Washington Capitals vs Anaheim Ducks – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

05/01/2026 at 19:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Capital One Arena (Washington, DC).

NHL
Where to Watch on TV:


Brazil	Disney+
Chile	Disney+
Denmark	TV3 Sport, Viaplay
Finland	Veikkaus TV, Viaplay
Germany	NHL.tv
Iceland	Viaplay
Mexico	Sky Sport
Norway	Viaplay
Spain	DAZN Espana
Sweden	Viaplay
United-kingdom	DAZN
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	ESPN+, Victory+
Venezuela	Disney+
World	NHL.tv

Match Stats


Shots on Goal
29	45
Shots off target
11	11
Shooting PCT
24.14% (7/29)	8.89% (4/45)
Blocked Shots
7	22
Goalkeeper Saves
41	22
Saves PCT
91.11% (41/45)	81.48% (22/27)
Penalties
5	4
PIM
16	14
Power-play Goals
0	0
Shorthanded Goals
0	0
Power-play PCT
0% (0/4)	0% (0/5)
Pen. Killing PCT
100% (5/5)	100% (4/4)
Hits
20	13
Faceoffs Won
35	30
Faceoffs %
53.85	46.15
Giveaways
13	12
Takeaways
3	6
Empty Net Goals
2	0

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Period (2 - 1)
00:40, Ovechkin A. (2 min),
06:33, 0 - 1, Kreider C. (G), Zellweger O. (A),
06:38, Trouba J. (5 min),
06:38, Duhaime B. (5 min),
10:29, Killorn A. (2 min),
15:56, 1 - 1, Sourdif J. (G), McMichael C. (A), Roy M. (A2)
18:58, 2 - 1, Sourdif J. (G), McMichael C. (A),
20:00, Fehervary M. (2 min),
2nd Period (3 - 2)
00:17, Carlsson L. (2 min),
05:21, McIlrath D. (5 min),
05:21, Johnston R. (5 min),
05:54, 3 - 1, Leonard R. (G), Sourdif J. (A), McMichael C. (A2)
07:30, 4 - 1, Sourdif J. (G), Leonard R. (A), McMichael C. (A2)
08:52, 5 - 1, Ovechkin A. (G), Fehervary M. (A), Carlson J. (A2)
11:51, Strome R. (Penalty Shot),
12:56, 5 - 2, Killorn A. (G), Johnston R. (A),
14:12, 5 - 3, Trouba J. (G), Terry T. (A),
18:16, Leonard R. (Penalty Shot),
19:45, Carlson J. (2 min),
3rd Period (2 - 1)
00:01, Mrazek P. ↓, Dostal L. ↑,
09:22, 5 - 4, Sennecke B. (G), Gauthier C. (A), LaCombe J. (A2)
18:46, 6 - 4, Carlson J. (G), Dowd N. (A), Fehervary M. (A2)
19:19, 7 - 4, Ovechkin A. (G), Sourdif J. (A),

Highlights

Chances of winning

Washington Capitals
44.8%

Draw
21.9%

Anaheim Ducks
33.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

46.4%

23%

30.7%

Our Initial ML Estimation

47.9%

22.3%

29.7%

Washington Capitals - Anaheim Ducks Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.12 ↑ (2.04)	4.36 ↑ (4.12)	2.86 ↓ (3.08)	5.1% (5.8%)

The most likely Over/Under: 6.25

What is the prediction for Washington Capitals - Anaheim Ducks?

Users Predictions: 9 users predict this event. Washington will win (votes: 4 - 44.4%). Anaheim will win (votes: 1 - 11.1%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 44.4%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Washington: 11.9% – 76.9%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 1 high ROI users predict this event. Washington (votes: 1 - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 4:3.

Preview Facts

A great opportunity to watch a clash of neighbouring teams in the table (ranked 8 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: ) and 6 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: ))
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Washington won 4.
Washington has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 2 wins).
Anaheim has been on a rough run of results (in the last 5 games, wins – 0).
Washington may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
Recently, Anaheim has had a series of home games.
Washington is expected to have a slight advantage in this match.
There will not play in Washington: Dubois P. (Abdominal strain) Protas A. (Lower-Body Injury)
There will not play in Anaheim: Vatrano F. (Shoulder Injury)
There are questionable in Washington: Wilson T. (Lower-Body Injury)
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Washington won 12 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 8 matches, and goals 64:60. (average 3.2:3).
Including home matches between the teams, Washington won 6 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 30:23. (average 3.3:2.6).

