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Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals NHL Predictions

2025-03-22 • Capital One Arena
Washington Capitals 6 - 3 Florida Panthers

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
WSH: 52.6%
FLA: 47.4%
Expected Goals
WSH: 3.31
FLA: 2.81
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 41%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

WSH
Logan Thompson - 15-11-3 | 0.913 SV% | 2.39 GAA
FLA
Vitek Vanecek - 5-14-4 | 0.884 SV% | 3.62 GAA
StatWSHFLA
Season SV%0.9130.884
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.393.62
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 Thompson3633391.7%3.0620.06
FLAVitek Vanecek3327681.8%2.881-3.12
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: 56% • WSH at home vs FLA: 2-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-17WSH 2 - 5 FLAFLAWSH
2025-12-29FLA 5 - 3 WSHFLAFLA
2025-11-13FLA 6 - 3 WSHFLAFLA
2025-03-22WSH 6 - 3 FLAWSHWSH
2025-02-04WSH 6 - 3 FLAWSHFLA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1WSH2301.59
1FLA1621.28
2WSH1210.97
2FLA1900.80
3WSH1200.32
3FLA1800.97
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: 52.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Washington Capitals 6 - 3 Florida Panthers
Expected: 3.3 - 2.8