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Washington Capitals at New York Rangers NHL Predictions

2024-04-21 • Madison Square Garden
New York Rangers 4 - 1 Washington Capitals

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYR: 66.5%
WSH: 33.5%
Expected Goals
NYR: 3.87
WSH: 2.27
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 60%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYR
Igor Shesterkin - 17-12-4 | 0.913 SV% | 2.45 GAA
WSH
Logan Thompson - 20-16-4 | 0.913 SV% | 2.41 GAA
StatNYRWSH
Season SV%0.9100.913
Last 5 SV%0.9420.904
SV% vs Opponent0.9060.700
GAA2.512.39
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 64% • NYR at home vs WSH: 4-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-31WSH 6 - 3 NYRWSHWSH
2025-12-23WSH 3 - 7 NYRNYRWSH
2025-10-12NYR 0 - 1 WSHWSHNYR
2025-03-05NYR 2 - 3 WSHWSHNYR
2025-01-04WSH 7 - 4 NYRWSHWSH

⚡ In-Game Win Probability

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 0:00 20:00 40:00 60:00 In-Game Win Probability Home Win Probability Game Time (minutes)

Goals

PeriodTimeTeamScorer
204:17NYRGoal
204:50NYRGoal
206:23NYRGoal
207:31NYRGoal
316:17NYRGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 66.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
New York Rangers 4 - 1 Washington Capitals
Expected: 3.9 - 2.3