Minnesota Wild vs Washington Capitals – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

16/12/2025 at 20:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Grand Casino Arena (Saint Paul, MN).

NHL
Where to Watch on TV:


Brazil	Disney+
Chile	Disney+
Denmark	Viaplay
Finland	Viaplay 3 Urheilu, Viaplay
Germany	NHL.tv
Iceland	Viaplay
Mexico	Sky Sport
Norway	Viaplay
Spain	DAZN Espana
Sweden	Viaplay, V Sport Extra
United-kingdom	DAZN
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	ESPN+
Venezuela	Disney+
World	NHL.tv

Match Stats


Shots on Goal
32	25
Shots off target
16	18
Shooting PCT
15.63% (5/32)	0% (0/25)
Blocked Shots
8	21
Goalkeeper Saves
25	27
Saves PCT
100% (25/25)	84.38% (27/32)
Penalties
2	4
PIM
4	8
Power-play Goals
1	0
Shorthanded Goals
1	0
Power-play PCT
25% (1/4)	0% (0/2)
Pen. Killing PCT
100% (2/2)	75% (3/4)
Hits
22	18
Faceoffs Won
30	27
Faceoffs %
52.63	47.37
Giveaways
18	9
Takeaways
3	4
Empty Net Goals
0	0

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Period (1 - 0)
02:09, 1 - 0, Tarasenko V. (G), Yurov D. (A), Faber B. (A2)
11:39, Yurov D. (2 min),
17:55, Sandin R. (2 min),
2nd Period (1 - 0)
11:53, Fehervary M. (2 min),
12:51, 2 - 0, Kaprizov K. (G), Eriksson J. (A), Hughes Q. (A2)
17:23, Chychrun J. (2 min),
3rd Period (3 - 0)
04:23, 3 - 0, Tarasenko V. (G), Yurov D. (A),
08:53, 4 - 0, Yurov D. (G), Tarasenko V. (A),
12:44, Jiricek D. (2 min),
14:12, 5 - 0, Boldy M. (G), Kiersted M. (A),
15:22, Protas A. (2 min),

Highlights

Chances of winning

Minnesota Wild
40.9%

Draw
22.7%

Washington Capitals
36.4%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

35.4%

22.2%

42.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

34.5%

22.8%

43.5%

Minnesota Wild - Washington Capitals Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.32 ↓ (2.74)	4.22 ↓ (4.37)	2.62 ↑ (2.29)	5% (3%)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.75

What is the prediction for Minnesota Wild - Washington Capitals?

Users Predictions: 14 users predict this event. Minnesota will win (votes: 8 - 57.1%). Washington will win (votes: 3 - 21.4%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 21.4%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Minnesota: 31.2% – 83%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 5 high ROI users predict this event. Minnesota (votes: 3 - 60%). Washington (votes: 2 - 40%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 3:2.

Preview Facts

One of today’s top clashes will feature two teams fighting for the top spots (ranked 3 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: ) and 3 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: )).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Minnesota won 3.
Minnesota is in very good shape right now (last 5 games: 4 wins).
Washington's form has been unstable in recent games (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).
Washington may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
The probability of winning is almost the same for both teams in this match.
There will not play in Minnesota: Brodin J. (Upper-Body Injury) Foligno M. (Lower-Body Injury) Hinostroza V. (Lower-Body Injury) Middleton J. (Upper-Body Injury) Zuccarello M. (Upper-Body Injury)
There will not play in Washington: Dubois P. (Abdominal strain) Leonard R. (Upper-Body Injury)
There are questionable in Minnesota: Jiricek D. (Lower-Body Injury) Johansson M. (Lower-Body Injury)
We predict that Minnesota will win today's game, with odds of 2.35.
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Minnesota won 9 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 11 matches, and goals 58:62. (average 2.9:3.1).
Including home matches between the teams, Minnesota won 4 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 33:36. (average 3.3:3.6).

How many head-to-head matches has Minnesota Wild won against Washington Capitals?

Minnesota Wild has won 5 of their last 7 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Washington Capitals won against Minnesota Wild?

Washington Capitals has won 2 of their last 7 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Minnesota Wild - Washington Capitals were as follows:

17.10.2025 Washington Capitals - Minnesota Wild 5:1

27.03.2025 Minnesota Wild - Washington Capitals 4:2

02.01.2025 Washington Capitals - Minnesota Wild 3:4

23.01.2024 Minnesota Wild - Washington Capitals 5:3

27.10.2023 Washington Capitals - Minnesota Wild 3:2

Latest results of Minnesota Wild

14.12.2025 Minnesota Wild - Boston Bruins 6:2 ✺

13.12.2025 Minnesota Wild - Ottawa Senators 3:2 ✺

11.12.2025 Minnesota Wild - Dallas Stars 5:2 ✺

08.12.2025 Seattle Kraken - Minnesota Wild 1:4 ✺

06.12.2025 Vancouver Canucks - Minnesota Wild 4:2 ✺

Latest results of Washington Capitals

13.12.2025 Winnipeg Jets - Washington Capitals 5:1 ✺

11.12.2025 Washington Capitals - Carolina Hurricanes 2:3 ✺

07.12.2025 Washington Capitals - Columbus Blue Jackets 2:0 ✺

05.12.2025 Anaheim Ducks - Washington Capitals 4:3 ✺

03.12.2025 San Jose Sharks - Washington Capitals 1:7 ✺

NHL Table

Main

Western Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Colorado Avalanche	39	27	3	7	2	159:88	67
2	Dallas Stars	41	21	4	7	9	143:113	57
3	Minnesota Wild	41	17	7	7	10	129:108	55
4	Edmonton Oilers	41	15	5	6	15	137:138	46
5	Vegas Golden Knights	38	13	4	11	10	119:119	45
6	Anaheim Ducks	40	13	8	3	16	137:141	45
7	San Jose Sharks	40	11	9	3	17	124:139	43
8	Seattle Kraken	38	12	5	7	14	99:112	41
9	Los Angeles Kings	39	11	5	9	14	102:107	41
10	Utah Mammoth	41	14	5	3	19	126:118	41
11	Nashville Predators	40	13	5	4	18	114:133	40
12	Calgary Flames	40	14	4	4	18	108:117	40
13	St. Louis Blues	41	15	0	8	18	101:143	38
14	Chicago Blackhawks	40	13	2	7	18	112:130	37
15	Vancouver Canucks	39	10	6	3	20	112:136	35
16	Winnipeg Jets	39	13	2	4	20	113:122	34

Eastern Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Detroit Red Wings	42	17	7	4	14	130:134	52
2	Tampa Bay Lightning	40	19	5	3	13	135:107	51
3	Carolina Hurricanes	40	15	9	3	13	135:122	51
4	Montreal Canadiens	40	14	8	6	12	137:136	50
5	New York Islanders	41	15	7	4	15	116:117	48
6	Philadelphia Flyers	39	13	7	7	12	119:114	47
7	Washington Capitals	41	19	2	5	15	133:118	47
8	Buffalo Sabres	39	15	6	4	14	124:121	46
9	Florida Panthers	39	18	3	3	15	126:124	45
10	Pittsburgh Penguins	39	15	3	9	12	126:126	45
11	Toronto Maple Leafs	40	15	4	6	15	134:134	44
12	New Jersey Devils	40	14	7	2	17	109:120	44
13	Boston Bruins	41	15	6	2	18	130:134	44
14	Ottawa Senators	39	14	5	5	15	129:127	43
15	New York Rangers	42	12	7	5	18	109:116	43
16	Columbus Blue Jackets	39	10	7	6	16	118:131	40

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