Capitals vs. Oilers Prediction, Odds & Stats - January 24, 2026

Scoreboard	1	2	3	OT	Odds
Washington Capitals 43-30-3-6	1	2	2	0	+9.5
Edmonton Oilers 41-30-7-4	1	1	3	1	-140

Date	Result	Competition
04/30/26	Edmonton Oilers EDM ( 41-30-7-4 ) Anaheim Ducks ANA ( 43-33-6 ) 2 - 5	Pacific
04/28/26	Anaheim Ducks ANA ( 43-33-6 ) Edmonton Oilers EDM ( 41-30-7-4 ) 1 - 4	Pacific
04/26/26	Edmonton Oilers EDM ( 41-30-7-4 ) Anaheim Ducks ANA ( 43-33-6 ) 3 - 4	Pacific
04/24/26	Edmonton Oilers EDM ( 41-30-7-4 ) Anaheim Ducks ANA ( 43-33-6 ) 4 - 7	Pacific
04/22/26	Anaheim Ducks ANA ( 43-33-6 ) Edmonton Oilers EDM ( 41-30-7-4 ) 6 - 4	Pacific
04/20/26	Anaheim Ducks ANA ( 43-33-6 ) Edmonton Oilers EDM ( 41-30-7-4 ) 3 - 4	Pacific
04/14/26	Washington Capitals WAS ( 43-30-3-6 ) Columbus Blue Jackets CLB ( 40-30-10-2 ) 2 - 1	Metropolitan
04/12/26	Pittsburgh Penguins PIT ( 41-25-6-10 ) Washington Capitals WAS ( 43-30-3-6 ) 0 - 3	Metropolitan
04/11/26	Washington Capitals WAS ( 43-30-3-6 ) Pittsburgh Penguins PIT ( 41-25-6-10 ) 6 - 3	Metropolitan
04/08/26	Washington Capitals WAS ( 43-30-3-6 ) Toronto Maple Leafs TOR ( 32-36-10-4 ) 4 - 0	Metropolitan
04/05/26	Washington Capitals WAS ( 43-30-3-6 ) NY Rangers Rangers NYR ( 34-39-8-1 ) 1 - 8	Metropolitan
04/04/26	Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 ) Washington Capitals WAS ( 43-30-3-6 ) 2 - 6	Atlantic

Team	Puckline	Moneyline	Over / Under
Washington Capitals WAS	+1.5 -1600	-140	U+9.50
Edmonton Oilers EDM	-1.5 +700	+110	O+9.50

time	fav	line	total
Opening 23 Jan 9:25pm	WAS		O +6.5 -105
Closing 25 Jan 5:34am	WAS		U +9.5 -325

Connor McDavid Center Washington	138	Points	64	Alex Ovechkin Left Wing Edmonton
Mattias Ekholm Defense Washington	32	+ / -	20	Jakob Chychrun Defense Edmonton
Connor McDavid Center Washington	306	Shots	244	Alex Ovechkin Left Wing Edmonton
Tom Wilson Right Wing Edmonton	117	Penalty Mins	104	Darnell Nurse Defense Washington
Logan Thompson Goaltender Edmonton	31	Wins	16	Connor Ingram Goaltender Washington
Connor Ingram Goaltender Washington	2.6	GAA	2	Clay Stevenson Goaltender Edmonton

Leon Draisaitl Center Washington	10	Points
Kasperi Kapanen Right Wing Washington	7	+ / -
Connor McDavid Center Washington	20	Shots	Did not qualify
Jake Walman Defense Washington	8	Penalty Mins
Connor Ingram Goaltender Washington	2	Wins
Tristan Jarry Goaltender Washington	3.8	GAA

team	win	loss	last 10	w/l streak	ats	money	home	away	total
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals	25	21	8-2-0	4W	27-25	643	14-10-0-3	11-11-1-2	24-23-5
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers	25	19	6-2-1-1	1W	21-31	-544	12-8-2-2	13-11-3-1	27-19-6

