Last updated: 2026-10-16 10:25 ET
Games completed through: 2026-10-15

Washington Capitals

8 points
4-3-0-0
Playoff chances: 64.0%
Current Streak: 1W
Unbeaten in Regulation: 1 game

Recent Games

Wed Oct 14 Wed 10-14
Montréal Canadiens logo MTL 4
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Washington Capitals logo WSH 5
Tue Oct 13 Tue 10-13
Washington Capitals logo WSH 2
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Carolina Hurricanes logo CAR 4
Sun Oct 11 Sun 10-11
Seattle Kraken logo SEA 5
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Washington Capitals logo WSH 3
Fri Oct 09 Fri 10-09
New York Rangers logo NYR 1
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Washington Capitals logo WSH 3
Wed Oct 07 Wed 10-07
Pittsburgh Penguins logo PIT 3
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Washington Capitals logo WSH 5
Sat Oct 03 Sat 10-03
Washington Capitals logo WSH 1
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Tampa Bay Lightning logo TBL 3
Fri Oct 02 Fri 10-02
Washington Capitals logo WSH 5
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Carolina Hurricanes logo CAR 2

Big Games ❓

Upcoming important games and who we should root for.

Saturday, October 17 Importance: 9
New Jersey Devils logo New Jersey Devils 8 pts (27%)
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Washington Capitals logo Washington Capitals 8 pts (64%)
Playoff race implications Teams tied in standings High quality matchup Top 5 division teams Division matchup Similar goal differential per game
Tuesday, October 20 Importance: 1
Los Angeles Kings logo Los Angeles Kings 2 pts (11%)
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Washington Capitals logo Washington Capitals 8 pts (64%)
Team on 5-game losing streak Some playoff implications Teams moderately close in standings Below average quality matchup Similar goal differential per game
Saturday, October 24 Importance: 0
Buffalo Sabres logo Buffalo Sabres 9 pts (58%)
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Washington Capitals logo Washington Capitals 8 pts (64%)
Game in 8 days High playoff race importance Teams very close in standings High quality matchup Top 5 division teams Conference matchup Similar goal differential per game
Wednesday, October 28 Importance: -3
Philadelphia Flyers logo Philadelphia Flyers 3 pts (2%)
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Washington Capitals logo Washington Capitals 8 pts (64%)
Game in 12 days Team on 9-game losing streak Teams close in standings Lower quality matchup Division matchup Similar goal differential per game
Thursday, October 29 Importance: -6
Washington Capitals logo Washington Capitals 8 pts (64%)
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Nashville Predators logo Nashville Predators 7 pts (25%)
Game in 13 days Team on 3-game losing streak Playoff race implications Teams very close in standings Quality matchup Similar goal differential per game
Tuesday, November 03 Importance: -11
Dallas Stars logo Dallas Stars 7 pts (83%)
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Washington Capitals logo Washington Capitals 8 pts (64%)
Game in 18 days Playoff race implications Teams very close in standings Quality matchup Top 5 division teams Similar goal differential per game
Sunday, November 01 Importance: -11
Minnesota Wild logo Minnesota Wild 11 pts (87%)
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Washington Capitals logo Washington Capitals 8 pts (64%)
Game in 16 days Playoff race implications Teams close in standings Elite quality matchup Top 5 division teams Similar goal differential per game
Saturday, November 07 Importance: -22
Florida Panthers logo Florida Panthers 10 pts (35%)
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Washington Capitals logo Washington Capitals 8 pts (64%)
Game in 22 days Playoff race implications Teams very close in standings High quality matchup Top 5 division teams Conference matchup Similar goal differential per game

Performance Analysis ❓

Performance splits and trends for Washington Capitals.

Point Percentage through 7 GP

Current: .571
Last (25-26): .714
Last 5 (avg): .657
Last 10 (avg): .636
All-time (avg): .442

Goals/Game through 7 GP

Current: 3.43 - 3.14 (+0.29)
Last (25-26): 3.00 - 1.86 (+1.14)
Last 5 (avg): 3.31 - 2.91 (+0.40)
Last 10 (avg): 3.34 - 3.09 (+0.26)
All-time (avg): 3.07 - 3.47 (-0.40)

Last 10 Games

Record: 4-3-0-0
Points: 8 (.571)
Goal Differential: +2
Trend (last 7 games):
Green/red = this season Blue dash = Last (25-26) Gray dash = Last 5 (avg) vs season avg line
vs League Avg: +1.6%
vs Conference Avg: +1.0%
vs Division Avg: +4.8%

