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WSH @ CHI

Friday, January 9, 2026 · 7:00 PM CT

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Lines

Before puck drop the page uses Hard Rock Bet's latest moneyline, puck line and total; once the game is final it switches to Hard Rock's closing line so you can see how each bet graded. Hard Rock only — no other sportsbook is shown. Hard Rock doesn't post period totals to our feed, so the period table shows DraftKings and FanDuel lines (labelled DK / FD) and grades at DraftKings' number (FanDuel's if DraftKings has none, 1.5 if neither has posted); the 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.5 chips grade at a fixed line instead. vs DK/FD Close is each team's record against past games' DraftKings (else FanDuel) closing period total.

Betting trends

Each team's hit rate at tonight's number: Season (last season until 5 games are played), L5 / L10, Venue (home games for the home team, road games for the visitor) and H2H (meetings this season and last). vs HR Close is the record against each past game's own Hard Rock closing line (moneyline: in the role — favorite or underdog — the team has tonight). Trends only use games played before this one.

Totals and puck lines are graded on the official final score (overtime counts; the shootout winner gets one goal). Period totals use regulation goals of that period only.

Props, goalies, H2H

Player props lists every Hard Rock line for this game with Season / L10 / H2H over rates at that line; after the game the actual stat is shown. Goalies shows each team's starter from ESPN's probable-goalie report: Confirmed once the team or a beat reporter confirms it, Expected before that, refreshed every 30 minutes on game days. With no report yet it falls back to the team's most recent starter (Last start). After the game it shows the real starters from the box score. Injuries lists both teams' players on ESPN's injury report (Day-To-Day, Out, Injured Reserve) before puck drop. Head-to-head lists recent meetings with period scores and how the Hard Rock closing total graded.

Informational only. Not betting advice.

Washington Capitals
43-30-9 · Away
5 – 1
FINAL
Chicago Blackhawks
29-39-14 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
WSH -135 · CHI +115
Puck Line
WSH -1.5 (+175) · CHI +1.5 (-230)
Total
O 5.5 (-145) · U (+115)