date	home-away	ats	o/u	EDM:Shots	EDM:Goals	EDM:Assists	WAS:Shots	WAS:Goals	WAS:Assists
01/24/2026	EDM 6 - WAS 5	EDM	Over 6.5	40	6	12	27	5	10
11/19/2025	WAS 7 - EDM 4	WAS	Over 6	30	4	7	22	7	11
02/23/2025	WAS 7 - EDM 3	WAS	Over 6.5	25	3	4	35	7	11
01/21/2025	EDM 2 - WAS 3	WAS	Under 6	14	3	5	32	2	3
03/13/2024	EDM 7 - WAS 2	EDM	Over 6.5	25	2	2	37	7	13
11/24/2023	WAS 0 - EDM 5	EDM	Under 6.5	35	5	10	25	0	0
12/05/2022	EDM 2 - WAS 3	WAS	Under 6.5	50	3	5	30	2	1
11/07/2022	WAS 5 - EDM 4	WAS	Over 6.5	29	4	7	31	5	7
03/09/2022	EDM 4 - WAS 3	EDM	Over 6.5	32	3	6	40	4	6
02/02/2022	WAS 3 - EDM 5	EDM	Over 6.5	27	5	9	27	3	3
10/24/2019	EDM 4 - WAS 3	EDM	Over 6	28	3	4	40	4	7
11/05/2018	WAS 4 - EDM 2	WAS	Under 6	33	2	4	23	4	7
10/25/2018	EDM 4 - WAS 1	EDM	Under 6.5	32	1	2	32	4	5
11/12/2017	WAS 1 - EDM 1	EDM	Under 5.5	30	1	2	19	1	2
10/28/2017	EDM 2 - WAS 5	WAS	Over 5.5	31	5	7	40	2	4

date	score	ats	o/u	Shots	Goals	Assists
04/14/2026	CLB 1 - WAS 2	W	Under 6.5	21	2	3
04/12/2026	WAS 3 - PIT 0	W	Under 7	24	0	0
04/11/2026	PIT 3 - WAS 6	W	Over 6.5	32	6	10
04/08/2026	TOR 0 - WAS 4	W	Under 6.5	20	4	7
04/05/2026	NYR 8 - WAS 1	L	Over 6	21	1	2
04/04/2026	WAS 6 - BUF 2	W	Over 6.5	39	2	4
04/02/2026	NJ 7 - WAS 3	L	Over 6.5	32	3	6
03/31/2026	WAS 6 - PHI 4	W	Over 5.5	24	4	7
03/28/2026	VEG 4 - WAS 4	W	Over 6	22	4	8
03/26/2026	UTAH 4 - WAS 7	W	Over 6	25	7	11

date	score	ats	o/u	Shots	Goals	Assists
04/30/2026	ANA 5 - EDM 2	L	Under 7	31	5	10
04/28/2026	EDM 4 - ANA 1	W	Under 7	20	4	7
04/26/2026	ANA 4 - EDM 3	L	Under 7	38	4	7
04/24/2026	ANA 7 - EDM 4	L	Over 7	39	7	11
04/22/2026	EDM 4 - ANA 6	L	Over 7	37	4	8
04/20/2026	EDM 4 - ANA 3	W	Over 6.5	34	4	8
04/16/2026	EDM 6 - VAN 1	W	Over 6.5	35	6	11
04/13/2026	EDM 1 - COL 1	W	Under 6.5	31	1	2
04/11/2026	LA 1 - EDM 0	L	Under 6.5	21	1	0
04/08/2026	SJ 2 - EDM 5	W	Under 7	14	2	4

Washington Capitals WAS Edmonton Oilers EDM

rank	edge in	rank	avg
1	Goals Per Game	3	3.5
1	Goals Against Per Game	12	4.3
1	Shots Per Game	8	28.3
1	Shots Against Per Game	15	32.3
1	Shooting %	4	12.4
1	Opponent Shooting %	15	13.4
1	Shot Differential Per Game	11	-4
1	Scoring Efficiency Ratio	4	12.4
1	Save %	7	.870
1	Opponent Save %	2	.880
1	Penalty Minutes Per Game	14	7.2
1	Power Play Goals Per Game	5	0.67
1	Power Play Goals Against Per Game	8	1.33
1	Power Play %	3	28.6
1	Penalty Kill %	16	50.0
1	Blocks To Shots On Goal Ratio	1	2.26

offence

Washington Capitals WAS

	Season stats	rank
Goals	3.18	15
Shots	28.05	16
Power Play (%)	18	25
Faceoff (%)	49	20
Penalty Mins	771	11

