Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

31/12/2025 at 12:30 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Capital One Arena (Washington, DC).

NHL
Where to Watch on TV:


Brazil	Disney+
Chile	Disney+
Croatia	Arena Sport 1
Czech-republic	Nova Sport 1, Oneplay
Denmark	Viaplay
Finland	Veikkaus TV, Viaplay 1 Urheilu, Viaplay
France	beIN Connect, beIN Sports MAX 5
Germany	NHL.tv, Sky Sport Mix
Iceland	Viaplay
Mexico	Sky Sport
Norway	Viaplay
Slovakia	Voyo
Spain	DAZN Espana
Sweden	Viaplay
United-kingdom	DAZN, Premier Sports 2
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	ESPN+
Venezuela	Disney+
World	NHL.tv

Match Stats


Shots on Goal
27	25
Shots off target
15	15
Shooting PCT
22.22% (6/27)	12% (3/25)
Blocked Shots
27	20
Goalkeeper Saves
22	21
Saves PCT
88% (22/25)	80.77% (21/26)
Penalties
2	4
PIM
7	11
Power-play Goals
1	1
Shorthanded Goals
0	0
Power-play PCT
25% (1/4)	50% (1/2)
Pen. Killing PCT
50% (1/2)	75% (3/4)
Hits
21	21
Faceoffs Won
30	30
Faceoffs %
50	50
Giveaways
18	17
Takeaways
5	5
Empty Net Goals
1	0

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Period (1 - 1)
12:27, 1 - 0, Beauvillier A. (G), Leonard R. (A), Roy M. (A2)
16:27, Trocheck V. (2 min),
19:20, 1 - 1, Trocheck V. (G), Panarin A. (A), Fox A. (A2)
2nd Period (2 - 1)
07:33, 2 - 1, Wilson T. (G), McMichael C. (A), Sandin R. (A2)
09:13, Carrick S. (2 min),
09:13, Carrick S. (5 min),
09:13, Wilson T. (5 min),
11:12, 3 - 1, Sourdif J. (G), Ovechkin A. (A),
14:00, Duhaime B. (2 min),
15:17, 3 - 2, Fox A. (G), Zibanejad M. (A), Panarin A. (A2)
18:33, Fox A. (2 min),
3rd Period (3 - 1)
13:34, 4 - 2, Protas A. (G), Sandin R. (A), Dowd N. (A2)
16:37, 5 - 2, Wilson T. (G), McMichael C. (A),
18:16, 5 - 3, Schneider B. (G), Perreault G. (A),
19:12, 6 - 3, Sourdif J. (G), Wilson T. (A), Protas A. (A2)

Highlights

Chances of winning

Washington Capitals
45.5%

Draw
22.5%

New York Rangers
32%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

45.9%

21.7%

32.3%

Our Initial ML Estimation

45.2%

21.4%

32.8%

Washington Capitals - New York Rangers Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.08 ↓ (2.11)	4.24 ↓ (4.46)	2.93 ↓ (3)	5.8% (3.1%)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.50

What is the prediction for Washington Capitals - New York Rangers?

Users Predictions: 9 users predict this event. Washington will win (votes: 5 - 55.6%). NY Rangers will win (votes: 1 - 11.1%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 33.3%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Washington: 23.1% – 88.1%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 3 high ROI users predict this event. Washington (votes: 2 - 66.7%). NY Rangers (votes: 1 - 33.3%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 3:2.

Preview Facts

Enjoy a game between evenly matched mid-table sides (ranked 7 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: ) and 11).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Washington won 4.
Washington is going through a rough patch (last 5 games: 1 wins).
NY Rangers has been unpredictable lately (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).
Recently, NY Rangers has had a series of away games.
Washington will hold a modest advantage in this match.
There will not play in Washington: Dubois P. (Abdominal strain)
There will not play in NY Rangers: Edstrom A. (Lower-Body Injury) Miller J.T. (Upper-Body Injury)
There are questionable in NY Rangers: Fox A. (Upper-Body Injury)
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Washington won 9 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 11 matches, and goals 58:61. (average 2.9:3.1).
Including home matches between the teams, Washington won 6 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 38:32. (average 3.8:3.2).

