Washington Capitals vs Minnesota Wild

NHL

Capitals

20-7-9, 49 PTS

2-3

Final/SO

Wild

21-10-2, 44 PTS

Grand Casino Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

WSH shoots leftMIN shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T
WSH	10	11	8	2	1	32
MIN	9	5	7	2	2	25

In net

Zach Fucale21/22 SV, .955

Kaapo Kahkonen29/31 SV, .935

Team	1	2	3	OT	SO	T
WSH	0	2	0	0	0	2
MIN	0	1	1	0	1	3

Who won: Wild 3-2

The Minnesota Wild beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at Grand Casino Arena. The Wild lead the series 1-0. Marcus Foligno led the Wild in goals (1). Connor McMichael led the Capitals in goals (1).

Recap · Jan 8

Capitals score on own net; Wild come back to win in shootout

Kevin Fiala and Frederick Gaudreau scored in the shootout as the short-handed Minnesota Wild took advantage of a Washington Capitals own-goal in a 3-2 win on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: MIN leads series 1-0.
Capitals 10-4-4 on the road; Wild 11-3-1 at home.

Latest headlines

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Preview · 3d ago

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Injuries and inactives

Capitals8th in Eastern Conference

Pierre-Luc Dubois LW
Illness
Out
Justin Sourdif RW
Illness
Day-To-Day
Matt Roy D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Patrick Thomas C
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Rasmus Sandin D
Knee, Surgery, right
Injured Reserve

Wild3rd in Western Conference

Marcus Foligno LW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Jared Spurgeon D
Upper Body
Out
Kirill Kaprizov LW
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Olli Maatta D
Upper Body
Day-To-Day
Nico Sturm C
Concussion
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Capitals8th in Eastern Conference

Zach Fucale G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Wild3rd in Western Conference

Kaapo Kahkonen G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

MIN leads series 1-0

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Game info

Venue: Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN · Attendance 19,078
Officials: Ian Walsh (Referee), Brandon Schrader (Referee), Michel Cormier (Linesman), Ryan Gibbons (Linesman)