Last 7 Days

Record: 3-2-0-0
Points: 6 (.600)
Goal Differential: +1
Trend:
Green = above season avg Red = below season avg
vs League Avg: +3.2%
vs Conference Avg: +1.5%
vs Division Avg: +6.1%

Last 30 Days

Record: 4-3-0-0
Points: 8 (.571)
Goal Differential: +2
Trend:
Green = above season avg Red = below season avg
vs League Avg: +1.6%
vs Conference Avg: +1.0%
vs Division Avg: +4.8%

Playoff Advancement Odds

Playoff Qualification: 64.0%
Win Round 1: 31.7%
Win Round 2: 13.4%
Win Round 3: 6.0%
🏆 Win Stanley Cup 🏆: 2.3%
Expected Playoff Games: 10.4
Expected Playoff Rounds: 1.8

Home vs Away

Home: 3-1-0-0 (.750)
+16.9% vs league +11.5% vs conf +10.7% vs div
Away: 1-2-0-0 (.333)
-18.2% vs league -11.3% vs conf -0.7% vs div

Monthly Splits

October 2026
4-3-0-0 (.571)

By Opponent Conference

Eastern:
4-2-0-0 (.667)
Western:
0-1-0-0 (.000)

By Opponent Division

Atlantic:
1-1-0-0 (.500)
Metropolitan:
3-1-0-0 (.750)
Central:
0-0-0-0 (N/A)
Pacific:
0-1-0-0 (.000)

After Previous Result

After Win:
1-2-0-0 (.333)
After Reg. Loss:
2-1-0-0 (.667)
After OTL:
0-0-0-0 (N/A)
After SOL:
0-0-0-0 (N/A)

By Days Rest

0 Days Rest:
1-1-0-0 (.500)
1 Day Rest:
1-2-0-0 (.333)
2 Days Rest:
0-0-0-0 (N/A)
3+ Days Rest:
1-0-0-0 (1.000)

By Day of Week

Monday:
0-0-0-0 (N/A)
Tuesday:
0-1-0-0 (.000)
Wednesday:
2-0-0-0 (1.000)
Thursday:
0-0-0-0 (N/A)
Friday:
2-0-0-0 (1.000)
Saturday:
0-1-0-0 (.000)
Sunday:
0-1-0-0 (.000)

Win/Loss Streaks

Current Streak: 1 game winning streak (Started Oct 14)
Current Unbeaten in Regulation: 1 game (Started Oct 14)
Longest Win Streak: 2 game (Oct 07 - Oct 09)
Longest Loss Streak: 2 game (Oct 11 - Oct 13)
Longest Unbeaten in Regulation: 2 game (Oct 07 - Oct 09)
Longest Winless in Regulation: 2 game (Oct 11 - Oct 13)

Game Margin

One-Goal Games:
1-0-0-0 (1.000)
Two-Goal Games:
2-3 (.400)
Three-Goal Games:
1-0 (1.000)
4+ Goals:
0-0 (N/A)

By Opponent Strength

vs Above .500:
4-3-0-0 (.571)
vs Below .500:
0-0-0-0 (N/A)

Goal Scoring Trends (Last 30 Days)

Avg Goals For: 3.43
Avg Goals Against: 3.14
Avg Goal Differential: +0.29

Rankings & Ratings

SOS: .652
SOS Rank: #3
RPI: .608
RPI Rank: #5

Performance vs Expected

8 Points 8.2
.571 Points % .583
+2 Goal Diff +2.2
24 Goals For 23.1
22 Goals Against 20.9
4 Wins 4.1

Odds History

Playoff Odds:
Peak: 78.7% on Oct 10
75%: Oct 09
50%: Sep 29
25%: Sep 29
Recent Trend: → Stable
Championship Odds:
Peak: 4.0% on Oct 10
Recent Trend: → Stable

League Positioning

Current Position: 15th since Oct 15
Best Position: 8th on Oct 09
Worst Position: 26th on Sep 30
Recent Change: ↗ 15th from 19th (Oct 08-15)

Conference Positioning

Current Position: 8th since Oct 15
Best Position: 3rd on Oct 09
Worst Position: 13th on Sep 30
Recent Change: ↘ 10th from 9th (Oct 08-15)

Division Positioning

Current Position: 3rd since Oct 14
Best Position: 3rd on Oct 07
Worst Position: 7th on Oct 01
Recent Change: → 4th position (Oct 08-15)

Magic/Tragic Numbers

Playoffs

Magic Number: 155
Tragic Number: 155

Metropolitan Championship

Magic Number: 158
Tragic Number: 150

Eastern Championship

Magic Number: 158
Tragic Number: 150

President's Trophy Championship

Magic Number: 158
Tragic Number: 149

What If ❓

Chances based on how well the WSH finish out the regular season.

