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Washington Capitals 0, Minnesota Wild 5 β€” Recap

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πŸ“°Game Summary

Final: Washington Capitals 0, Minnesota Wild 5. Shots on goal: WSH 25, MIN 32. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 WSH 0-1 MIN; P2 WSH 0-1 MIN; P3 WSH 0-3 MIN.

Scoring plays: P1 02:09 Vladimir Tarasenko (assists: Danila Yurov, Brock Faber) to make it WSH 0-1 MIN; P2 12:51 Kirill Kaprizov (assists: Joel Eriksson Ek, Quinn Hughes) to make it WSH 0-2 MIN; P3 04:23 Vladimir Tarasenko (assists: Danila Yurov) to make it WSH 0-3 MIN; P3 08:53 Danila Yurov (assists: Vladimir Tarasenko) to make it WSH 0-4 MIN; P3 14:12 Matt Boldy (assists: Matt Kiersted) to make it WSH 0-5 MIN. Top skaters: Vladimir Tarasenko (MIN) 2 G, 1 A; Danila Yurov (MIN) 1 G, 2 A; Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) 1 G, 0 A; Matt Boldy (MIN) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Charlie Lindgren (WSH) 27 saves on 32, decision L; Filip Gustavsson (MIN) 25 saves on 25, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer Β· MIN
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 4 SOG Β· 16:01 TOI
Goals Β· MIN
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 1 SOG Β· 15:02 TOI
Goaltending Β· MIN
25 saves on 25 shots (1.000) Β· W
Season highs
Danila Yurov Β· Season-high 3 pointsVladimir Tarasenko Β· Season-high 2 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

πŸ“Š Game Flow

WSH 0 largest lead Never led
MIN 5 largest lead P3 14:12 (WSH 0, MIN 5) Β· 5-0 run, P1 2:09–P3 14:12
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 2:09 Vladimir Tarasenko (Danila Yurov, Brock Faber) MIN Β· wrist shot Β· WSH 0, MIN 1
  • P2 12:51 Kirill Kaprizov (Joel Eriksson Ek, Quinn Hughes) MIN Β· Power play Β· backhand shot Β· WSH 0, MIN 2
  • P3 4:23 Vladimir Tarasenko (Danila Yurov) MIN Β· wrist shot Β· WSH 0, MIN 3
  • P3 8:53 Danila Yurov (Vladimir Tarasenko) MIN Β· wrist shot Β· WSH 0, MIN 4
  • P3 14:12 Matt Boldy (Matt Kiersted) MIN Β· Shorthanded Β· wrist shot Β· WSH 0, MIN 5

Linescore

123 T
WSH 000 0
MIN 113 5

Shots on goal: WSH 25, MIN 32

Biggest Period

The Minnesota Wild scored 3 goals in P3 β€” the biggest single period of the game.

πŸ“‹ Team Stats

WSHMIN
25Shots on goal32
54Shot attempts70
27Faceoff wins30
18Hits22
8Blocked shots21
0Power-play goals1
4Takeaways3
9Giveaways15
8Penalty minutes4
84.4%Save %100.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
WSH119525
MIN915832

