Capitals vs Predators Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 29, 2026)

Capitals7-4 · 5-6 ATS11th in the East

FINAL4 – 3

Predators4-8 · 7-5 ATS9th in the West

NHL · Thursday, October 29, 2026 · 8:00 PM ET · Bridgestone Arena

Final score by period

Team	1	2	3	T
Capitals	1	2	1	4
Predators	1	1	1	3

How the bets settled

MoneylineCapitals wonClosed at -115

SpreadPredators coveredPredators +1.5, by 0.5

TotalOver 6.57 scored, 0.5 over

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

Washington Capitals beat Nashville Predators 4-3, with the game swinging in the second period. After a 1-1 first, the Capitals scored twice and gave up one in the middle frame to take a 3-2 lead, then matched Nashville’s one third-period goal.

Filip Forsberg scored twice for Nashville, and Roman Josi had three assists and three points. Cole Hutson scored twice for Washington, while Aliaksei Protas added two assists. Nashville won 60.7% of faceoffs and converted one of three power plays, but Washington held a 23-17 edge in hits and a 10-9 edge in blocked shots, helping it protect the one-goal margin.

For bettors, the Predators covered the closing 1.5 spread by 0.5, and the closing total of 6.5 went over by 0.5.

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Against the spread, start to finish

PredatorsCapitals

The score margin against the closing spread (Predators +1.5). Blue: Predators covering. Orange: Capitals covering.

+0Largest WSH cover

0%WSH covering

+2.5Largest NSH cover

100%NSH covering

Top performers

Capitals

GoalsCole Hutson2
AssistsAliaksei Protas2
PointsCole Hutson2

Predators

GoalsFilip Forsberg2
AssistsRoman Josi3
PointsRoman Josi3

Team stats

CapitalsPredators

29Shots28

39.3%Faceoffs won60.7%

0Power play goals1

23Hits17

10Blocked shots9

3Takeaways3

17Giveaways17

6Penalty minutes4

Box score

Washington Capitals

Nashville Predators

Washington Capitals

Forwards

Player	G	A	S	+/-	TOI	SHFT	HT	BS	TK	GV	FO%
Anthony Beauvillier LW	0	0	1	0	9:40	12	2	0	0	0	0.0
Pierre-Luc Dubois LW	0	1	2	2	17:07	20	1	1	0	0	30.8
Boone Jenner C	1	0	1	1	16:09	22	2	0	0	2	21.4
Jordan Kyrou RW	0	1	4	1	14:31	18	1	1	0	6	0.0
Ryan Leonard RW	0	0	3	-1	13:53	16	2	0	0	0	0.0
Alex Ovechkin LW	0	0	3	-1	10:56	14	1	0	0	1	0.0
Aliaksei Protas C	0	2	0	2	19:33	23	0	0	0	1	100.0
Ilya Protas LW	0	0	1	0	11:37	14	0	0	0	0	57.1
Justin Sourdif RW	0	0	0	1	12:50	18	1	1	0	3	60.0
Dylan Strome C	0	0	0	-1	15:54	20	0	0	0	0	42.9
Alex Tuch RW	1	0	1	0	17:18	21	2	2	1	0	0.0
Tom Wilson RW	0	0	3	2	19:43	22	3	0	0	0	0.0

Defenses

Player	G	A	S	+/-	TOI	SHFT	HT	BS	TK	GV	PIM
Jakob Chychrun D	0	1	5	-1	22:30	24	2	3	0	0	2
Martin Fehervary D	0	1	1	1	19:49	23	2	0	1	0	2
Cole Hutson D	2	0	2	2	18:26	22	1	0	1	0	0
Timothy Liljegren D	0	0	0	0	15:54	19	0	1	0	2	2
Matt Roy D	0	0	2	1	23:07	25	1	1	0	1	0
Jack St. Ivany D	0	2	0	1	15:12	20	2	0	0	1	0

Goalies

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Charlie Lindgren G	3	28	0	0	25	.893	20	5	0	60:00	0	0

