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Washington Capitals v Minnesota Wild: head to head | Lineball
Minnesota Wild edge 5–0 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 35 meetings in NHL on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.
Minnesota Wild lead the head to head 18–17 from 35 meetings since 2000.
2026-27: Washington Capitals 8–6, Minnesota Wild 12–6. Minnesota Wild have the better margin, +1.2 a game to +0.1.
Minnesota Wild have won the last 2 against Washington Capitals.
Last five: Washington Capitals 3 wins, Minnesota Wild 4. Minnesota Wild are on a 3-game winning run.
Minnesota Wild average more power play goals per game: 0.9 to 0.6.
Minnesota Wild concede fewer penalties per game: 3.6 to 4.3.
Washington Capitals average more penalty minutes per game: 9.9 to 8.4.
Washington Capitals’ biggest win in the rivalry: 5–1 in 2025-26, by 4.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Head to head
1735 games since 200018
2 Nov 2026 · Capital One Arena, WashingtonWashington Capitals 1Minnesota Wild 5
17 Dec 2025 · Grand Casino Arena, Saint PaulWashington Capitals 0Minnesota Wild 5
18 Oct 2025 · Capital One Arena, WashingtonWashington Capitals 5Minnesota Wild 1
28 Mar 2025 · Grand Casino Arena, Saint PaulWashington Capitals 2Minnesota Wild 4
3 Jan 2025 · Capital One Arena, WashingtonWashington Capitals 3Minnesota Wild 4
24 Jan 2024 · Grand Casino Arena, Saint PaulWashington Capitals 3Minnesota Wild 5
28 Oct 2023 · Capital One Arena, WashingtonWashington Capitals 3Minnesota Wild 2
20 Mar 2023 · Grand Casino Arena, Saint PaulWashington Capitals 3Minnesota Wild 5
2026-27 season
Per game, this season.
3.549 totalScored per gameper game3.360 total
3.448 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better2.239 total
27.6386 totalShots totalper game30.2543 total
22.7318 totalHitsper game23.3420 total
16.7234 totalBlocked shotsper game14.7264 total
17,732.3248,252 totalAttendanceper game
17,662.8
317,930 total
48.6680.1 totalFaceoff percentper game49.2885.8 total
27.1380 totalFaceoffs wonper game28.2507 total
15.8221 totalGiveawaysper game16.4296 total
4.360 totalPenaltiesper game · lower is better3.664 total
