Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild

Thursday, February 11, 2016, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Minnesota Wild 4–3 on Thursday, February 11, 2016 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Washington Capitals	4	56-18-8
at Minnesota Wild	3	38-33-11

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	3	1	4
Minnesota Wild	0	1	2	3

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	10	15	8	33
Minnesota Wild	8	15	13	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	02:14	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (32)	T.J. Oshie (17), Nicklas Backstrom (33)	Even strength	WSH 1, MIN 0
2nd	05:21	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (33)	John Carlson (23), Nicklas Backstrom (34)	Power play	WSH 2, MIN 0
2nd	11:27	Minnesota Wild	Charlie Coyle (15)	Mikko Koivu (26), Ryan Suter (28)	Even strength	WSH 2, MIN 1
2nd	14:55	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (34)	Nicklas Backstrom (35)	Even strength	WSH 3, MIN 1
3rd	07:35	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Suter (7)	Mathew Dumba (10), Zach Parise (14)	Power play	WSH 3, MIN 2
3rd	19:08	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera (15)	Tom Wilson (13)	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 4, MIN 2
3rd	19:56	Minnesota Wild	Mikael Granlund (5)	Zach Parise (15), Thomas Vanek (18)	Even strength	WSH 4, MIN 3

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

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	3	0	3	+1	0	10	2	2	1		19:47
Number 10 M. Richards	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	23.1%	11:03
Number 14 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	-1	4	1	0	0	0	33.3%	16:58
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	3	3	+1	0	4	0	2	0	57.1%	19:26
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	100%	09:02
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	1	0	1	+1	0	5	2	0	0		15:50
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	3	0	0		14:43
Number 46 M. Latta	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		05:17
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		14:12
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	3	0	0		21:30
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0	33.3%	18:04
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	21.4%	12:47
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	0		23:11
Number 4 T. Chorney	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		13:00
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0		12:21
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	1	0		22:07
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	0		23:46
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	5	0		17:21

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	36	33	3	.917	59:59	Win

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	1	0	1	-1	2	2	0	1	0	66.7%	22:50
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	72%	22:10
Number 11 Z. Parise	L	0	2	2	0	0	3	1	1	0		21:15
Number 14 J. Fontaine	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	100%	09:03
Number 16 J. Zucker	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		07:34
Number 18 R. Carter	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		11:01
Number 19 J. Stoll	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	64.3%	10:39
Number 22 N. Niederreiter	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		14:15
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0	0		12:50
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		12:15
Number 56 E. Haula	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	13:37
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	0	0	90.9%	17:19
Number 4 M. Reilly	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		12:00
Number 5 C. Folin	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	1	0		16:00
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		20:42
Number 20 R. Suter	D	1	1	2	-2	0	3	1	4	1		34:43
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	0		24:26
Number 39 N. Prosser	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0		10:21

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk	32	29	3	.906	57:52	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:53	Washington Capitals	Justin Williams	Slashing	2
1st	11:24	Minnesota Wild	Nate Prosser	Roughing	2
1st	12:05	Washington Capitals	T.J. Oshie	Interference	2
1st	13:57	Washington Capitals	Matt Niskanen	Hooking	2
1st	19:54	Minnesota Wild	Christian Folin	Holding	2
2nd	04:10	Minnesota Wild	Thomas Vanek	Slashing	2
2nd	07:48	Washington Capitals	Dmitry Orlov	Slashing	2
2nd	16:23	Minnesota Wild	Charlie Coyle	Tripping	2
3rd	05:59	Washington Capitals	Justin Williams	Cross checking	2
3rd	09:30	Minnesota Wild	Jarret Stoll	Tripping	2

Every Washington Capitals and Minnesota Wild game in the 2015-2016 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 4 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Feb 11, 2016
Minnesota Wild 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals, Fri, Feb 26, 2016

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