Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild

Thursday, February 15, 2018, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Minnesota Wild 5–2 on Thursday, February 15, 2018 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2017-2018 record
Washington Capitals	5	49-26-7
at Minnesota Wild	2	45-26-11

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	2	3	5
Minnesota Wild	0	0	2	2

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	6	9	12	27
Minnesota Wild	8	8	18	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	00:59	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson (8)	Alex Ovechkin (29), Dmitry Orlov (13)	Even strength	WSH 1, MIN 0
2nd	05:51	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (34)	Andre Burakovsky (8)	Even strength	WSH 2, MIN 0
3rd	02:29	Washington Capitals	Andre Burakovsky (6)	Brett Connolly (5), Philipp Grubauer (1)	Even strength	WSH 3, MIN 0
3rd	04:25	Minnesota Wild	Nino Niederreiter (15)	Mikko Koivu (22), Gustav Olofsson (6)	Even strength	WSH 3, MIN 1
3rd	15:06	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (15)	Alex Ovechkin (30), Tom Wilson (17)	Even strength	WSH 4, MIN 1
3rd	16:48	Minnesota Wild	Eric Staal (26)	Mikael Granlund (29), Ryan Suter (30)	Power play	WSH 4, MIN 2
3rd	17:46	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson (9)	Nicklas Backstrom (30), Alex Ovechkin (31)	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 5, MIN 2

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	1	3	4	+4	0	7	0	0		17:48
Number 10 B. Connolly	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	100%	10:25
Number 13 J. Vrana	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2		13:03
Number 18 C. Stephenson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		13:26
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0	33.3%	18:00
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	+2	2	2	1	0	50%	14:39
Number 25 D. Smith-Pelly	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1		12:28
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	2	1	3	+3	2	3	2	2	100%	16:34
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0		11:31
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0		18:22
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	62.5%	12:32
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	37.5%	17:37
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	1		21:43
Number 4 T. Chorney	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		13:51
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	2		21:12
Number 29 C. Djoos	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	1		17:19
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0		19:26
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	+3	0	0	0	2		23:09

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Grubauer	34	32	2	.941	60:00	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	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	54.5%	18:59
Number 7 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	60%	14:13
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	55.6%	18:12
Number 11 Z. Parise	L	0	0	0	-1	0	7	0	0	0		18:56
Number 12 E. Staal	C	1	0	1	-1	2	2	0	0	1	64.3%	15:37
Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	44.4%	11:38
Number 16 J. Zucker	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		14:57
Number 17 M. Foligno	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		10:59
Number 22 N. Niederreiter	R	1	0	1	-1	2	3	1	0	0		14:35
Number 26 D. Winnik	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	11:30
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	2	0	0		11:49
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	0	1	1	-2	0	3	1	1	0		18:51
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	2	0		25:57
Number 23 G. Olofsson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	3	0		19:02
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		21:53
Number 36 N. Seeler	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		12:26
Number 39 N. Prosser	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		12:29
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	-4	0	0	2	0	0		24:59

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk	26	22	4	.846	58:58	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:23	Minnesota Wild	Nino Niederreiter	Hooking	2
2nd	10:14	Washington Capitals	Devante Smith-Pelly	Holding	2
2nd	11:29	Minnesota Wild	Eric Staal	Tripping	2
3rd	07:15	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Tripping	2
3rd	11:26	Washington Capitals	Lars Eller	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	16:34	Washington Capitals	Brooks Orpik	Roughing	2
3rd	19:19	Washington Capitals	Taylor Chorney	High sticking	2

Every Washington Capitals and Minnesota Wild game in the 2017-2018 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals, Sat, Nov 18, 2017
Washington Capitals 5 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Feb 15, 2018

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Montreal Canadiens 2 at Arizona Coyotes 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Feb 15, 2018
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Feb 15, 2018
Vancouver Canucks 1 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Feb 15, 2018