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Rangers vs Capitals Prediction

Friday, Oct 9, 2026, 7:00 PM ET, Capital One Arena, Washington

Agatha Research Desk, Updated

New York RangersAWAYNew YorkRangers

FINAL

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AGATHA'S PICKWashington CapitalsHOMEWashingtonCapitals
57%WIN CHANCECapitals to WinWON#605 SEALED

Win chance at the seal 57%

Agatha's pick: Capitals to WinTHE VERDICT

Final score: Capitals 3, Rangers 1

SEALED ODDS
-130Pinnacle
CLOSING ODDS
-132Pinnacle, at the start
STAKE
1 unitflat, every pick
RESULT
WON +0.77uat the sealed price
GRADED
9:41 PM ETreceipt #605

Game Center

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NYR1001
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Play-by-play

  • [3- 20:00] Game End
  • [3- 20:00] End of 3rd Period
  • [3- 19:59] Tom Wilson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  • [3- 19:42] Pavel Dorofeyev Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • [3- 19:32] J.T. Miller shot blocked by Vincent Desharnais
  • [3- 19:17] Adam Fox shot blocked by Gabe Perreault
  • [3- 19:15] Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • [3- 19:03] Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • [3- 19:03] Puck in Netting
  • [3- 19:01] Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • [3- 18:40] Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
  • [3- 18:40] Timeout - Visitor

Leaders

  • Boone Jenner (WSH): 1
  • Ryan Leonard (WSH): 1
  • Boone Jenner (WSH): 1
  • Alexis Lafreniere (NYR): 1
  • J.T. Miller (NYR): 1
  • Alexis Lafreniere (NYR): 1

Game-day injuries

  • Matt Roy (WSH) - Out
  • Patrick Thomas (WSH) - Injured Reserve
  • Rasmus Sandin (WSH) - Injured Reserve
  • Igor Shesterkin (NYR) - Day-To-Day
  • Spencer Martin (NYR) - Out
  • Joe Veleno (NYR) - Injured Reserve
  • Joonas Korpisalo (NYR) - Injured Reserve
  • Aidan Thompson (NYR) - Injured Reserve
NYR

Tale of the tape

WSH

Rangers vs Capitals recent form

NYR 4-1 Rangers: last 5 games

  1. W5-2NYI Oct 6 New York Islanders, 5-2
  2. W4-2UTA Oct 4 Utah Mammoth, 4-2
  3. W2-0DET Oct 2 Detroit Red Wings, 2-0
  4. W5-1TBL Oct 1 Tampa Bay Lightning, 5-1
  5. L0-3BOS Sep 29 Boston Bruins, 0-3

WSH 4-1 Capitals: last 5 games

  1. W5-3PIT Oct 7 Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-3
  2. L1-3TBL Oct 3 Tampa Bay Lightning, 1-3
  3. W5-2CAR Oct 2 Carolina Hurricanes, 5-2
  4. W2-1CBJ Apr 14 Columbus Blue Jackets, 2-1
  5. W3-0PIT Apr 12 Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-0
Goals scored, last 5NYR 16WSH 16
Goals allowed, last 5fewer is betterNYR 8WSH 9

Rangers vs Capitals head-to-head

Since Apr 28, 2024: Capitals 5, Rangers 3

  1. Apr 5, 2026Rangers 8-1
  2. Dec 31, 2025Capitals 6-3
  3. Dec 23, 2025Rangers 7-3
  4. Oct 12, 2025Capitals 1-0
  5. Mar 5, 2025Capitals 3-2
  6. Jan 4, 2025Capitals 7-4
  7. Oct 29, 2024Capitals 5-3
  8. Apr 28, 2024Rangers 4-2

Rangers vs Capitals line movement

MONEYLINE Capitals to win at Pinnacle

Market (latest pregame line)

Spread (WSH)

-1.5

Total

5.5

Moneyline

NYR
+116
WSH
-140

Line movement, tracked by Agatha since first sighting (19 snapshots)

  • Moneyline (WSH) at FanDuel: opened -142, now -140
  • Spread (WSH) at FanDuel: opened -1.5, now -1.5
  • Total at FanDuel: opened 5.5, now 5.5

Agatha's pick for Rangers vs Capitals

The Capitals. Agatha gave Washington a 57% chance to win at Capital One Arena, Washington. It was one of Agatha's Best NHL Bets for Oct 9.

TV: NHL Net

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