Minnesota Wild (9-3-3, in the Central Division) vs. Washington Capitals (8-4, in the Metropolitan Division)

Washington; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals host the Minnesota Wild after Cole Hutson's two-goal game against the Nashville Predators in the Capitals' 4-3 win.

Washington has a 6-2-0 record in home games and an 8-4 record overall. The Capitals have a +six scoring differential, with 43 total goals scored and 37 given up.

Minnesota is 5-3-2 on the road and 9-3-3 overall. The Wild have gone 8-0-2 when scoring at least three goals.

Sunday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alex Tuch has 10 goals and two assists for the Capitals. Boone Jenner has five goals over the last 10 games.

Kirill Kaprizov has 14 goals and 10 assists for the Wild. Matthew Boldy has scored five goals with six assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Capitals: 7-3-0, averaging 3.7 goals, 5.8 assists, 3.7 penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.

Wild: 6-2-2, averaging 3.2 goals, 4.9 assists, 3.6 penalties and 8.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.

INJURIES: Capitals: Rasmus Sandin: out (knee), Patrick Thomas: out (upper-body), Vincent Desharnais: out (abdomen).

Wild: Jared Spurgeon: out (undisclosed), Filip Gustavsson: out (hip), Nick Foligno: out (upper body), Marcus Foligno: out (lower body), Joel Eriksson Ek: day to day (undisclosed), Brock Faber: out (skull).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.