Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
· Grand Casino Arena, St. Paul · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Minnesota Wild beat the Washington Capitals 5–0 on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Minnesota Wild |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
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 |
5 |
25 |
| Minnesota Wild |
9 |
15 |
8 |
32 |
Three stars
- V. Tarasenko, Minnesota Wild (2 goals, 1 assist)
- F. Gustavsson, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)
- D. Yurov, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
02:09 |
Minnesota Wild |
Vladimir Tarasenko (4) |
Danila Yurov (6), Brock Faber (12) |
Even strength |
WSH 0, MIN 1 |
| 2nd |
12:51 |
Minnesota Wild |
Kirill Kaprizov (21) |
Joel Eriksson Ek (17), Quinn Hughes (22) |
Power play |
WSH 0, MIN 2 |
| 3rd |
04:23 |
Minnesota Wild |
Vladimir Tarasenko (5) |
Danila Yurov (7) |
Even strength |
WSH 0, MIN 3 |
| 3rd |
08:53 |
Minnesota Wild |
Danila Yurov (4) |
Vladimir Tarasenko (11) |
Even strength |
WSH 0, MIN 4 |
| 3rd |
14:12 |
Minnesota Wild |
Matt Boldy (19) |
Matt Kiersted (1) |
Shorthanded |
WSH 0, MIN 5 |
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 |
25 |
32 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
1 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
4 |
| Hits |
18 |
22 |
| Blocked shots |
8 |
21 |
| Giveaways |
9 |
18 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
27/57 (47.4%) |
30/57 (52.6%) |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:12 |
| Number 15 S. Milano |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:56 |
| Number 17 D. Strome |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
68.8% |
15:17 |
| Number 21 A. Protas |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
17:22 |
| Number 22 B. Duhaime |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:31 |
| Number 24 C. McMichael |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
17:40 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
14:10 |
| Number 29 H. Lapierre |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14.3% |
10:33 |
| Number 34 J. Sourdif |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
17:17 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:25 |
| Number 53 E. Frank |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:14 |
| Number 72 A. Beauvillier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:35 |
| Number 3 M. Roy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:07 |
| Number 6 J. Chychrun |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:18 |
| Number 38 R. Sandin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:57 |
| Number 42 M. Fehérváry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:29 |
| Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:49 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:10 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 79 C. Lindgren |
32 |
27 |
5 |
.844 |
60:00 |
Loss |
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 12 M. Boldy |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:49 |
| Number 13 Y. Trenin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:15 |
| Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
56.5% |
17:29 |
| Number 16 N. Aube-Kubel |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:17 |
| Number 17 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:18 |
| Number 19 T. Pitlick |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:36 |
| Number 22 D. Yurov |
R |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
90.9% |
15:02 |
| Number 38 R. Hartman |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
37.5% |
16:37 |
| Number 39 B. Jones |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
11:18 |
| Number 78 N. Sturm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
37.5% |
12:47 |
| Number 91 V. Tarasenko |
R |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:01 |
| Number 97 K. Kaprizov |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
18:15 |
| Number 7 B. Faber |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
28:10 |
| Number 26 M. Kiersted |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:16 |
| Number 43 Q. Hughes |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
29:33 |
| Number 46 J. Spurgeon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:22 |
| Number 48 D. Hunt |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
03:44 |
| Number 55 D.Jiricek |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:11 |
Minnesota Wild goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 32 F. Gustavsson |
25 |
25 |
0 |
1.000 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
11:39 |
Minnesota Wild |
Danila Yurov |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
17:55 |
Washington Capitals |
Rasmus Sandin |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:53 |
Washington Capitals |
Martin Fehérváry |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:23 |
Washington Capitals |
Jakob Chychrun |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:44 |
Minnesota Wild |
David Jiricek |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
15:22 |
Washington Capitals |
Aliaksei Protas |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Spencer Carbery
- Minnesota Wild head coach
- John Hynes
- Referees
- Kyle Rehman, Corey Syvret
- Linesmen
- Travis Toomey, Kilian McNamara
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Dylan McIlrath, Declan Chisholm, Bogdan Trineyev
- Minnesota Wild scratches
- Zach Bogosian, Marcus Johansson, Jonas Brodin
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2
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3
 at New York Rangers
0
|
Final
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|
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3
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
4
|
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|
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6
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
4
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6
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Final
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Sources and further reading
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