Washington Capitals at Colorado AvalancheDec 12, 2026

Time TBDSaturday, Dec 12, 2026

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Washington CapitalsWSH

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home

Colorado AvalancheCOL

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Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

No schedule edge

WSHaway±0.0 pts

1 day rest · 1,641 km travel · +1 h

1 day rest vs 3 days rest

COLhome±0.0 pts

3 days rest · 1,281 km travel · -1 h

3 days rest vs 1 day rest

No meaningful schedule edge: WSH (1 day rest) at COL (3 days rest).

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Washington Capitals

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Logan Thompson88%
Charlie Lindgren13%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 5–2 at CAR · Oct 2

L1Jenner – Beauvillier – Sourdif
9:20
L2Kyrou – Protas – Protas
8:28
L3Ovechkin – Strome – Leonard
6:22
L4Wilson – Tuch – Dubois
5:59
D1Roy – Chychrun
10:48
D2Desharnais – Hutson
9:27
D3Liljegren – Fehérváry
7:08
PP1Ovechkin – Wilson – Strome – Chychrun – Dubois
1:50

Projected WSH lines →·WSH goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Colorado Avalanche

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Mackenzie Blackwood72%
Scott Wedgewood28%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 8–4 vs LAK · Sep 30

L1Lehkonen – MacKinnon – Necas
9:10
L2Kadri – Nelson – Landeskog
8:01
L3Roy – Kelly – Svechkov
2:59
D1Toews – Makar
9:57
D2Burns – Manson
8:02
D3Kulak – Malinski
7:13
PP1Landeskog – MacKinnon – Necas – Makar – Hughes
4:08

Projected COL lines →·COL goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Game day: all games on Dec 12.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.