Minnesota Wild vs Washington Capitals Prediction, Picks & Odds | 17 Oct 2025

NHL Betting Preview: Wild vs Capitals

The Minnesota Wild clash with the Washington Capitals in this NHL matchup at Capital One Arena, with face-off scheduled for 19:00 on Friday, October 17. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, player stats, team news and the starting lineups.

Caps Worth Backing

We’re keeping our prediction nice and simple by heading to the Moneyline. Take the -128 that the Capitals are able to secure a victory over the Wild.

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Wild Are 8 From 10 on the Head-to-Head

Minnesota Wild suffered a defeat in their previous game. A 5-2 scoreline occurred on the road at American Airlines Center against Dallas Stars. Matthew Boldy and Kirill Kaprizov scored one goal apiece.

Washington Capitals were winners for the third straight time in their last game. Landing a 3-2 (OT) home victory against Tampa Bay Lightning at Capital One Arena. Jakob Chychrun, Tom Wilson and Alexei Protas scored one goal each.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Wild triumphed 4-2 when they last played the Caps. This head-to-head was played at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild have beaten the Caps in the past three meetings. They’ve also claimed 8 wins in the past 10 head-to-head meetings.

Starting Goalies

Filip Gustavsson (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	1-3-0	3.6	.888	1
23/24	20-18-4	3.06	.899	3

Logan Thompson (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	3-1-0	1.8	.922	0
23/24	25-14-3	2.7	.908	1

4 wins, 4 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.3 goals from 29.3 shots on goal, with a 34.2% powerplay efficiency. The Wild have been giving up 3.3 goals from 31.0 shots, averaging 2.9 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 69.0%.

Kirill Kaprizov is the top points scorer with 18 points, 9 goals and 9 assists, with Matthew Boldy recording 15 points, 9 goals and 6 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Filip Gustavsson have a 2.83 goal against average with a .906 save percentage, including one shutout.

The Caps have 5 wins, 4 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.0 goals from 23.8 shots on goal, with a 15.2% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.3 goals from 29.0 shots, averaging 3.0 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 76.7%.

The top points scorer is Tom Wilson with 9 points, 4 goals and 5 assists, while Alexei Protas is next best after having 7 points, 4 goals and 3 assists. Goalie Logan Thompson have a 2.22 GAA with a .921 SV%.

Minnesota Wild vs Washington Capitals Prediction & Picks

Step into Minnesota Wild vs Washington Capitals with confidence as we bring you our expert match prediction, projected scoreline, best player prop picks and a custom-built bet builder.

Game Prediction

There is -128 available when it comes to Washington Capitals on the Moneyline. We believe that our pick has a strong chance of winning this NHL encounter and the odds makes lots of appeal.

We use the latest team news and injury updates to help shape the best possible hockey picks. You’ll also notice we take a stats-led approach by factoring in the key NHL numbers that truly make a difference.

Key Wild vs Capitals stats:

• Capitals have won 3 consecutive games.
• Capitals have won 13 of their last 20 games at home.
• Capitals have won 6 of their last 10 games at home.
• Wild have lost 7 of their last 10 games on the road.
• Wild have lost 13 of their last 20 games on the road.

Caps Moneyline Probability

Based on the odds from the top NHL sportsbooks, there’s a 56.2% likelihood of our pick delivering a return. However, our analysts have this number between 60-65% based on their in-depth research. This hockey wager can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Ryan Hartman Over 1.5 Shots -175

Ryan Hartman (Wild) has recorded Over 1.5 shots on goal in 5 straight games. We think that the value can be found by wagering on Shots on Goal and you can get -175 that he goes over the line.

