Minnesota Wild vs Washington Capitals Prediction, 10/27/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Washington Capitals

Date: Friday, October 27, 2023

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

TV: Monumental Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (-143) Capitals (+115)

Capital One Arena is the location where the Washington Capitals (2-3-1) will go up against the Minnesota Wild (3-2-1) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has the Wild at -143 and the Capitals are at +115. The total comes in at 6.

The Minnesota Wild were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 7-4 win over the Oilers their last time out. Minnesota earned 17 penalty minutes for this matchup. Additionally, they had 3 chances with extra men on the ice but didn't net one. The Wild had a good offensive outing and it showed in this victory. While out there on the ice, they tallied a score on 7 out of the 31 shots they tried.

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Concerning their scoring, the Minnesota Wild have earned 25 goals (6th in pro hockey) this season and have allowed 25. For the season, they have racked up 7 points and their points percentage is sitting at .583. Minnesota has tallied 23 power play chances and they have scored 4 goals out of those attempts, earning them a rate of 17.39%. While playing at even strength, the Wild let the opposition score 21 goals while having 21 on the offensive side of the ice. Minnesota has taken 179 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 14.0%. The Wild so far have had 211 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .882. Minnesota Wild opponents have amassed 19 power play opportunities (27th in hockey) and have notched 4 goals in those chances.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Marc-Andre Fleury. Fleury has participated in 987 contests during his professional hockey career. He has accumulated a mark of 545-316-91 and he has started in 830 games. Opponents have been able to score 2,461 goals versus Fleury in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.58. Fleury has seen 28,148 shots taken against him and has recorded 25,687 saves. He has a save percentage of .913 in his 57,161 mins played. Throughout his time in hockey, Fleury has accounted for 458 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .552.

Their last time out, Washington squared up with the Devils in a game where the Capitals notched a victory by a tally of 6-4. The Capitals scored 6 goals out of the 25 shots on goal they took. They had 3 power play chances in this matchup and tallied 1 out of those opportunities.

This season, the Washington Capitals have earned a total of 12 goals, 5 points, as well as a points percentage of .417. They have allowed 23 goals to be scored by way of 16 goals at even strength and 7 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Capitals are sitting with 10 goals at even strength and 2 goals (27th in the NHL) while having a power play advantage. They have earned 19 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 10.53%. Washington has put up 161 shots (27th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 7.45%, while allowing their opponents 171 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 69.57% on their oppositions 23 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 86.5%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Darcy Kuemper in net. Kuemper is the owner of a career mark of 166-123-44 and has been in goal for 360 games. Kuemper's quality start rate comes out to 55.0% and he has accumulated 188 quality starts in his career. He has compiled 9,405 stops out of 10,272 shots taken, which gives him a save percentage of .916. The opposition is averaging 2.56 goals per game and he has allowed 867 goals overall. He has made the start in 342 games and has been on the ice for 20,328 mins.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Washington (+115) and under 6 goals

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