Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, NHL forecast
Win probability
Starts from the pregame forecast, then moves with every score and the time left. Above the line favors WSH; hover for each play.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
Bruins
Capitals- John CarlsonGoals1
- Tom WilsonAssists1
- John CarlsonPoints1
Scoring summary
- P319:47Nic Dowd Goal (12) Backhand, assists: none0–2
- P112:00John Carlson Goal (10) Slap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (40), Tom Wilson (17)0–1
Turning points
The 2 plays that swung the win chance most, each judged at its own moment: the chance with the score just before it against just after.
- P112:00John Carlson Goal (10) Slap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (40), Tom Wilson (17)BOS 0 – 1 WSH · WSH 53% → 69% +16WSH 53% → 69%+16 pts
- P319:47Nic Dowd Goal (12) Backhand, assists: noneBOS 0 – 2 WSH · WSH >99% → 100% +0WSH >99% → 100%+0 pts
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point.
Capitals 53%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: NHL favorites the forecast gave 50–55% have won 51.2% of 926 graded games.
- Market
- No line yet
- Pre-line forecast
- WSH 53%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- WSH 47%
- Fair odds
- WSH -115
- BOS +115 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- BOS 3.0 – 3.2 WSH
- Margin from the forecast, total from team scoring ratings
How the number is built
Elo inputs in rating points (higher favors that team; 25–28 Elo is about a point of spread in football and basketball), then how the pieces combine.
| Factor | BOS | WSH | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1543 | 1484 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +35 | Worth 35 Elo in the NHL |
| Starting goalies | −3 | +1 | BOS: Jeremy Swayman: team allows 0.07 more goals than with its usual starter (≈29 weighted starts) · WSH: Charlie Lindgren: team allows 0.02 fewer goals than with its usual starter (≈30 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | BOS +20 Elo | BOS 52.9% | |
| Market-implied ratings | WSH 55.0% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | WSH 53.4% | 20% Elo, 80% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
Tale of the tape
This season coming into the game, regular season, each number with its league rank (the longer the bar, the higher). Home and road: the host's record at home against the visitor's on the road. Overtime and shootout losses count as losses in these records. Shot share is a team's share of the shots on goal in its games. PDO adds shooting and save percentages: far from 100 tends to even out.
| BOS | Stat | WSH |
|---|---|---|
| 11th of 313.3 | Goals scored | 2.727th of 31 |
| 5th of 312.7 | Goals allowed | 3.117th of 31 |
| 7th of 31+0.6 | Margin | −0.426th of 31 |
| 22nd of 3149.0% | Shot share | 46.4%27th of 31 |
| 3rd of 3191.6% | Save percentage | 90.3%16th of 31 |
| 7th of 316–4 | Last 10 | 3–724th of 31 |
| 5th of 3123–16 | Road vs home | 21–1815th of 31 |
Rating history
Each team's Elo over the last two seasons. Hover or drag to compare on any date.
Recent form
Last five results, and whether the forecast hit.
Head to head
BOS 1–1 WSH in their last 2 meetings; the forecast called 0 of 2.