NHL1/23/2026
Scheduled
TIME:9:00 PM UTC
CHANNEL:ESPN+
VENUE:Scotiabank Saddledome
LOCATION:Calgary, AB
WAS logo
WAS
24-21.471
Away Team
6th in Metropolitan DivisionLast5: W1L4
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21-24.420
CGY
CGY logo
Home Team
7th in Pacific DivisionLast5: W2L3

AI Game Overview

Alright, hockey fans, settle in! It's January 23rd, 2026, and the ice is set for a clash that's got the league buzzing. We're talking about the Washington Capitals heading into the hostile territory of the Calgary Flames for a regular-season showdown that promises fireworks!

Now, let's talk brass tacks. The oddsmakers are leaning ever so slightly towards the visitors, with the Capitals coming in as the moneyline favorite at -139. But don't count out the Flames on home ice, they're sitting pretty at +118, ready to defend their turf. The spread? It's a tight 1.5, telling us this one is expected to be a nail-biter, a real back-and-forth affair. And for you total-scorers out there, the over/under is set at a neat 6.

This season has been a rollercoaster for both these squads, and this game is a crucial opportunity to make a statement. Will the Capitals' road grit prevail, or will the Flames ignite their home crowd with a dominant performance? Tune in at 9 PM Eastern to find out who skates away with the crucial points! This is one you won't want to miss!

AI Matchup Overview

AI Projected Winner
WAS logo
WAS

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Looking at the recent matchups, the away team, CGY, has had the upper hand against the home team, WAS. In their two most recent encounters in the 2025 season, CGY emerged victorious in both games. The first game saw CGY win 3-1, and the second game concluded with a 3-1 score in favor of CGY. Across these two games, CGY has outscored WAS by a margin of 6-2. This suggests a current trend where CGY is performing better offensively and defensively against WAS.

Previous Matchups

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Injury Report

WAS logoWAS

CGY logoCGY

Starters

Jonathan Huberdeau
Jonathan HuberdeauLW

Lower Body injury

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DraftKings
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
WAS logo
-1.5+180
-142
O 5.5-135
CGY logo
+1.5-218
+120
U 5.5+114
FanDuel
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
WAS logo
-1.5+168
-138
O 5.5-134
CGY logo
+1.5-210
+115
U 5.5+110
SugarHousePA
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
WAS logo
-1.5+180
-136
O 6-108
CGY logo
+1.5-235
+112
U 6-115
SugarHouseNJ
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
WAS logo
-1.5+180
-136
O 6-108
CGY logo
+1.5-235
+112
U 6-115
Parx
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
WAS logo
-1.5+185
-136
O 6-107
CGY logo
+1.5-230
+112
U 6-114
RiversCasinoPA
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
WAS logo
-1.5+180
-137
O 6-108
CGY logo
+1.5-235
+110
U 6-115
Caesars
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
WAS logo
-1.5+175
-145
O 5.5-135
CGY logo
+1.5-210
+122
U 5.5+115
BetMGM
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
WAS logo
-1.5+165
-145
O 6-110
CGY logo
+1.5-200
+118
U 6-110
Fanatics
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
WAS logo
-1.5+175
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O 5.5-140
CGY logo
+1.5-210
--
U 5.5+115

Player Statistics

WAS logoWAS

Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
RW • #43
Goals
22
Assists
21
Shots On Goal
98
Power Play Goals
7
Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin
LW • #8
Goals
20
Assists
23
Shots On Goal
138
Power Play Goals
3
Jakob Chychrun
Jakob Chychrun
D • #6
Goals
18
Assists
18
Shots On Goal
161
Power Play Goals
5
Aliaksei Protas
Aliaksei Protas
C • #21
Goals
16
Assists
16
Shots On Goal
105
Dylan Strome
Dylan Strome
C • #17
Goals
13
Assists
27
Shots On Goal
96
Power Play Goals
4
Ethen Frank
C • #53
Goals
11
Assists
9
Shots On Goal
67
Power Play Goals
2
Justin Sourdif
Justin Sourdif
RW • #34
Goals
10
Assists
11
Shots On Goal
63
Power Play Goals
2
Ryan Leonard
Ryan Leonard
RW • #9
Goals
10
Assists
19
Shots On Goal
84
Power Play Goals
1
Anthony Beauvillier
Anthony Beauvillier
LW • #72
Goals
9
Assists
7
Shots On Goal
109
John Carlson
John Carlson
D • #74
Goals
9
Assists
31
Shots On Goal
100

