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Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Minnesota Wild 4–2 on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at home.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Minnesota Wild 2 49-25-8
at Washington Capitals 4 55-19-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 0 0 2 2
Washington Capitals 1 2 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 14 11 7 32
Washington Capitals 15 14 11 40

Three stars

  1. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (3 assists)
  2. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 19:48 Washington Capitals Nate Schmidt (2) Alex Ovechkin (30), Nicklas Backstrom (48) Even strength MIN 0, WSH 1
2nd 14:52 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (28) John Carlson (27), Nicklas Backstrom (49) Even strength MIN 0, WSH 2
2nd 17:08 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov (16) Nicklas Backstrom (50), John Carlson (28) Power play MIN 0, WSH 3
3rd 00:37 Minnesota Wild Mathew Dumba (8) Mikael Granlund (41) Even strength MIN 1, WSH 3
3rd 04:37 Minnesota Wild Eric Staal (23) Mikko Koivu (33), Ryan Suter (28) Power play MIN 2, WSH 3
3rd 14:19 Washington Capitals Jay Beagle (12) Dmitry Orlov (25) Even strength MIN 2, WSH 4

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

Team stats

Stat Minnesota Wild Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 32 40
Power play 1 of 7 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 15 29
Hits 12 21
Blocked shots 15 15
Giveaways 8 9
Takeaways 2 12
Faceoffs won 33/63 (52.4%) 30/63 (47.6%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 20% 14:29
7 C. Stewart R 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 08:30
9 M. Koivu C 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 56.5% 21:01
11 Z. Parise L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:17
12 E. Staal C 1 0 1 -2 2 4 0 2 1 30.8% 19:49
16 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 16:19
21 R. White C 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 0 0 09:37
22 N. Niederreiter R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 13:42
29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 50% 12:03
44 T. Graovac C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 60% 07:51
56 E. Haula L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 73.3% 13:28
64 M. Granlund C 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 18:14
6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 16:07
20 R. Suter D 0 1 1 -2 2 3 0 2 0 28:57
24 M. Dumba D 1 0 1 +1 4 1 2 2 0 20:42
25 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 19:24
39 N. Prosser D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 09:02
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 2 0 25:56
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
40 D. Dubnyk 40 36 4 .900 58:10 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 1 2 +1 0 3 4 0 0 18:11
10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 06:17
13 J. Vrana L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:56
14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 0 0 33.3% 14:52
19 N. Backstrom C 0 3 3 +1 2 2 2 0 0 33.3% 19:04
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 62.5% 15:22
26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 16:06
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 17 2 0 3 0 08:44
77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 0 0 50% 20:59
83 J. Beagle C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 52.6% 15:11
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 0 0 100% 13:15
92 E. Kuznetsov C 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 46.2% 13:38
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 +1 0 4 3 2 0 24:38
9 D. Orlov D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 17:49
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 5 0 18:34
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +1 2 4 2 1 0 18:22
74 J. Carlson D 0 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 0 24:05
88 N. Schmidt D 1 0 1 +1 2 1 0 1 0 12:18
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 32 30 2 .938 59:45 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:20 Minnesota Wild Mathew Dumba Tripping 2
1st 05:48 Washington Capitals Nate Schmidt Holding 2
2nd 01:17 Minnesota Wild Mathew Dumba Hooking 2
2nd 05:31 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Holding 2
2nd 08:45 Minnesota Wild Eric Staal Hooking 2
2nd 11:39 Washington Capitals Karl Alzner Tripping 2
2nd 12:51 Minnesota Wild Mikael Granlund High sticking 2
2nd 16:46 Minnesota Wild Ryan Suter Slashing 2
2nd 17:37 Minnesota Wild Ryan White Fighting (major) 5
2nd 17:37 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Instigator 2
2nd 17:37 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Fighting (major) 5
2nd 17:37 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 02:32 Washington Capitals Brett Connolly Interference 2
3rd 03:43 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Holding 2
3rd 04:51 Washington Capitals Justin Williams Hooking 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Thomas John Luxmore
Linesmen
Pierre Racicot, Jonny Murray
Minnesota Wild scratches
Martin Hanzal, Jordan Schroeder, Gustav Olofsson, Christian Folin
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Kevin Shattenkirk

2016-2017 season series

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 2 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 14

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final/OT Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final/OT Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Florida Panthers 7 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at Edmonton Oilers 7 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final/SO Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final Game page

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