Minnesota Wild vs Washington Capitals Prediction, Odds and Picks for Friday, 10/17/25

The Washington Capitals are set to host the Minnesota Wild in a Friday night battle at Capital One Arena. The Capitals are riding a 3-game win streak, while the Wild are coming off a 5-2 loss to the Stars. This is a series the Wild have dominated in recent seasons. Minnesota won both matchups against Washington last season, and has won 8 of the last 10 meetings going back to 2019. Washington’s 2 wins in that span came by one goal apiece, with one coming in a shootout.

The Wild have alternated wins and losses through 4 games this season. Consistency with defense and goaltending has been tricky, but with Kirill Kaprizov, offense isn’t hard to come by for Minnesota. Kaprizov is off to a tremendous start this season, as he’s already racked up 9 points on 4 goals and 5 assists through 4 games. Matt Boldy is also off to a great start with 8 points, and rookie defenseman Zeeb Buium hsa been impressive with 5 points on a goal and 4 assists. In what should be a closely-contested matchup, back the Wild with plus-money on the moneyline.

Wild vs Capitals prediction: Minnesota Wild ML (+105) available at time of publishing. Playable to +100.

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