Capitals vs. Wild prediction, odds, picks - Oct. 17

Updated Oct. 17, 2025 6:13 p.m. ET

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Dylan Strome and Matthew Boldy are two of the most exciting players to keep an eye on when the Washington Capitals play the Minnesota Wild at Capital One Arena on Friday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. ET. Here's everything you need to know to know about the Capitals-Wild game, from the puck lined, moneyline, total Over/Under and expert picks, as well as TV channel and streaming information.

Capitals vs. Wild Game Information and TV Channel

When: Friday, October 17, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: Capital One Arena in Washington D.C.
TV: ESPN+
Live Boxscore: FOX Sports

Capitals vs Wild Betting Information
Favorite	Puck Line	Favorite Puck Line Odds	Underdog Puck Line Odds	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline
Capitals	-1.5	200	-245	5.5	-125	105	-125	+105

Capitals vs. Wild Prediction

ATS Pick: Capitals (- 1.5)
O/U Pick: Over (5.5)
Score Prediction: Capitals 4 - Wild 2

Capitals vs. Wild Betting Insights

Washington and its opponent went over 5.5 combined goals in 49 of 92 games last season.
Minnesota played 42 games last season with more than 5.5 goals.
These two teams scored 6.2 goals per game between them, 0.7 more than this one's total.
These two teams gave up 5.7 goals per game combined, 0.2 more than the over/under for this game.
The Wild were 25th in the league in goals scored, compared to the second-ranked Capitals.
The Wild were 15th in the league in goals surrendered, and the Capitals were eighth.

Capitals Stats

The Capitals' 286 goals scored last season (3.5 per game) ranked second in the NHL.
Washington conceded 229 total goals (2.8 per game), the eighth-fewest in NHL action.
They had the league's fourth-best goal differential at +57.
The 52 power-play goals Washington put up last season (13th in the NHL) came via 221 chances.
The Capitals had the league's 14th-ranked power-play conversion rate (23.53%).
The eight shorthanded goals Washington scored last season ranked 10th among all NHL squads.

Capitals Leaders

Name	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	Giveaways	Takeaways	Faceoff Win %
Dylan Strome	82	29	53	82	79	21	53.6%
Alexander Ovechkin	65	44	29	73	47	12	0%
Aliaksei Protas	76	30	36	66	56	19	25%
Pierre-Luc Dubois	82	20	46	66	65	15	49.8%
Tom Wilson	81	33	32	65	91	20	26.3%

Capitals Player Props

Wild Stats

The Wild had 225 goals last season (2.7 per game), 25th in the league.
Minnesota's total of 236 goals allowed (2.9 per game) was 15th in the league.
With a goal differential of -11, they were 18th in the league.
Minnesota had 43 power-play goals (on 207 chances), 21st in the NHL.
The Wild scored on 20.77% of their power plays, No. 20 in the NHL.
In terms of shorthanded goals, Minnesota had four.

Wild Leaders

Name	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	Giveaways	Takeaways	Faceoff Win %
Matthew Boldy	82	27	46	73	84	43	46.4%
Marco Rossi	82	24	36	60	60	18	46.8%
Kirill Kaprizov	41	25	31	56	59	12	0%
Mats Zuccarello	69	19	35	54	77	29	38.2%
Marcus Johansson	72	11	23	34	41	12	25%