How many head-to-head matches has Washington Capitals won against New York Rangers?

Washington Capitals has won 8 of their last 17 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has New York Rangers won against Washington Capitals?

New York Rangers has won 9 of their last 17 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Washington Capitals - New York Rangers were as follows:

23.12.2025 Washington Capitals - New York Rangers 3:7

12.10.2025 New York Rangers - Washington Capitals 0:1

05.03.2025 New York Rangers - Washington Capitals 2:3

04.01.2025 Washington Capitals - New York Rangers 7:4

29.10.2024 Washington Capitals - New York Rangers 5:3

Latest results of Washington Capitals

29.12.2025 Florida Panthers - Washington Capitals 5:3 ✺

27.12.2025 New Jersey Devils - Washington Capitals 3:4 ✺

23.12.2025 Washington Capitals - New York Rangers 3:7 ✺

21.12.2025 Detroit Red Wings - Washington Capitals 3:2 ✺

20.12.2025 Washington Capitals - Detroit Red Wings 2:5 ✺

Latest results of New York Rangers

29.12.2025 Carolina Hurricanes - New York Rangers 3:2 ✺

27.12.2025 New York Islanders - New York Rangers 2:0 ✺

23.12.2025 Washington Capitals - New York Rangers 3:7 ✺

21.12.2025 Nashville Predators - New York Rangers 2:1 ✺

20.12.2025 New York Rangers - Philadelphia Flyers 5:4 ✺

NHL Table

Main

Western Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Colorado Avalanche	39	27	3	7	2	159:88	67
2	Dallas Stars	41	21	4	7	9	143:113	57
3	Minnesota Wild	41	17	7	7	10	129:108	55
4	Edmonton Oilers	41	15	5	6	15	137:138	46
5	Vegas Golden Knights	38	13	4	11	10	119:119	45
6	Anaheim Ducks	40	13	8	3	16	137:141	45
7	San Jose Sharks	40	11	9	3	17	124:139	43
8	Los Angeles Kings	39	11	5	9	14	102:107	41
9	Utah Mammoth	41	14	5	3	19	126:118	41
10	Nashville Predators	39	13	5	4	17	113:129	40
11	Calgary Flames	40	14	4	4	18	108:117	40
12	Seattle Kraken	37	11	5	7	14	95:111	39
13	St. Louis Blues	41	15	0	8	18	101:143	38
14	Chicago Blackhawks	40	13	2	7	18	112:130	37
15	Vancouver Canucks	39	10	6	3	20	112:136	35
16	Winnipeg Jets	39	13	2	4	20	113:122	34

Eastern Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Detroit Red Wings	42	17	7	4	14	130:134	52
2	Tampa Bay Lightning	40	19	5	3	13	135:107	51
3	Carolina Hurricanes	40	15	9	3	13	135:122	51
4	Montreal Canadiens	40	14	8	6	12	137:136	50
5	New York Islanders	41	15	7	4	15	116:117	48
6	Philadelphia Flyers	39	13	7	7	12	119:114	47
7	Washington Capitals	41	19	2	5	15	133:118	47
8	Buffalo Sabres	39	15	6	4	14	124:121	46
9	Florida Panthers	39	18	3	3	15	126:124	45
10	Pittsburgh Penguins	39	15	3	9	12	126:126	45
11	Toronto Maple Leafs	40	15	4	6	15	134:134	44
12	New Jersey Devils	40	14	7	2	17	109:120	44
13	Boston Bruins	41	15	6	2	18	130:134	44
14	Ottawa Senators	39	14	5	5	15	129:127	43
15	New York Rangers	42	12	7	5	18	109:116	43
16	Columbus Blue Jackets	39	10	7	6	16	118:131	40

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