Nashville Predators

Forwards

Player	G	A	S	+/-	TOI	SHFT	HT	BS	TK	GV	PIM	FO%
Mavrik Bourque C	0	0	3	-1	17:08	21	2	0	0	0	0	60.0
Ross Colton C	1	0	4	-1	15:04	20	3	0	0	1	0	0.0
Jack Drury C	0	0	0	0	18:15	21	0	0	0	0	0	40.0
Adam Edstrom C	0	1	2	0	17:15	22	3	0	2	2	0	0.0
Filip Forsberg LW	2	0	3	1	21:39	24	1	1	1	1	0	100.0
Nils Hoglander LW	0	0	0	0	10:00	14	1	0	0	1	2	0.0
Alexander Kerfoot C	0	0	0	-2	12:29	19	2	0	0	0	0	50.0
Jonathan Marchessault RW	0	0	5	-1	17:10	17	1	0	0	1	0	0.0
Ryan O’Reilly C	0	1	0	-1	21:42	22	1	0	0	1	0	73.3
Steven Stamkos C	0	0	3	-1	20:26	19	0	0	0	3	0	77.8
Matthew Wood RW	0	0	0	0	12:29	16	0	0	0	0	0	75.0

Defenses

Player	A	S	+/-	TOI	SHFT	HT	BS	GV	PIM
Nicolas Hague D	0	0	-3	8:39	12	0	0	1	2
Daemon Hunt D	0	1	-1	11:51	18	0	2	0	0
Roman Josi D	3	6	1	22:56	24	0	1	1	0
Nick Perbix D	0	0	0	18:09	23	0	2	1	0
Brady Skjei D	0	0	-1	19:47	26	1	1	1	0
Jayden Struble D	0	0	-1	14:58	19	2	1	1	0
Adam Wilsby D	0	1	1	18:06	24	0	1	2	0

Goalies

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Juuse Saros G	4	29	0	0	25	.862	21	4	0	57:57	0	0

Attendance 17,159 · Officials: Kyle Rehman, Jesse Marquis, Brandon Schrader, Joe Mahon

Recap: Cole Hutson scores twice as the Capitals beat the Predators 4-3 (ESPN)

Highlights

Filip Forsberg nets power-play goal (ESPN)
Cole Hutson tallies goal vs. Predators (ESPN)
Boone Jenner tallies goal vs. Predators (ESPN)
Filip Forsberg lights the lamp (ESPN)

Play-by-play on ESPN

StatsBench picks

No StatsBench pick posted for this game. Today’s posted picks are graded live.

Betting trends

The over has hit in 3 straight Capitals games.

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Capitals vs Predators pre-game preview

Washington is a slight moneyline favorite at -110 while Nashville is -105; Nashville is +1.5 on the spread and the total is 6.5. The last meeting went to Washington 4-2 at home on February 5. Washington is 6-4 straight up and 4-6 against the spread over its last 10, with a most recent 4-3 win over Buffalo on October 24. Nashville is 3-7 straight up and 6-4 against the spread over its last 10, following a 3-4 loss to the New York Islanders on October 27.

The more useful angles are on defense and pace. Nashville allows 3.0 goals per game (12th) versus Washington’s 3.2 (17th), and Nashville allows 29.08 shots per game (25th) versus Washington’s 28.4 (21st). Washington plays at a faster pace (55.9, 9th) than Nashville (54.7, 18th), and Washington has Vincent Desharnais and Rasmus Sandin on injured reserve. Ryan O’Reilly’s over 0.5 goals at +210 has cleared in 6 of his last 10, a prop worth monitoring.

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Player stats and form

Season averages and each player’s last 5 games, newest first. Splits: per-game averages (games in brackets); vs the opponent covers this season and last, newest game first.

Washington Capitals

Dylan Strome C1.1 PTS · 2.4 SOG · 0.3 G per game

Date	Opp	TOI	G	A	SOG
10/28	vs PHI	15:48	0	3	2
10/24	vs BUF	20:59	2	1	5
10/20	vs LAK	18:59	0	0	4
10/17	vs NJD	18:02	1	0	3
10/14	vs MTL	18:56	0	0	1

Splits	Season	Road	2025-26	vs NSH
PTS	1.1 (11)	1.0 (3)	0.7 (80)	1.5 (2) 2 · 1
SOG	2.4 (11)	1.3 (3)	1.8 (80)	1.0 (2) 1 · 1

Alex Tuch R1.0 PTS · 2.9 SOG · 0.8 G per game

Date	Opp	TOI	G	A	SOG	HIT
10/28	vs PHI	18:41	2	0	5	1
10/24	vs BUF	22:32	2	0	3	2
10/20	vs LAK	18:59	0	0	2	2
10/17	vs NJD	18:08	0	1	3	2
10/14	vs MTL	18:49	2	1	3	1

Splits	Season	Road	2025-26	vs NSH
PTS	1.0 (11)	0.7 (3)	0.8 (92)	1.0 (2) 1 · 1
SOG	2.9 (11)	2.0 (3)	2.6 (92)	0.5 (2) 0 · 1