Graded: total 6 → OVER W · CHI +1.5 L

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 5.5
 WSHo5.5 57%
25-19
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
60%
12-8
33%
1-2
52%
23-21
CHIo5.5 47%
20-23
40%
2-3
50%
5-5
41%
9-13
33%
1-2
44%
19-24
Puck Line
cover %
 WSH-1.5 39%
17-27
40%
2-3
20%
2-8
35%
7-13
33%
1-2
+7.80u
25-19
CHI+1.5 74%
32-11
100%
5-0
60%
6-4
82%
18-4
67%
2-1
+5.52u
30-13
Moneyline
win %
 WSH fav -135 50%
22-22
40%
2-3
30%
3-7
45%
9-11
33%
1-2
-0.06u
17-12
CHI dog +115 42%
18-25
80%
4-1
50%
5-5
46%
10-12
67%
2-1
+3.30u
18-24
Period Totals grade at DK/FD line 0.5 1.5 2.5 · Hard Rock posts no period totals — DraftKings / FanDuel shown (closing)
PeriodDK / FDTeamSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs DK/FD CloseAvg goalsGF / GA
1st Period
over 1.5 (DraftKings)
 DK 1.5 o-125/u-105 FD 1.5 o-142/u+112 WSH 46%
20-24
80%
4-1
50%
5-5
55%
11-9
100%
3-0
46%
20-24
 1.68 0.86 / 0.82
CHI 51%
22-21
100%
5-0
80%
8-2
46%
10-12
100%
3-0
51%
22-21
 1.51 0.70 / 0.81
2nd Period
over 1.5 (DraftKings)
 DK 1.5 o-180/u+140 FD 1.5 o-190/u+148 WSH 59%
26-18
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
55%
11-9
33%
1-2
59%
26-18
 2.00 1.11 / 0.89
CHI 65%
28-15
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
68%
15-7
33%
1-2
63%
27-16
 2.09 0.98 / 1.12
3rd Period
over 2.5 (FanDuel)
 FD 2.5 o+152/u-196 WSH 39%
17-27
80%
4-1
70%
7-3
40%
8-12
67%
2-1
64%
28-16
 2.32 1.23 / 1.09
CHI 44%
19-24
40%
2-3
40%
4-6
36%
8-14
67%
2-1
56%
24-19
 2.23 1.14 / 1.09
Team Comparison '25-26
WSHCHI
Record (W-L-OTL)43-30-929-39-14
Points %57.9%43.9%
Goals for / game3.212.60
Goals against / game2.983.35
Shots for / game28.024.6
Shots against / game28.130.0
Power play %17.8%16.9%
Penalty kill %80.1%83.6%
Faceoff %49.3%45.9%
1st period GF / GA0.83 / 0.760.74 / 0.88
2nd period GF / GA1.06 / 1.020.85 / 1.12
3rd period GF / GA1.24 / 1.090.91 / 1.18
Avg game total6.185.95
Starting Goalies from the box score
23 saves on 24 shots · 1 GA · W
19 saves on 24 shots · 5 GA · L
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
WSH3110240/3
CHI0100241/4
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
WSHPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Aliaksei Protas G 0.5
o+240
 37% 60% 0%0/2 0 U
Dylan Strome G 0.5
o+210
 21% 40% 67%2/3 0 U
Alex Ovechkin G 0.5
o+140
 32% 30% 50%1/2 1 O
Ryan Leonard G 0.5
o+250
 19% 30% 100%2/2 0 U
John Carlson G 0.5
o+525
 23% 20% 0%0/3 0 U
Anthony Beauvillier G 0.5
o+300
 16% 20% 0%0/1 1 O
Justin Sourdif G 0.5
o+300
 12% 20% 0%0/1 1 O
Sonny Milano G 0.5
o+600
 12% 10% 0%0/1 DNP
Jakob Chychrun G 0.5
o+260
 30% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Martin Fehérváry G 0.5
o+1100
 7% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Ethen Frank G 0.5
o+425
 12% 10% 0%0/1 1 O
Nic Dowd G 0.5
o+650
 6% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Matt Roy G 0.5
o+1000
 2% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Brandon Duhaime G 0.5
o+700
 9% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Rasmus Sandin G 0.5
o+1000
 5% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Declan Chisholm G 0.5
o+1400
 0% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Connor McMichael G 0.5
o+260
 11% 0% 0%0/3 1 O
Hendrix Lapierre G 0.5
o+800
 0% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Dylan Strome PTS 0.5
o-160 / u+120
 50% 70% 67%2/3 0 U
Aliaksei Protas PTS 0.5
o-110 / u-125
 59% 70% 0%0/2 0 U
Ryan Leonard PTS 0.5
o-130 / u+100
 51% 60% 100%2/2 2 O
Alex Ovechkin PTS 0.5
o-195 / u+145
 55% 40% 50%1/2 1 O
John Carlson PTS 0.5
o+100 / u-135
 55% 40% 33%1/3 2 O
Jakob Chychrun PTS 0.5
o-130 / u+100
 57% 40% 0%0/3 0 U
Anthony Beauvillier PTS 0.5
o+125 / u-165
 30% 30% 100%1/1 1 O
Connor McMichael PTS 0.5
o-110 / u-120
 34% 30% 33%1/3 2 O
Justin Sourdif PTS 0.5
o+115 / u-155
 23% 30% 0%0/1 1 O
Ryan Leonard A 0.5
o+135 / u-185
 38% 50% 0%0/2 2 O
Dylan Strome A 0.5
o+120 / u-160
 36% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Aliaksei Protas A 0.5
o+185 / u-250
 32% 40% 0%0/2 0 U
John Carlson A 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 45% 30% 33%1/3 2 O
