Minnesota Wild vs Washington Capitals

NHL

Wild

25-14-4, 54 PTS

4-2

Final

Capitals

24-17-6, 54 PTS

Capital One Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

MIN shoots leftWSH shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
MIN	3	14	5	22
WSH	13	9	14	36

In net

Filip Gustavsson34/36 SV, .944

Charlie Lindgren18/21 SV, .857

Team	1	2	3	T
MIN	0	3	1	4
WSH	1	1	0	2

Who won: Wild 4-2

The Minnesota Wild beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at Capital One Arena. The Wild lead the series 1-0. The Wild outscored the Capitals 3-1 in the 2nd period. Jared Spurgeon led the Wild in goals (2). Martin Fehervary led the Capitals in goals (1).

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:20
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone
A. Ovechkin · 2 A
P3 0:25
Faceoff win vs T.J. Oshie
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against T.J. Oshie in defensive zone
J. Eriksson Ek · 1 G
P3 0:26
Shot blocked by J. Greenway
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
A. Ovechkin · 2 A
P3 0:29
Faceoff win vs J. Eriksson Ek
T.J. Oshie won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
T.J. Oshie
P3 0:30
Shot blocked by J. Middleton
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jake Middleton
A. Ovechkin · 2 A
P3 0:44
Big hit on D. Orlov
Brandon Duhaime credited with hit on Dmitry Orlov in offensive zone
B. Duhaime
P3 0:54
Faceoff win vs D. Strome
Connor Dewar won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone
C. Dewar · 2 A
GOALP3 0:54
Goal!
J. Eriksson Ek · 1 G
Goal scored by Joel Eriksson Ek assisted by Frederick Gaudreau (EN)
MIN 4 - 2 WSH
P3 1:14
Faceoff win vs T.J. Oshie
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against T.J. Oshie in defensive zone
J. Eriksson Ek · 1 G
P3 1:22
Faceoff win vs N. Backstrom
Frederick Gaudreau won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone
F. Gaudreau · 1 A
P3 1:34
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Erik Gustafsson in offensive zone
E. Gustafsson
P3 1:47
Faceoff win vs J. Eriksson Ek
T.J. Oshie won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
T.J. Oshie
P3 1:48
Shot blocked by J. Brodin
Nicklas Backstrom shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
N. Backstrom
P3 2:14
Faceoff win vs F. Gaudreau
Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau in offensive zone
N. Backstrom
P3 2:16
Shot missed by erik gustafsson
Shot missed by Erik Gustafsson
E. Gustafsson
P3 2:28
Big hit on C. Sheary
Matt Boldy credited with hit on Conor Sheary in defensive zone
M. Boldy
P3 2:32
Shot missed by erik gustafsson
Shot missed by Erik Gustafsson
E. Gustafsson
P3 3:07
Big hit on N. Jensen
Brandon Duhaime credited with hit on Nick Jensen in defensive zone
B. Duhaime
P3 3:25
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Jared Spurgeon in defensive zone
J. Spurgeon · 2 G
P3 3:47
Shot on goal
Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Filip Gustavsson
M. Johansson
P3 3:48
Shot on goal
Shot on goal by Conor Sheary saved by Filip Gustavsson
C. Sheary
P3 4:02
Shot missed by conor sheary
Shot missed by Conor Sheary
C. Sheary
P3 4:33
Shot on goal
Shot on goal by Sam Steel saved by Charlie Lindgren
S. Steel