocked by John Carlson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan McDonagh saved by Charlie Lindgren
Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Cody Glass in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Cody Glass in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alexandre Carrier saved by Charlie Lindgren
Giveaway by Tommy Novak in defensive zone
Giveaway by Filip Forsberg in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Rasmus Sandin
Giveaway by Roman Josi in neutral zone
SHOT
Filip Forsberg shot blocked by John Carlson
Giveaway by Juuse Saros in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Juuse Saros
Cole Smith credited with hit on Nicolas Aube-Kubel in defensive zone
SHOT
Cole Smith shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Michael McCarron in neutral zone
Game Setup.
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 22 | Shots on Goal | 23 | |||
| 61% | Faceoff Win % | 39% | |||
| 4/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/1 | |||
| 6 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 8 | |||
| 16 | Hits | 27 | |||
| 11 | Shots Blocked | 18 | |||
| 14 | Giveaways | 25 |
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| 22 | Shots on Goal | 23 | |||
| 61% | Faceoff Win % | 39% | |||
| 4/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/1 | |||
| 6 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 8 | |||
| 16 | Hits | 27 | |||
| 11 | Shots Blocked | 18 | |||
| 14 | Giveaways | 25 |
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Capitals vs. Predators: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Capitals vs. Predators
- Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Venue: Bridgestone Arena
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Predators favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6.5
- Moneyline Odds: Capitals +120, Predators -138
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Capitals: 45%
- Predators: 55%
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 45%, while the Predators have a win probability of 55%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Predators are more likely to beat the Capitals in the NHL game at Bridgestone 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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