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Islanders vs. Capitals Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Islanders vs. Capitals NHL game on December 20, 2023 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Dec 21, 12:30AM Capital One Arena
Dec 21, 12:30AM Capital One Arena
In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
Best Bets | TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Islanders | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Capitals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Live Probabilities
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Win %
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Islanders | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Capitals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
OT1 01:41 Power play - Goal scored by Dylan Strome
OT1 01:17 Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Robert Bortuzzo
OT1 01:03 Power play - Shot missed by Tom Wilson
OT1 01:01 Power play - Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Semyon Varlamov
P3 18:21 Shot on goal by Bo Horvat saved by Darcy Kuemper
P3 17:54 Casey Cizikas shot blocked by John Carlson
P3 17:23 Nick Jensen shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
P3 16:44 Mike Reilly shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
P3 16:41 Shot missed by Robert Bortuzzo
P3 16:08 Shot on goal by Noah Dobson saved by Darcy Kuemper
P3 15:44 Shot on goal by Martin Fehervary saved by Semyon Varlamov
P3 15:27 Shot missed by Noah Dobson
P3 15:21 Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Darcy Kuemper
P3 14:59 Shot on goal by Kyle Palmieri saved by Darcy Kuemper
P3 14:34 Shot on goal by Mathew Barzal saved by Darcy Kuemper
P3 14:22 Shot missed by Anders Lee
P3 13:02 Shot on goal by Jean-Gabriel Pageau saved by Darcy Kuemper
P3 13:01 Shot on goal by Jean-Gabriel Pageau saved by Darcy Kuemper
P3 12:35 Shot missed by Anthony Mantha
P3 12:29 Shot on goal by Samuel Bolduc saved by Darcy Kuemper
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
OT
GOALS
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End of 1st OT.
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by Dylan Strome
2-3
SHOT
Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Robert Bortuzzo
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Tom Wilson
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Semyon Varlamov
Shorthanded - Casey Cizikas won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
Stoppage - Home Timeout
Penalty to Noah Dobson 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Martin Fehervary)
Martin Fehervary credited with hit on Noah Dobson in defensive zone
Takeaway by Noah Dobson in defensive zone
Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone
End of 3rd Period.
SHOT
Shot on goal by Bo Horvat saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Casey Cizikas shot blocked by John Carlson
SHOT
Nick Jensen shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
SHOT
Mike Reilly shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
SHOT
Shot missed by Robert Bortuzzo
Giveaway by Tom Wilson in defensive zone
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Noah Dobson saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot on goal by Martin Fehervary saved by Semyon Varlamov
Alexander Romanov credited with hit on Nicolas Aube-Kubel in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Noah Dobson
Bo Horvat won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kyle Palmieri saved by Darcy Kuemper
Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
Stoppage
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mathew Barzal saved by Darcy Kuemper
Bo Horvat credited with hit on Trevor van Riemsdyk in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Anders Lee
Takeaway by Samuel Bolduc in defensive zone
Takeaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel in neutral zone
Noah Dobson credited with hit on Martin Fehervary in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jean-Gabriel Pageau saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jean-Gabriel Pageau saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot missed by Anthony Mantha
SHOT
Shot on goal by Samuel Bolduc saved by Darcy Kuemper
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Anders Lee
2-2
Beck Malenstyn credited with hit on Mathew Barzal in defensive zone
Ivan Miroshnichenko credited with hit on Casey Cizikas in offensive zone
Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Benches - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nic Dowd saved by Semyon Varlamov
Kyle Palmieri credited with hit on Nicolas Aube-Kubel in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Beck Malenstyn in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alexander Romanov saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot on goal by Pierre Engvall saved by Darcy Kuemper
Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
SHOT
Shot on goal by Oliver Wahlstrom saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot missed by Oliver Wahlstrom
Robert Bortuzzo credited with hit on Tom Wilson in defensive zone
SHOT
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Simon Holmstrom
SHOT
Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Dylan Strome in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
SHOT
Sebastian Aho shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mike Reilly saved by Darcy Kuemper
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Bo Horvat in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jean-Gabriel Pageau saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nicolas Aube-Kubel saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Nicolas Aube-Kubel shot blocked by Sebastian Aho
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
Casey Cizikas won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
SHOT
Shot missed by Anthony Mantha
Kyle Palmieri credited with hit on Dylan Strome in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Shot missed by Anders Lee
Beck Malenstyn credited with hit on Bo Horvat in offensive zone
Bo Horvat won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sebastian Aho saved by Darcy Kuemper
