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Sun Mar 19 2:00PM
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WAS01236
MIN2125-138

Capitals vs Wild Predictions & Best Bets

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The Washington Capitals are traveling to play the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center stadium on Sunday, 3/19/2023 @ 2:00pm EST. Minnesota is the betting favorite opening at -150 and the current line is Minnesota -138.

Capitals vs Wild Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Wild to win today's game by -2 points and the total to go under 6 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Washington 2 to Minnesota 4

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Washington Capitals and Minnesota Wild, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

  • 53% of SportsJaw predicts Minnesota Wild to win.
  • Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Minnesota will win straight-up is 58%.
  • Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Minnesota Wild to win and the total score to be 6.
  • OddsShark predicts Minnesota will win and the total will push.
  • O: 2.5% picked Washington Capitals on Covers.com

Washington Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 26, Washington is ranked #20 in offense (scoring an average of 3.11 per game), #15 in defense (allowing an average of 3.06 points to be scored against them per game) and are 33-30-7 this season.

Minnesota Key Betting Stats

Minnesota Wild has a power ranking of 16 and are #22 for offense (scoring an average of 2.99 per game), #3 for defense (giving up an average of 2.69 points per game) and 39-22-8 overall. Washington went 3-0-0 in their last 3 matchups against Minnesota.

Betting Summary

  • Oregon has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).
  • The Scorecaster model predicts the Oregon Ducks to cover the 2 point spread and the total to go over 135 points.
  • For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NCAAB experts.

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Current Odds[ - ]

 
WAS
MIN
Open
Side
+1.5 (-210)
-1.5 (+175)
-1.5
Moneyline
+120
-138
-150
Total
Over 6
Under 6
5.5

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Power Rankings[ - ]

Washington Capitals
HIGHLIGHTS
Minnesota Wild
20th
OFFENSE
22nd
18th
Shots
17th
20th
Power Play %
10th
15th
DEFENSE
3rd
9th
Shots
10th
5th
Power Play %
13th

Last 10 Games Stats[ + ]

Washington CapitalsCapitals

vs STLL 2-5
34Shots
1/4P. Play
1/1Penalty Kill
22Against
Joel HoferOpp Goalie
vs BUFW 5-4
39Shots
2/3P. Play
2/2Penalty Kill
27Against
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenOpp Goalie
vs NYRL 3-5
31Shots
0/4P. Play
1/2Penalty Kill
36Against
Igor ShesterkinOpp Goalie
vs NYIW 5-1
27Shots
0/4P. Play
5/5Penalty Kill
18Against
Semyon VarlamovOpp Goalie
vs NJL 2-3
22Shots
0/2P. Play
2/3Penalty Kill
40Against
Akira SchmidOpp Goalie
vs LAL 2-4
22Shots
1/5P. Play
5/5Penalty Kill
41Against
Pheonix CopleyOpp Goalie
vs SJW 8-3
30Shots
1/3P. Play
3/4Penalty Kill
41Against
Kaapo KahkonenOpp Goalie
vs ANAW 3-2
39Shots
0/3P. Play
2/2Penalty Kill
23Against
John GibsonOpp Goalie
vs BUFL 4-7
30Shots
1/2P. Play
3/3Penalty Kill
37Against
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenOpp Goalie
vs NYRW 6-3
27Shots
1/2P. Play
4/5Penalty Kill
26Against
Igor ShesterkinOpp Goalie

Minnesota WildWild

vs BOSL 2-5
31Shots
1/5P. Play
3/4Penalty Kill
38Against
Linus UllmarkOpp Goalie
vs STLW 8-5
35Shots
2/4P. Play
2/5Penalty Kill
36Against
Thomas GreissOpp Goalie
vs ARIL 4-5
34Shots
0/4P. Play
1/2Penalty Kill
23Against
Karel VejmelkaOpp Goalie
vs SJW 5-2
29Shots
2/4P. Play
3/5Penalty Kill
37Against
James ReimerOpp Goalie
vs WPGW 4-2
23Shots
0/1P. Play
3/3Penalty Kill
48Against
Connor HellebuyckOpp Goalie
vs CALL 0-1
40Shots
0/5P. Play
3/3Penalty Kill
26Against
Jacob MarkstromOpp Goalie
vs CALW 3-0
33Shots
0/2P. Play
2/2Penalty Kill
31Against
Jacob MarkstromOpp Goalie
vs VANW 2-1
36Shots
0/5P. Play
2/3Penalty Kill
22Against
Thatcher DemkoOpp Goalie
vs NYIW 2-1
31Shots
0/1P. Play
0/0Penalty Kill
40Against
Ilya SorokinOpp Goalie
vs CLBW 3-2
44Shots
1/2P. Play
2/2Penalty Kill
24Against
Elvis MerzlikinsOpp Goalie

Injuries[ - ]

Washington CapitalsCapitals

  • LWAlex Ovechkin (Is upgraded to probable Sunday vs Minnesota, Lower Body)
  • DJohn Carlson (IR (01/07), Facial)
  • LWCarl Hagelin (IR (10/10), Hip)
  • GDarcy Kuemper (Is OUT Sunday vs Minnesota, Upper Body)
  • RWConnor Brown (Is out indefinitely, Lower Body)
  • DNick Jensen (Is OUT Sunday vs Minnesota, Upper Body)

Minnesota WildWild

  • LWGustav Nyquist (Is out indefinitely, Upper Body)
  • LWMarcus Foligno (Is downgraded to OUT Sunday vs Washington, Lower Body)
  • DJonas Brodin (Is upgraded to probable Sunday vs Washington, Lower Body)
  • DJacob Middleton (Is upgraded to probable Sunday vs Washington, Illness)
  • RWBrandon Duhaime (Is upgraded to probable Sunday vs Washington, Concussion)
  • LWKirill Kaprizov (Is out indefinitely, Lower Body)

Infographics & Predictions[ - ]

Won 80% of last 10 NHL predictions
Washington vs Minnesota prediction and stats

Both teams have a compariable offense and both teams have a compariable defense. The Wild won more over their last 3 matchups. Adjusted score predictions based on power rankings and strength of schedule: Capitals 3 to Wild 3.

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Won 70% of last 10 NHL predictions
Washington vs Minnesota infographic

After crunching 8 relative data points, our relative predictions model has a 63% confidence Wild will win - view the Washington vs Minnesota infographic for details on this prediction.

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