The Washington Capitals (3-1) have -130 moneyline odds to win when they host a game against the Minnesota Wild (2-2), who have +110 moneyline odds, on Friday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Capitals vs. Wild Betting Lines

• Favorite: Capitals (-130)
• Underdog: Wild (+110)
• Over/under: 5.5

Capitals vs. Wild Quick Facts

• Washington and its opponent combined to score more than 5.5 goals in 49 of 92 games last season.
• Minnesota and its opponent combined to score more than 5.5 goals in 42 of 88 games last season.
• The two teams combined to score 6.2 goals per game, 0.7 more than this one’s over/under.
• These teams surrendered 5.7 goals per game combined, 0.2 more than this one’s over/under.
• The Wild were 25th in the league in goals scored, compared to the second-ranked Capitals.
• This game features the league’s 15th-ranked (Wild) and eighth-ranked (Capitals) teams last season in terms of defense.

Capitals Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Capitals Season Stat Insights

• The Capitals scored the second-most goals in the league last season (286 total, 3.5 per game).
• Washington gave up 229 total goals (2.8 per game), the eighth-fewest in league action.
• They had the league’s fourth-best goal differential at +57.
• The 52 power-play goals Washington recorded last season ranked 13th in the NHL (on 221 chances).
• The Capitals had the league’s 14th-ranked power-play conversion rate (23.53%).
• Washington scored eight shorthanded goals last season.
• The Capitals had the league’s fifth-best penalty-kill percentage (82.01%).
• The Capitals won 50.1% of their faceoffs to rank 16th in the NHL.
• Washington’s 12.6% shooting percentage led the league.
• The Capitals did not have a shutout last season. As a team, they averaged 19.3 hits and 16.4 blocked shots per game.

Capitals Moneyline

• The Capitals won 33 of their 51 games when favored on the moneyline last season (64.7%).
• When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -130 or shorter, Washington had a 32-15 record (winning 68.1% of its games).
• The Capitals have a 56.5% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Capitals Leaders

• One of Washington’s top offensive players last season was Dylan Strome, who had 82 points (29 goals, 53 assists) and played an average of 17:23 per game.
• Alexander Ovechkin was another top contributor for Washington with 73 points (1.1 per game), scoring 44 goals and adding 29 assists.
• Aliaksei Protas’ 66 points came from 30 goals and 36 assists.
• Logan Thompson had a record of 31-6-6. He conceded 105 goals (2.5 goals against average) and racked up 1,067 saves with a .910 save percentage (ninth-best in the league).

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Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stats Insights

• With 225 goals (2.7 per game) last season, the Wild had the NHL’s 25th-ranked offense.
• Minnesota’s total of 236 goals allowed (2.9 per game) was 15th in the league.
• Their -11 goal differential was 18th in the league.
• With 43 power-play goals (on 207 chances), Minnesota was 21st in the NHL.
• The Wild scored on 20.77% of their power plays, No. 20 in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, Minnesota had four.
• The 72.41% penalty-kill percentage of the Wild was 30th in the NHL.
• At 46.7%, the Wild had the NHL’s 29th-ranked faceoff win rate.
• Minnesota’s 10% shooting percentage was 25th in the league.
• The Wild did not shut out their opponents once. They averaged 20 hits and 16.1 blocked shots per game.

Wild Moneyline Insights

• The Wild won 19, or 41.3%, of the 46 games they played as an underdog last season.
• Minnesota had a record of 17-22 in games when bookmakers pegged it as an underdog of at least +110 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this outing implies a 47.6% chance of victory for the Wild.

Wild Leaders

• Matthew Boldy scored 27 goals (0.3 per game) and dished out 46 assists (0.6 per game) last season, contributing to the Minnesota offense with 73 total points (0.9 per game). He took 3.3 shots per game, shooting 10%.
• Marco Rossi was one of the top contributors for Minnesota with 60 total points (0.7 per game), with 24 goals and 36 assists in 82 games.
• Minnesota’s Kirill Kaprizov was among the top offensive players on the team with 56 total points (25 goals and 31 assists).
• Filip Gustavsson was 31-19-6 last season, giving up 146 goals (2.6 goals against average) with a .914 save percentage (fifth-best in the league).