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Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals NHL Predictions

2025-10-17 • Capital One Arena
Washington Capitals 5 - 1 Minnesota Wild

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
WSH: 51.9%
MIN: 48.1%
Expected Goals
WSH: 3.75
MIN: 3.39
Total Goals
Median: 7.0
Over 5.5: 72%
Over 6.5: 54%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

WSH
Logan Thompson - 20-16-4 | 0.913 SV% | 2.41 GAA
MIN
Filip Gustavsson - 20-9-6 | 0.906 SV% | 2.64 GAA
StatWSHMIN
Season SV%0.9130.912
Last 5 SV%0.9040.895
SV% vs Opponent0.9290.929
GAA2.392.47
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 83% • WSH at home vs MIN: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-16MIN 5 - 0 WSHMINMIN
2025-10-17WSH 5 - 1 MINWSHWSH
2025-03-27MIN 4 - 2 WSHMINMIN
2025-01-02WSH 3 - 4 MINMINWSH
2024-01-23MIN 5 - 3 WSHMINMIN

⚡ In-Game Win Probability

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 0:00 20:00 40:00 60:00 In-Game Win Probability Home Win Probability Game Time (minutes)

Goals

PeriodTimeTeamScorer
117:52WSHGoal
217:18WSHGoal
216:47WSHGoal
318:03WSHGoal
311:32WSHGoal
301:19WSHGoal

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 51.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 7.1
Score Breakdown
Washington Capitals 5 - 1 Minnesota Wild
Expected: 3.7 - 3.4