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Washington Capitals 4, Nashville Predators 3 — Recap
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Game Recap
Alex Tuch scored the decisive goal midway through the third period, securing a 4-3 victory for the Washington Capitals over the Nashville Predators in a game that saw three ties. The Capitals, whom SportsFBI's model leaned toward winning at 52%, relied on multiple scoring efforts to overcome Nashville's offensive contributions throughout the matchup. Washington improved its record to 7-4-0, while Nashville now stands at 4-3-5.
Nashville opened the scoring in the first period when Filip Forsberg netted his first goal at 12:48, assisted by Ryan O'Reilly and Roman Josi. Washington quickly responded to tie the game, with Cole Hutson scoring at 16:13, assisted by Jack St. Ivany and Pierre-Luc Dubois. The back-and-forth continued into the second period as Boone Jenner put the Capitals ahead 2-1 at 4:15, with Aliaksei Protas and Martin Fehérváry assisting. Forsberg answered for Nashville, tying the game again at 2-2 with his second goal of the night, assisted by Josi at 9:09. Hutson then pushed Washington back into the lead, scoring his second goal at 13:46 off assists from Protas and St. Ivany, giving the Capitals a 3-2 advantage after two periods.
The Predators once more drew even in the third period when Ross Colton scored at 6:34, assisted by Adam Edstrom and Roman Josi, making it 3-3. The Capitals then secured the win with Alex Tuch's goal at 10:09, assisted by Jordan Kyrou and Jakob Chychrun. Nashville's Juuse Saros made 25 saves on 29 shots, while Washington's Charlie Lindgren stopped 24 of 27 shots faced. The Capitals outshot the Predators 29-28 overall.
How the Prediction Fared
Before puck drop, DraftKings favored the Washington Capitals (-115, 53% implied) over the Nashville Predators.
SportsFBI's model, locked before puck drop, favored the Washington Capitals (52% confidence). It gave a 32% chance of a 3+ goal margin; the game was decided by 1 goal.
💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line
Standouts
Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.
📊 Game Flow
- P1 12:48 Filip Forsberg (Ryan O'Reilly, Roman Josi) NSH · Power play · slap shot · WSH 0, NSH 1
- P1 16:13 Cole Hutson (Jack St. Ivany, Pierre-Luc Dubois) WSH · wrist shot · WSH 1, NSH 1
- P2 4:15 Boone Jenner (Aliaksei Protas, Martin Fehérváry) WSH · wrist shot · WSH 2, NSH 1
- P2 9:09 Filip Forsberg (Roman Josi) NSH · wrist shot · WSH 2, NSH 2
- P2 13:46 Cole Hutson (Aliaksei Protas, Jack St. Ivany) WSH · snap shot · WSH 3, NSH 2
- P3 6:34 Ross Colton (Adam Edstrom, Roman Josi) NSH · wrist shot · WSH 3, NSH 3
- P3 10:09 Alex Tuch (Jordan Kyrou, Jakob Chychrun) WSH · wrist shot · WSH 4, NSH 3
Biggest Period
The Washington Capitals scored 2 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.
📋 Team Stats
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 5 | 15 | 9 | 29 |
| NSH | 13 | 4 | 11 | 28 |
🎯 Shot Map
- 4Goals9% of attempts
- 25Saved53% of attempts
- 18Missed the net38% of attempts
- 3Goals7% of attempts
- 25Saved60% of attempts
- 14Missed the net33% of attempts
● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.
🏒 Box Score
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Hutson | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:26 |
| Aliaksei Protas | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:33 |
| Jack St. Ivany | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:12 |
| Alex Tuch | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17:18 |
| Boone Jenner | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16:09 |
| Jakob Chychrun | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22:30 |
| Martin Fehérváry | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19:49 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17:07 |
| Jordan Kyrou | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14:31 |
| Matt Roy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23:07 |
| Tom Wilson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19:43 |
| Dylan Strome | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:54 |
| Timothy Liljegren | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:54 |
| Ryan Leonard | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13:53 |
| Justin Sourdif | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:50 |
| Ilya Protas | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:37 |
| Alex Ovechkin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10:56 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 09:40 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Lindgren | W | 25 | 28 | 89.3 | 3 | 60:00 |
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Josi | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22:56 |
| Filip Forsberg | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21:39 |
| Ross Colton | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15:04 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:42 |
| Adam Edstrom | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17:15 |
| Steven Stamkos | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:26 |
| Brady Skjei | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:47 |
| Jack Drury | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:15 |
| Nick Perbix | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:09 |
| Adam Wilsby | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:06 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17:10 |
| Mavrik Bourque | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17:08 |
| Jayden Struble | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14:58 |
| Alexander Kerfoot | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:29 |
| Matthew Wood | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:29 |
| Daemon Hunt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:51 |
| Nils Hoglander | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:00 |
| Nicolas Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:39 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juuse Saros | L | 25 | 29 | 86.2 | 4 | 57:57 |
🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines
| Player | Prop | Line | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Josi NSH | Points | 0.5 | 3 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 3 | Over | |
| Shots on goal | 2.5 | 6 | Over | |
| Aliaksei Protas WSH | Points | 0.5 | 2 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 2 | Over | |
| Shots on goal | 1.5 | 0 | Under | |
| Filip Forsberg NSH | Points | 0.5 | 2 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 0 | Under | |
| Goals | 0.5 | 2 | Over | |
| Shots on goal | 2.5 | 3 | Over | |
| Cole Hutson WSH | Points | 0.5 | 2 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 0 | Under | |
| Shots on goal | 1.5 | 2 | Over | |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois WSH | Points | 0.5 | 1 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 1 | Over | |
| Shots on goal | 1.5 | 2 | Over | |
| Jakob Chychrun WSH | Points | 0.5 | 1 | Over |
| Assists | 0.5 | 1 | Over | |
| Shots on goal | 2.5 | 5 | Over |
The last pregame line, graded against the final box score.
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