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Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 in a shootout on Friday, October 27, 2023 at home.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Minnesota Wild 2 39-34-9
at Washington Capitals 3 40-31-11

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 13 8 15 5 0 41
Washington Capitals 8 6 18 1 0 33

Three stars

  1. D. Kuemper, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. M. Fleury, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)
  3. T. Wilson, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:17 Minnesota Wild Marco Rossi (3) Marcus Foligno (2), Marcus Johansson (5) Even strength MIN 1, WSH 0
1st 09:49 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (1) Connor McMichael (1), Trevor van Riemsdyk (1) Shorthanded MIN 1, WSH 1
1st 17:14 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome (5) Alex Ovechkin (4), Evgeny Kuznetsov (4) Power play MIN 1, WSH 2
3rd 01:16 Minnesota Wild Ryan Hartman (5) Unassisted Even strength MIN 2, WSH 2

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Saved
1 Minnesota Wild Mats Zuccarello Saved
2 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Saved
2 Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov Saved
3 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Saved
3 Minnesota Wild Joel Eriksson Ek Saved
4 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome Saved
4 Minnesota Wild Ryan Hartman Saved
5 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Saved
5 Minnesota Wild Marcus Johansson Saved
6 Washington Capitals Sonny Milano Saved
6 Minnesota Wild Marco Rossi Saved
7 Washington Capitals John Carlson Goal (winner)
7 Minnesota Wild Patrick Maroon Saved

Team stats

Stat Minnesota Wild Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 41 33
Power play 0 of 5 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 12
Hits 13 9
Blocked shots 15 16
Giveaways 12 15
Takeaways 10 14
Faceoffs won 25/53 (47.2%) 28/53 (52.8%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
10 V. Lettieri C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 50% 11:38
14 J. Eriksson Ek C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 56.5% 22:34
17 M. Foligno L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 0 0 50% 18:22
20 P. Maroon L 0 0 0 -1 4 5 2 1 0 17:58
21 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 09:54
23 M. Rossi C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 50% 18:46
26 C. Dewar C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 25% 12:06
36 M. Zuccarello R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 19:35
38 R. Hartman R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 41.7% 17:40
90 M. Johansson L 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 21:39
97 K. Kaprizov L 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 24:56
2 C. Addison D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:48
4 J. Merrill D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 0 10:46
5 J. Middleton D 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 17:01
6 D. Mermis D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:40
7 B. Faber D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 3 0 26:38
25 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 25:32
48 D. Hunt D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 04:12
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 33 31 2 .939 64:13 OT loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 22:23
15 S. Milano L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 1 0 13:33
17 D. Strome C 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 54.2% 21:55
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 40% 11:55
21 A. Protas L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 05:21
24 C. McMichael L 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 15:30
39 A. Mantha R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 13:54
43 T. Wilson R 1 0 1 +1 2 4 3 1 0 33.3% 19:56
45 M. Phillips R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 03:18
47 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 100% 10:20
77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 2 0 20:26
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 -1 4 5 0 0 0 56.3% 25:22
3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 5 0 18:10
27 A. Alexeyev D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 07:40
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 25:16
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 2 0 20:50
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 2 0 22:00
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 27:11
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
35 D. Kuemper 41 39 2 .951 65:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:21 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Hooking 2
1st 08:16 Washington Capitals Anthony Mantha Tripping 2
1st 16:12 Minnesota Wild Jake Middleton Interference 2
2nd 10:58 Minnesota Wild Patrick Maroon Interference 2
2nd 12:04 Washington Capitals John Carlson Slashing 2
2nd 14:02 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Tripping 2
3rd 07:46 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Roughing 2
3rd 07:46 Minnesota Wild Jake Middleton Roughing 2
3rd 07:46 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 11:51 Minnesota Wild Patrick Maroon Hooking 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
Dean Evason
Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Referees
Thomas John Luxmore, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen
Trent Knorr, Jesse Marquis
Minnesota Wild scratches
Jujhar Khaira, Frederick Gaudreau, Matt Boldy
Washington Capitals scratches
Nic Dowd, Lucas Johansen, Hardy Haman Aktell

2023-2024 season series

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

Other NHL games on Oct 27

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 3 Final/OT Game page
San Jose Sharks 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at New Jersey Devils 5 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Arizona Coyotes 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 0 at Vancouver Canucks 5 Final Game page

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