{"id":478801,"date":"2025-11-30T09:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T14:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=478801"},"modified":"2025-11-30T09:07:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T14:07:00","slug":"nhl-predictions-nov-30-washington-capitals-vs-new-york-islanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/11\/30\/nhl-predictions-nov-30-washington-capitals-vs-new-york-islanders\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Predictions: Nov 30 Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to another NHL Predictions. Each day, our writers here at\u00a0<em>Last Word on Hockey<\/em> look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out. For this edition, we will look at the Washington Capitals hosting the New York Islanders. Don\u2019t forget to check out more <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/nhl-predictions\/\" target=\"_self\">NHL Predictions<\/a>, as our writers continue this series throughout the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n<h2>NHL Predictions<\/h2>\n<h3>Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders<\/h3>\n<h3>Head-to-Head: Capitals 1-1 Islanders<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/full-guide-for-how-to-stream-and-watch-nhl-hockey-games\/\" target=\"_self\">How to Watch<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.primevideo.com\/salp\/nhl\/ref=dvm_ass_acm_xx_mf_s_imp_d990ef38Naf6411f0bc06bb6bfb4a4ee\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/PRIMN_25_OOHDisplayAdBanner_Desktop_728x90_POST_Final_en-CA_PV00045908_Tonight.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. TV:<\/strong> Monumental Sports Network; MSGSN; NHL Network<\/p>\n<p><strong>Canada TV:<\/strong> Sportsnet; TVA Sports<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EDT)<\/p>\n<p>We open up NHL predictions with our featured game between the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/11\/28\/leafs-star-out-of-lineup-against-capitals\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Capitals<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/11\/23\/new-york-islanders-defender-out-long-term\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Islanders<\/a>. Washington is expected to start <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/thomplo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-30_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Logan Thompson<\/a> in goal for this game. However, always check social media before locking in a daily fantasy starter. The Capitals are 7-2-1 in the last 10 games, including wins in six of the last seven games. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/wilsoto01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-30_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom Wilson<\/a> leads the club in goals (13) and points (26) so far this campaign. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/stromdy01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-30_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dylan Strome<\/a> leads Washington with 16 assists.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sorokil01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-30_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ilya Sorokin<\/a> is the projected starter for the Islanders, who are 6-3-1 in the last 10 games. However, New York has dropped three of its last four games before this Metropolitan Division matchup. The Isles have struggled to score with the man advantage, with a 13.1 percent success rate. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/horvabo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-30_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bo Horvat<\/a> leads the team in goals (14) and points (25). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/palmiky01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-30_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Palmieri<\/a> was the co-leader on the team in assists with 12, but he will miss the rest of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams are playing well, but Washington will get the victory in a closely-contested game.<\/p>\n<p>Prediction: Capitals win 3-2.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"BBeeZL2FT5VHeDEBLEDg9A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2203097383\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'BBeeZL2FT5VHeDEBLEDg9A',sig:'6V5Ytn028eT89vHHdx5yGmA0eMbHvBFpr2-5omShNQw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2203097383',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Calgary Flames vs Carolina Hurricanes<\/h3>\n<h3>2024-25 Season Series: Flames 0-2 Hurricanes<\/h3>\n<p>How to Watch:<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. TV:<\/strong> Fan Duel Sports South; ESPN+<\/p>\n<p><strong>Canada TV:<\/strong> SN West<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EDT)<\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.thescore.com\/nhl\/events\/31519\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Our second and final game<\/a> of NHL predictions has the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/11\/28\/calgary-flames-extend-front-office-team\/\" target=\"_self\">Calgary Flames<\/a> visiting the<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/11\/21\/nhl-predictions-nov-21-carolina-hurricanes-vs-winnipeg-jets\/\" target=\"_self\"> Carolina Hurricanes.<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/wolfdu01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-30_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dustin Wolf<\/a> is the likely starter for the Flames, who are 5-4-1 in the last 10 games. Calgary has also taken wins in four of its last five games. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kadrina01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-30_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nazem Kadri<\/a> leads the team in assists (16) and points (21), and he&#8217;s been in form with nine points in his last 10 games played.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/anderfr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-30_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frederik Andersen<\/a> is the probable starter for the Hurricanes, who are 5-3-2 in the last 10 games. However, Carolina has dropped three of its last games entering this East versus West matchup. The Canes are 7-3-1 at the Lenovo Center so far this campaign. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/jarvise01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-30_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seth Jarvis<\/a> leads the Hurricanes in goals with 15, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=ahose01,ahose02&amp;search=Sebastian+Aho&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-30_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sebastian Aho<\/a> is first in assists (16) and points (24) so far this season.<\/p>\n<p>Calgary has been playing better as of late. However, Carolina should get the victory in this late Sunday afternoon matchup.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Hurricanes win 5-2.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Prop Bets of the Night<\/h3>\n<p>We close out NHL predictions with some prop bets of the night. Let&#8217;s go back to our featured game for our preferred props. The over\/under for the Capitals versus the Islanders is 5.5, and we like the under in this game.<\/p>\n<p>As for individual props, go with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/o\/ovechal01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-30_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Ovechkin<\/a> to get an anytime goal for Washington. On the New York side of things, take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/leean01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-30_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anders Lee<\/a> to record an assist.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main photo by: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Please play responsibly, check for your local rules and age restrictions; some jurisdictions require ages 21+. Gambling problem? 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For this edition, we will look at the Washington Capitals hosting the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2352,"featured_media":466743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4524,4547,17,4548,15],"tags":[6015,6010,6084,6239],"class_list":["post-478801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nhl-predictions","category-hockey","category-islanders","category-nhl","category-capitals","tag-calgary-flames-predictions","tag-carolina-hurricanes-predictions","tag-new-york-islanders-predictions","tag-washington-capitals-predictions"],"modified_by":"Dan Mount, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2352"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=478801"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":478802,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478801\/revisions\/478802"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/466743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=478801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=478801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=478801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}