Latest Ryan Hartman Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+450

First

+2800

Assists

Over 0.5

+325

Under 0.5

-500

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

-200

Under 1.5

+145

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Correct Score Prediction

Wild 2 - 3 Capitals

There’s plenty of juice to be found by backing the Capitals to win 3-2. We can’t pass up the odds of +800 when it comes to correct score betting and it’s a fun wager.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Wild

Capitals

1-0

Wild

+5000

Capitals

+5000

2-0

Wild

+4500

Capitals

+4000

2-1

Wild

+1400

Capitals

+1300

3-0

Wild

+3300

Capitals

+2800

3-1

Wild

+1800

Capitals

+1700

3-2

Wild

+850

Capitals

+800

4-0

Wild

+4000

Capitals

+3500

4-1

Wild

+1700

Capitals

+1400

4-2

Wild

+1600

Capitals

+1500

4-3

Wild

+1100

Capitals

+1050

5-0

Wild

+8000

Capitals

+6000

5-1

Wild

+2900

Capitals

+2200

5-2

Wild

+1900

Capitals

+1600

5-3

Wild

+2500

Capitals

+2400

5-4

Wild

+2200

Capitals

+2200

6-0

Wild

+12000

Capitals

+9000

6-1

Wild

+7000

Capitals

+5000

6-2

Wild

+4000

Capitals

+3000

6-3

Wild

+3500

Capitals

+3000

6-4

Wild

+5500

Capitals

+5000

6-5

Wild

+5500

Capitals

+5500

7-0

Wild

+5500

Capitals

+14000

7-1

Wild

+12000

Capitals

+9000

7-2

Wild

+10000

Capitals

+7500

7-3

Wild

+7000

Capitals

+5500

7-4

Wild

+8000

Capitals

+7000

7-5

Wild

+12000

Capitals

+11000

7-6

Wild

+13000

Capitals

+12500

8-1

Wild

+13000

Capitals

+14000

8-2

Wild

+13000

Capitals

+13000

8-3

Wild

+13000

Capitals

+13000

8-4

Wild

+14000

Capitals

+12000

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Minnesota Wild vs Washington Capitals Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Expecting a Caps Victory

Sportsbooks’ favorites Washington Capitals are regarded as likeliest victors for this game and the -128 about them triumphing means a 56% chance based on their current Moneyline betting odds. Minnesota Wild are trading at bigger odds than their opponents and they can be backed at +106.

The puck line is 1.5, with the total goals line at 5.5. The beauty of Totals is that you only have to choose from one of two options. If you're keen on Over 5.5, this selection is available at -120.

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Moneyline

Wild

+106

Capitals

-128

3-Way Moneyline

Wild

+165

Tie

+330

Capitals

+125

Puck Line

Wild +1.5

-250

Capitals -1.5

+198

Total Goals

Under 5.5

-102

Over 5.5

-120

Kirill Kaprizov Favorite to Be First Goalscorer

Kirill Kaprizov is favorite to be First Goalscorer at +750. If you want to back him to score the last goal, you can get similar odds.

Player Goals

Kirill Kaprizov (Wild)

First

+110

Anytime

+750

Alex Ovechkin (Capitals)

First

+130

Anytime

+900

Matt Boldy (Wild)

First

+180

Anytime

+1100

Tom Wilson (Capitals)

First

+220

Anytime

+1400

Joel Eriksson Ek (Wild)

First

+225

Anytime

+1600

Aliaksei Protas (Capitals)

First

+250

Anytime

+1600

Dylan Strome (Capitals)

First

+270

Anytime

+1700

Vladimir Tarasenko (Wild)

First

+333

Anytime

+2000

Marco Rossi (Wild)

First

+340

Anytime

+2000

Sonny Milano (Capitals)

First

+350

Anytime

+2000

Connor McMichael (Capitals)

First

+375

Anytime

+2000

Anthony Beauvillier (Capitals)

First

+450

Anytime

+2500

Marcus Johansson (Wild)

First

+450

Anytime

+2800

Ryan Hartman (Wild)

First

+450

Anytime

+2800

Ryan Leonard (Capitals)

First

+475

Anytime

+2800

John Carlson (Capitals)

First

+550

Anytime

+3000

Jakob Chychrun (Capitals)

First

+550

Anytime

+3000

Zeev Buium (Wild)

First

+600

Anytime

+3300

Hendrix Lapierre (Capitals)

First

+625

Anytime

+3000

Justin Sourdif (Capitals)

First

+700

Anytime

+3300

Marcus Foligno (Wild)

First

+750

Anytime

+4000

Yakov Trenin (Wild)

First

+800

Anytime

+4000

Vinnie Hinostroza (Wild)

