Washington Capitals vs Minnesota Wild

NHL

Capitals

33-31-7, 73 PTS

3-5

Final

Wild

40-22-8, 88 PTS

Grand Casino Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

WSH shoots leftMIN shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WSH	12	10	14	36
MIN	11	17	12	40

In net

Charlie Lindgren35/40 SV, .875

Marc-Andre Fleury33/36 SV, .917

Team	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	1	2	3
MIN	2	1	2	5

Who won: Wild 5-3

The Minnesota Wild beat the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at Grand Casino Arena. The Wild win the series 2-0. The Wild outscored the Capitals 2-0 in the 1st period. Matt Boldy led the Wild in goals (3). Alex Ovechkin led the Capitals in goals (2).

Recap · Mar 19

Matt Boldy hat trick paces Minnesota past Washington 5-3

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What it means

Season series: MIN wins series 2-0.
Capitals 17-17-3 on the road; Wild 22-11-3 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Capitals4th in Metropolitan Division

Pierre-Luc Dubois LW
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

Wild2nd in Central Division

Marcus Foligno LW
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Zach Bogosian D
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Brock Faber D
Skull, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Filip Gustavsson G
Hip, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Nick Foligno LW
Upper Body
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Capitals4th in Metropolitan Division

Charlie Lindgren G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Wild2nd in Central Division

Marc-Andre Fleury G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

MIN wins series 2-0

Last meeting: Wild 4, Capitals 2 (Jan 17)

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Game info

Venue: Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN · Attendance 19,231
Officials: Kevin Pollock (Referee), Kyle Rehman (Referee), Scott Cherrey (Linesman), Ben O'Quinn (Linesman)