WASHINGTON

CAPITALSWSH

39-14-8  |  Road

3
FINAL
Wed, Mar 5 • 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden
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NEW YORK

RANGERSNYR

31-26-4  |  Home

2
Goaltending
Charlie Lindgren
GOALTENDER

Charlie Lindgren

#79 | Goaltender
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Igor Shesterkin
GOALTENDER

Igor Shesterkin

#31 | Goaltender
Player W-L-OTL GAA SV% SO
Charlie Lindgren None-None 1.87 0.882 --
Igor Shesterkin None-None 2.81 0.885 --
None-None W-L-OTL None-None
1.87 Ldr GAA 2.81
0.882 Save % Ldr 0.885
-- SO --
AI Model Win Probability
CAPITALS
100%
📊
RANGERS
0%
CAPITALS --
RANGERS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
8.5
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 0%
Under 0 100%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-0.2
NEW YORK
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +0.2 points (New York)
CapitalsWSH (-3.5) 0 RangersNYR (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Capitals Cover

46.0%

Rangers Cover

54.0%

+6+4+20-2-4-6
Distribution centered around NYR -0.2 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (NYR)

WSH By 1 goal

16.6%

WSH By 2-3 goals

16.6%

NYR By 1 goal

18.3%

NYR By 2-3 goals

20.8%

AI Model Projected Score
4.15
WASHINGTON
4.35
NEW YORK
Simulated Score
2
WASHINGTON
3
NEW YORK
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Rangers Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Rangers Loss
50% Win Prob
B
Puck Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Rangers (+0) Loss
Proj Goals: -0.2
D
Sim Rangers (+0) Loss
Proj Goals: -1.0
B
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI o0 Win
Proj Total: 8.5
D
Sim u0.0 Win
Proj Total: 5.0
B
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Apr 5, 2026 WSH @ NYR 1 - 8
Dec 31, 2025 NYR @ WSH 3 - 6
Dec 23, 2025 NYR @ WSH 7 - 3
Oct 12, 2025 WSH @ NYR 1 - 0
Mar 5, 2025 WSH @ NYR 3 - 2
Key Model Drivers
Hits (L5) +99.8% more
New York: 28.6 vs Washington: 14.3
Takeaways (L5) +51.8% more
New York: 6.5 vs Washington: 4.3
Blocked Shots (L5) +10.8% more
New York: 18.1 vs Washington: 16.4
Power Play % (L5) +9.2%
Washington: 22.6% vs New York: 13.4%
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
WSH Score 4.2 3
NYR Score 4.4 2
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Blocked Shots 18.1 / 16.4 14.0 / 19.0
Faceoff % 48.2 / 48.5 57.6 / 42.4
Hits 28.6 / 14.3 36.0 / 22.0
Power Play % 13.4 / 22.6 0.0 / 25.0
Shots on Goal 28.5 / 30.0 17.0 / 26.0
Takeaways 6.5 / 4.3 3.0 / 3.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
58%TICKETS42%
53%MONEY47%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
34%TICKETS66%
76%MONEY24%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
62%TICKETS38%
51%MONEY49%