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Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals NHL Predictions

2027-01-19 • Capital One Arena
Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens @ 7:00 PM EST

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
WSH: 45.4%
MTL: 54.6%
Expected Goals
WSH: 1.87
MTL: 2.97
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 69%
Over 6.5: 55%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

WSH
Logan Thompson - 31-21-6 | 0.912 SV% | 2.44 GAA
MTL
Jakub Dobes - 29-10-4 | 0.901 SV% | 2.78 GAA
StatWSHMTL
Season SV%0.9130.889
Last 5 SV%0.9120.891
SV% vs Opponent0.9200.889
GAA2.393.01
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 64% • WSH at home vs MTL: 5-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-28MTL 6 - 2 WSHMTLMTL
2026-01-13WSH 3 - 2 MTLWSHWSH
2025-11-20MTL 4 - 8 WSHWSHMTL
2025-04-30WSH 4 - 1 MTLWSHWSH
2025-04-27MTL 2 - 5 WSHWSHWSH

🔮 Game Preview

This game is scheduled for 2027-01-19 at 7:00 PM EST.

Check back after the game for in-game win probability analysis and post-game results.