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Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
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Capitals
Washington
2
vs
Bruins logo
Bruins
Boston
3
WSH 56%44% BOS
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Washington Capitals 56% to win. The biggest signal favoring Capitals:

  • Home Field Advantage. Capitals are 0-0 at home this season

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: WSH 51% (−5)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: WSH 54% (−2)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: WSH 56% (0)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: WSH 56% (0)

Win probability movement

WSH home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement61%56%51%Mar 13Mar 14

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueCapital One Arena
Washington, DC

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Bruins (away)
Capitals (home)
44%
Win probability
56%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Bruins defeated the Capitals 3-2.

Our model predicted the Capitals would win with 56% confidence, but the Bruins won against the model's expectation. Results like this help us refine the model.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Capitals and was a notable factor: Capitals are 0-0 at home this season
  • Defensive Efficiency was neutral and a contributing factor: Similar defensive efficiency (2.9 vs 3.1 Opp PPG)
  • Recent Form was neutral and a contributing factor: Similar form: Capitals (31-25) vs Bruins (34-22)

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Bruins won 2-3

Bruins won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Capitals at 56%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Washington Capitals
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

BOS
WSH
Home Field Advantage
Defensive Efficiency
Recent Form
Offensive Efficiency
Favours BOS|Favours WSH

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/14/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Bruins

Luke CavallinG
Michael DiPietroG
Jeremy SwaymanG
Jiri PateraG
Joonas KorpisaloG

Capitals

Jesper VikmanG
Charlie LindgrenG
Logan ThompsonG
David KampfC
Jonny BrodzinskiC

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Capitals has a 56% win probability, while Bruins has a 44% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.

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