Pierre-Luc Dubois C1.0 PTS · 1.5 SOG · 0.2 G per game

Date	Opp	TOI	G	A	SOG	HIT
10/28	vs PHI	13:00	0	2	1	1
10/24	vs BUF	18:08	0	0	2	1
10/9	vs NYR	20:02	0	0	1	2
10/7	vs PIT	17:41	1	1	3	0
10/3	@ TBL	18:34	0	0	1	2

Splits	Season	Road	2025-26	vs NSH
PTS	1.0 (6)	1.0 (2)	0.7 (29)	2.0 (1) 2
SOG	1.5 (6)	1.0 (2)	1.4 (29)	2.0 (1) 2

Nashville Predators

Steven Stamkos C1.3 PTS · 2.0 SOG · 0.6 G per game

Date	Opp	TOI	G	A	SOG	HIT
10/27	vs NYI	20:42	0	1	1	1
10/25	vs COL	17:46	2	1	4	0
10/24	@ PIT	19:00	1	0	3	0
10/22	@ BOS	14:04	0	0	2	0
10/17	vs STL	17:38	0	2	1	0

Splits	Season	Home	2025-26	vs WSH
PTS	1.3 (12)	1.3 (7)	0.8 (82)	1.0 (2) 0 · 2
SOG	2.0 (12)	2.0 (7)	2.5 (82)	2.0 (2) 2 · 2

Ryan O’Reilly C1.1 PTS · 2.3 SOG · 0.6 G per game

Date	Opp	TOI	G	A	SOG	HIT
10/27	vs NYI	24:10	1	0	1	0
10/25	vs COL	20:48	2	2	5	0
10/24	@ PIT	19:42	0	1	2	1
10/22	@ BOS	16:35	0	0	1	1
10/17	vs STL	20:34	1	0	4	0

Splits	Season	Home	2025-26	vs WSH
PTS	1.1 (12)	1.4 (7)	0.9 (81)	0.5 (2) 0 · 1
SOG	2.3 (12)	3.0 (7)	1.9 (81)	1.5 (2) 3 · 0

Filip Forsberg L1.1 PTS · 2.7 SOG · 0.3 G per game

Date	Opp	TOI	G	A	SOG	HIT
10/27	vs NYI	22:47	1	1	4	3
10/25	vs COL	18:50	1	2	3	0
10/24	@ PIT	19:28	0	0	1	1
10/22	@ BOS	17:30	0	0	0	3
10/17	vs STL	19:14	1	1	2	1

Splits	Season	Home	2025-26	vs WSH
PTS	1.1 (12)	1.4 (7)	0.9 (82)	0.5 (2) 0 · 1
SOG	2.7 (12)	3.6 (7)	3.0 (82)	1.0 (2) 1 · 1

Records

Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Home	Away
Capitals	7-4	5-6	7-4	6-2	1-2
Predators	4-8	7-5	6-6	3-4	1-4

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Capitals vs Predators head-to-head

Capitals are 3-3, 1-3 ATS, O/U 0-4 in the last 6 meetings. Last time: Capitals won 4-2 on February 5, 2026.

Date	Venue	Capitals result	ATS	O/U
Feb 5, 26	Capitals home	W 4-2	W -1.5	U 6.5
Jan 11, 26	Predators home	L 2-3	L -1.5	U 6.5
Jan 11, 25	Predators home	W 4-1	–	–
Nov 6, 24	Capitals home	W 3-2	–	–
Dec 30, 23	Capitals home	L 2-3	L -1.5	U 5.5
Dec 16, 23	Predators home	L 1-3	L +1.5	U 5.5

Recent form

Washington Capitals: last 10 (6-4, 4-6 ATS, O/U 6-4)

Date	Opponent	Result	ATS	O/U
Oct 28, 26	vs PHI	W 5-2	W -1.5	O 5.5
Oct 24, 26	vs BUF	W 4-3	L -1.5	O 6.5
Oct 20, 26	vs LA	L 2-5	L -1.5	O 5.5
Oct 17, 26	vs NJ	W 4-2	W -1.5	U 6.5
Oct 14, 26	vs MTL	W 5-4	L -1.5	O 6.5
Oct 13, 26	@ CAR	L 2-4	L +1.5	U 6.5
Oct 11, 26	vs SEA	L 3-5	L -1.5	O 6.5
Oct 9, 26	vs NYR	W 3-1	W -1.5	U 5.5
Oct 7, 26	vs PIT	W 5-3	W -1.5	O 6.5
Oct 3, 26	@ TB	L 1-3	L +1.5	U 6.5

