Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
· Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Minnesota Wild 4–3 on Sunday, March 1, 2020 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| Minnesota Wild |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
11 |
9 |
10 |
30 |
| Minnesota Wild |
15 |
8 |
17 |
40 |
Three stars
- A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)
- K. Fiala, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
- T. Wilson, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
03:01 |
Minnesota Wild |
Ryan Donato (14) |
Ryan Suter (37) |
Even strength |
WSH 0, MIN 1 |
| 1st |
07:21 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (44) |
John Carlson (58), Nicklas Backstrom (40) |
Power play |
WSH 1, MIN 1 |
| 1st |
10:28 |
Washington Capitals |
Richard Panik (8) |
Carl Hagelin (15) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, MIN 1 |
| 1st |
10:59 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (45) |
Evgeny Kuznetsov (31), Ilya Kovalchuk (14) |
Even strength |
WSH 3, MIN 1 |
| 1st |
13:13 |
Minnesota Wild |
Kevin Fiala (20) |
Jared Spurgeon (19), Brad Hunt (11) |
Power play |
WSH 3, MIN 2 |
| 3rd |
00:40 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson (21) |
Alex Ovechkin (18), Evgeny Kuznetsov (32) |
Even strength |
WSH 4, MIN 2 |
| 3rd |
12:53 |
Minnesota Wild |
Zach Parise (23) |
Kevin Fiala (29) |
Power play |
WSH 4, MIN 3 |
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 |
30 |
40 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
2 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
19 |
15 |
| Hits |
8 |
15 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
9 |
| Giveaways |
6 |
7 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
23/60 (38.3%) |
37/60 (61.7%) |
Box score
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
17:18 |
| Number 13 J. Vrana |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:20 |
| Number 14 R. Panik |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:29 |
| Number 17 I. Kovalchuk |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:11 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
47.4% |
17:01 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:41 |
| Number 21 G. Hathaway |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
07:13 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
11.1% |
10:57 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:09 |
| Number 62 C. Hagelin |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:21 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
33.3% |
18:27 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
17:13 |
| Number 3 N. Jensen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:01 |
| Number 4 B. Dillon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:00 |
| Number 6 M. Kempny |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:07 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:27 |
| Number 34 J. Siegenthaler |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
15:15 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
27:12 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 B. Holtby |
40 |
37 |
3 |
.925 |
60:00 |
Win |
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 6 R. Donato |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:33 |
| Number 9 M. Koivu |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
90% |
09:09 |
| Number 11 Z. Parise |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
18:22 |
| Number 12 E. Staal |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
46.7% |
19:02 |
| Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
90.9% |
16:52 |
| Number 17 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:50 |
| Number 18 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:47 |
| Number 22 K. Fiala |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
19:01 |
| Number 26 G. Mayhew |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:23 |
| Number 27 A. Galchenyuk |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
42.9% |
17:03 |
| Number 36 M. Zuccarello |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:33 |
| Number 38 R. Hartman |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:14 |
| Number 20 R. Suter |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:53 |
| Number 24 M. Dumba |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:36 |
| Number 25 J. Brodin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:48 |
| Number 29 G. Pateryn |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:25 |
| Number 46 J. Spurgeon |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:28 |
| Number 77 B. Hunt |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:14 |
Minnesota Wild goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 32 A. Stalock |
30 |
26 |
4 |
.867 |
58:55 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
05:29 |
Minnesota Wild |
Greg Pateryn |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
06:12 |
Minnesota Wild |
Alex Stalock |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
11:56 |
Washington Capitals |
Nicklas Backstrom |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
18:57 |
Minnesota Wild |
Ryan Hartman |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
18:57 |
Washington Capitals |
Brenden Dillon |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
18:57 |
Minnesota Wild |
Ryan Hartman |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
18:57 |
Washington Capitals |
Ilya Kovalchuk |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
18:57 |
Washington Capitals |
Ilya Kovalchuk |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:31 |
Washington Capitals |
Garnet Hathaway |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:31 |
Minnesota Wild |
Jordan Greenway |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:31 |
Washington Capitals |
Richard Panik |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:31 |
Minnesota Wild |
Ryan Suter |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:46 |
Washington Capitals |
John Carlson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:40 |
Washington Capitals |
Michal Kempny |
Interference |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Todd Reirden
- Minnesota Wild head coach
- Dean Evason
- Referees
- Francis Charron, Thomas John Luxmore
- Linesmen
- Brian Mach, Brian Murphy
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Radko Gudas, Travis Boyd, Brendan Leipsic
- Minnesota Wild scratches
- Matt Bartkowski, Victor Rask, Luke Kunin
Other NHL games on Mar 1
Other NHL games on Sunday, March 1, 2020
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Philadelphia Flyers
5
 at New York Rangers
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, Sun, Mar 1, 2020
|
 Calgary Flames
3
 at Florida Panthers
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Florida Panthers, Sun, Mar 1, 2020
|
 Vancouver Canucks
3
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Mar 1, 2020
|
 New Jersey Devils
3
 at Anaheim Ducks
0
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 1, 2020
|
 Los Angeles Kings
4
 at Vegas Golden Knights
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights, Sun, Mar 1, 2020
|
Sources and further reading
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