Giveaway by Tom Wilson in defensive zone
Cal Clutterbuck credited with hit on John Carlson in offensive zone
Robert Bortuzzo credited with hit on Joel Edmundson in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Oliver Wahlstrom saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Hendrix Lapierre
SHOT
Shot missed by Pierre Engvall
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Darcy Kuemper
Takeaway by Mike Reilly in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Semyon Varlamov
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Bo Horvat in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin in defensive zone
Cal Clutterbuck credited with hit on Joel Edmundson in offensive zone
Takeaway by Casey Cizikas in offensive zone
Casey Cizikas won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
Tom Wilson credited with hit on Robert Bortuzzo in offensive zone
Takeaway by Brock Nelson in neutral zone
Robert Bortuzzo credited with hit on Beck Malenstyn in neutral zone
Robert Bortuzzo credited with hit on Beck Malenstyn in neutral zone
Robert Bortuzzo credited with hit on Beck Malenstyn in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Bo Horvat saved by Darcy Kuemper
Anders Lee credited with hit on Nic Dowd in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Bo Horvat saved by Darcy Kuemper
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Bo Horvat in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Islanders
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
Rasmus Sandin credited with hit on Oliver Wahlstrom in defensive zone
Takeaway by Simon Holmstrom in offensive zone
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Alexander Romanov shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
SHOT
Islanders shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Hudson Fasching shot blocked by John Carlson
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Sebastian Aho saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Power play - Noah Dobson shot blocked by Nic Dowd
SHOT
Power play - Brock Nelson shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Brock Nelson
SHOT
Power play - Noah Dobson shot blocked by Nic Dowd
SHOT
Power play - Bo Horvat shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Power play - Bo Horvat won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
Penalty to Nick Jensen 2 minutes for High Sticking
SHOT
Shot on goal by Samuel Bolduc saved by Darcy Kuemper
Takeaway by Simon Holmstrom in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Robert Bortuzzo saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Pierre Engvall
SHOT
Shot missed by Ivan Miroshnichenko
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ivan Miroshnichenko saved by Semyon Varlamov
Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Giveaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel in offensive zone
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Joel Edmundson assisted by Anthony Mantha and Hendrix Lapierre
1-2
SHOT
Shot missed by Joel Edmundson
Mike Reilly credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Shot missed by Samuel Bolduc
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Mathew Barzal
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Joel Edmundson saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Brock Nelson
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Bo Horvat saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Nic Dowd saved by Semyon Varlamov
Shorthanded - Takeaway by Nic Dowd in defensive zone
Power play - Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Penalty to Nicolas Aube-Kubel 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by Mike Reilly)
SHOT
Beck Malenstyn shot blocked by Anders Lee
SHOT
Shot missed by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
SHOT
Shot on goal by Beck Malenstyn saved by Semyon Varlamov
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Bo Horvat in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Anders Lee credited with hit on Trevor van Riemsdyk in neutral zone
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Bo Horvat in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Giveaway by Simon Holmstrom in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Anthony Mantha saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Matthew Phillips
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Rasmus Sandin saved by Semyon Varlamov
Power play - Nic Dowd won faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Power play - John Carlson shot blocked by Robert Bortuzzo
SHOT
Power play - Dylan Strome shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
Power play - Giveaway by Tom Wilson in offensive zone
Shorthanded - Jean-Gabriel Pageau won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
Penalty to Kyle Palmieri 2 minutes for Holding (Drawn by Aliaksei Protas)
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in defensive zone
Aliaksei Protas credited with hit on Samuel Bolduc in offensive zone
Hendrix Lapierre won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Benches - TV timeout
Tom Wilson credited with hit on Oliver Wahlstrom in offensive zone
SHOT
John Carlson shot blocked by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
SHOT
Islanders shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
SHOT
Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin
SHOT
Nick Jensen shot blocked by Hudson Fasching
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Mathew Barzal
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin in offensive zone
SHOT
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Evgeny Kuznetsov
Ivan Miroshnichenko credited with hit on Mike Reilly in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Ivan Miroshnichenko
SHOT
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Samuel Bolduc
SHOT
Shot missed by Martin Fehervary
SHOT
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Mike Reilly
SHOT
Shot on goal by Anthony Mantha saved by Semyon Varlamov
Anthony Mantha credited with hit on Samuel Bolduc in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Anthony Mantha saved by Semyon Varlamov
