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Hurricanes at Capitals

NHL · Saturday, Jan 31 · 4:00 PM CT · Capital One Arena · Final CAR 3 – WSH 4

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTT
CAR21003
WSH02114
Team box
CAR·WSH
22
shots
42
0 of 2
power play
0 of 4
50.0
faceoff %
50.0
29
hits
24
18
blocked shots
10
8
penalty minutes
4
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Frederik AndersenCAR4238.905
Clay StevensonWSH2219.864

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

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

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was CAR 50%, WSH 50% · Updated Jan 31

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
CAR 3.1 – 3.1 WSH
Expected total
6.2
HurricanesThe matchupCapitals
−102Our fair odds+102
3.1Expected goals3.1
+0.25Power rating+0.07
3.5Goals / game3.2
2.9Allowed / game3.0
32.1Shots / game29.0
50.7Faceoff %49.6
19.6Hits / game19.2
33−20Season record26−29
7−3Last 103−7

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
CAR chance · WSH chance
Our model fair50.5%49.5%
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−10250%————
WSHWashington Capitals+10250%————
Spreadabout even
CARCarolina Hurricanes−0.1our margin————
WSHWashington Capitals+0.1our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.2
Over6.2our total————
Under6.2our 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: 2%Carolina Hurricanes by 4 goals: 6%Carolina Hurricanes by 3 goals: 12%Carolina Hurricanes by 2 goals: 10%Carolina Hurricanes by 1 goal: 20%Washington Capitals by 1 goal: 22%Washington Capitals by 2 goals: 9%Washington Capitals by 3 goals: 10%Washington Capitals by 4 goals: 5%Washington Capitals by 5 goals: 2%Washington Capitals by 6 goals: <1%
← CAR wins byWSH wins by →
Carolina Hurricanes wins by 2 or more31%
Carolina Hurricanes wins by 3 or more21%
Washington Capitals wins by 2 or more27%
Decided by one goal42%

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

6.2 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 11%4 goals: 8%5 goals: 21%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 10%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 3%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.556%
Total over 6.545%
Total over 7.526%
Total from 6 to 730%

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
CARFrederik Andersen G · last 5 starts: .880 save %, 2.75 GAAstarted
WSHClay Stevenson G · last 1 start: .868 save %, 5.00 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
CAR·WSH
Jan 29 vs UTAH
last game
Jan 29 at DET
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
2
games in last 7 days
3
road after a home game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 53+ games
CAR·WSH
+0.25
rating (0 = average)
+0.07
3.5
goals / game
3.2
2.9
goals allowed / game
3.0
33−20
season record
26−29
19−10
home record
14−13
14−10
away record
12−16
W2
streak
W1
7−3
last 10
3−7
32.1
shots / game
29.0
50.7
faceoff %
49.6
19.6
hits / game
19.2
11.0
blocked shots / game
15.6
5.8
takeaways / game
4.4
16.4
giveaways / game
15.4

Rating Trend

CAR · WSH · 106 days
Carolina HurricanesWashington Capitals
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · WSH 4−6
Dec 11, 2025at WSHCAR 3 − 2 SO
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

CAR · Last 10

7−3 · streak W2
Jan 29vs UTAH5 − 4W
Jan 24at OTT4 − 1W
Jan 22vs CHI3 − 4L
Jan 19vs BUF2 − 1W
Jan 17at NJ4 − 1W
Jan 16vs FLA9 − 1W
Jan 13at STL0 − 3L
Jan 12at DET3 − 4L
Jan 10vs SEA3 − 2W
Jan 8vs ANA5 − 2W

WSH · Last 10

3−7 · streak W1
Jan 29at DET4 − 3W
Jan 27at SEA1 − 5L
Jan 24at EDM5 − 6L
Jan 23at CGY3 − 1W
Jan 21at VAN3 − 4L
Jan 19at COL2 − 5L
Jan 17vs FLA2 − 5L
Jan 15vs SJ2 − 3L
Jan 13vs MTL3 − 2W
Jan 11at NSH2 − 3L