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Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals NHL Predictions

2025-01-18 • Capital One Arena
Washington Capitals 4 - 1 Pittsburgh Penguins

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
WSH: 73.6%
PIT: 26.4%
Expected Goals
WSH: 3.52
PIT: 2.56
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

WSH
Logan Thompson - 31-21-6 | 0.912 SV% | 2.44 GAA
PIT
Stuart Skinner - 23-17-9 | 0.888 SV% | 2.92 GAA
StatWSHPIT
Season SV%0.9130.888
Last 5 SV%0.9120.886
SV% vs Opponent0.9140.848
GAA2.392.91
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 36% • WSH at home vs PIT: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-12WSH 3 - 0 PITWSHPIT
2026-04-11PIT 3 - 6 WSHWSHPIT
2025-11-06PIT 5 - 3 WSHPITWSH
2025-04-17PIT 5 - 2 WSHPITPIT
2025-02-22PIT 3 - 8 WSHWSHPIT

⚡ 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
107:42WSHGoal
212:08WSHGoal
311:29WSHGoal
317:50WSHGoal
318:30WSHGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 73.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Washington Capitals 4 - 1 Pittsburgh Penguins
Expected: 3.5 - 2.6