Nashville Predators: last 10 (3-7, 6-4 ATS, O/U 6-4)

Date	Opponent	Result	ATS	O/U
Oct 27, 26	vs NYI	L 3-4	L -1.5	O 5.5
Oct 25, 26	vs COL	W 6-2	W +1.5	O 6.5
Oct 24, 26	@ PIT	L 2-3	W +1.5	U 6.5
Oct 22, 26	@ BOS	L 0-6	L +1.5	U 6.5
Oct 17, 26	vs STL	W 5-2	W +1.5	O 5.5
Oct 15, 26	vs SJ	L 2-3	L -1.5	U 6.5
Oct 13, 26	vs VGK	L 2-5	L +1.5	O 6.5
Oct 10, 26	@ OTT	L 2-3	W +1.5	U 5.5
Oct 8, 26	@ MTL	W 5-2	W +1.5	O 6.5
Oct 6, 26	@ TOR	L 4-5	W +1.5	O 5.5

Injury report

Washington Capitals

Vincent Desharnais (D): Injured Reserve, Abdomen
Rasmus Sandin (D): Injured Reserve, Sandin

Nashville Predators: none listed.

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

	Capitals defense	Predators defense
Goals allowed per game	3.23 (18th of 32)	3.14 (15th of 32)
Shots on goal allowed per game	28.08 (22nd of 32)	28.86 (24th of 32)
Points allowed per game	8.62 (17th of 32)	8.64 (19th of 32)
Power-play points allowed per game	1.92 (15th of 32)	1.07 (4th of 32)
Pace (possessions)	55.8 (10th)	54.7 (18th)

Venue and weather

Bridgestone Arena · Nashville, TNIndoor, weather won’t matter

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Capitals vs Predators odds

Line movement from the open

Line	Open	Close	Move
Predators spread	+1.5	+1.5	–
Total	6.5	6.5	–
Capitals moneyline	-112	-115	+0.7% win chance
Predators moneyline	-108	-105	-0.7% win chance

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Predators spread +1.5 → -1.5

Total 6.5 → 6.5

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#	Team	W-L	PCT	GB
1	PHI	8-1	.889	-
2	DET	6-2	.750	1.5
3	BOS	6-2	.750	1.5
4	ATL	5-4	.556	3
5	TOR	4-4	.500	3.5
6	CLE	4-4	.500	3.5
7	NY	4-4	.500	3.5
8	WSH	4-4	.500	3.5
9	MIA	3-5	.375	4.5
10	CHA	3-6	.333	5
11	IND	3-6	.333	5
12	ORL	2-5	.286	5
13	BKN	2-6	.250	5.5
14	CHI	1-7	.125	6.5
15	MIL	1-7	.125	6.5

#	Team	W-L	PCT	GB
1	POR	6-1	.857	-
2	LAL	7-2	.778	-
3	HOU	7-2	.778	-
4	OKC	6-2	.750	0.5
5	SA	6-2	.750	0.5
6	MEM	6-2	.750	0.5
7	MIN	6-3	.667	1
8	GS	5-3	.625	1.5
9	DEN	4-3	.571	2
10	NO	4-4	.500	2.5
11	DAL	4-4	.500	2.5
12	PHX	1-5	.167	4.5
13	LAC	1-7	.125	5.5
14	UTAH	1-7	.125	5.5
15	SAC	1-7	.125	5.5

#	Team	W-L	PCT	STRK
1	BUF	6-1	.857	W3
2	DEN	6-2	.750	W4
3	PIT	6-2	.750	W4
4	JAX	5-2	.714	W1
5	KC	5-2	.714	L2
6	CIN	5-2	.714	W3
7	NE	5-3	.625	W1
8	CLE	5-3	.625	L1
9	LV	4-4	.500	W1
10	BAL	4-4	.500	L3
11	HOU	2-5	.286	L1
12	NYJ	2-6	.250	L3
13	IND	2-6	.250	L4
14	MIA	1-6	.143	L1
15	TEN	1-7	.125	L2
16	LAC	0-7	.000	L7