CGY logoCGY

Blake Coleman
Blake Coleman
LW • #20
Goals
13
Assists
8
Shots On Goal
105
Short Handed Goals
3
Matt Coronato
Matt Coronato
RW • #27
Goals
13
Assists
13
Shots On Goal
115
Power Play Goals
5
Mikael Backlund
Mikael Backlund
C • #11
Goals
12
Assists
19
Shots On Goal
122
Power Play Goals
1
Short Handed Goals
1
Yegor Sharangovich
Yegor Sharangovich
C • #17
Goals
11
Assists
9
Shots On Goal
87
Power Play Goals
3
Joel Farabee
Joel Farabee
LW • #86
Goals
10
Assists
9
Shots On Goal
91
Power Play Goals
1
Short Handed Goals
3
Nazem Kadri
Nazem Kadri
C • #91
Goals
9
Assists
25
Shots On Goal
141
Power Play Goals
2
Morgan Frost
Morgan Frost
C • #16
Goals
9
Assists
14
Shots On Goal
86
Power Play Goals
3
Jonathan Huberdeau
Jonathan Huberdeau
LW • #10
Goals
8
Assists
13
Shots On Goal
68
Power Play Goals
2
Connor Zary
Connor Zary
C • #47
Goals
8
Assists
11
Shots On Goal
72
Power Play Goals
2
Adam Klapka
Adam Klapka
RW • #43
Goals
5
Assists
6
Shots On Goal
49

Current Season Games

WAS logoWAS

L@ VAN3 - 4
L@ COL2 - 5
Lvs FLA2 - 5
Lvs SJ2 - 3
Wvs MON3 - 2
L@ NAS2 - 3
W@ CHI5 - 1
Lvs DAL1 - 4
Wvs ANA7 - 4
L@ OTT3 - 4
Wvs NYR6 - 3
L@ FLA3 - 5
W@ NJ4 - 3
Lvs NYR3 - 7
L@ DET2 - 3
Lvs DET2 - 5
Wvs TOR4 - 0
L@ MIN0 - 5
L@ WPG1 - 5
Wvs CBJ2 - 0
W@ SJ7 - 1
W@ LA3 - 1
W@ NYI4 - 1
Wvs TOR4 - 2
Wvs WPG4 - 3
Wvs CBJ5 - 1
Lvs TB3 - 5
W@ MON8 - 4
Wvs EDM7 - 4
Wvs LA2 - 1
L@ FLA3 - 6
W@ CAR4 - 1
L@ TB2 - 3
L@ PIT3 - 5
Wvs STL6 - 1
Lvs NYI1 - 3
L@ DAL0 - 1
Lvs OTT1 - 7
W@ CBJ5 - 1
Wvs SEA4 - 1
Lvs VAN3 - 4
Wvs MIN5 - 1
Wvs TB3 - 2
W@ NYR1 - 0
W@ NYI4 - 2
Lvs BOS1 - 3

CGY logoCGY

Lvs PIT1 - 4
Lvs NJ1 - 2
Wvs NYI4 - 2
W@ CHI3 - 1
L@ CBJ3 - 5
W@ PIT2 - 1
L@ BOS1 - 4
L@ MON1 - 4
Lvs SEA1 - 5
Lvs NAS3 - 4
Wvs PHI5 - 1
Wvs BOS2 - 1
Wvs EDM3 - 2
L@ EDM1 - 5
Wvs VEG6 - 3
Wvs SEA4 - 2
L@ SJ3 - 6
W@ LA2 - 1
Lvs DET3 - 4
Wvs BUF7 - 4
Wvs UTA2 - 0
Wvs MIN4 - 1
L@ NAS1 - 5
L@ CAR0 - 1
W@ FLA5 - 3
L@ TB1 - 5
W@ VAN5 - 2
W@ BUF6 - 2
L@ CHI2 - 5
Wvs SJ2 - 0
L@ STL2 - 3
L@ MIN0 - 2
Lvs CHI0 - 4
Wvs CBJ5 - 1
W@ PHI2 - 1
L@ NAS2 - 4
L@ TOR3 - 4
Wvs NYR5 - 1
L@ WPG3 - 5
Lvs MON1 - 2
Lvs WPG1 - 2
L@ VEG1 - 6
L@ UTA1 - 3
Lvs VEG2 - 4
Lvs STL2 - 4
L@ VAN1 - 5

