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Hurricanes at Capitals

NHL · Thursday, Dec 11 · 6:00 PM CT · Capital One Arena · Final CAR 3 – WSH 2

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTSOT
CAR011013
WSH011002
Team box
CAR·WSH
39
shots
25
0 of 2
power play
0 of 1
65.2
faceoff %
34.8
29
hits
21
10
blocked shots
21
7
penalty minutes
9
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Brandon BussiCAR2523.920
Logan ThompsonWSH3937.949

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
WSH +3
CAR +3
P1P2P3OT
largest lead: WSH 1 · CAR 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was CAR 43%, WSH 57% · Updated Dec 11, 2025

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
WSH 3.2 – 2.8 CAR
Expected total
6.0
HurricanesThe matchupCapitals
+130Our fair odds−130
2.8Expected goals3.2
+0.20Power rating+0.29
3.4Goals / game3.4
2.9Allowed / game2.5
33.3Shots / game29.6
49.8Faceoff %48.1
18.3Hits / game19.9
18−11Season record18−12
5−5Last 108−2

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
CAR chance · WSH chance
Our model fair43.4%56.6%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
CARCarolina Hurricanes+13043%————
WSHWashington Capitals−13057%————
Spreadabout even
CARCarolina Hurricanes+0.4our margin————
WSHWashington Capitals−0.4our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.0
Over6.0our total————
Under6.0our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Carolina Hurricanes by 6 goals: <1%Carolina Hurricanes by 5 goals: 1%Carolina Hurricanes by 4 goals: 4%Carolina Hurricanes by 3 goals: 9%Carolina Hurricanes by 2 goals: 8%Carolina Hurricanes by 1 goal: 20%Washington Capitals by 1 goal: 22%Washington Capitals by 2 goals: 11%Washington Capitals by 3 goals: 13%Washington Capitals by 4 goals: 7%Washington Capitals by 5 goals: 2%Washington Capitals by 6 goals: <1%
← CAR wins byWSH wins by →
Washington Capitals wins by 2 or more34%
Washington Capitals wins by 3 or more23%
Carolina Hurricanes wins by 2 or more23%
Decided by one goal43%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

6.0 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 3%3 goals: 12%4 goals: 9%5 goals: 22%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 18%8 goals: 7%9 goals: 9%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 3%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.553%
Total over 6.542%
Total over 7.523%
Total from 6 to 729%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
CARBrandon Bussi G · last 5 starts: .922 save %, 1.59 GAAstarted
WSHLogan Thompson G · last 5 starts: .955 save %, 1.38 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
CAR·WSH
Dec 9, 2025 vs CBJ
last game
Dec 7, 2025 vs CBJ
1 day
days of rest
3 days
no
back-to-back
no
4
games in last 7 days
2
road after a home game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 29+ games
CAR·WSH
+0.20
rating (0 = average)
+0.29
3.4
goals / game
3.4
2.9
goals allowed / game
2.5
18−11
season record
18−12
10−6
home record
10−6
8−5
away record
8−6
W1
streak
W1
5−5
last 10
8−2
33.3
shots / game
29.6
49.8
faceoff %
48.1
18.3
hits / game
19.9
11.1
blocked shots / game
14.7
5.6
takeaways / game
4.7
16.7
giveaways / game
15.8

Rating Trend

CAR · WSH · 58 days
Carolina HurricanesWashington Capitals
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · WSH 4−6
Nov 11, 2025at CARWSH 4 − 1
May 15, 2025at WSHCAR 3 − 1post
May 12, 2025at CARCAR 5 − 2post
May 10, 2025at CARCAR 4 − 0post
May 8, 2025at WSHWSH 3 − 1post
May 6, 2025at WSHCAR 2 − 1 OTpost
Apr 10, 2025at WSHWSH 5 − 4 SO
Apr 2, 2025at CARCAR 5 − 1
Dec 20, 2024at WSHWSH 3 − 1
Nov 3, 2024at CARCAR 4 − 2

CAR · Last 10

5−5 · streak W1
Dec 9, 2025vs CBJ4 − 1W
Dec 7, 2025vs SJ1 − 4L
Dec 6, 2025vs NSH6 − 3W
Dec 4, 2025vs TOR1 − 5L
Nov 30, 2025vs CGY1 − 0W
Nov 28, 2025vs WPG5 − 1W
Nov 26, 2025vs NYR2 − 4L
Nov 23, 2025at BUF1 − 4L
Nov 21, 2025at WPG4 − 3W
Nov 19, 2025at MIN3 − 4L

WSH · Last 10

8−2 · streak W1
Dec 7, 2025vs CBJ2 − 0W
Dec 5, 2025at ANA3 − 4L
Dec 3, 2025at SJ7 − 1W
Dec 2, 2025at LA3 − 1W
Nov 30, 2025at NYI4 − 1W
Nov 28, 2025vs TOR4 − 2W
Nov 26, 2025vs WPG4 − 3W
Nov 24, 2025vs CBJ5 − 1W
Nov 22, 2025vs TB3 − 5L
Nov 20, 2025at MTL8 − 4W