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Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils NHL Predictions

2024-10-19 • Prudential Center
New Jersey Devils 5 - 6 Washington Capitals
🚨 Upset Loss (57% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NJD: 56.6%
WSH: 43.4%
Expected Goals
NJD: 3.36
WSH: 2.94
Total Goals
Median: 6.8
Over 5.5: 68%
Over 6.5: 58%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NJD
Jacob Markstrom - 23-19-1 | 0.883 SV% | 3.07 GAA
WSH
Logan Thompson - 31-21-6 | 0.912 SV% | 2.44 GAA
StatNJDWSH
Season SV%0.8840.913
Last 5 SV%0.8730.912
SV% vs Opponent0.907
GAA3.322.39
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 33% • NJD at home vs WSH: 1-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-02NJD 7 - 3 WSHNJDNJD
2026-03-20WSH 2 - 1 NJDWSHNJD
2025-12-27NJD 3 - 4 WSHWSHNJD
2025-11-15WSH 2 - 3 NJDNJDWSH
2024-11-30NJD 5 - 6 WSHWSHNJD

⚡ 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
104:45NJDGoal
106:01NJDGoal
110:14WSHGoal
114:18WSHGoal
200:34WSHGoal
200:44NJDGoal
209:15WSHGoal
212:33WSHGoal
303:39WSHGoal
312:28NJDGoal
404:00WSHGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 56.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 11.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
New Jersey Devils 5 - 6 Washington Capitals
Expected: 3.4 - 2.9