Edmonton Oilers EDM

	Season stats	rank
Goals	3.44	6
Shots	29.74	4
Power Play (%)	31	1
Faceoff (%)	53	4
Penalty Mins	748	12

defence

Washington Capitals WAS

	Season stats	rank
Goals	3.18	15
Shots	28.05	16
Power Play (%)	18	25
Faceoff (%)	49	20
Penalty Mins	771	11

Edmonton Oilers EDM

	Season stats	rank
Goals	3.44	6
Shots	29.74	4
Power Play (%)	31	1
Faceoff (%)	53	4
Penalty Mins	748	12

Washington Capitals WAS

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Rasmus Sandin (D)	Ques Tues	Leg - 13 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Pierre-Luc Dubois (LW)	Ques Sun	Upper Body - 12 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Charlie Lindgren (G)	Ques Tues	Upper Body - 09 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Aliaksei Protas (LW)	Ques Sat	Upper Body - 29 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Ethen Frank (RW)	Ques Sat	Lower Body - 22 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Tom Wilson (RW)	Ques Fri	Illness - 26 / 02 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Tom Wilson (RW)	Ques Wed	Illness - 25 / 02 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
John Carlson (D)	Out indefinitely	Lower Body - 22 / 02 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Sonny Milano (LW)	Ques Feb 25	Personal - 05 / 02 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Connor McMichael (LW)	Out indefinitely	Undisclosed - 31 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details

Edmonton Oilers EDM

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Jason Dickinson (C)	Ques Thurs	Lower Body - 30 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Jason Dickinson (C)	Ques Tues	Lower Body - 28 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Connor McDavid (C)	Ques Tues	Undisclosed - 28 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Colton Dach (C)	Ques Tues	Illness - 27 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Jason Dickinson (C)	Ques Sun	Undisclosed - 22 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Adam Henrique (C)	Out indefinitely	Undisclosed - 21 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Max Jones (LW)	Out indefinitely	Lower Body - 13 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Connor Ingram (G)	Ques Sat	Undisclosed - 09 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Jason Dickinson (C)	Questionable	Leg - 09 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Zach Hyman (LW)	Out indefinitely	Undisclosed - 05 / 04 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details

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Washington Capitals WAS

Capitals are 1-4 in their last 5 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation.

Over is 5-1 in Capitals last 6 Saturday games.

Under is 4-1-1 in Capitals last 6 vs. a team with a losing record.

Under is 5-2-1 in Capitals last 8 games as a favorite.

Capitals are 13-39 in their last 52 games as an underdog of +201 or greater.

Edmonton Oilers EDM

Over is 5-1-1 in Oilers last 7 Saturday games.

Oilers are 7-2 in their last 9 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.

Under is 3-1-1 in Oilers last 5 games as a favorite.

Over is 3-1-1 in Oilers last 5 following a home loss of 3 or more goals.

Oilers are 13-53 in their last 66 games as an underdog of +201 or greater.

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
Carolina Hurricanes CAR	53-22	49-30	37-35-7
Buffalo Sabres BUF	50-23	45-33	35-34-9
Tampa Bay Lightning TB	50-26	45-33	42-32-4
Montreal Canadiens MON	48-24	45-33	42-32-4
Boston Bruins BOS	45-27	45-33	35-34-9
Ottawa Senators OTT	44-27	30-43	37-31-5
Pittsburgh Penguins PIT	41-25	46-30	38-30-8
Philadelphia Flyers PHI	43-27	49-30	37-35-7
Washington Capitals WAS	43-30	39-33	34-31-7
Detroit Red Wings DET	41-31	38-34	34-30-8
Columbus Blue Jackets CLB	40-30	39-33	34-31-7
NY Islanders Islanders NYI	43-34	27-42	37-27-5
New Jersey Devils NJ	42-37	28-44	31-37-4
Florida Panthers FLA	40-38	38-34	34-30-8
Toronto Maple Leafs TOR	32-36	30-41	40-23-8
NY Rangers Rangers NYR	34-39	35-35	30-38-2

