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Minnesota Wild at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 in a shootout on Thursday, January 2, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Minnesota Wild 4 45-30-7
at Washington Capitals 3 51-22-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 2 0 1 0 1 4
Washington Capitals 1 1 1 0 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 11 7 14 1 0 33
Washington Capitals 13 7 10 1 0 31

Three stars

  1. T. Wilson, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  2. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  3. R. Hartman, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 10:19 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (15) Rasmus Sandin (12) Even strength MIN 0, WSH 1
1st 11:24 Minnesota Wild Ryan Hartman (5) Zach Bogosian (5), Joel Eriksson Ek (11) Even strength MIN 1, WSH 1
1st 19:07 Minnesota Wild Yakov Trenin (3) Unassisted Shorthanded MIN 2, WSH 1
2nd 15:08 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (18) Dylan Strome (30) Power play MIN 2, WSH 2
3rd 05:34 Washington Capitals Martin Fehérváry (1) Pierre-Luc Dubois (24) Even strength MIN 2, WSH 3
3rd 11:19 Minnesota Wild Marco Rossi (15) Ryan Hartman (5), Jonas Brodin (10) Even strength MIN 3, WSH 3

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome Saved
1 Minnesota Wild Mats Zuccarello Saved
2 Washington Capitals Pierre-Luc Dubois Saved
2 Minnesota Wild Matt Boldy Goal (winner)
3 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Saved

Team stats

Stat Minnesota Wild Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 33 31
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 10 16
Blocked shots 14 16
Giveaways 18 13
Takeaways 10 1
Faceoffs won 20/55 (36.4%) 35/55 (63.6%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
12 M. Boldy L 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 0 0 100% 20:10
13 Y. Trenin C 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 12:58
14 J. Eriksson Ek C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 33.3% 23:28
17 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 12:10
19 D. Shore C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 09:49
22 M. Khusnutdinov C 0 0 0 +1 4 1 0 0 0 20% 10:54
23 M. Rossi C 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 30.8% 19:16
36 M. Zuccarello R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 21:00
38 R. Hartman R 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 1 0 25% 17:01
39 B. Jones C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 08:33
89 F. Gaudreau C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 47.1% 15:23
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 0 0 18:30
4 J. Merrill D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13:03
7 B. Faber D 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 31:29
24 Z. Bogosian D 0 1 1 +1 2 3 0 3 0 18:29
25 J. Brodin D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 27:15
44 T. Dermott D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 10:32
47 D. Chisholm D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 3 0 20:17
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 31 28 3 .903 64:39 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 -2 0 4 1 0 1 20:10
16 T. Raddysh R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 12:05
17 D. Strome C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 1 0 66.7% 17:05
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 66.7% 10:20
21 A. Protas L 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 1 0 18:35
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 15:21
24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 0 0 16:08
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 2 0 57.1% 16:01
43 T. Wilson R 1 0 1 +2 2 3 0 0 0 21:53
63 I. Miroshnichenko L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 08:58
80 P. Dubois C 0 1 1 +1 0 5 0 0 0 73.3% 20:50
88 A. Mangiapane L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:33
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 4 0 18:55
6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 21:56
38 R. Sandin D 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 21:49
42 M. Fehérváry D 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 16:58
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 18:49
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 24:49
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
79 C. Lindgren 33 30 3 .909 64:45 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 18:12 Minnesota Wild Zach Bogosian Hooking 2
2nd 08:43 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Roughing 2
2nd 14:04 Minnesota Wild Marat Khusnutdinov High sticking double minor 4
3rd 06:47 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd Interference 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
John Hynes
Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Furman South
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Brad Kovachik
Minnesota Wild scratches
Jared Spurgeon, Brendan Gaunce, Carson Lambos
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Jakub Vrana, Alexander Alexeyev

2024-2025 season series

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 4 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/SO Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 2

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Florida Panthers 1 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at New York Rangers 2 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New York Islanders 1 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Dallas Stars 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Colorado Avalanche 6 Final/OT Game page
Utah Hockey Club 5 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Seattle Kraken 3 Final/SO Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page

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