#	Team	W-L	PCT	STRK
1	SF	6-1	.857	L1
2	MIN	6-1	.857	L1
3	NYG	4-2-1	.643	W1
4	CAR	3-4	.429	L2
5	CHI	6-2	.750	W3
6	DET	5-2	.714	W3
7	GB	5-3	.625	W1
8	SEA	4-4	.500	L1
9	LAR	4-4	.500	W2
10	TB	3-5	.375	W2
11	ATL	3-5	.375	L1
12	ARI	3-5	.375	W1
13	DAL	3-5	.375	L1
14	WSH	2-4-1	.357	W1
15	NO	2-5	.286	L1
16	PHI	2-6	.250	L6

#	Team	W-L	PTS	STRK
1	EDM	11-2-0	25	L1
2	MIN	11-3-0	25	W2
3	VGK	10-5-0	22	W1
4	UTA	10-6-0	20	W1
5	DAL	9-5-0	19	W2
6	SEA	9-5-0	19	W1
7	COL	9-6-0	19	L1
8	NSH	6-4-0	17	W2
9	STL	7-7-0	15	L1
10	ANA	7-7-0	15	W2
11	CGY	7-8-0	15	L1
12	SJ	7-9-0	15	L3
13	WPG	5-8-0	13	W1
14	LA	5-7-0	12	W1
15	CHI	4-11-0	9	L4
16	VAN	3-13-0	7	L3

#	Team	Record
1	MIA	8-0
2	UGA	7-1
3	UTAH	8-0
4	ND	7-1
5	UCLA	8-0
6	IU	8-1
7	BYU	7-1
8	UK	7-1
9	ALA	6-2
10	TEX	6-2
11	OSU	6-2
12	MISS	6-2
13	TTU	7-1
14	WAKE	7-1
15	LSU	6-2
16	TENN	6-2
17	HOU	6-2
18	USC	7-2
19	MIZ	6-2
20	BOIS	7-1
21	IOWA	6-2
22	UNM	7-1
23	SC	5-3
24	ARIZ	6-2
25	FLA	5-3

#	Club	W-D-L	Pts	GD
1	ARS	8-0-1	24	+9
2	MCI	7-0-2	21	+10
3	BHA	6-1-2	19	+17
4	CHE	5-1-3	16	+4
5	LIV	4-3-2	15	+2
6	BRE	3-5-1	14	+7
7	EVE	3-4-2	13	0
8	BOU	3-3-3	12	+1
9	TOT	3-3-3	12	0
10	AVL	3-3-3	12	-3
11	Hull City	2-5-2	11	+1
12	LEE	2-5-2	11	+1
13	NEW	3-2-4	11	-3
14	IPS	3-2-4	11	-4
15	FUL	2-3-4	9	-2
16	Coventry	3-0-6	9	-7
17	MUN	1-4-4	7	-5
18	CRY	2-1-6	7	-12
19	NFO	1-3-5	6	-6
20	SUN	1-2-6	5	-10

#	Club	W-D-L	Pts	GD
1	BAR	10-0-1	30	+34
2	ATM	9-1-1	28	+14
3	RMA	9-0-2	27	+18
4	BET	7-2-2	23	+3
5	RSO	6-1-4	19	0
6	SEV	5-2-4	17	-2
7	ATH	4-3-3	15	+4
8	DEP	3-5-3	14	+1
9	VIL	3-3-5	12	0
10	CEL	2-6-3	12	0
11	ALA	3-3-5	12	-2
12	RAY	3-3-4	12	-5
13	GET	3-3-5	12	-8
14	ESY	3-2-6	11	-1
15	OSA	3-2-6	11	-11
16	RAC	3-2-6	11	-14
17	ELC	2-4-5	10	-4
18	LVT	2-4-5	10	-5
19	VAL	2-3-6	9	-9
20	MAL	0-5-6	5	-13

#	Club	W-D-L	Pts	GD
1	LAZ	9-1-0	28	+16
2	INT	8-1-1	25	+13
3	ROM	7-3-0	24	+18
4	COM	7-2-1	23	+10
5	MIL	6-3-1	21	+9
6	Frosinone	6-2-2	20	+10
7	JUV	5-2-3	17	+3
8	NAP	4-2-4	14	+4
9	BOL	4-2-4	14	+1
10	TOR	4-1-5	13	-2
11	GEN	4-1-5	13	-4
12	CAG	4-1-5	13	-6
13	ATA	3-2-5	11	-4
14	LEC	3-0-7	9	-10
15	PRM	2-2-6	8	-7
16	FIO	2-2-6	8	-8
17	SAS	2-2-6	8	-10
18	MON	2-1-7	7	-7
19	UDI	1-2-7	5	-12
20	VEN	1-0-9	3	-14

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Washington Capitals: last 10 (6-4, 4-6 ATS, O/U 6-4)

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