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Washington Capitals at New York Rangers NHL Predictions

2025-10-12 • Madison Square Garden
New York Rangers 0 - 1 Washington Capitals
🚨 Upset Loss (68% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYR: 68.4%
WSH: 31.6%
Expected Goals
NYR: 3.96
WSH: 2.15
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 64%
Over 6.5: 51%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYR
Igor Shesterkin - 25-19-6 | 0.912 SV% | 2.50 GAA
WSH
Logan Thompson - 31-21-6 | 0.912 SV% | 2.44 GAA
StatNYRWSH
Season SV%0.9100.913
Last 5 SV%0.9120.912
SV% vs Opponent0.9250.700
GAA2.512.39
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 60% • NYR at home vs WSH: 5-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-05NYR 8 - 1 WSHNYRWSH
2025-12-31WSH 6 - 3 NYRWSHWSH
2025-12-23WSH 3 - 7 NYRNYRWSH
2025-10-12NYR 0 - 1 WSHWSHNYR
2025-03-05NYR 2 - 3 WSHWSHNYR

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 68.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 1.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
New York Rangers 0 - 1 Washington Capitals
Expected: 4.0 - 2.1