Not wise to fade the Wild when at full health and with No. 1 Filip Gustavsson in net but neither is the case tonight. Backup Marc-Andre Fleury (.898 SV) gets his turn and the team is without Hart Trophy candidate and leading scorer Kirill Kaprizov for another game as well as top defenseman and captain Jared Spurgeon. I will admit that I'm not sure I've gotten a Caps game right all season as I didn't expect them to be this good. Not sure anyone did.

The Minnesota Wild are 3-2 in their last five games despite getting outshot in all five games by a significant margin. They tallied three Power Play goals in Tuesday’s win and now must play a road game. Minnesota is ranked 25th in shots allowed with a -35 shot differential and +10 goal differential. Washington is ranked 7th in shots allowed with a +28 shot diffeital and +39 goal differential. The Capitals have played the 3rd hardest schedule, while Minnesota is ranked 16th. The Wild are still without Kirill Kaprizov (50 points in 34 games), which is a huge loss, especially against winning teams. This line is headed much higher. Play the Caps.