Washington Capitals vs Minnesota Wild

NHL

Capitals

18-11-4, 40 PTS

0-5

Final

Wild

20-9-5, 45 PTS

Grand Casino Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

WSH shoots leftMIN shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WSH	11	9	5	25
MIN	9	15	8	32

In net

Charlie Lindgren27/32 SV, .844

Filip Gustavsson25/25 SV, 1.000

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

Who won: Wild 5-0

The Minnesota Wild beat the Washington Capitals 5-0 on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Grand Casino Arena. The series is tied 1-1. The Wild outscored the Capitals 3-0 in the 3rd period. Vladimir Tarasenko led the Wild in goals (2).

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:24
Ethen Frank Tip-In Wide Left
P3 0:30
Brandon Duhaime hit Matt Kiersted
P3 0:46
Brandon Duhaime Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
P3 1:00
Marcus Foligno Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 1:15
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Nicolas Aube-Kubel
P3 1:17
Jared Spurgeon Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
P3 2:24
Anthony Beauvillier hit Jared Spurgeon
P3 2:32
TO
Giveaway by Ryan Hartman
P3 2:45
TO
Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier
P3 3:39
Vladimir Tarasenko Wrist Shot Wide Left
P3 3:40
Vladimir Tarasenko Wrist Shot Short
P3 4:38
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Nic Dowd
P3 4:38
Aliaksei Protas Holding against Vladimir Tarasenko
P3 4:49
TO
Giveaway by Justin Sourdif
P3 4:52
Jared Spurgeon hit Hendrix Lapierre
P3 5:06
Yakov Trenin hit Matt Roy
P3 5:07
Matt Roy shot blocked by Yakov Trenin
P3 5:14
Hendrix Lapierre Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
P3 5:26
Nico Sturm faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
P3 5:38
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Nico Sturm
P3 5:48
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Yakov Trenin
GOALP3 5:48
Goal! Wrist shot
Matt Boldy
Matt Boldy Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Kiersted (1)
WSH 0 - 5 MIN
P3 5:57
Quinn Hughes hit Sonny Milano