🎯 Shot Map

Washington Capitals0 G Β· 43 attempts
Tom Wilson: saved (tip-in)Matt Roy: missed the netConnor McMichael: missed the netAliaksei Protas: saved (wrist)Rasmus Sandin: saved (slap)Dylan Strome: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Ethen Frank: saved (backhand)Hendrix Lapierre: missed the netEthen Frank: saved (backhand)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (snap)Justin Sourdif: saved (slap)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (wrist)Connor McMichael: saved (backhand)Rasmus Sandin: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: missed the netJohn Carlson: saved (slap)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netRasmus Sandin: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netMatt Roy: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: missed the netDylan Strome: saved (wrist)Nic Dowd: saved (wrist)John Carlson: missed the netMartin FehΓ©rvΓ‘ry: saved (wrist)Tom Wilson: saved (wrist)Dylan Strome: missed the netTrevor van Riemsdyk: missed the netMatt Roy: saved (slap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (wrist)Matt Roy: missed the netTom Wilson: saved (wrist)Tom Wilson: missed the netHendrix Lapierre: missed the netTom Wilson: saved (slap)Rasmus Sandin: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Hendrix Lapierre: saved (wrist)Brandon Duhaime: saved (wrist)Ethen Frank: missed the net
  • 0Goals0% of attempts
  • 25Saved58% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net42% of attempts
Minnesota Wild5 G Β· 47 attempts
Vladimir Tarasenko: goal (wrist)Ryan Hartman: missed the netBrock Faber: saved (snap)Quinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Matt Kiersted: saved (wrist)Marcus Foligno: saved (wrist)Brock Faber: saved (tip-in)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (slap)Matt Boldy: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: missed the netBrock Faber: saved (wrist)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (deflected)Tyler Pitlick: saved (wrist)Brock Faber: missed the netVladimir Tarasenko: saved (wrist)Jared Spurgeon: saved (wrist)Matt Kiersted: saved (wrist)Nicolas Aube-Kubel: saved (wrist)Matt Kiersted: saved (wrist)Danila Yurov: missed the netVladimir Tarasenko: missed the netJoel Eriksson Ek: missed the netMatt Boldy: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: goal (backhand)Jared Spurgeon: saved (slap)Nicolas Aube-Kubel: saved (wrist)Jared Spurgeon: saved (snap)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Quinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: missed the netVladimir Tarasenko: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: saved (wrist)Tyler Pitlick: missed the netNico Sturm: missed the netVladimir Tarasenko: goal (wrist)Yakov Trenin: missed the netRyan Hartman: saved (wrist)Danila Yurov: goal (wrist)Tyler Pitlick: missed the netNico Sturm: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: goal (wrist)Vladimir Tarasenko: missed the netVladimir Tarasenko: missed the netJared Spurgeon: saved (slap)Marcus Foligno: saved (wrist)
  • 5Goals11% of attempts
  • 27Saved57% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net32% of attempts

● goal (large) Β· ● saved Β· βœ• missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

πŸ’ Box Score

WSH skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
John Carlson D 000-210022:10
Jakob Chychrun D 000042121:18
Matt Roy D 000-112121:07
Rasmus Sandin D 000-312117:57
Connor McMichael C 000-210017:40
Martin FehΓ©rvΓ‘ry D 000010117:29
Aliaksei Protas C 000-110017:22
Justin Sourdif R 000010117:17
Trevor van Riemsdyk D 000-100016:49
Tom Wilson R 000-142016:25
Dylan Strome C 000-120215:17
Alex Ovechkin L 000-203015:12
Brandon Duhaime R 000-115014:31
Nic Dowd C 000-111114:10
Ethen Frank C 000020013:14
Anthony Beauvillier L 000-331012:35
Sonny Milano L 000-100011:56
Hendrix Lapierre C 000010010:33
WSH goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Charlie Lindgren L 273284.4560:00
MIN skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Vladimir Tarasenko R 213+340016:01
Danila Yurov R 123+310115:02
Matt Boldy L 101+121219:49
Kirill Kaprizov L 101040118:15
Quinn Hughes D 011+221329:33
Brock Faber D 011+332328:10
Joel Eriksson Ek C 011010017:29
Matt Kiersted D 011030016:16
Jared Spurgeon D 000+241023:22
Ryan Hartman R 000020116:37
Marcus Foligno L 000+121015:18
Nicolas Aube-Kubel R 000021314:17
Yakov Trenin C 000+306114:15
David Jiricek D 000+100314:11
Nico Sturm C 000012112:47
Ben Jones C 000003011:18
Tyler Pitlick C 000013109:36
Daemon Hunt D 000001103:44
MIN goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Filip Gustavsson W 2525100.0060:00

βš”οΈ Season Series & What's Next

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