Blackhawks vs. Capitals Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Blackhawks vs. Capitals NHL game on April 4, 2025 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.

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Apr 4, 11PM Capital One Arena

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Apr 4, 11PM Capital One Arena

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TEAM	1	2	3	T
Blackhawks	1	2	0	3
Capitals	1	1	3	5

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BlackhawksCHI

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CapitalsWSH

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TEAM	1	2	3	T
Blackhawks	1	2	0	3
Capitals	1	1	3	5

Play by Play

GOALS

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P3 20:00

End of 3rd Period.

P3 20:00

End of 3rd Period.

P3 19:53

SHOT

Shot missed by Teuvo Teravainen

P3 19:47

Frank Nazar won faceoff against Lars Eller in defensive zone

P3 19:47

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

P3 19:45

SHOT

Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Spencer Knight

P3 19:01

Dylan Strome won faceoff against Nick Foligno in offensive zone

P3 19:01

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

P3 19:00

SHOT

Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Spencer Knight

P3 18:59

Dylan Strome won faceoff against Frank Nazar in offensive zone

P3 18:59

Stoppage - Puck in Netting

P3 18:57

SHOT

Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Spencer Knight

P3 18:45

Dylan Strome won faceoff against Oliver Moore in offensive zone

P3 18:45

Stoppage - Puck in Crowd

P3 18:42

SHOT

Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin

P3 18:24

Oliver Moore won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone

P3 18:24

GOAL

Goal scored by Ryan Leonard (Empty Net)

3-5

P3 18:17

Ryan Donato won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone

P3 18:17

Stoppage - Visitor Timeout

P3 18:17

Stoppage - Icing

P3 17:59

SHOT

Shot missed by Artyom Levshunov

P3 17:24

SHOT

Shot on goal by Connor Murphy saved by Charlie Lindgren

P3 17:09

SHOT

Shot missed by Oliver Moore

P3 16:49

Oliver Moore won faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois in offensive zone

P3 16:49

Stoppage - Icing

P3 16:09

SHOT

Shot on goal by Sam Rinzel saved by Charlie Lindgren

P3 15:54

Connor Bedard won faceoff against Lars Eller in defensive zone

P3 15:54

Stoppage - Icing

P3 14:57

SHOT

Shot missed by Frank Nazar

P3 14:55

SHOT

Connor Murphy shot blocked by teammate

P3 13:43

Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Joe Veleno in neutral zone

P3 13:43

Stoppage - Offside

P3 12:42

Sam Rinzel credited with hit on Ryan Leonard in defensive zone

P3 12:11

Nic Dowd won faceoff against Connor Bedard in defensive zone

P3 12:11

Stoppage - Puck Frozen

P3 11:54

SHOT

Shot on goal by Lars Eller saved by Spencer Knight

P3 11:38

Jakob Chychrun credited with hit on Landon Slaggert in defensive zone

P3 11:22

SHOT

Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Spencer Knight

P3 10:23

Frank Nazar won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone

P3 10:23

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout

P3 10:22

SHOT

Shot on goal by Connor McMichael saved by Spencer Knight

P3 09:48

Ryan Leonard credited with hit on Kevin Korchinski in offensive zone

P3 09:07

Brandon Duhaime credited with hit on Connor Murphy in defensive zone

P3 09:04

Joe Veleno won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone

P3 09:04

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

P3 09:01

SHOT

Shot on goal by Connor Bedard saved by Charlie Lindgren

P3 08:28

SHOT

Shot missed by Dylan Strome

P3 08:23

Ryan Donato won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone

P3 08:23

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout

P3 08:21

SHOT

Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Spencer Knight

P3 07:22

SHOT

Connor McMichael shot blocked by Artyom Levshunov

P3 07:16

Oliver Moore credited with hit on Pierre-Luc Dubois in defensive zone

P3 07:14

SHOT

Shot missed by Pierre-Luc Dubois

P3 06:14

GOAL

Power play - Goal scored by Alex Ovechkin assisted by John Carlson and Andrew Mangiapane

3-4

P3 06:13

Nic Dowd won faceoff against Frank Nazar in neutral zone

P3 06:12

SHOT

Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin

P3 05:07

Shorthanded - Nick Foligno won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone

