Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals
· Verizon Center, Washington · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 on Friday, February 26, 2016 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Minnesota Wild |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Washington Capitals |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Minnesota Wild |
12 |
10 |
10 |
32 |
| Washington Capitals |
3 |
13 |
11 |
27 |
Three stars
- A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
- B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
- D. Orlov, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
19:18 |
Minnesota Wild |
Mikko Koivu (13) |
Ryan Suter (32), Jason Pominville (19) |
Power play |
MIN 1, WSH 0 |
| 2nd |
00:49 |
Washington Capitals |
Brooks Orpik (3) |
Nicklas Backstrom (38), Alex Ovechkin (18) |
Even strength |
MIN 1, WSH 1 |
| 2nd |
05:05 |
Minnesota Wild |
Nino Niederreiter (12) |
Ryan Suter (33), Jason Pominville (20) |
Even strength |
MIN 2, WSH 1 |
| 3rd |
04:35 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (40) |
Matt Niskanen (22), Nicklas Backstrom (39) |
Power play |
MIN 2, WSH 2 |
| 3rd |
14:56 |
Washington Capitals |
Dmitry Orlov (7) |
Andre Burakovsky (17), Evgeny Kuznetsov (45) |
Even strength |
MIN 2, 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 |
32 |
27 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
1 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
6 |
| Hits |
19 |
35 |
| Blocked shots |
16 |
19 |
| Giveaways |
6 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
22/44 (50%) |
22/44 (50%) |
Box score
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 3 C. Coyle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:07 |
| Number 7 C. Porter |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:57 |
| Number 9 M. Koivu |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
60% |
21:56 |
| Number 10 J. Schroeder |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
08:44 |
| Number 14 J. Fontaine |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:00 |
| Number 18 R. Carter |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:01 |
| Number 19 J. Stoll |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
10:03 |
| Number 22 N. Niederreiter |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:09 |
| Number 26 T. Vanek |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:51 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:54 |
| Number 56 E. Haula |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
14:27 |
| Number 64 M. Granlund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
18:50 |
| Number 4 M. Reilly |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:14 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:25 |
| Number 20 R. Suter |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
28:02 |
| Number 24 M. Dumba |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:09 |
| Number 39 N. Prosser |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:45 |
| Number 46 J. Spurgeon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
25:25 |
Minnesota Wild goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 D. Kuemper |
27 |
24 |
3 |
.889 |
58:32 |
Loss |
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
19:13 |
| Number 10 M. Richards |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
30% |
08:46 |
| Number 14 J. Williams |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:22 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
46.7% |
19:16 |
| Number 21 B. Laich |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:25 |
| Number 25 J. Chimera |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:43 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:04 |
| Number 49 S. Galiev |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
06:27 |
| Number 65 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:07 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
18:42 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:00 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
54.5% |
16:32 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:23 |
| Number 4 T. Chorney |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:11 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:44 |
| Number 27 K. Alzner |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:06 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
|
24:44 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:41 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 B. Holtby |
32 |
30 |
2 |
.938 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
05:54 |
Washington Capitals |
Brooks Orpik |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 1st |
12:50 |
Washington Capitals |
Matt Niskanen |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
17:44 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:06 |
Minnesota Wild |
Darcy Kuemper |
Delaying game |
2 |
Game information
- Minnesota Wild head coach
- John Torchetti
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Barry Trotz
- Referees
- Justin St. Pierre, Jean Hebert
- Linesmen
- Shane Heyer, Tony Sericolo
- Minnesota Wild scratches
- Zach Parise, Devan Dubnyk, Christian Folin
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Mike Weber, John Carlson, Michael Latta
Other NHL games on Feb 26
Other NHL games on Friday, February 26, 2016
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Tampa Bay Lightning
4
 at New Jersey Devils
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Feb 26, 2016
|
 Boston Bruins
4
 at Carolina Hurricanes
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Feb 26, 2016
|
 Edmonton Oilers
1
 at Anaheim Ducks
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Feb 26, 2016
|
 Buffalo Sabres
3
 at San Jose Sharks
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Feb 26, 2016
|
Sources and further reading
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