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Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild NHL Predictions

2025-12-16 • Grand Casino Arena
Minnesota Wild 5 - 0 Washington Capitals

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
MIN: 53.5%
WSH: 46.5%
Expected Goals
MIN: 2.59
WSH: 3.10
Total Goals
Median: 5.3
Over 5.5: 49%
Over 6.5: 32%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

MIN
Filip Gustavsson - 20-9-6 | 0.906 SV% | 2.64 GAA
WSH
Logan Thompson - 20-16-4 | 0.913 SV% | 2.41 GAA
StatMINWSH
Season SV%0.9120.913
Last 5 SV%0.8950.904
SV% vs Opponent0.9290.929
GAA2.472.39
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 83% • MIN at home vs WSH: 3-0
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
102:09MINGoal
212:51MINGoal
314:12MINGoal
308:53MINGoal
304:23MINGoal

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 53.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 5.7
Score Breakdown
Minnesota Wild 5 - 0 Washington Capitals
Expected: 2.6 - 3.1