Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild

Saturday, January 8, 2022, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Washington Capitals	2	44-26-12
at Minnesota Wild	3	53-22-7

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Washington Capitals	10	11	8	2	0	31
Minnesota Wild	9	4	7	2	0	22

Three stars

K. Kahkonen, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)
Z. Fucale, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
K. Fiala, 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
2nd	02:41	Washington Capitals	Connor McMichael (5)	Nick Jensen (8), Conor Sheary (9)	Even strength	WSH 1, MIN 0
2nd	05:48	Washington Capitals	Evgeny Kuznetsov (12)	Alex Ovechkin (27), Lars Eller (11)	Power play	WSH 2, MIN 0
2nd	13:55	Minnesota Wild	Marcus Foligno (14)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 2, MIN 1
3rd	19:25	Minnesota Wild	Mats Zuccarello (9)	Mathew Dumba (13), Kevin Fiala (16)	Even strength	WSH 2, MIN 2

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Minnesota Wild	Mats Zuccarello	Saved
1	Washington Capitals	Evgeny Kuznetsov	Saved
2	Minnesota Wild	Kevin Fiala	Goal (winner)
2	Washington Capitals	Daniel Sprong	Saved
3	Minnesota Wild	Frederick Gaudreau	Goal

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Stat	Washington Capitals	Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal	31	22
Power play	1 of 5	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	10
Hits	8	15
Blocked shots	17	13
Giveaways	1	6
Takeaways	6	6
Faceoffs won	34/67 (50.7%)	33/67 (49.3%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals 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 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	0	0		23:17
Number 10 D. Sprong	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		13:00
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	20:49
Number 21 G. Hathaway	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0	100%	15:40
Number 23 M. Sgarbossa	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	83.3%	08:24
Number 24 C. McMichael	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	100%	11:44
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	57.7%	17:48
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		21:00
Number 59 A. Protas	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	08:01
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0	100%	17:36
Number 73 C. Sheary	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		15:22
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	1	1	30%	21:37
Number 2 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0		18:14
Number 3 N. Jensen	D	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	1	0		19:06
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	2	0		23:20
Number 42 M. Fehérváry	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		17:11
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0		14:38
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		26:37

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 Z. Fucale	22	21	1	.955	64:36	OT loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 N. Sturm	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	75%	12:03
Number 12 M. Boldy	L	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	1	100%	20:54
Number 16 R. Pitlick	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		05:35
Number 17 M. Foligno	L	1	0	1	+2	0	0	2	1	50%	21:15
Number 22 K. Fiala	L	0	1	1	+1	6	3	0	0		17:49
Number 23 M. Rossi	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	1	30.8%	14:51
Number 36 M. Zuccarello	R	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	1		25:17
Number 37 K. Rau	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	100%	07:41
Number 38 R. Hartman	R	0	0	0	+2	2	2	0	1	46.4%	27:22
Number 49 V. Rask	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	05:40
Number 52 C. Dewar	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		11:47
Number 89 F. Gaudreau	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	62.5%	16:03
Number 4 J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		21:37
Number 8 J. Benn	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1		20:54
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	1		27:20
Number 29 D. Kulikov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		23:03
Number 57 D. Mermis	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1		12:54
Number 59 C. Addison	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		15:57

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 K. Kahkonen	31	29	2	.935	63:54	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:05	Minnesota Wild	Marco Rossi	Holding	2
1st	18:50	Washington Capitals	Nick Jensen	High sticking	2
2nd	05:44	Minnesota Wild	Kevin Fiala	Holding the stick	2
2nd	07:00	Minnesota Wild	Kevin Fiala	Tripping	2
2nd	10:11	Minnesota Wild	Kevin Fiala	Tripping	2
2nd	13:55	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Hartman	Tripping	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Peter Laviolette
Minnesota Wild head coach: Dean Evason
Referees: Ian Walsh, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Michel Cormier
Washington Capitals scratches: Matt Irwin, Vitek Vanecek, Dennis Cholowski, Brett Leason
Minnesota Wild scratches: Cam Talbot, Nick Bjugstad, Jonas Brodin

2021-2022 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Minnesota Wild game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Jan 8, 2022
Minnesota Wild 5 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals, Sun, Apr 3, 2022

Other NHL games on Jan 8

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 8, 2022
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Dallas Stars, Sat, Jan 8, 2022
Boston Bruins 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Jan 8, 2022
San Jose Sharks 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Jan 8, 2022
Florida Panthers 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Jan 8, 2022
New Jersey Devils 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Jan 8, 2022
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Jan 8, 2022
Nashville Predators 4 at Arizona Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Jan 8, 2022
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Vegas Golden Knights, Sat, Jan 8, 2022
New York Rangers 4 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Anaheim Ducks, Sat, Jan 8, 2022
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Jan 8, 2022