Alex White likes a total for her BEST BET in the NHL Tuesday.

The game involves the Washington Capitals (18-10-4) at the Minnesota Wild (19-9-5). Puck drop in this second and final head-to-head meeting between the 2 squads is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The Caps took the first contest 5-1 as -121 home favorites Oct. 17 with the total (6) pushing. C Dylan Strome led the way with 2 goals and 2 assists, while LW Alex Ovechkin tallied his 898th career goal and also had an assist.

Following a 1-1 opening period, C Aliaksei Protas’ goal gave the Caps the lead for good with 2:42 to go in the second period. Washington would add 3 more goals in the third period.

The Capitals enter Tuesday’s tilt in St. Paul on a 2-game slide, recently dropping a 5-1 decision as slight -112 favorites at the Winnipeg Jets Saturday. The Over (5.5) hit when D Jakob Chychrun scored Washington’s lone goal on a power play with 3:28 remaining in the third. The Capitals have lost 3 of their last 4, which followed a 6-game win streak. The Under is 5-4-1 in their last 10.

The Wild have been on fire. They’re on a 4-game win streak and are 12-3 in their last 15 outings. They’re coming off a 6-2 home win Sunday as -135 favorites vs. the Boston Bruins. The Over (5.5) hit, but the Under is 6-3-1 in their last 10 games.

LW Kirill Kaprizov had 2 goals and an assist in the Boston win. RW Ryan Hartman added 1 goal and 2 assists, and D Quinn Hughes scored a goal in his Wild debut — he was acquired Friday in a blockbuster trade with the Vancouver Canucks.

As of Tuesday at 12:35 a.m. ET, BetMGM Sportsbook lists the total at 5.5 (Over: 120 | Under: +100). Minnesota, which is 10-0-2 at home since Nov. 1, is favored -125 on the moneyline, while Washington is +105. The puck line has the Wild at -1.5 (+190) and the Capitals at +1.5 (-235).

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