Jakob Chychrun A 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 30% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Connor McMichael A 0.5
o+170 / u-230
 32% 30% 33%1/3 1 O
Alex Ovechkin A 0.5
o+130 / u-170
 39% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Justin Sourdif A 0.5
o+220 / u-300
 14% 20% 0%0/1 0 U
Anthony Beauvillier A 0.5
o+240 / u-350
 14% 10% 100%1/1 0 U
Dylan Strome SOG 1.5
o-190 / u+140
 52% 90% 33%1/3 1 U
Aliaksei Protas SOG 1.5
o-175 / u+130
 63% 70% 100%2/2 1 U
Jakob Chychrun SOG 2.5
o-190 / u+140
 68% 60% 0%0/3 1 U
Connor McMichael SOG 1.5
o-200 / u+145
 64% 60% 100%3/3 3 O
Justin Sourdif SOG 1.5
o-135 / u+100
 40% 60% 100%1/1 1 U
Alex Ovechkin SOG 2.5
o-160 / u+120
 55% 50% 50%1/2 4 O
John Carlson SOG 1.5
o-150 / u-105
 55% 40% 100%3/3 0 U
Anthony Beauvillier SOG 2.5
o+145 / u-190
 34% 40% 100%1/1 3 O
Ryan Leonard SOG 2.5
o+130 / u-175
 32% 40% 100%2/2 0 U
Logan Thompson SV 23.5
o-105 / u-125
 55% 80% 50%1/2 23 U
CHIPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Connor Bedard G 0.5
o+155
 45% 50% 0%0/2 0 U
Teuvo Teravainen G 0.5
o+350
 21% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Tyler Bertuzzi G 0.5
o+220
 38% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Nick Lardis G 0.5
o+425
 25% 30% 0%0/1 0 U
Andre Burakovsky G 0.5
o+325
 26% 20% 0%0/3 0 U
Jason Dickinson G 0.5
o+550
 17% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Ryan Donato G 0.5
o+325
 21% 20% 67%2/3 0 U
Nick Foligno G 0.5
o+575
 5% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Connor Murphy G 0.5
o+1300
 2% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Landon Slaggert G 0.5
o+650
 12% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Wyatt Kaiser G 0.5
o+1100
 9% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Kevin Korchinski G 0.5
o+1100
 6% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Oliver Moore G 0.5
o+425
 13% 10% 0%0/2 1 O
Artyom Levshunov G 0.5
o+750
 5% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Matt Grzelcyk G 0.5
o+1100
 0% 0% 0%0/5 0 U
Alex Vlasic G 0.5
o+1200
 5% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Colton Dach G 0.5
o+650
 7% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Ryan Greene G 0.5
o+375
 9% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Connor Bedard PTS 0.5
o-225 / u+165
 71% 70% 0%0/2 0 U
Andre Burakovsky PTS 0.5
o+100 / u-130
 55% 60% 67%2/3 0 U
Artyom Levshunov PTS 0.5
o+140 / u-185
 46% 60% 0%0/2 0 U
Tyler Bertuzzi PTS 0.5
o-105 / u-125
 55% 50% 67%2/3 0 U
Ryan Greene PTS 0.5
o+130 / u-175
 35% 50% 0%0/1 0 U
Teuvo Teravainen PTS 0.5
o+125 / u-170
 38% 40% 67%2/3 0 U
Ryan Donato PTS 0.5
o+145 / u-190
 33% 40% 67%2/3 0 U
Ryan Greene A 0.5
o+220 / u-300
 26% 50% 0%0/1 0 U
Connor Bedard A 0.5
o-105 / u-125
 52% 50% 0%0/2 0 U
Artyom Levshunov A 0.5
o+175 / u-240
 42% 50% 0%0/2 0 U
Andre Burakovsky A 0.5
o+165 / u-230
 42% 40% 67%2/3 0 U
Tyler Bertuzzi A 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 28% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Ryan Donato A 0.5
o+275 / u-425
 14% 20% 0%0/3 0 U
Teuvo Teravainen A 0.5
o+220 / u-300
 24% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Tyler Bertuzzi SOG 1.5
o-190 / u+140
 65% 70% 100%3/3 4 O
Ryan Greene SOG 1.5
o-105 / u-130
 37% 60% 100%1/1 1 U
Connor Bedard SOG 2.5
o-150 / u+110
 61% 60% 50%1/2 4 O
Ryan Donato SOG 1.5
o-135 / u+100
 49% 50% 0%0/3 1 U
Artyom Levshunov SOG 1.5
o+100 / u-135
 32% 50% 50%1/2 2 O
Andre Burakovsky SOG 1.5
o+100 / u-135
 37% 40% 33%1/3 2 O
Drew Commesso SV 24.5
o-120 / u-110
 0% — — 19 U
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Jan 3, 2026 at WSH CHI 3–2 SO 1–11–00–1 5 5.5 U CHI
Apr 4, 2025 at WSH CHI 3–5 1–12–10–3 8 6.5 O WSH
Dec 17, 2024 at CHI CHI 3–2 0–20–03–0 5 5.5 U CHI
Mar 9, 2024 at WSH CHI 1–4 0–30–11–0 5 — WSH
Dec 10, 2023 at CHI CHI 2–4 0–01–31–1 6 — WSH
Mar 23, 2023 at WSH CHI 1–6 0–20–21–2 7 — WSH
Dec 13, 2022 at CHI CHI 3–7 1–21–21–3 10 — WSH
Dec 15, 2021 at CHI CHI 5–4 OT 0–03–21–2 9 — CHI
Dec 2, 2021 at WSH CHI 4–3 SO 1–01–21–1 7 — CHI
Oct 20, 2019 at CHI CHI 3–5 0–11–12–3 8 — WSH