This Sunday, the Washington Capitals will head to the Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild. The Washington Capitals will enter this game against the Minnesota Wild following a brutal loss against the St Louis Blues this past Friday which resulted in a final score of 5-2. The Washington Capitals have now lost three of their last five games played and will need to get back on track with a win against the Wild on Sunday.
The Washington Capitals clearly aren’t the phenomenal team that they were several years ago when they won the Stanley Cup back in 2018, but still have a chance to make the playoff push this season. The Capitals aren’t in a playoff spot right now but they currently sit five points out of the final wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference. The Capitals currently hold an overall record of 33-30-7 for 73 points in 70 games played.
The Minnesota Wild will enter this game against the Washington Capitals following a heartbreaking loss against the Boston Bruins yesterday afternoon which resulted in a final score of 5-2. Despite the loss against the Bruins, the Minnesota Wild has been one of the NHL’s best lately which is the reason why they have climbed their way out of a wildcard spot to the 2nd spot in the Central Division.
The Minnesota Wild have been spotty all season long as the could win three games in a row and go on to lose three in a row, but they’ve found some consistency at the perfect time as the playoffs are right around the corner. The Wild’s best player this season is without a doubt Kirill Kaprizov, but they will be without him in the game against the Capitals as he is recovering from a lower-body injury. Kaprizov currently has 39 goals, 35 assists, and 74 points this season.