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
Colorado Avalanche COL	55-16	39-36	29-36-10
Dallas Stars DAL	50-20	31-47	39-35-4
Minnesota Wild MIN	46-24	41-38	44-30-5
Vegas Golden Knights VEG	39-26	30-47	37-33-7
Edmonton Oilers EDM	41-30	35-43	43-28-7
Utah Mammoth UTAH	43-33	30-47	37-33-7
Anaheim Ducks ANA	43-33	35-43	42-27-9
Los Angeles Kings LA	35-27	39-36	29-36-10
San Jose Sharks SJ	39-35	45-29	34-31-9
St. Louis Blues STL	37-33	37-33	31-35-4
Nashville Predators NAS	38-34	31-41	39-27-6
Winnipeg Jets WIN	35-35	45-29	34-31-9
Seattle Kraken SEA	34-37	44-27	29-35-7
Calgary Flames CAL	34-39	23-48	31-38-2
Chicago Blackhawks CHI	29-39	45-28	33-31-9
Vancouver Canucks VAN	25-49	31-40	39-25-7

Washington Capitals

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Edmonton Oilers

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Game Statistics

Shots

18.5

15.0

Shooting %

Penalties

Penalty Minutes

Power Plays

Goals

Team	Last 5 Matches
Washington Capitals WAS ( 43-30-3-6 )	W W W W L
Edmonton Oilers EDM ( 41-30-7-4 )	W L L L W

Connor McDavid Center Washington	138	Points	64	Alex Ovechkin Left Wing Edmonton
Mattias Ekholm Defense Washington	32	+ / -	20	Jakob Chychrun Defense Edmonton
Connor McDavid Center Washington	306	Shots	244	Alex Ovechkin Left Wing Edmonton
Tom Wilson Right Wing Edmonton	117	Penalty Mins	104	Darnell Nurse Defense Washington
Logan Thompson Goaltender Edmonton	31	Wins	16	Connor Ingram Goaltender Washington
Connor Ingram Goaltender Washington	2.6	GAA	2	Clay Stevenson Goaltender Edmonton

Leon Draisaitl Center Washington	10	Points
Kasperi Kapanen Right Wing Washington	7	+ / -
Connor McDavid Center Washington	20	Shots	Did not qualify
Jake Walman Defense Washington	8	Penalty Mins
Connor Ingram Goaltender Washington	2	Wins
Tristan Jarry Goaltender Washington	3.8	GAA

nhl Standings Complete WAS Standings

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Washington Capitals vs. Edmonton Oilers Prediction, NHL Odds

A pair of slumping teams with high expectations go head-to-head on Hockey Night in Canada when the Washington Capitals visit the Edmonton Oilers.

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
Carolina Hurricanes CAR	53-22	49-30	37-35-7
Buffalo Sabres BUF	50-23	45-33	35-34-9
Tampa Bay Lightning TB	50-26	45-33	42-32-4
Montreal Canadiens MON	48-24	45-33	42-32-4
Boston Bruins BOS	45-27	45-33	35-34-9
Ottawa Senators OTT	44-27	30-43	37-31-5
Pittsburgh Penguins PIT	41-25	46-30	38-30-8
Philadelphia Flyers PHI	43-27	49-30	37-35-7
Washington Capitals WAS	43-30	39-33	34-31-7
Detroit Red Wings DET	41-31	38-34	34-30-8
Columbus Blue Jackets CLB	40-30	39-33	34-31-7
NY Islanders Islanders NYI	43-34	27-42	37-27-5
New Jersey Devils NJ	42-37	28-44	31-37-4
Florida Panthers FLA	40-38	38-34	34-30-8
Toronto Maple Leafs TOR	32-36	30-41	40-23-8
NY Rangers Rangers NYR	34-39	35-35	30-38-2

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
Colorado Avalanche COL	55-16	39-36	29-36-10
Dallas Stars DAL	50-20	31-47	39-35-4
Minnesota Wild MIN	46-24	41-38	44-30-5
Vegas Golden Knights VEG	39-26	30-47	37-33-7
Edmonton Oilers EDM	41-30	35-43	43-28-7
Utah Mammoth UTAH	43-33	30-47	37-33-7
Anaheim Ducks ANA	43-33	35-43	42-27-9
Los Angeles Kings LA	35-27	39-36	29-36-10
San Jose Sharks SJ	39-35	45-29	34-31-9
St. Louis Blues STL	37-33	37-33	31-35-4
Nashville Predators NAS	38-34	31-41	39-27-6
Winnipeg Jets WIN	35-35	45-29	34-31-9
Seattle Kraken SEA	34-37	44-27	29-35-7
Calgary Flames CAL	34-39	23-48	31-38-2
Chicago Blackhawks CHI	29-39	45-28	33-31-9
Vancouver Canucks VAN	25-49	31-40	39-25-7