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Minnesota Wild vs Washington Capitals

Regular season · Sunday, November 1, 2026 · Capital One Arena

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Game preview

The Minnesota Wild visit the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Sunday, November 1, 2026, with puck drop at 3:30 PM ET. The game is on MINNHL, Wild+, SN and TVAS.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Wild

First game of a road trip.

  1. 222026-10-22: at CGY
  2. 232026-10-23: no game
  3. 242026-10-24: at SEA
  4. 252026-10-25: at VAN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 262026-10-26: no game
  6. 272026-10-27: at UTA
  7. 282026-10-28: no game
  8. 292026-10-29: vs NYI
  9. 302026-10-30: no game
  10. 312026-10-31: no game
  11. 12026-11-01: at WSH
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~924 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~924 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Capitals

Back home after a game in Nashville.

  1. 222026-10-22: no game
  2. 232026-10-23: no game
  3. 242026-10-24: vs BUF
  4. 252026-10-25: no game
  5. 262026-10-26: no game
  6. 272026-10-27: no game
  7. 282026-10-28: vs PHI
  8. 292026-10-29: at NSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 302026-10-30: no game
  10. 312026-10-31: no game
  11. 12026-11-01: vs MIN
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~567 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,134 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Minnesota WildWildTue, Oct 13 at WPG
  1. L1Kaprizov#97Boldy#12Eriksson Ek#14
    12:43 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColeman#20Yurov#22Shabanov#49
    9:19 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewLorenz#61Hartman#38Brink#10
    8:24 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewPitlick#19McCarron#47Trenin#13
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewBrodin#25Hughes#43
    19:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewBogosian#24Maatta#3
    11:09 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHunt#48Spacek#82
    8:10 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kaprizov LBoldy LEriksson Ek CShabanov RHughes D3:00
  2. 2Coleman LHartman RBrink RYurov RSpacek D0:32

Penalty kill

  1. 1Boldy LMcCarron CBogosian DMaatta D1:10
  2. 2Boldy LEriksson Ek CBrodin DMaatta D0:37
Washington CapitalsCapitalsTue, Oct 13 at CAR
  1. L1NewStrome#17Wilson#43Tuch#89
    9:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewSourdif#34Beauvillier#72Frank#53
    7:56 together at 5v5
  3. L3Ovechkin#8Protas#21Protas#62
    6:47 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewJenner#22Kyrou#25Leonard#9
    6:08 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chychrun#6Liljegren#27
    14:26 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFehérváry#42Hutson#44
    10:37 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHoll#4Desharnais#73
    7:24 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ovechkin LStrome CWilson RLeonard RChychrun D2:11
  2. 2Protas LTuch RKyrou RFrank RHutson D0:56

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jenner CWilson RDesharnais DFehérváry D1:40
  2. 2Protas LTuch RChychrun DLiljegren D1:00

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MINWSH

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

MIN 58% (7th most shuffled)WSH 65% (13th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

MIN 1:59 left (9th earliest · 12 pulls)WSH 1:54 left (13th earliest · 13 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MIN 53.8s (longest)WSH 49.8s (7th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

MIN 44% (most often)WSH 37% (4th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series