Previous Season Games

WAS logoWAS

Lvs CAR1 - 3
L@ CAR2 - 5
L@ CAR0 - 4
Wvs CAR3 - 1
Lvs CAR1 - 2
Wvs MON4 - 1
W@ MON5 - 2
L@ MON3 - 6
Wvs MON3 - 1
Wvs MON3 - 2
L@ PIT2 - 5
W@ NYI3 - 1
Lvs CBJ1 - 4
L@ CBJ0 - 7
L@ NYI1 - 4
Wvs CHI5 - 3
L@ CAR1 - 5
W@ BOS4 - 3
Lvs BUF5 - 8
L@ MIN2 - 4
L@ WPG2 - 3
Wvs FLA6 - 3
Wvs PHI3 - 2
Wvs DET4 - 1
W@ SJ5 - 1
L@ LA0 - 3
W@ ANA7 - 4
Wvs SEA4 - 2
Wvs DET5 - 2
W@ NYR3 - 2
Lvs TB1 - 3
Lvs STL2 - 5
Lvs CGY1 - 3
Wvs EDM7 - 3
W@ PIT8 - 3
W@ PHI4 - 3
Wvs FLA6 - 3
Lvs WPG4 - 5
L@ OTT4 - 5
W@ CGY3 - 1
L@ VAN1 - 2
W@ SEA3 - 0
W@ EDM3 - 2
Wvs PIT4 - 1
W@ OTT1 - 0
Wvs ANA3 - 0
W@ NAS4 - 1
Lvs MON2 - 3
Wvs VAN2 - 1
Wvs NYR7 - 4
Wvs BOS3 - 1
L@ DET2 - 4
W@ TOR5 - 2
L@ BOS1 - 4
Wvs LA3 - 1
Wvs CAR3 - 1
L@ CHI2 - 3
L@ DAL1 - 3
Wvs BUF4 - 2
W@ CBJ2 - 1
W@ MON4 - 2
W@ TOR3 - 1
Lvs SJ1 - 2
W@ NJ6 - 5
Wvs NYI5 - 4
W@ TB5 - 4
W@ FLA4 - 1
Lvs NJ2 - 3
Lvs COL1 - 2
W@ UTA6 - 2
W@ VEG5 - 2
W@ COL5 - 2
Lvs TOR3 - 4
W@ STL8 - 1
Lvs PIT2 - 4
Wvs NAS3 - 2
L@ CAR2 - 4
Wvs CBJ7 - 2
Wvs MON6 - 3
Wvs NYR5 - 3
L@ TB0 - 3
Wvs PHI6 - 3
W@ PHI4 - 1
W@ NJ6 - 5
Wvs DAL3 - 2
Wvs VEG4 - 2
Lvs NJ3 - 5

CGY logoCGY

W@ LA5 - 1
Wvs SJ5 - 2
Wvs MIN4 - 2
L@ ANA3 - 4
W@ SJ3 - 2
Lvs VEG2 - 3
Wvs ANA4 - 1
L@ UTA1 - 3
L@ EDM2 - 3
Lvs DAL2 - 5
Wvs SEA4 - 3
W@ NYI4 - 3
W@ NJ5 - 3
W@ NYR2 - 1
L@ TOR2 - 6
Lvs COL2 - 4
Wvs MON1 - 0
L@ DAL2 - 3
W@ PHI6 - 3
L@ CAR1 - 2
L@ FLA0 - 3
L@ TB0 - 3
W@ WAS3 - 1
Wvs SJ3 - 2
Lvs SEA2 - 3
Lvs COL2 - 4
Lvs TOR3 - 6
W@ SEA3 - 2
Lvs DET1 - 3
Wvs ANA4 - 1
Lvs WAS1 - 3
L@ WPG2 - 5
W@ MIN5 - 4
Wvs BUF5 - 2
W@ WPG3 - 1
L@ STL1 - 4
L@ STL1 - 2
W@ CHI5 - 2
Wvs LA2 - 1
W@ ANA3 - 2
Lvs NAS1 - 4
Lvs UTA3 - 5
Wvs VAN3 - 1
L@ VEG0 - 3
W@ SJ3 - 1
Wvs CHI6 - 4
Lvs OTT2 - 3
Lvs BOS3 - 4
Wvs FLA3 - 0
Lvs TB3 - 8
W@ NAS4 - 3
L@ DAL2 - 6
Lvs STL3 - 4
Wvs CBJ3 - 0
L@ PIT2 - 6
L@ CBJ2 - 5
L@ DET1 - 2
L@ OTT3 - 4
Wvs NYR3 - 2
Wvs NAS2 - 0
L@ VAN1 - 3
Wvs LA3 - 1
L@ BOS3 - 4
W@ MON3 - 2
Lvs EDM2 - 4
Wvs NJ3 - 0
L@ UTA1 - 5
L@ VEG0 - 5
Lvs WPG3 - 5
Lvs CAR2 - 4
L@ SEA1 - 2
Wvs CHI3 - 1
W@ EDM4 - 1
Wvs PHI6 - 3
W@ VAN6 - 5