Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals
TV MINNHL, Wild+·Capital One Arena
Our win probability
and the three reasons
45%Wild
to win
55%
Capitals
- Expected goals
- 2.9–3.2
- Goes to overtime
- 22%
← favors favors →
favors →- Ability to win22% of the signalfavors WSH.511vs.516win rate (OT = tie)
- Scoring chances66% of the signalfavors MIN.010vs.0135v5 xG diff / 60
- Goaltending12% of the signalfavors WSH-.090vs.165GSAx / 60
- Projected lineupseven.331vs.3555v5 xG impact / 60 of the dressed skaters
- Home icefavors WSHWSH at home
Gridpex NHL model v2026.09.28 · ratings as of
Goaltending
projected startersWild
Calvin Pickard-0.21 GSAx/6060% to start204 career GP
Jesper Wallstedt+0.10 GSAx/6040% to start50 career GP
Capitals
Logan Thompson+0.33 GSAx/6057% to start218 career GP
Charlie Lindgren-0.05 GSAx/6040% to start175 career GP
Clay Stevenson-0.01 GSAx/602% to start5 career GP
GSAx/60: goals saved above expected per 60 minutes, from our shot model — above zero is better than an average goalie facing the same shots.
Coaches: MIN John Hynes · WSH Spencer Carbery
Leaders
vs
Season
2025-26 regular season · league rank of 32- 3.2710th
- Goals for / game
- 15th3.18
- 2.874th
- Goals against / game
- 7th2.90
- 25.2%3rd
- Power play
- 25th17.8%
- 79.8%16th
- Penalty kill
- 14th80.1%
- 46.6%30th
- Faceoffs
- 20th49.3%
Season series
first meeting- @this game
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Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).