P3 05:07

Penalty to Connor Bedard 2 minutes for Holding (Drawn by Ryan Leonard)

P3 04:41

Nic Dowd won faceoff against Ryan Donato in defensive zone

P3 04:41

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

P3 04:39

SHOT

Shot on goal by Tyler Bertuzzi saved by Charlie Lindgren

P3 04:22

Dylan Strome won faceoff against Frank Nazar in offensive zone

P3 04:22

Stoppage - Icing

P3 03:46

Frank Nazar won faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois in neutral zone

P3 03:46

GOAL

Power play - Goal scored by Capitals

3-3

P3 03:44

SHOT

Power play - Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Connor Murphy

P3 03:43

SHOT

Power play - Dylan Strome shot blocked by Nick Foligno

P3 03:09

Shorthanded - Nick Foligno won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone

P3 03:09

Penalty to Pat Maroon 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Trevor van Riemsdyk)

P3 03:07

SHOT

Shot on goal by Lars Eller saved by Spencer Knight

P3 02:12

SHOT

Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Spencer Knight

P3 01:54

SHOT

Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Artyom Levshunov

P3 01:24

Ryan Leonard credited with hit on Wyatt Kaiser in offensive zone

P3 00:51

Nic Dowd won faceoff against Ryan Donato in defensive zone

P3 00:51

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

P3 00:50

SHOT

Shot on goal by Blackhawks saved by Charlie Lindgren

P3 00:39

SHOT

Sam Rinzel shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun

P3 00:29

SHOT

Teuvo Teravainen shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk

P3 00:00

Dylan Strome won faceoff against Frank Nazar in neutral zone

P2 20:00

End of 2nd Period.

P2 19:22

SHOT

Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin

P2 19:20

Dylan Strome won faceoff against Frank Nazar in offensive zone

P2 19:20

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout

P2 19:09

SHOT

Shot on goal by Matt Roy saved by Spencer Knight

P2 18:49

SHOT

Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Sam Rinzel

P2 18:19

SHOT

Shot missed by Landon Slaggert

P2 17:52

SHOT

Shot on goal by Oliver Moore saved by Charlie Lindgren

P2 17:23

SHOT

Connor Murphy shot blocked by teammate

P2 15:28

Andrew Mangiapane credited with hit on Philipp Kurashev in offensive zone

P2 15:23

SHOT

Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Connor Murphy

P2 14:50

SHOT

Shot missed by Philipp Kurashev

P2 14:42

SHOT

Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin

P2 14:13

SHOT

Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin

P2 12:58

SHOT

Power play - John Carlson shot blocked by Nick Foligno

P2 12:40

Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Nick Foligno in offensive zone

P2 12:40

Penalty to Frank Nazar 2 minutes for Slashing (Drawn by Matt Roy)

P2 12:21

Nic Dowd won faceoff against Frank Nazar in defensive zone

P2 12:21

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout

P2 12:19

SHOT

Shot on goal by Oliver Moore saved by Charlie Lindgren

P2 12:14

SHOT

Shot on goal by Kevin Korchinski saved by Charlie Lindgren

P2 12:06

SHOT

Connor Murphy shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun

P2 11:07

SHOT

Shot on goal by Trevor van Riemsdyk saved by Spencer Knight

P2 10:56

SHOT

Shot on goal by Trevor van Riemsdyk saved by Spencer Knight

P2 10:39

Dylan Strome won faceoff against Joe Veleno in offensive zone

P2 10:39

Stoppage - Icing

P2 09:54

Connor Bedard won faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois in defensive zone

P2 09:54

Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout

P2 09:49

SHOT

Martin Fehervary shot blocked by teammate

P2 08:17

Wyatt Kaiser credited with hit on Tom Wilson in defensive zone

P2 07:45

SHOT

Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by teammate

P2 07:19

Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Oliver Moore in neutral zone