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in neutral zone
Stoppage - Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk in defensive zone
Islanders credited with hit on Rasmus Sandin in offensive zone
SHOT
Alexander Romanov shot blocked by Dylan Strome
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Hudson Fasching
1-1
Bo Horvat credited with hit on Beck Malenstyn in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sebastian Aho saved by Darcy Kuemper
Bo Horvat won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Bo Horvat in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
SHOT
Shot missed by John Carlson
SHOT
Shot missed by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nicolas Aube-Kubel saved by Semyon Varlamov
Bo Horvat won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jean-Gabriel Pageau saved by Darcy Kuemper
Cal Clutterbuck credited with hit on Nicolas Aube-Kubel in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Casey Cizikas saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot on goal by Casey Cizikas saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot on goal by Robert Bortuzzo saved by Darcy Kuemper
Nicolas Aube-Kubel credited with hit on Casey Cizikas in neutral zone
Giveaway by Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Takeaway by John Carlson in defensive zone
Takeaway by Alexander Romanov in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Semyon Varlamov
Joel Edmundson credited with hit on Jean-Gabriel Pageau in defensive zone
Jean-Gabriel Pageau credited with hit on Joel Edmundson in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Trevor van Riemsdyk saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Trevor van Riemsdyk saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Shot missed by Islanders
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Pierre Engvall in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
SHOT
Jean-Gabriel Pageau shot blocked by John Carlson
SHOT
Shot missed by Bo Horvat
SHOT
Shot missed by Hendrix Lapierre
Takeaway by Aliaksei Protas in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kyle Palmieri saved by Darcy Kuemper
Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Pierre Engvall in defensive zone
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Shot missed by Tom Wilson
SHOT
Shot missed by Ivan Miroshnichenko
Nic Dowd won faceoff against Bo Horvat in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Hendrix Lapierre assisted by Aliaksei Protas
0-1
SHOT
Shot on goal by Hendrix Lapierre saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Semyon Varlamov
Dylan Strome won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in offensive zone
Stoppage - Hand Pass
Oliver Wahlstrom credited with hit on Nick Jensen in offensive zone
Giveaway by Ivan Miroshnichenko in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Simon Holmstrom
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mike Reilly saved by Darcy Kuemper
Nicolas Aube-Kubel credited with hit on Anders Lee in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Beck Malenstyn
SHOT
Shot missed by Beck Malenstyn
SHOT
Beck Malenstyn shot blocked by Mathew Barzal
SHOT
Shot on goal by Noah Dobson saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Darcy Kuemper
SHOT
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Pierre Engvall
SHOT
Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Semyon Varlamov
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Hendrix Lapierre saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Matthew Phillips saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ivan Miroshnichenko saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Anthony Mantha saved by Semyon Varlamov
Power play - Tom Wilson credited with hit on Alexander Romanov in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Cal Clutterbuck
SHOT
Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Tom Wilson
SHOT
Power play - Dylan Strome shot blocked by Robert Bortuzzo
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Semyon Varlamov
SHOT
Power play - Dylan Strome shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in offensive zone
Penalty to Pierre Engvall 2 minutes for Hooking (Drawn by Tom Wilson)
SHOT
Shot missed by Mike Reilly
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Mike Reilly
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Semyon Varlamov
Power play - Bo Horvat won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone
Penalty to Beck Malenstyn 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Bo Horvat)
Casey Cizikas won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
Game Setup.
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 32 | Shots on Goal | 36 | |||
| 50% | Faceoff Win % | 50% | |||
| 3/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/1 | |||
| 6 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 6 | |||
| 18 | Hits | 16 | |||
| 19 | Shots Blocked | 17 | |||
| 3 | Giveaways | 10 |
| |
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| 32 | Shots on Goal | 36 | |||
| 50% | Faceoff Win % | 50% | |||
| 3/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/1 | |||
| 6 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 6 | |||
| 18 | Hits | 16 | |||
| 19 | Shots Blocked | 17 | |||
| 3 | Giveaways | 10 |
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Islanders vs. Capitals: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Islanders vs. Capitals
- Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2023
- Time: 7:30 PM ET
- Venue: Capital One Arena
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Capitals favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 5.5
- Moneyline Odds: Islanders +105, Capitals -120
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Islanders: 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 Islanders 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
According to our analysis, the Capitals are more likely to beat the Islanders in the NHL game at Capital One Arena on Thursday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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