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Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators NHL Predictions

2022-12-22 • Canadian Tire Centre
Ottawa Senators 2 - 3 Washington Capitals (OT)
🚨 Upset Loss (53% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
OTT: 53.2%
WSH: 46.8%
Expected Goals
OTT: 3.17
WSH: 2.99
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

OTT
C. Talbot
WSH
D. Kuemper
StatOTTWSH
Season SV%——
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA——
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
OTTC. Talbot4037392.5%4.2111.21
WSHD. Kuemper2523292.0%2.0100.01
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 47% • OTT at home vs WSH: 4-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-18WSH 4 - 1 OTTWSHOTT
2026-01-01OTT 4 - 3 WSHOTTOTT
2025-10-25WSH 1 - 7 OTTOTTOTT
2025-03-03WSH 5 - 4 OTTWSHWSH
2025-01-30OTT 5 - 4 WSHOTTOTT

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1OTT900.53
1WSH1600.94
2OTT1100.57
2WSH1612.06
3OTT1300.75
3WSH1501.01
4OTT200.16
4WSH300.19
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 53.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Ottawa Senators 2 - 3 Washington Capitals
Expected: 3.2 - 3.0