How many head-to-head matches has Washington Capitals won against Anaheim Ducks?

Washington Capitals has won 5 of their last 7 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Anaheim Ducks won against Washington Capitals?

Anaheim Ducks has won 2 of their last 7 head-to-head matches.

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

The latest head-to-head matches between Washington Capitals - Anaheim Ducks were as follows:

05.12.2025 Anaheim Ducks - Washington Capitals 4:3

11.03.2025 Anaheim Ducks - Washington Capitals 4:7

14.01.2025 Washington Capitals - Anaheim Ducks 3:0

16.01.2024 Washington Capitals - Anaheim Ducks 2:0

30.11.2023 Anaheim Ducks - Washington Capitals 4:5

Latest results of Washington Capitals

03.01.2026 Washington Capitals - Chicago Blackhawks 2:3 ✺

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29.12.2025 Florida Panthers - Washington Capitals 5:3 ✺

27.12.2025 New Jersey Devils - Washington Capitals 3:4 ✺

Latest results of Anaheim Ducks

02.01.2026 Anaheim Ducks - Minnesota Wild 2:5 ✺

31.12.2025 Anaheim Ducks - Tampa Bay Lightning 3:4 ✺

29.12.2025 Anaheim Ducks - San Jose Sharks 4:5 ✺

27.12.2025 Los Angeles Kings - Anaheim Ducks 6:1 ✺

22.12.2025 Anaheim Ducks - Seattle Kraken 1:3 ✺

NHL Table

Main

Western Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Colorado Avalanche	43	29	3	7	4	175:99	71
2	Dallas Stars	44	22	4	8	10	153:124	60
3	Minnesota Wild	45	18	8	8	11	143:121	60
4	Vegas Golden Knights	42	14	5	12	11	133:132	50
5	Edmonton Oilers	44	17	5	6	16	149:148	50
6	Seattle Kraken	42	14	6	8	14	117:123	48
7	San Jose Sharks	43	12	10	3	18	136:151	47
8	Los Angeles Kings	42	12	6	10	14	114:117	46
9	Utah Mammoth	44	15	6	3	20	133:125	45
10	Anaheim Ducks	44	13	8	3	20	147:163	45
11	Nashville Predators	43	14	6	4	19	122:143	44
12	Chicago Blackhawks	43	14	4	7	18	125:137	43
13	St. Louis Blues	44	17	0	8	19	110:153	42
14	Calgary Flames	44	14	4	4	22	114:134	40
15	Vancouver Canucks	43	10	6	5	22	121:153	37
16	Winnipeg Jets	42	13	2	5	22	121:134	35

Eastern Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Carolina Hurricanes	44	18	9	3	14	152:133	57
2	Montreal Canadiens	44	16	9	6	13	151:144	56
3	Detroit Red Wings	45	19	7	4	15	141:142	56
4	Tampa Bay Lightning	42	21	5	3	13	146:112	55
5	New York Islanders	44	16	8	5	15	130:122	53
6	Philadelphia Flyers	42	15	7	8	12	130:120	52
7	Pittsburgh Penguins	42	17	4	9	12	139:132	51
8	Buffalo Sabres	42	17	6	4	15	135:131	50
9	Washington Capitals	44	20	2	6	16	143:129	50
10	Toronto Maple Leafs	43	16	5	7	15	143:140	49
11	Boston Bruins	44	16	7	2	19	141:144	48
12	Florida Panthers	43	19	3	3	18	132:140	47
13	New Jersey Devils	44	15	7	2	20	115:137	46
14	New York Rangers	45	13	7	6	19	118:125	46
15	Ottawa Senators	43	15	5	5	18	139:145	45
16	Columbus Blue Jackets	43	11	7	7	18	132:147	43

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