If finish: Chance Chance Chance will finish regular season at seed Count
Points W L OTL SOL in Playoffs of President's Trophy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 25,000
129 59 15 2 1 In 100.0% 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
128 58 16 2 1 In 100.0% 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
127 58 16 2 1 In 100.0% 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
126 57 16 3 1 In 100.0% 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
125 56 17 3 1 In 100.0% 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
124 56 17 3 1 In 85.7% 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
123 55 18 3 1 In 100.0% 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
122 55 18 3 1 In 50.0% 88 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
121 54 19 3 1 In 83.3% 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
120 54 19 3 1 In 78.4% 89 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
119 53 19 3 2 In 65.8% 84 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38
118 52 20 3 2 In 53.2% 73 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62
117 52 20 3 2 In 49.4% 75 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85
116 51 21 3 2 In 36.5% 79 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85
115 51 21 3 2 In 29.1% 62 28 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 134
114 50 21 4 2 In 20.7% 54 38 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 164
113 49 22 4 2 In 13.2% 46 46 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 243
112 49 22 4 2 In 6.9% 36 42 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 259
111 48 23 4 2 In 5.4% 29 48 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 332
110 48 23 4 2 In 1.2% 18 49 25 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 414
109 47 24 4 2 In 1.5% 16 37 32 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 525
108 47 24 4 2 In 0.0% 9 34 36 17 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 622
107 46 25 4 2 In 0.0% 6 27 37 21 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 702
106 46 25 4 2 In 0.0% 3 16 34 32 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 727
105 45 26 4 2 In 0.0% 2 13 28 32 19 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 862
104 45 26 4 2 In 0.0% 1 7 22 33 24 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 919
103 44 26 5 2 99.8% 0.0% 0 4 16 31 29 14 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,021
102 43 27 5 2 99.6% 0.0% 0 2 10 24 32 21 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,088
101 43 27 5 2 99.1% 0.0% 0 1 6 17 31 27 13 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,164
100 42 28 5 2 97.1% 0.0% 0 1 2 13 24 28 20 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,178
99 42 28 5 2 94.2% 0.0% 0 0 1 6 18 31 25 13 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,225
98 41 28 5 3 86.6% 0.0% 0 0 0 3 11 23 27 22 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,205
97 40 29 5 3 77.6% 0.0% 0 0 0 1 6 17 26 26 17 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1,245
96 40 29 5 3 66.8% 0.0% 0 0 0 0 3 10 21 32 20 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 1,215
95 39 30 5 3 50.3% 0.0% 0 0 0 0 1 5 13 29 29 16 6 2 0 0 0 0 1,165
94 39 30 5 3 34.4% 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 21 30 23 12 3 0 0 0 0 1,070
93 38 31 5 3 21.2% 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13 24 31 17 9 1 0 0 0 1,044
92 38 31 5 3 12.0% 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 16 30 28 11 4 1 0 0 883
91 37 31 6 3 7.0% 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14 26 26 22 7 1 0 0 842
90 36 32 6 3 3.4% 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 19 28 26 12 4 0 0 711
89 36 32 6 3 1.2% 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 25 28 20 7 2 0 657
88 35 33 6 3 0.5% 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 18 28 30 14 2 0 557
87 35 33 6 3 0.2% 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 23 31 20 5 1 480
86 34 34 6 3 Out 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 20 33 29 8 0 409
85 34 34 6 3 Out 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 33 31 15 2 318
84 33 35 6 3 Out 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 27 37 17 7 281
83 33 35 6 3 Out 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 17 40 30 8 233
82 32 36 6 3 Out 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 38 32 10 197
81 32 36 6 3 Out 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 34 41 17 147
80 31 36 7 3 Out 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 22 52 19 101
79 30 37 7 3 Out 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 63 29 84
78 30 37 7 3 Out 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 48 31 62
77 29 37 7 4 Out 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 49 41 51
76 28 38 7 4 Out 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 50 33 30
75 28 38 7 4 Out 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 55 20
74 27 39 7 4 Out 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 38 56 16
73 27 39 7 4 Out 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 83 12
72 26 40 7 4 Out 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 78 9
71 26 40 7 4 Out 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 22 67 9
70 25 41 7 4 Out 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 4
69 25 41 7 4 Out 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 3
68 24 41 8 4 Out 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 2
67 23 42 8 4 Out 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 1
66 23 42 8 4 Out 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 1