Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals CURSD Luck Score

2025-26 NHL regular season · View NHL standings →

-52
CLS Score
3rd unluckiest of 32 in the NHL

Capitals have been robbed by hockey's coin flips. 95 points from 99.2 expected — the kind of gap that shows up when shootouts, OT losses, and one-goal games have all gone the wrong way. The underlying performance says they're better than the standings show. Top driver: Pythagorean Delta (-28.9 CLS impact). 4 fewer points than their goal differential predicts

Data last updated May 1, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC

Key Stats

95
Points
Expected: 99.2
263
Goals For
244
Goals Against
4.2
Points Below Expected
Unlucky gap

Individual Games

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Core Contributing Factors

What's Driving the CLS

Each factor's contribution to the CLS score. These add up to the total.

Pythagorean Delta
4 fewer points than their goal differential predicts
-28.9
Shootout Record
2-6 in shootouts (net -4)
-15.6
Injury Burden
High injury burden (15 player-games missed) - key absences hurting
-4.8
OT Loss Rate
9 OT losses earning loser points - collecting free points
-2.7
Close Games
Not enough one-goal games to measure
0
Total CLS-52

Future Outlook

Regression Outlook
Results Expected to Improve
Last 5: stable|81 games left

Based on regression analysis - statistical tendencies, not guarantees.

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Why?

Capitals are deeply cursed at -52. This level of underperformance almost never persists. The data they're generating - the chances created, the shots taken, the defensive work - all point to a team better than their record. Regression to the mean is one of the most reliable forces in sports.

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