WPG at WSH
Winnipeg Jets at Washington Capitals. Preview from the model, the licensed feeds and last season's measures. Nothing here is a betting recommendation.
- Model now
- Expected score
- Market
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- Venue
- Capital One Arena
What the model says now
Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average. This estimate moves until the ledger freezes it before puck drop.
Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)
What the schedule did to each side
Nights off, back-to-backs, third games in four nights, road-trip position and travel since the last game, from the statistical schedule. Shown as facts; rest is in the price, travel is not.
2 nights off · game 3 of a road trip
2 nights off · 3400 km since the last game, 3 time zones
In goal
The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.
Stuart Skinner
Logan Thompson
Expected lines
What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.
Winnipeg Jets
L1 Kyle Connor (above the league middle) · Mark Scheifele (top tenth of the league) · Cole Perfetti (bottom tenth of the league)
L2 Isak Rosen (above the league middle) · Viggo Bjorck · Gabriel Vilardi (top tenth of the league)
L3 Morgan Barron (above the league middle) · Adam Lowry (bottom tenth of the league) · Alex Iafallo (below the league middle)
D1 Josh Morrissey (top tenth of the league) · Neal Pionk (above the league middle)
D2 Dylan Samberg (below the league middle) · Dylan DeMelo (above the league middle)
PP1 Gabriel Vilardi (top tenth of the league) · Mark Scheifele (top tenth of the league) · Cole Perfetti (bottom tenth of the league) · Josh Morrissey (top tenth of the league) · Kyle Connor (above the league middle)
Washington Capitals
L1 Alex Ovechkin (below the league middle) · Ilya Protas · Aliaksei Protas (below the league middle)
L2 Alex Tuch (top tenth of the league) · Justin Sourdif (below the league middle) · Tom Wilson (above the league middle)
L3 Ryan Leonard (above the league middle) · Dylan Strome (above the league middle) · Jordan Kyrou (below the league middle)
D1 Jakob Chychrun (top tenth of the league) · Timothy Liljegren (below the league middle)
D2 Martin Fehervary (above the league middle) · Vincent Desharnais
PP1 Tom Wilson (above the league middle) · Dylan Strome (above the league middle) · Ryan Leonard (above the league middle) · Alex Ovechkin (below the league middle) · Jakob Chychrun (top tenth of the league)
Who the clubs list as out
Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.
Winnipeg Jets
Elias Salomonsson (D): Day To Day (shoulder), listed since 2026-09-25, expected back 2026-10-22
Garrett Brown (D): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-09-29, expected back 2026-10-30
Josh Morrissey (D): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-07, expected back 2026-10-22
Vladislav Namestnikov (C): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-10-15, expected back 2026-10-25
Walker Duehr (RW): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-09-29, expected back 2026-10-29
Washington Capitals
Justin Sourdif (RW): Out (illness), listed since 2026-10-16, expected back 2026-10-20
Matt Roy (D): Out (lower body), listed since 2026-10-03, expected back 2026-10-20
Patrick Thomas (C): Out (upper-body), listed since 2026-09-19, expected back 2026-10-24
Pierre-Luc Dubois (LW): Out (illness), listed since 2026-10-10, expected back 2026-10-20
Rasmus Sandin (D): Out (knee), listed since 2026-04-20, expected back 2026-12-26
Who has the whistle
Named by the league, usually near puck drop. Each referee's record is from last season's play-by-play penalties; ranks are distance from league norms.