Washington Capitals vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 12/16/25

The Washington Capitals completed a quick two-game trip, and they hope the second stop goes better than the first one did. The Caps were manhandled 5-1 at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg on Saturday despite being slight road favorites, as Connor Hellebuyck is finally healthy, and he showed out. The Caps have suddenly had trouble scoring goals, going for just 8 goals in the past 4 outings after posting a 7-1 win in San Jose on Dec. 3. Conversely, after allowing just a single goal in 3 consecutive games, from Nov. 30-Dec. 2, the Caps have allowed 12 goals in the past 4 outings, going 1-2-1 in the span.

The Minnesota Wild roll in with 4 consecutive victory, including an impressive 6-2 pasting of the Boston Bruins at Grand Casino Arena on Sunday in the second end of a back-to-back. Filip Gustavsson was impressive shutting down the Bruins less than 24 hours after Jesper Wallstedt and the Wild topped the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Saturday. The Wild have allowed just seven goals in the past four outings, or 1.8 goals per game. Minnesota’s offense is on fire in all areas of late, while Washington slinks into this game following a blowout loss. Back the Wild in this one, and feel good about doing so.

Capitals vs Wild predictions: Wild ML (-105) available at time of publishing. Playable to -120.

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