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Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Washington Capitals 4–2 on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Washington Capitals 2 51-22-9
at Minnesota Wild 4 45-30-7

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 8 13 9 30
Minnesota Wild 8 6 7 21

Three stars

  1. M. Boldy, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. J. Brodin, Minnesota Wild
  3. F. Gaudreau, Minnesota Wild (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:00 Minnesota Wild Jon Merrill (2) Devin Shore (4) Even strength WSH 0, MIN 1
1st 07:08 Washington Capitals Matt Roy (3) Taylor Raddysh (20), Lars Eller (12) Even strength WSH 1, MIN 1
1st 08:49 Washington Capitals Brandon Duhaime (9) Nic Dowd (12), Anthony Beauvillier (10) Even strength WSH 2, MIN 1
2nd 12:25 Minnesota Wild Frederick Gaudreau (17) Matt Boldy (38), Marcus Johansson (19) Power play WSH 2, MIN 2
2nd 19:51 Minnesota Wild Matt Boldy (24) Marco Rossi (33), Vinnie Hinostroza (5) Even strength WSH 2, MIN 3
3rd 18:39 Minnesota Wild Frederick Gaudreau (18) Jared Spurgeon (22) Even strength, Empty net WSH 2, MIN 4

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 30 21
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 4
Hits 13 25
Blocked shots 9 22
Giveaways 18 15
Takeaways 1 2
Faceoffs won 33/56 (58.9%) 23/56 (41.1%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 0 19:03
16 T. Raddysh R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 0 11:23
17 D. Strome C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 50% 16:16
20 L. Eller C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 55.6% 13:58
21 A. Protas L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:02
22 B. Duhaime L 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 09:58
24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 50% 15:16
26 N. Dowd C 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 50% 13:13
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 0 50% 20:03
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 1 0 11:00
80 P. Dubois C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 71.4% 20:02
88 A. Mangiapane L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 14:43
3 M. Roy D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 2 0 18:13
6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 -1 2 6 1 0 0 22:29
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 17:13
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 0 0 17:02
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 19:12
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 3 0 22:40
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
79 C. Lindgren 20 17 3 .850 57:51 Loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
12 M. Boldy L 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 100% 17:37
13 Y. Trenin C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 8 0 0 09:15
15 J. Brazeau R 0 0 0 +1 2 0 2 0 0 09:17
17 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 100% 18:10
18 V. Hinostroza C 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13:54
19 D. Shore C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 37.5% 08:41
23 M. Rossi C 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 50% 15:13
36 M. Zuccarello R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:32
38 R. Hartman R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 46.7% 19:56
41 G. Nyquist R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15:28
89 F. Gaudreau C 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 38.1% 17:23
90 M. Johansson L 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 17:11
4 J. Merrill D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 3 0 12:43
5 J. Middleton D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 24:53
7 B. Faber D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 2 0 24:48
24 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 12:17
25 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 4 0 21:00
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 5 0 20:42
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
32 F. Gustavsson 30 28 2 .933 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:49 Minnesota Wild Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2
1st 15:51 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun Tripping 2
2nd 03:46 Minnesota Wild Justin Brazeau Slashing 2
2nd 12:02 Washington Capitals Martin Fehérváry Holding 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Minnesota Wild head coach
John Hynes
Referees
Chris Lee, Jordan Samuels-Thomas
Linesmen
Travis Gawryletz, Jesse Marquis
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Alexander Alexeyev, Ethen Frank
Minnesota Wild scratches
Brendan Gaunce, Declan Chisholm

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 Mar 27

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 7 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
Utah Hockey Club 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 8 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 6 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 5 at Calgary Flames 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Seattle Kraken 6 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at San Jose Sharks 6 Final/SO Game page

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