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Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Minnesota Wild 5–4 in overtime on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 on the road.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Washington Capitals 5 55-19-8
at Minnesota Wild 4 49-25-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 2 1 1 5
Minnesota Wild 0 2 2 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 7 7 3 3 20
Minnesota Wild 6 13 10 1 30

Three stars

  1. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (3 goals, 1 assist)
  2. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (3 assists)
  3. J. Spurgeon, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 11:36 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (31) Nicklas Backstrom (58), Alex Ovechkin (33) Even strength WSH 1, MIN 0
2nd 02:17 Minnesota Wild Jason Pominville (12) Martin Hanzal (17), Nino Niederreiter (30) Even strength WSH 1, MIN 1
2nd 07:31 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (31) Marcus Johansson (27), Nicklas Backstrom (59) Power play WSH 2, MIN 1
2nd 12:28 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (32) Kevin Shattenkirk (40), Marcus Johansson (28) Power play WSH 3, MIN 1
2nd 15:43 Minnesota Wild Martin Hanzal (18) Jason Pominville (32), Jared Spurgeon (25) Even strength WSH 3, MIN 2
3rd 12:29 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (33) Nicklas Backstrom (60), Marcus Johansson (29) Power play WSH 4, MIN 2
3rd 15:03 Minnesota Wild Jared Spurgeon (9) Unassisted Even strength WSH 4, MIN 3
3rd 19:33 Minnesota Wild Eric Staal (27) Jared Spurgeon (26), Mikko Koivu (36) Even strength WSH 4, MIN 4
OT 01:52 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (32) Marcus Johansson (30), Matt Niskanen (33) Even strength WSH 5, MIN 4

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 20 30
Power play 3 of 4 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 15 13
Hits 17 12
Blocked shots 17 5
Giveaways 6 5
Takeaways 2 9
Faceoffs won 18/51 (35.3%) 33/51 (64.7%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 3 1 4 +1 0 6 1 0 3 16:15
10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 07:37
14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 50% 14:37
19 N. Backstrom C 0 3 3 +1 0 2 0 0 0 27.3% 19:52
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 -4 2 2 0 1 0 50% 12:55
26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 14:45
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -1 9 0 3 1 0 13:27
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 07:21
77 T. Oshie R 2 0 2 +2 0 3 3 0 0 20% 19:31
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 40% 14:26
90 M. Johansson L 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:15
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 40% 17:29
2 M. Niskanen D 0 1 1 -2 0 2 4 2 0 24:57
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 -2 2 0 2 2 0 17:19
22 K. Shattenkirk D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 15:17
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 21:46
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 2 0 16:42
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 23:05
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 30 26 4 .867 61:52 Win

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 40% 20:23
7 C. Stewart R 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 08:31
9 M. Koivu C 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 1 0 66.7% 21:57
11 Z. Parise L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 04:01
12 E. Staal C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 2 0 0 57.1% 22:10
16 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 +3 0 2 1 0 0 18:21
19 M. Hanzal C 1 1 2 +1 2 3 0 0 0 80% 15:37
21 R. White C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 05:58
22 N. Niederreiter R 0 1 1 +1 2 1 1 1 0 16:38
29 J. Pominville R 1 1 2 +3 0 3 0 1 0 13:00
56 E. Haula L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 1 0 60% 13:27
64 M. Granlund C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 22:07
6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 18:37
20 R. Suter D 0 0 0 +2 0 4 0 0 0 27:34
24 M. Dumba D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 21:17
25 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 21:11
39 N. Prosser D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 1 0 07:39
46 J. Spurgeon D 1 2 3 +1 0 2 1 0 0 24:43
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
40 D. Dubnyk 20 15 5 .750 60:50 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:49 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov Tripping 2
1st 12:10 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson High sticking double minor 4
1st 18:31 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Fighting (major) 5
1st 18:31 Minnesota Wild Chris Stewart Fighting (major) 5
2nd 04:32 Minnesota Wild Martin Hanzal Holding the stick 2
2nd 06:49 Minnesota Wild Nate Prosser Hooking 2
2nd 09:58 Washington Capitals Lars Eller Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 11:51 Minnesota Wild Nino Niederreiter Hooking 2
3rd 05:03 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Hooking 2
3rd 12:21 Minnesota Wild Erik Haula Slashing 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Minnesota Wild head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Referees
Dan O'Halloran, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Vaughan Rody, Matt MacPherson
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Paul Carey, Nate Schmidt
Minnesota Wild scratches
Jordan Schroeder, Christian Folin

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 28

Matchup Status Details
Winnipeg Jets 4 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final/SO Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final/SO Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final Game page
New York Rangers 4 at San Jose Sharks 5 Final/OT Game page

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