First

+850

Anytime

+4000

Nic Dowd (Capitals)

First

+900

Anytime

+4500

Danila Yurov (Wild)

First

+1000

Anytime

+4500

Liam Ohgren (Wild)

First

+1000

Anytime

+5500

Brandon Duhaime (Capitals)

First

+1100

Anytime

+4500

Brock Faber (Wild)

First

+1100

Anytime

+5000

Martin Fehervary (Capitals)

First

+1400

Anytime

+5500

Trevor van Riemsdyk (Capitals)

First

+1600

Anytime

+6000

Player Assists

Dylan Strome (Capitals)

Over 0.5

-118

Under 0.5

-110

Kirill Kaprizov (Wild)

Over 0.5

-115

Under 0.5

-115

Matt Boldy (Wild)

Over 0.5

+105

Under 0.5

-141

John Carlson (Capitals)

Over 0.5

+125

Under 0.5

-164

Tom Wilson (Capitals)

Over 0.5

+130

Under 0.5

-175

Alex Ovechkin (Capitals)

Over 0.5

+150

Under 0.5

-208

Zeev Buium (Wild)

Over 0.5

+155

Under 0.5

-208

Aliaksei Protas (Capitals)

Over 0.5

+160

Under 0.5

-222

Joel Eriksson Ek (Wild)

Over 0.5

+175

Under 0.5

-233

Marco Rossi (Wild)

Over 0.5

+180

Under 0.5

-250

Jakob Chychrun (Capitals)

Over 0.5

+180

Under 0.5

-250

Vladimir Tarasenko (Wild)

Over 0.5

+185

Under 0.5

-250

Connor McMichael (Capitals)

Over 0.5

+220

Under 0.5

-303

Ryan Hartman (Wild)

Over 0.5

+325

Under 0.5

-500

Player Shots

Kirill Kaprizov (Wild)

Over 3.5

+105

Under 3.5

-141

Alex Ovechkin (Capitals)

Over 3.5

-110

Under 3.5

-120

Matt Boldy (Wild)

Over 3.5

+115

Under 3.5

-154

Joel Eriksson Ek (Wild)

Over 2.5

-145

Under 2.5

+105

Jakob Chychrun (Capitals)

Over 2.5

+115

Under 2.5

-161

Tom Wilson (Capitals)

Over 1.5

-189

Under 1.5

+135

Aliaksei Protas (Capitals)

Over 1.5

-185

Under 1.5

+130

Dylan Strome (Capitals)

Over 1.5

-161

Under 1.5

+120

Vladimir Tarasenko (Wild)

Over 1.5

-120

Under 1.5

-110

Connor McMichael (Capitals)

Over 1.5

-149

Under 1.5

+110

Anthony Beauvillier (Capitals)

Over 1.5

-141

Under 1.5

-100

Ryan Hartman (Wild)

Over 1.5

-200

Under 1.5

+145

John Carlson (Capitals)

Over 1.5

-185

Under 1.5

+130

Micro Betting

Instead of focusing on the overall outcome, some bettors prefer to look at the NHL micro betting lines. As the name suggests, it means placing short-term wagers and this might include the Next Goalscorer or Next Goal.

Last 5 & H2H

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Minnesota Wild Stats

Washington Capitals Stats

Moneyline

• 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
• 3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

• 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
• 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

• +1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 7 of the last 10 games
• +1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 6 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

• -1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 3 of the last 10 games
• -1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 3 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

• Game Totals: An average of 6.70 goals in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals on the Road: An average of 5.90 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
• Over 5.5: Covered in 7 of the previous 10 games
• Over 5.5 on the Road: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games on the road
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.40 goals and allowed 3.30 goals in the last 10 games
• Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.80 pts and allowed 3.10 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

• Game Totals: An average of 4.30 goals in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals at Home: An average of 4.80 goals in the previous 10 home games
• Over 5.5: Covered in 2 of the previous 10 games
• Over 5.5 at Home: Covered in 1 of the previous 10 home games
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.00 goals and allowed 2.30 goals in the last 10 games
• Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 2.50 goals and allowed 2.30 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

