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Avalanche vs Capitals Prediction

Overall: venue ignored · using games through Nov 1, 2026

Our pick

Toss-up: Avalanche by a hair (50.9%) · projected 3.5–3.1

Our rankings

Capitals 53%

Avalanche #7 vs Capitals #4 in our rankings (network centrality).

Common opponents

Capitals 59%

Capitals by 0.8 goals here, from 5 comparisons.

Efficiency

Avalanche 55%

Projected Avalanche 3.5, Capitals 3.1 from opponent-adjusted goals scored and allowed.

Avalanche and Capitals common opponents · 5

Against the same teams: Avalanche went 3–3, Capitals went 4–1. The edge compares average margins, as played.

OpponentAvalancheCapitalsEdge
Lightning W 6–3 home, Oct 23 L 1–3 away, Oct 3 COL +5.0
Predators L 2–6 away, Oct 25 W 4–3 away, Oct 29 WSH +5.0
Flyers L 2–3 away, Oct 19 W 5–2 home, Oct 28 WSH +4.0
Penguins W 5–2 home, Oct 16 W 5–3 home, Oct 7 COL +1.0
Devils L 3–4 away, Oct 20
W 5–2 home, Oct 28
W 4–2 home, Oct 17 WSH +1.0