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Washington Capitals Playoff Odds & Team Stats

Washington Capitals
WSH
Eastern
Season Record: 43-30-9 (95 pts, 57.9%)
Last 5 games:
80% win rate

Points Percentage

57.9%
95 pts in 82 games

Overtime Record

6-9
OT/SO: 6 wins, 9 losses

Recent Expected Goals

2.93
For per game (last 10 games)

Expected Goals Against

3.45
Allowed per game (season-to-date)

xG Differential

+0.03
Expected goals for minus against (per game)

Goals Above Expected

-17.7
Actual goals for minus expected goals for

Flood Games

37
36W – 1L when a Flood occurred

Grip Games

2
1W – 1L when the Grip was held

Playoff Odds

0.0%
Chance to make playoffs.

Stanley Cup Odds

0.0%
Projected via season-long simulation.

Conference Outlook

0.0%
Eastern Conference title probability.

Team Style Profile

Percentiles vs the league this season (p100 = top). Style axes describe how a team plays (higher isn't better or worse); colored axes are evaluative (higher = better), and variance axes (finishing, goaltending) tend to regress — treat them as luck, not skill.

Offense
Shot Volume style 43.4/gm · p62
Slot Location style 29.8% · p78
Finishing variance 0.95 G/xG · p34
Shot Quality 0.078 xG/sh · p81
Defense
Shot Suppression 42.7/gm · p53
Slot Defense 29.3% allowed · p44
Goaltending variance 0.87 GA/xGA · p94
Quality Allowed 0.078 xG/sh · p19

Regression Watch

Washington Capitals is finishing 6% below expected (0.94). This often rebounds upward.

Top Scorers (xG Leaders)

Player GP Shots xG Goals
Alex Ovechkin8238932.632
Tom Wilson7023527.430
Aliaksei Protas7426523.925
Dylan Strome7221122.323
Anthony Beauvillier7423322.016

Team Trends (15-game rolling)

Rolling Win Prediction Accuracy (15g)0.000.501.00Accuracy
xG Differential (15g rolling)-0.540.491.51xG For - Against
Goals vs xG (15g rolling)1.402.974.53Goals ForxG For
Cumulative Points vs Expected0.00143.50287.00ActualExpected

Recent Results

DateOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp AgainstxG ForxG AgainstResult
2026-04-14CBJ36.1%2.853.533.972.56W
2026-04-12PIT47.8%2.802.952.253.09W
2026-04-11PIT40.0%3.093.033.882.00W
2026-04-08TOR51.6%3.073.173.382.19W
2026-04-05NYR49.8%2.842.981.914.40L
2026-04-04BUF51.7%3.183.292.723.33W
2026-04-02NJD37.4%3.033.563.263.23L
2026-03-31PHI50.8%3.372.912.713.80W
2026-03-28VGK30.4%2.193.533.024.34W
2026-03-26UTA42.7%2.853.333.095.83W

Upcoming Games

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