Thu, Dec 31 · 2:00 PM ET
Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Before the game
Away · WSH
- 2025-26 record
- 43–30–9
- rank
- 22of 32
Home · CBJ
- 2025-26 record
- 40–30–12
- rank
- 11of 32
Expected goals per game, 2025-26
| Per game | WSH | CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| for | 3.38 | 3.25 |
| against | 3.41 | 3.26 |
The model’s expected goals on each club’s open-play attempts, per game over 82 and 82 games. Last season’s, as the records are.
Pre-game win chance
WSH 44%CBJ 56%
The model’s projection, not a betting recommendation. Its accuracy is modest (held-out AUC 0.590, on a scale where 0.5 is a coin flip and 1.0 is perfect).
The box score appears here after the game.