Capitals 4, Predators 3 — October 29, 2026: recap and analysis

WSHWSH
Washington Capitals
7-4-0 · W2 · L10: 6-4-0
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
Final
4—3
Oct 29, 2026 · Bridgestone Arena
NSHNSH
Nashville Predators
4-3-5 · OT1 · L10: 3-2-5
SO
W
OT
L
W
SO
L
SO
W
OT

Final score: Washington Capitals 4, Nashville Predators 3. Capitals won with fewer expected goals, 2.82 to 2.95. PuckLab's first star: Charlie Lindgren (25/28 saves, .893 SV%, +0.4 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Capitals, 53% (won).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
WSH xG
2.82
ACTUAL
4 — 3
NSH xG
2.95

Scoring Timeline

0.21
HIGH xG
NSH1P 12:48Power Play
WSH 0 - 1 NSH
0.02
LOW xG
WSH1P 16:13Even Strength
WSH 1 - 1 NSH
0.36
HIGH xG
WSH2P 04:15Even Strength
WSH 2 - 1 NSH
0.15
HIGH xG
NSH2P 09:09Even Strength
WSH 2 - 2 NSH
0.10
HIGH xG
WSH2P 13:46Even Strength
WSH 3 - 2 NSH
0.52
HIGH xG
NSH3P 06:34Even Strength
WSH 3 - 3 NSH
0.06
MED xG
WSH3P 10:09Even Strength
WSH 4 - 3 NSH

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Charlie Lindgren
79
Charlie Lindgren
G · WSH · #79
25/28 saves, .893 SV%, +0.4 GSAX
★2
Juuse Saros
74
Juuse Saros
G · NSH · #74
25/29 saves, .862 SV%, −1.5 GSAX
★3
Roman Josi
59
Roman Josi
D · NSH · #59
3A, 6 SOG

Team Stats

WSHNSH
29Shots28
2.82xGF2.95
54.95v5 CF%45.1
39.3FO%60.7
0/2PP1/3
23Hits17
10Blocks9
17Giveaways17
3Takeaways3
6PIM4

Period Breakdown

PeriodWSH SOGNSH SOGWSH xGNSH xG
1st5130.451.00
2nd1541.520.50
3rd9110.851.45
Total29282.822.95

Penalties

5 TOTAL
1P 10:57
WSH
Timothy LiljegrenHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Jack Drury
1P 11:01
WSH
Martin FehérváryHigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Steven Stamkos
2P 02:11
NSH
Nils HoglanderSlashing (2 min)
Drawn by Ryan Leonard
2P 13:52
NSH
Nicolas HagueTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Aliaksei Protas
3P 00:39
WSH
Jakob ChychrunInterference (2 min)
Drawn by Ross Colton

Lineups