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Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals NHL Predictions

2024-11-02 • Capital One Arena
Washington Capitals 7 - 2 Columbus Blue Jackets

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
WSH: 73.3%
CBJ: 26.7%
Expected Goals
WSH: 4.35
CBJ: 2.20
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 55%
Over 6.5: 39%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

WSH
Logan Thompson - 15-11-3 | 0.913 SV% | 2.39 GAA
CBJ
Daniil Tarasov - 8-11-3 | 0.908 SV% | 3.18 GAA
StatWSHCBJ
Season SV%0.9130.908
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.393.18
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
WSHLogan Thompson3634294.4%3.9331.93
CBJDaniil Tarasov2215768.2%3.061-3.94
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: 55% • WSH at home vs CBJ: 5-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-14CBJ 1 - 2 WSHWSHCBJ
2025-12-07WSH 2 - 0 CBJWSHWSH
2025-11-24WSH 5 - 1 CBJWSHWSH
2025-10-24CBJ 1 - 5 WSHWSHCBJ
2025-04-13WSH 1 - 4 CBJCBJWSH

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1WSH1301.24
1CBJ1311.05
2WSH1010.99
2CBJ2522.35
3WSH1000.83
3CBJ1700.53
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
✅ Correct
Confidence: 73.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.6
Score Breakdown
Washington Capitals 7 - 2 Columbus Blue Jackets
Expected: 4.4 - 2.2