The Caps are rested coming into this game as they haven't played since Monday. In that game they lost and allowed 6 goals. They haven't lost back-to-back home games in almost 2 months on Feb 7th and also a PERFECT 6-0 after allowing 6 or more goals in their previous game. Defense and goaltending are a big advantage for the Caps in this matchup. The Wild rank 18th in goals against per game and 20th in shots against per game. The Capitals rank 11th in goals against per game and sixth in shots against per game. Washington averages 3.60 goals per game in the last 10 games against Minnesota and they have gone 8-1-1 in the last 10 games against the Wild. With a home-ice advantage, and the Minn Wild playing on Saturday we are going to back the home squad with the Wash Caps.