P2 07:19

GOAL

Goal scored by Philipp Kurashev

3-2

P2 07:16

SHOT

Shot on goal by Landon Slaggert saved by Charlie Lindgren

P2 07:09

Lars Eller won faceoff against Oliver Moore in neutral zone

P2 07:09

GOAL

Goal scored by Martin Fehervary assisted by Connor McMichael and John Carlson

3-2

P2 06:44

SHOT

Shot missed by Martin Fehervary

P2 06:41

SHOT

Nic Dowd shot blocked by Joe Veleno

P2 06:35

SHOT

Shot on goal by Nic Dowd saved by Spencer Knight

P2 06:30

SHOT

Nic Dowd shot blocked by Connor Murphy

P2 06:22

SHOT

Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Kevin Korchinski

P2 05:55

SHOT

Tom Wilson shot blocked by Nick Foligno

P2 05:27

SHOT

Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun

P2 05:04

SHOT

Artyom Levshunov shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin

P2 03:50

Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Connor Bedard in offensive zone

P2 03:50

Stoppage

P2 03:48

SHOT

Shot on goal by Taylor Raddysh saved by Spencer Knight

P2 03:47

SHOT

Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Spencer Knight

P2 03:24

SHOT

John Carlson shot blocked by Kevin Korchinski

P2 03:23

SHOT

Shot on goal by Andrew Mangiapane saved by Spencer Knight

P2 03:16

SHOT

Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Connor Murphy

P2 03:04

Lars Eller won faceoff against Oliver Moore in neutral zone

P2 03:04

Stoppage - Puck in Benches

P2 02:32

Tom Wilson credited with hit on Wyatt Kaiser in offensive zone

P2 02:09

SHOT

Shot missed by Alex Vlasic

P2 02:00

SHOT

Shot missed by Sam Rinzel

P2 01:51

SHOT

Shot missed by Blackhawks

P2 00:53

Nic Dowd won faceoff against Connor Bedard in neutral zone

P2 00:53

Stoppage - Offside

P2 00:31

Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Connor Bedard in neutral zone

P2 00:31

GOAL

Goal scored by Frank Nazar

2-1

P2 00:11

Power play - Sam Rinzel credited with hit on Nic Dowd in defensive zone

P2 00:00

Shorthanded - Nic Dowd won faceoff against Frank Nazar in neutral zone

P1 20:00

End of 1st Period.

P1 18:21

Shorthanded - Nic Dowd won faceoff against Teuvo Teravainen in defensive zone

P1 18:21

Penalty to Ryan Leonard 2 minutes for High Sticking (Drawn by Joe Veleno)

P1 18:21

Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson - Player Injury

P1 17:41

SHOT

Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Connor Murphy

P1 17:13

SHOT

Shot missed by Alex Vlasic

P1 16:26

Connor Bedard credited with hit on Nic Dowd in defensive zone

P1 16:17

Brandon Duhaime credited with hit on Wyatt Kaiser in offensive zone

P1 16:00

SHOT

Shot on goal by Artyom Levshunov saved by Charlie Lindgren

P1 15:46

Nic Dowd won faceoff against Connor Bedard in defensive zone

P1 15:46

Stoppage - Puck in Penalty Benches

P1 15:37

Nic Dowd won faceoff against Ryan Donato in defensive zone

P1 15:37

Stoppage

P1 15:34

SHOT

Connor Bedard shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois

P1 15:27

SHOT

Connor Bedard shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun

P1 15:20

SHOT

Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Ilya Mikheyev

P1 15:17

Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Connor Bedard in offensive zone

P1 15:17

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout

P1 15:15

SHOT

Shot missed by Ryan Leonard

P1 15:15

SHOT

Shot on goal by Ryan Leonard saved by Spencer Knight

P1 14:50

SHOT

Shot on goal by Ryan Leonard saved by Spencer Knight

P1 13:55

Oliver Moore won faceoff against Lars Eller in neutral zone

P1 13:55

GOAL

Goal scored by Tyler Bertuzzi

1-1

P1 12:28

Takeaway by Nic Dowd in defensive zone

P1 12:11

Connor Bedard won faceoff against Nic Dowd in neutral zone

P1 12:11

Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout

P1 10:55

SHOT

Shot missed by Aliaksei Protas

P1 10:43

SHOT

Shot missed by Pierre-Luc Dubois

P1 10:41

SHOT

Shot on goal by Aliaksei Protas saved by Spencer Knight

P1 10:07

Martin Fehervary credited with hit on Ryan Donato in defensive zone

P1 09:29

Nick Foligno credited with hit on John Carlson in offensive zone

P1 09:17

Joe Veleno won faceoff against Dylan Strome in defensive zone

P1 09:17

Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout

P1 09:14

SHOT

Taylor Raddysh shot blocked by Sam Rinzel

P1 09:07

SHOT

Andrew Mangiapane shot blocked by Frank Nazar

P1 08:40

SHOT

Tyler Bertuzzi shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk

P1 07:13

Joe Veleno won faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois in defensive zone

