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 Wild outscored the Capitals 3-0 in the 3rd period. Vladimir Tarasenko led the Wild in goals (2).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

WSHMIN

8Blocked Shots21

18Hits22

4Takeaways3

25Shots32

0Power Play Goals1

2Power Play Opportunities4

0.0Power Play Percentage25.0

0Short Handed Goals1

0Shootout Goals0

27Faceoffs Won30

47.4Faceoff Win Percent52.6

9Giveaways18

4Total Penalties2

8Penalty Minutes4

Player of the game

Vladimir Tarasenko

MIN · 2 G, 1 A, 4 SOG

8.9

Deserved to win

49%

WSH · 3.01 xG

51%

MIN · 3.05 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
P3 0:24
Tip-in wide left
Ethen Frank Tip-In Wide Left
E. Frank
P3 0:30
Big hit on M. Kiersted
Brandon Duhaime hit Matt Kiersted
B. Duhaime
P3 0:46
Wrist shot on goal
Brandon Duhaime Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
B. Duhaime
P3 1:00
Wrist shot on goal
Marcus Foligno Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
M. Foligno
P3 1:15
Faceoff win vs N. Aube-Kubel
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Nicolas Aube-Kubel
J. Sourdif
P3 1:17
Slap shot on goal
Jared Spurgeon Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
J. Spurgeon
P3 2:24
Big hit on J. Spurgeon
Anthony Beauvillier hit Jared Spurgeon
A. Beauvillier
P3 2:32
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Ryan Hartman
R. Hartman
P3 2:45
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier
A. Beauvillier
P3 3:39
Wrist shot wide left
Vladimir Tarasenko Wrist Shot Wide Left
V. Tarasenko · 2 G, 1 A
P3 3:40
Wrist shot short
Vladimir Tarasenko Wrist Shot Short
V. Tarasenko · 2 G, 1 A
P3 4:38
Faceoff win vs N. Dowd
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Nic Dowd
J. Eriksson Ek · 1 A
P3 4:38
Penalty: penalty
Aliaksei Protas Holding against Vladimir Tarasenko
A. Protas
P3 4:49
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Justin Sourdif
J. Sourdif
P3 4:52
Big hit on H. Lapierre
Jared Spurgeon hit Hendrix Lapierre
J. Spurgeon
P3 5:06
Big hit on M. Roy
Yakov Trenin hit Matt Roy
Y. Trenin
P3 5:07
Shot blocked by Y. Trenin
Matt Roy shot blocked by Yakov Trenin
M. Roy
P3 5:14
Wrist shot on goal
Hendrix Lapierre Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
H. Lapierre
P3 5:26
Faceoff win vs H. Lapierre
Nico Sturm faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
N. Sturm
P3 5:38
Faceoff win vs N. Sturm
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Nico Sturm
J. Sourdif
P3 5:48
Faceoff win vs Y. Trenin
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Yakov Trenin
J. Sourdif
GOALP3 5:48
Goal! Wrist shot
M. Boldy · 1 G
Matt Boldy Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Kiersted (1)
WSH 0 - 5 MIN
P3 5:57
Big hit on S. Milano
Quinn Hughes hit Sonny Milano
Q. Hughes · 1 A
P3 6:15
Wrist shot on goal
Nico Sturm Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
N. Sturm