Nashville Predators vs Washington Capitals 3-4, 30 Oct 2026

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NHL Friday, 30 October 2026

Nashville Predators 22nd place · GP 14 · W 5 · PTS 15

3–4 Final

Washington Capitals 16th place · GP 12 · W 8 · PTS 16

VenueBridgestone Arena CountryUnited States Kick-off30 Oct · 00:00 GMT CompetitionNHL

SportsLife forecast

Made before the match

Our pick

52% Nashville Predators Home

48% Washington Capitals Away

52% 48%

Our pick Nashville Predators Low confidence Missed

Nashville sits 19th with 13 points from 12 games, Washington 22nd with 12 points from 10 games
Nashville form WLLWL, Washington form LWWLW, both mixed
Nashville won both last meetings, 5-4 and 6-5, though those were in 2019 and 2020

Estimated by the SportsLife model from the league table, recent form and results, last meetings and home advantage. Not betting advice.

Match stats

NHL

Nashville PredatorsWashington Capitals

28Shots on goal29

61%Face-off %39%

1/3Power play0/2

33%Power play %0%

4Penalty minutes6

17Hits23

9Blocked shots10

17Giveaways17

3Takeaways3

Skaters

NHL

Nashville Predators

Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
R. JosiD	0	3	3	1	6	22:56
F. ForsbergL	2	0	2	1	3	21:39
R. ColtonC	1	0	1	-1	4	15:04
A. EdstromC	0	1	1	0	2	17:15
R. O'ReillyC	0	1	1	-1	0	21:42
J. MarchessaultR	0	0	0	-1	5	17:10
M. BourqueC	0	0	0	-1	3	17:08
S. StamkosC	0	0	0	-1	3	20:26

Washington Capitals

Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
C. HutsonD	2	0	2	2	2	18:26
A. ProtasL	0	2	2	2	0	19:33
J. St. IvanyD	0	2	2	1	0	15:12
J. ChychrunD	0	1	1	-1	5	22:30
J. KyrouR	0	1	1	1	4	14:31
P. DuboisC	0	1	1	2	2	17:07
B. JennerC	1	0	1	1	1	16:09
A. TuchR	1	0	1	0	1	17:18

Scoring summary

NHL

Time	Team	Scorer	Assists	Score
P1 12:48	NSH	F. Forsberg (PP)	R. O'Reilly, R. Josi	1–0
P1 16:13	WSH	C. Hutson	J. St. Ivany, P. Dubois	1–1
P2 04:15	WSH	B. Jenner	A. Protas, M. Fehérváry	1–2
P2 09:09	NSH	F. Forsberg	R. Josi	2–2
P2 13:46	WSH	C. Hutson	A. Protas, J. St. Ivany	2–3
P3 06:34	NSH	R. Colton	A. Edstrom, R. Josi	3–3
P3 10:09	WSH	A. Tuch	J. Kyrou, J. Chychrun	3–4

Goaltenders

NHL

Goalie	Team	Saves	SV%	TOI
J. Saros	Nashville Predators	25/29	0.862	57:57
C. Lindgren	Washington Capitals	25/28	0.893	60:00

Three stars

NHL

#	Player	Team	Pos	Line
1	C. Hutson	WSH	D	2G 0A
2	F. Forsberg	NSH	L	2G 0A
3	A. Tuch	WSH	R	1G 0A

Form and recent results

Nashville PredatorsLWLLW

W31 OctNashville Predators 5–4 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL
L28 OctNashville Predators 3–4 New York Islanders NHL
W26 OctNashville Predators 6–2 Colorado Avalanche NHL
L25 OctPittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Nashville Predators NHL
L23 OctBoston Bruins 6–0 Nashville Predators NHL
W18 OctNashville Predators 5–2 St. Louis Blues NHL

Washington CapitalsWLWWW

W28 OctWashington Capitals 5–2 Philadelphia Flyers NHL
W25 OctWashington Capitals 4–3 Buffalo Sabres NHL
L21 OctWashington Capitals 2–5 Los Angeles Kings NHL
W17 OctWashington Capitals 4–2 New Jersey Devils NHL
W15 OctWashington Capitals 5–4 Montreal Canadiens NHL
L13 OctCarolina Hurricanes 4–2 Washington Capitals NHL

Last meetings

30 Jan 2020Washington Capitals 4–5 Nashville Predators NHL
11 Oct 2019Nashville Predators 6–5 Washington Capitals NHL