P1 07:13

Stoppage - Icing

P1 06:50

SHOT

Pat Maroon shot blocked by John Carlson

P1 06:44

SHOT

Shot on goal by Sam Rinzel saved by Charlie Lindgren

P1 06:29

SHOT

Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Spencer Knight

P1 06:05

SHOT

Shot missed by Jakob Chychrun

P1 06:03

SHOT

Shot on goal by Connor McMichael saved by Spencer Knight

P1 05:49

SHOT

Shot on goal by Connor McMichael saved by Spencer Knight

P1 05:15

SHOT

Shot missed by Wyatt Kaiser

P1 05:14

Philipp Kurashev won faceoff against Nic Dowd in offensive zone

P1 05:14

Stoppage - Puck in Penalty Benches

P1 04:03

SHOT

Shot on goal by Sam Rinzel saved by Charlie Lindgren

P1 03:52

Connor Bedard won faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois in neutral zone

P1 03:52

GOAL

Goal scored by Alex Ovechkin assisted by Dylan Strome and John Carlson

0-1

P1 03:51

SHOT

Capitals shot blocked by Joe Veleno

P1 03:46

SHOT

Shot missed by Rasmus Sandin

P1 03:44

Dylan Strome won faceoff against Joe Veleno in offensive zone

P1 03:44

Stoppage - Puck in Crowd

P1 03:42

SHOT

Shot on goal by Brandon Duhaime saved by Spencer Knight

P1 03:00

SHOT

Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by teammate

P1 02:30

SHOT

Teuvo Teravainen shot blocked by Martin Fehervary

P1 02:27

SHOT

Shot on goal by Frank Nazar saved by Charlie Lindgren

P1 01:55

Frank Nazar won faceoff against Lars Eller in offensive zone

P1 01:55

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

P1 01:53

SHOT

Shot on goal by Sam Rinzel saved by Charlie Lindgren

P1 01:51

SHOT

Shot on goal by Teuvo Teravainen saved by Charlie Lindgren

P1 01:37

SHOT

Shot on goal by Ryan Leonard saved by Spencer Knight

P1 01:23

SHOT

Shot on goal by Connor Bedard saved by Charlie Lindgren

P1 01:06

Pierre-Luc Dubois won faceoff against Connor Bedard in defensive zone

P1 01:06

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

P1 01:05

SHOT

Shot on goal by Connor Bedard saved by Charlie Lindgren

P1 00:44

SHOT

Shot on goal by Pat Maroon saved by Charlie Lindgren

P1 00:42

SHOT

Shot on goal by Joe Veleno saved by Charlie Lindgren

P1 00:08

Tom Wilson credited with hit on Alex Vlasic in offensive zone

P1 00:00

Joe Veleno won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone

P1 00:00

Game Setup.

Stats

Blackhawks		STATS		Capitals

22	Shots on Goal	29
38%	Faceoff Win %	62%
1/0	PP Opportunities/PP Goals	3/2
6	Penalty Infraction Mins	2
12	Hits	18
14	Shots Blocked	10
12	Giveaways	7

BlackhawksCHI			CapitalsWSH

22	Shots on Goal	29
38%	Faceoff Win %	62%
1/0	PP Opportunities/PP Goals	3/2
6	Penalty Infraction Mins	2
12	Hits	18
14	Shots Blocked	10
12	Giveaways	7

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Blackhawks vs. Capitals: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

Teams: Blackhawks vs. Capitals
Date: Friday, April 4, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Venue: Capital One Arena

Current Betting Odds

Spread: Capitals favored at -1.5
Total (Over/Under): 6.5
Moneyline Odds: Blackhawks +320, Capitals -385

Dimers' Win Probabilities

Blackhawks: 28%
Capitals: 72%

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 Blackhawks a win probability of 28%, while the Capitals have a win probability of 72%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

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