Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Minnesota Wild 5–2 on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Washington Capitals 5 48-26-8
at Minnesota Wild 2 37-36-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 12 15 6 33
Minnesota Wild 6 8 14 28

Three stars

  1. D. Orlov, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. A. Burakovsky, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. M. Foligno, Minnesota Wild (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:33 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov (1) Lars Eller (6), Andre Burakovsky (2) Even strength WSH 1, MIN 0
1st 19:32 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (1) Dmitry Orlov (3), Evgeny Kuznetsov (15) Even strength WSH 2, MIN 0
2nd 03:13 Washington Capitals Andre Burakovsky (2) Lars Eller (7), Brett Connolly (8) Even strength WSH 3, MIN 0
2nd 11:57 Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu (3) Unassisted Even strength WSH 3, MIN 1
3rd 07:23 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov (2) Alex Ovechkin (8), Matt Niskanen (6) Even strength WSH 4, MIN 1
3rd 09:48 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (9) Nicklas Backstrom (16), Jakub Vrana (4) Even strength WSH 5, MIN 1
3rd 14:08 Minnesota Wild Mathew Dumba (6) Mikko Koivu (10), Marcus Foligno (3) Power play WSH 5, MIN 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Stat Washington Capitals Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 33 28
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 6
Penalty minutes 19 11
Hits 9 21
Blocked shots 20 9
Giveaways 6 3
Takeaways 2 10
Faceoffs won 30/59 (50.8%) 29/59 (49.2%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 +2 0 2 1 0 0 16:51
Number 10 B. Connolly R 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 0 0 12:25
Number 13 J. Vrana L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 3 0 12:15
Number 18 C. Stephenson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:09
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 56.3% 16:26
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 2 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 57.9% 19:23
Number 25 D. Smith-Pelly R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 10:45
Number 43 T. Wilson R 1 0 1 +2 7 1 1 0 0 16:47
Number 65 A. Burakovsky L 1 1 2 +1 2 1 1 2 0 12:07
Number 72 T. Boyd C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37.5% 09:20
Number 77 T. Oshie R 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 2 0 15:42
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 +2 2 4 0 1 0 46.2% 16:34
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 3 0 22:47
Number 6 M. Kempny D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18:17
Number 9 D. Orlov D 2 1 3 +3 2 4 0 2 0 24:20
Number 22 M. Bowey D 0 0 0 +1 2 3 2 1 0 14:23
Number 29 C. Djoos D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 13:05
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 +3 2 3 1 3 0 23:35
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 P. Copley 28 26 2 .929 59:59 Win

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 3 C. Coyle C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 62.5% 16:44
Number 9 M. Koivu C 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 47.1% 20:31
Number 11 Z. Parise L 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 22:11
Number 12 E. Staal C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 60% 17:38
Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek C 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 1 0 20% 10:12
Number 16 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 17:41
Number 17 M. Foligno L 0 1 1 -1 5 1 8 0 0 100% 11:18
Number 18 J. Greenway L 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 09:05
Number 21 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 40% 10:50
Number 22 N. Niederreiter R 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 66.7% 16:35
Number 23 J. Brown R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 0 0 09:30
Number 64 M. Granlund C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:07
Number 20 R. Suter D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 0 0 25:18
Number 24 M. Dumba D 1 0 1 -2 2 5 1 2 1 22:46
Number 25 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 16:54
Number 29 G. Pateryn D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 15:03
Number 36 N. Seeler D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 2 0 13:13
Number 46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 21:24
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk 33 28 5 .848 60:00 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:56 Minnesota Wild Mathew Dumba Interference 2
1st 19:32 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 03:49 Minnesota Wild Nick Seeler Slashing 2
2nd 09:50 Washington Capitals Andre Burakovsky Tripping 2
2nd 11:58 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Fighting (major) 5
2nd 11:58 Minnesota Wild Marcus Foligno Fighting (major) 5
3rd 04:23 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen Holding 2
3rd 10:41 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov Holding 2
3rd 12:11 Washington Capitals John Carlson Roughing 2
3rd 12:11 Minnesota Wild Nino Niederreiter Roughing 2
3rd 12:18 Washington Capitals Madison Bowey Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 17:41 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Elbowing 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Todd Reirden
Minnesota Wild head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Referees
Kyle Rehman, Tom Chmielewski
Linesmen
Travis Gawryletz, David Brisebois
Washington Capitals scratches
Nic Dowd, Dmitrij Jaskin, Jonas Siegenthaler
Minnesota Wild scratches
Matt Hendricks, Nate Prosser

2018-2019 season series

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