Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals

Thursday, March 5, 2015, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Washington Capitals 2–1 on Thursday, March 5, 2015 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Minnesota Wild	2	46-28-8
at Washington Capitals	1	45-26-11

Goals by period

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

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	11	8	11	30
Washington Capitals	8	7	10	25

Three stars

J. Pominville, Minnesota Wild (2 goals)
B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
D. Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:51	Washington Capitals	Curtis Glencross (10)	Evgeny Kuznetsov (19), Matt Niskanen (18)	Power play	MIN 0, WSH 1
3rd	09:19	Minnesota Wild	Jason Pominville (14)	Zach Parise (22), Ryan Suter (29)	Even strength	MIN 1, WSH 1
3rd	14:28	Minnesota Wild	Jason Pominville (15)	Zach Parise (23)	Even strength	MIN 2, WSH 1

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	30	25
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	4
Hits	21	33
Blocked shots	10	15
Giveaways	9	9
Takeaways	6	12
Faceoffs won	28/65 (43.1%)	37/65 (56.9%)

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 3 C. Coyle	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	46.7%	14:24
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	54.5%	17:38
Number 10 J. Schroeder	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		13:57
Number 11 Z. Parise	L	0	2	2	+2	0	2	1	1	0		18:11
Number 14 J. Fontaine	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		12:41
Number 21 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	63.6%	13:30
Number 23 S. Bergenheim	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		15:57
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0		13:22
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	2	0	2	+2	0	5	2	0	0		17:04
Number 44 C. Stewart	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		15:14
Number 56 E. Haula	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:54
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	0	0	15.4%	16:34
Number 5 C. Folin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:18
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0		30:38
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		24:52
Number 33 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		14:02
Number 39 N. Prosser	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		16:18
Number 55 M. Dumba	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	4	1	0		17:10

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk	25	24	1	.960	60:00	Win

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 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	2	0	0	75%	14:08
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	60.9%	18:23
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		15:53
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	100%	14:03
Number 22 C. Glencross	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	3	0	1		14:02
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	-2	2	2	3	0	0		13:02
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	100%	13:13
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		11:27
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:49
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	47.1%	16:45
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		17:51
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	50%	12:45
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	1	0		23:05
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		16:06
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		19:32
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	7	5	0		20:50
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2	0		18:34
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2	0		21:53

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	30	28	2	.933	58:26	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:35	Minnesota Wild	Thomas Vanek	High sticking	2
2nd	19:07	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera	Hooking	2
3rd	18:47	Washington Capitals	Troy Brouwer	Interference goalkeeper	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: Mike Yeo
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Chris Rooney, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Tim Nowak
Minnesota Wild scratches: Marco Scandella, Darcy Kuemper, Nino Niederreiter
Washington Capitals scratches: Alex Ovechkin, Michael Latta

2014-2015 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Washington Capitals game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 2 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals, Thu, Mar 5, 2015
Washington Capitals 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Mar 19, 2015

Other NHL games on Mar 5

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 5, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Calgary Flames 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Calgary Flames at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 5, 2015
St. Louis Blues 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 5, 2015
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Mar 5, 2015
Dallas Stars 4 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Dallas Stars at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 5, 2015
New York Islanders 4 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 5, 2015
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Arizona Coyotes 3	Final/SO	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Mar 5, 2015
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 5, 2015

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