Minnesota Wild vs Washington Capitals

NHL

Wild

43-20-5, 91 PTS

5-1

Final

Capitals

37-22-10, 84 PTS

Capital One Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

MIN shoots leftWSH shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
MIN	6	6	7	19
WSH	10	6	10	26

In net

Cam Talbot25/26 SV, .962

Vitek Vanecek14/18 SV, .778

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

Who won: Wild 5-1

The Minnesota Wild beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Sunday, April 3, 2022 at Capital One Arena. The Wild win the series 2-0. The Wild outscored the Capitals 2-0 in the 1st period. Joel Eriksson Ek led the Wild in goals (2). Garnet Hathaway led the Capitals in goals (1).

Recap · Apr 3

Eriksson Ek sets career high in goals, Wild top Capitals 5-1

Joel Eriksson Ek scored his career-best 20th and 21st goals of the season and added an assist, and the Minnesota Wild cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday night.

What it means

Season series: MIN wins series 2-0.
Wild 19-13-3 on the road; Capitals 16-15-5 at home.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

Wild3rd in Western Conference

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

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

Starting goalies

Wild3rd in Western Conference

Cam Talbot G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Capitals8th in Eastern Conference

Vitek Vanecek G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

MIN wins series 2-0

Last meeting: Wild 3, Capitals 2 (Jan 8)

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Game info

Venue: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC · Attendance 18,573
Officials: Eric Furlatt (Referee), Jonny Murray (Linesman), Mark Shewchyk (Linesman)