• Goals Powerplay: 1.3
• Shots: 29.3
• Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
• Penalties: 2.9
• Empty Net Goals: 0.2
• Penalty Minutes: 6.5
• Blocks: 19.6
• Faceoff Wins : 29.3
• Hits: 29
• Giveaways: 12.9
• Takeaways: 5

Last 10 Games on the Road

• Goals Powerplay: 0.5
• Shots: 25.4
• Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
• Penalties: 2.7
• Empty Net Goals: 0.1
• Penalty Minutes: 6.8
• Blocks: 19.5
• Faceoff Wins : 26.1
• Hits: 29
• Giveaways: 12.2
• Takeaways: 4.7

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.5
• Shots: 23.8
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 3
• Empty Net Goals: 0.2
• Penalty Minutes: 6.8
• Blocks: 23.2
• Faceoff Wins : 27.9
• Hits: 31.7
• Giveaways: 14.8
• Takeaways: 3.7

Last 10 Home Games

• Goals Powerplay: 0.7
• Shots: 26.9
• Goals Shorthanded: 0
• Penalties: 3
• Empty Net Goals: 0.3
• Penalty Minutes: 6.6
• Blocks: 22.4
• Faceoff Wins : 28.4
• Hits: 32.1
• Giveaways: 15.2
• Takeaways: 4.2

Team News

Minnesota Wild Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
97	Kirill Kaprizov	4	22.58	4	5	9	-3
12	Matthew Boldy	4	23.18	4	4	8	-3
8	Zeev Buium	4	21	1	4	5	-6

91	Vladimir Tarasenko	4	16.35	0	4	4	-4
14	Joel Eriksson Ek	4	19.93	1	3	4	-4
48	Marco Rossi	4	18.33	1	3	4	-3
38	Ryan Hartman	4	16.3	2	0	2	0
90	Marcus Johansson	4	14.05	0	2	2	0
46	Jared Spurgeon	4	19.58	1	0	1	-5
13	Yakov Trenin	4	14.5	0	1	1	0
24	Zach Bogosian	4	14.33	0	0	0	3
28	Liam Oehgren	4	9.2	0	0	0	-2
43	Hunter Haight	2	9.35	0	0	0	-2
	Danila Yurov	2	9.1	0	0	0	-1
25	Jonas Brodin	3	20.13	0	0	0	-3
7	Brock Faber	4	23.05	0	0	0	-2
30	Jesper Wallstedt	1	65	0	0	0	0
18	Vinnie Hinostroza	4	9.93	0	0	0	-3
5	Jacob Middleton	4	17.18	0	0	0	-1
17	Marcus Foligno	4	13.75	0	0	0	-2
55	David Jiricek	1	14	0	0	0	3

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
32	Filip Gustavsson	3	3.06	0.888

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Washington Capitals Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
43	Tom Wilson	4	20.3	2	3	5	3
21	Alexei Protas	4	18.9	3	2	5	5
6	Jakob Chychrun	4	21.65	1	3	4	5

8	Alexander Ovechkin	4	17.28	0	2	2	2
17	Dylan Strome	4	18.25	0	2	2	1
74	John Carlson	4	24.4	0	2	2	0
9	Ryan Leonard	4	11.53	1	0	1	1
24	Connor McMichael	4	15.18	0	1	1	2
47	Declan Chisholm	1	14.5	0	1	1	1
42	Martin Fehervary	4	18.85	1	0	1	0
72	Anthony Beauvillier	4	13.88	1	0	1	1
3	Matt Roy	4	19.13	0	0	0	0
34	Justin Sourdif	4	11.83	0	0	0	-1
22	Brandon Duhaime	4	12.98	0	0	0	-1
26	Nic Dowd	4	14.9	0	0	0	-1
57	Trevor van Riemsdyk	3	14.2	0	0	0	2
80	Pierre-Luc Dubois	3	17.37	0	0	0	1
29	Hendrix Lapierre	3	9.47	0	0	0	0
15	Sonny Milano	2	10.5	0	0	0	0
38	Rasmus Sandin	4	19.45	0	0	0	1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
48	Logan Thompson	3	2.01	0.921
79	Charlie Lindgren	1	-	1

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Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups