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 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).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

MINWSH

17Blocked Shots14

18Hits23

1Takeaways6

14Shots45

0Power Play Goals1

2Power Play Opportunities5

0.0Power Play Percentage20.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

29Faceoffs Won29

50.0Faceoff Win Percent50.0

14Giveaways20

4Total Penalties2

10Penalty Minutes4

Player of the game

Dylan Strome

WSH · 2 G, 2 A, 6 SOG

9.4

Deserved to win

14%

MIN · 1.56 xG

86%

WSH · 4.05 xG

Capitals created better chances: they win this game 86% of the time

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
P3 0:02
Snap shot on goal
Martin Fehervary Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
M. Fehervary · 2 A
P3 0:12
Big hit on Z. Buium
Ryan Leonard hit Zeev Buium
R. Leonard
P3 0:16
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Ryan Leonard
R. Leonard
P3 1:28
Faceoff win vs R. Hartman
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
N. Dowd
P3 1:57
Faceoff win vs H. Lapierre
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
R. Hartman
GOALP3 1:57
Goal! Deflected
T. Wilson · 1 G, 1 A
Tom Wilson Goal (3) Deflected, assists: John Carlson (3), Dylan Strome (4)
MIN 1 - 5 WSH
P3 2:11
Face off
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
P3 2:12
Wrist shot on goal
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
A. Ovechkin · 1 G, 1 A
P3 2:15
Penalty: penalty
Matt Boldy Slashing against Declan Chisholm
M. Boldy · 1 A
P3 3:10
Big hit on J. Eriksson Ek
Justin Sourdif hit Joel Eriksson Ek
J. Sourdif
P3 3:17
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Marcus Johansson
P3 3:41
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Jake Middleton
J. Middleton · 1 A
P3 3:56
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by John Carlson
J. Carlson · 1 A
P3 4:07
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Ryan Leonard
R. Leonard
P3 4:13
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by John Carlson
J. Carlson · 1 A
P3 4:26
Snap shot on goal
Martin Fehervary Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
M. Fehervary · 2 A
P3 4:32
Snap shot on goal
John Carlson Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
J. Carlson · 1 A
P3 4:45
Snap shot above crossbar
John Carlson Snap Shot Above Crossbar
J. Carlson · 1 A
P3 5:00
Backhand wide left
Danila Yurov Backhand Wide Left
D. Yurov
P3 5:02
Snap shot wide right
Vinnie Hinostroza Snap Shot Wide Right
V. Hinostroza
P3 5:09
Shot blocked by Z. Buium
Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Zeev Buium
R. Leonard
P3 5:23
Faceoff win vs D. Yurov
Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Danila Yurov
H. Lapierre
P3 5:28
Slap shot on goal
Zeev Buium Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Z. Buium
P3 5:56
Shot blocked by J. Brodin
Anthony Beauvillier shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
A. Beauvillier · 1 A