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Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Minnesota Wild 3–1 on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at home.

Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Minnesota Wild 1 45-26-11
at Washington Capitals 3 49-26-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 1 0 0 1
Washington Capitals 2 0 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 12 9 10 31
Washington Capitals 13 8 22 43

Three stars

  1. T. Oshie, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. D. Orlov, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  3. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:42 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (10) Evgeny Kuznetsov (18), Nicklas Backstrom (12) Power play MIN 0, WSH 1
1st 12:02 Minnesota Wild Nino Niederreiter (5) Mikael Granlund (8), Mikko Koivu (6) Power play MIN 1, WSH 1
1st 12:46 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov (2) Matt Niskanen (2), T.J. Oshie (7) Even strength MIN 1, WSH 2
3rd 17:23 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov (5) Alex Ovechkin (7), John Carlson (15) Power play MIN 1, WSH 3

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

Team stats

Stat Minnesota Wild Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 31 43
Power play 1 of 4 2 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 8
Hits 16 29
Blocked shots 13 10
Giveaways 13 23
Takeaways 4 3
Faceoffs won 30/60 (50%) 30/60 (50%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 57.1% 08:27
9 M. Koivu C 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 68.2% 19:58
10 C. Stewart R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 08:33
12 E. Staal C 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 36.8% 18:49
14 J. Eriksson Ek C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 13:21
16 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 17:16
17 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 100% 11:43
19 L. Kunin C 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 20% 14:11
22 N. Niederreiter R 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 15:30
26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13:30
63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 11:52
64 M. Granlund C 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 100% 20:12
4 M. Reilly D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12:24
20 R. Suter D 0 0 0 -1 4 5 0 1 0 26:36
24 M. Dumba D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 23:03
25 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 20:51
27 K. Quincey D 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 12:37
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 0 25:06
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
32 A. Stalock 43 40 3 .930 58:23 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 16:46
10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 09:03
13 J. Vrana L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 08:16
18 C. Stephenson C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 15:42
19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 62.5% 20:04
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 37.5% 15:26
25 D. Smith-Pelly R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 14:42
39 A. Chiasson R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:03
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 15:13
77 T. Oshie R 1 1 2 +1 2 2 3 0 1 60% 19:09
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 40% 12:52
92 E. Kuznetsov C 1 1 2 0 0 7 0 0 1 66.7% 18:52
2 M. Niskanen D 0 1 1 +1 0 5 2 0 0 21:34
4 T. Chorney D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 12:14
9 D. Orlov D 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 1 0 24:18
22 M. Bowey D 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 13:02
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 18:20
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 24:55
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 31 30 1 .968 59:57 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:40 Minnesota Wild Kyle Quincey Boarding 2
1st 10:30 Washington Capitals Jay Beagle Hooking 2
1st 18:26 Washington Capitals Lars Eller Tripping 2
2nd 03:14 Minnesota Wild Jason Zucker High sticking 2
2nd 10:05 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Slashing 2
2nd 14:32 Washington Capitals Madison Bowey Cross checking 2
2nd 19:59 Minnesota Wild Chris Stewart Hooking 2
3rd 15:11 Minnesota Wild Mike Reilly Ps hooking on breakaway (penalty shot) 0
3rd 16:47 Minnesota Wild Ryan Suter High sticking 2
3rd 16:47 Minnesota Wild Ryan Suter High sticking 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Francis Charron, Tom Chmielewski
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Tim Nowak
Minnesota Wild scratches
Zach Parise, Gustav Olofsson
Washington Capitals scratches
Aaron Ness, Christian Djoos, Nathan Walker

2017-2018 season series

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 1 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Nov 18

Matchup Status Details
Calgary Flames 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final/OT Game page
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final/OT Game page
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Dallas Stars 6 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Winnipeg Jets 5 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 0 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Montreal Canadiens 0 Final Game page
New York Islanders 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page

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