Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals

Sunday, March 25, 2012, 5:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Minnesota Wild 3–0 on Sunday, March 25, 2012 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Minnesota Wild	0	35-36-11
at Washington Capitals	3	42-32-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	12	5	11	28
Washington Capitals	7	8	8	23

Three stars

B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
A. Semin, Washington Capitals (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	10:09	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera (1)	Alexander Semin (1)	Even strength	MIN 0, WSH 1
2nd	15:15	Washington Capitals	Mathieu Perreault (1)	Troy Brouwer (1), Alex Ovechkin (1)	Power play	MIN 0, WSH 2
3rd	08:31	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (1)	Marcus Johansson (1), John Carlson (1)	Even strength	MIN 0, WSH 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals
Stat	Minnesota Wild	Washington Capitals
Shots on goal	28	23
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	4
Hits	22	21
Blocked shots	14	18
Giveaways	5	20
Takeaways	8	5
Faceoffs won	30/53 (56.6%)	23/53 (43.4%)

Box score

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 9 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	65.2%	20:30
Number 10 D. Setoguchi	R	0	0	0	-1	2	4	4	0	0		20:22
Number 14 D. Powe	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0		15:17
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	0		17:58
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		09:22
Number 21 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	57.1%	17:08
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	1	0		16:18
Number 25 N. Johnson	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		13:12
Number 26 E. Christensen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	100%	15:01
Number 36 C. Rau	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	42.9%	14:13
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	100%	07:11
Number 43 W. Peters	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0	25%	08:09
Number 4 C. Stoner	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0		22:51
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		19:34
Number 20 K. Foster	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	0		13:03
Number 38 S. Kampfer	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		17:00
Number 39 N. Prosser	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	4	0		18:42
Number 77 T. Gilbert	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		28:50

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 M. Hackett	23	20	3	.870	60:00	Loss

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	1	2	+1	0	5	2	2	0		26:19
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	3	0	0	50%	17:31
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	46.2%	17:03
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		14:52
Number 23 K. Aucoin	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		10:18
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	16:04
Number 26 M. Hendricks	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	0	0	33.3%	14:47
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0		16:40
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	36.4%	15:58
Number 85 M. Perreault	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	1	70%	16:44
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0	28.6%	14:32
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0		23:53
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		20:57
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	4	0		19:04
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	1	0		19:34
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	0		09:49
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		11:17
Number 81 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:55

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	28	28	0	1.000	59:43	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:00	Minnesota Wild	Devin Setoguchi	Slashing	2
1st	06:41	Washington Capitals	Troy Brouwer	Charging	2
1st	09:24	Minnesota Wild	Cal Clutterbuck	Roughing	2
2nd	13:56	Minnesota Wild	Clayton Stoner	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	16:13	Washington Capitals	Dennis Wideman	Tripping	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: Mike Yeo
Washington Capitals head coach: Dale Hunter
Referees: Mike Leggo, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Jean Morin
Minnesota Wild scratches: Matt Cullen, Matt Kassian, Niklas Backstrom, Justin Falk, Jared Spurgeon
Washington Capitals scratches: Tomas Vokoun, John Erskine, Jeff Halpern, Joel Ward

Other NHL games on Mar 25

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 25, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Mar 25, 2012
New York Islanders 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/SO	Game page: New York Islanders at Florida Panthers, Sun, Mar 25, 2012
New Jersey Devils 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 25, 2012
Nashville Predators 6 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 25, 2012
Boston Bruins 3 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 25, 2012
St. Louis Blues 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Mar 25, 2012

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