Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild

Thursday, October 28, 2010, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Washington Capitals 2–1 on Thursday, October 28, 2010 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Washington Capitals	1	48-23-11
at Minnesota Wild	2	39-35-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	0	1	1
Minnesota Wild	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	4	7	11	22
Minnesota Wild	6	6	5	17

Three stars

N. Backstrom, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)
C. Kobasew, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
E. Nystrom, Minnesota Wild

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:48	Minnesota Wild	Chuck Kobasew (1)	Andrew Brunette (1), Clayton Stoner (1)	Even strength	WSH 0, MIN 1
2nd	19:44	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu (1)	Matt Cullen (1), Marek Zidlicky (1)	Power play	WSH 0, MIN 2
3rd	18:24	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (1)	Mike Green (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, MIN 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Stat	Washington Capitals	Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal	22	17
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	4
Hits	29	29
Blocked shots	15	13
Giveaways	7	9
Takeaways	2	6
Faceoffs won	31/65 (47.7%)	34/65 (52.3%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	4	0	0		20:43
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	5	0	0		08:46
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	38.5%	14:34
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		11:36
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	0	70.8%	19:49
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		20:21
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		19:15
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		11:00
Number 26 M. Hendricks	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	50%	11:56
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		20:32
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	1	0	46.7%	10:23
Number 85 M. Perreault	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	16.7%	10:22
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		16:22
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0		17:52
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	3	0		30:41
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	5	0		18:49
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	3	0		21:32
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		07:40

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth	17	15	2	.882	58:36	Loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 M. Cullen	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	60%	22:36
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	1	1	50%	18:49
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	58.8%	14:59
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		19:07
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		18:35
Number 16 B. Staubitz	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		05:54
Number 17 C. Wellman	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	11:12
Number 18 C. Gillies	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		06:55
Number 21 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	44.4%	12:08
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0	0		18:44
Number 23 E. Nystrom	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	0	0		16:44
Number 24 M. Havlat	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		17:27
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	3	0	0		25:44
Number 4 C. Stoner	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2	0		11:57
Number 5 G. Zanon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	0	0		20:20
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		22:44
Number 41 J. Falk	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		11:48
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	0		20:17

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	22	21	1	.955	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:07	Washington Capitals	Tyler Sloan	Interference	2
2nd	03:04	Minnesota Wild	Brad Staubitz	Interference	2
2nd	10:19	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Slashing	2
2nd	18:33	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Holding	2
2nd	19:44	Washington Capitals	Karl Alzner	Hooking	2
3rd	08:04	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	High sticking	2
3rd	12:31	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera	Interference goalkeeper	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Minnesota Wild head coach: Todd Richards
Referees: Bill McCreary, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Mike Cvik
Washington Capitals scratches: Brian Fahey, DJ King, Marcus Johansson
Minnesota Wild scratches: Antti Miettinen, Cam Barker, Guillaume Latendresse

Other NHL games on Oct 28

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St. Louis Blues 3 at Nashville Predators 0	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Thu, Oct 28, 2010
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars, Thu, Oct 28, 2010
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Calgary Flames 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames, Thu, Oct 28, 2010

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