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2026-27 forecast · Fri, Mar 26, 7:00 PM ET
Logan Thompson · 0.912 SV%
The preseason ratings make Washington Capitals 54.4% to win at home: barely a lean at all, worth 4.4 points over a coin flip, which grades C. Over a full season those same ratings project WSH for 98 points and BOS for 99.
A preseason forecast from each team's regressed rating and home ice, the ratings behind the projected standings. The full model read, with the starting goalies, rest and form, publishes within seven days of the game and replaces this page’s numbers. How this is calculated
WSH controlled play at 5v5 last season, 49.9% of the expected goals to 47.6%.
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Logan Thompson (WSH) saved 2.8 goals above expected to Jeremy Swayman's -4.6, on save percentages of 0.912 and 0.908.
None of that is the model read. This is a rating-and-home-ice forecast; the full prediction, with confirmed goalies, rest and form, priced against the market, publishes inside the seven days before puck drop and replaces these numbers. Washington Capitals over Boston Bruins is where it starts, not where it ends.
No sportsbook has posted a price for this game yet. Prices usually appear roughly a week before puck drop.
No starter is named this far out. These are each side’s projected starters on the current roster, with last season’s numbers.
BOS
Jeremy Swayman
55 games, 2025-26
WSH
Logan Thompson
58 games, 2025-26
| BOS | Metric | WSH |
|---|---|---|
| 47.6% | xGF% (5v5) | 49.9% |
| — | Shot share | — |
| — | Goals for / game | — |
| — | Goals against / game | — |
| — | Power play | — |
| — | Penalty kill | — |
| — | Faceoffs | — |
Boston Bruins
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 David Pastrnak | R | 35 | 57 | 92 |
 John-Jason Peterka | R | 25 | 28 | 53 |
 Morgan Geekie | C | 27 | 23 | 50 |
 Charlie McAvoy | D | 10 | 38 | 48 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alex Ovechkin | L | 34 | 29 | 63 |
| Date | Game | Pick | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-14 | BOS @ WSH | WSH | BOS 3–2 WSH | Missed |
| 2026-03-07 | WSH @ BOS | BOS | WSH 1–3 BOS | Correct |
| 2025-10-08 | BOS @ WSH | WSH | BOS 3–1 WSH | Missed |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins | 99 | 54.2% |
| Washington Capitals | 98 | 51.2% |
Forecast method preseason-elo-v1; ratings as of 2026-08-19.
 Dylan Strome | C | 21 | 39 | 60 |
|---|
 Alex Tuch | R | 26 | 30 | 57 |
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 Jordan Kyrou | R | 25 | 32 | 56 |
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