Minnesota Wild vs Washington Capitals

NHL

Wild

2-3-0, 4 PTS

1-5

Final

Capitals

4-1-0, 8 PTS

Capital One Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

MIN shoots leftWSH shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
MIN	3	4	7	14
WSH	13	11	21	45

In net

Filip Gustavsson40/45 SV, .889

Logan Thompson13/14 SV, .929

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

Who won: Capitals 5-1

The Washington Capitals beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1 on Friday, October 17, 2025 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals lead the series 1-0. The Capitals outscored the Wild 3-0 in the 3rd period. Dylan Strome led the Capitals in goals (2). Marcus Johansson led the Wild in goals (1).

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:02
Martin Fehervary Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
P3 0:12
Ryan Leonard hit Zeev Buium
P3 0:16
TO
Giveaway by Ryan Leonard
P3 1:28
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
P3 1:57
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
GOALP3 1:57
Goal! Deflected
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson Goal (3) Deflected, assists: John Carlson (3), Dylan Strome (4)
MIN 1 - 5 WSH
P3 2:11
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
P3 2:12
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
P3 2:15
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
P3 2:15
Matt Boldy Slashing against Declan Chisholm
P3 3:10
Justin Sourdif hit Joel Eriksson Ek
P3 3:17
TO
Giveaway by Marcus Johansson
P3 3:20
TO
Giveaway by Marcus Johansson
P3 3:41
TO
Giveaway by Jake Middleton
P3 3:56
TO
Giveaway by John Carlson
P3 4:07
TO
Giveaway by Ryan Leonard
P3 4:13
TO
Takeaway by John Carlson
P3 4:26
Martin Fehervary Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
P3 4:32
John Carlson Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
P3 4:45
John Carlson Snap Shot Above Crossbar
P3 5:00
Danila Yurov Backhand Wide Left
P3 5:02
Vinnie Hinostroza Snap Shot Wide Right
P3 5:09
Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Zeev Buium