Wild 5-3 Capitals (5 Jan, 2014) Box Score

Washington Capitals

20-16-6, 7-8-4 away

	1	2	3	T
WSH	2	1	0	3
MIN	0	4	1	5

Minnesota Wild

22-17-5, 16-5-2 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
N. Backstrom C
J. Beagle C
T. Brouwer RW
J. Chimera LW
M. Erat RW
E. Fehr RW
M. Grabovski C
M. Johansson LW
B. Laich C
A. Ovechkin LW
J. Ward RW
T. Wilson RW
defensemen
K. Alzner D
J. Carlson D
J. Erskine D
M. Green D
S. Oleksy D
D. Orlov D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	21:29	2:44	1:25	17:20	5	10	33.3
0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	14	7:22	0:00	1:16	6:06	2	5	28.6
0	0	0	2	1	0	2	7	3	1	0	21	18:11	2:44	1:11	14:16	2	3	40.0
0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	12:44	0:00	2:27	10:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	7:27	0:00	0:00	7:27	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	22	17:15	0:00	1:36	15:39	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	23	20:02	0:41	0:00	19:21	6	9	40.0
1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	18:22	2:44	0:00	15:38	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	14:39	0:41	2:58	11:00	10	7	58.8
0	1	-2	7	2	0	1	2	0	0	1	21	21:24	3:25	0:00	17:59	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	21	14:07	0:41	2:27	10:59	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	3:46	0:00	0:00	3:46	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	23	19:25	0:00	2:14	17:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	25	25:16	3:09	3:22	18:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	19	14:41	0:00	4:10	10:31	0	0	0.0
2	0	0	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	20:06	0:16	0:00	19:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	16	14:33	0:00	3:13	11:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	22	21:51	0:00	0:00	21:51	0	0	0.0

goalies
B. Holtby G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
11	5	6	.545	0	0	0	0	0	58:19	0

Minnesota Wild


forwards
K. Brodziak C
B. Bulmer F
M. Cooke LW
C. Coyle C
M. Granlund C
D. Heatley LW
M. Koivu C
T. Mitchell C
N. Niederreiter RW
J. Pominville RW
S. Veilleux LW
J. Zucker LW
defensemen
K. Ballard D
J. Brodin D
N. Prosser D
M. Scandella D
C. Stoner D
R. Suter D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	16:25	0:03	2:40	13:42	10	9	52.6
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	6:18	0:00	0:00	6:18	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	6	0	0	25	15:01	0:00	1:35	13:26	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	23	15:34	4:00	0:00	11:34	4	6	40.0
0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	25	16:07	2:38	0:00	13:29	11	4	73.3
0	1	0	2	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	26	19:47	4:33	0:00	15:14	1	1	50.0
0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	18:31	4:20	1:45	12:26	10	5	66.7
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	12:31	0:00	0:25	12:06	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	22	13:32	1:18	0:00	12:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	28	22:16	4:49	0:00	17:27	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	18	10:43	0:00	0:25	10:18	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	11:29	2:05	0:00	9:24	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	21	13:13	1:30	0:00	11:43	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	35	25:31	1:57	2:13	21:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	1	0	0	22	15:35	0:00	1:12	14:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	17:49	0:55	0:48	16:06	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	21	13:07	0:16	1:12	11:39	0	0	0.0
3	0	2	3	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	32	31:06	4:56	1:25	24:45	0	0	0.0

goalies
N. Backstrom G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	3	27	.900	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	2	1	0	3
	Wild	0	4	1	5

1st Period			WSH	MIN
12:02		Marcus Johansson (6) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (12), Nicklas Backstrom (36)	1	0
12:15		Mike Green (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jason Chimera (14), Joel Ward (12)	2	0

2nd Period		WSH	MIN
2:16	Nino Niederreiter (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Charlie Coyle (8), Matt Cooke (11)	2	1
6:56	Ryan Suter (3) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Mikko Koivu (26), Mikael Granlund (14)	2	2
7:38	Ryan Suter (4) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Mikko Koivu (27), Dany Heatley (5)	2	3
13:50	Mike Green (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brooks Laich (3)	3	3
17:04	Jason Zucker (2) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Keith Ballard (6), Jonas Brodin (7)	3	4

3rd Period			WSH	MIN
7:37		Ryan Suter (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Clayton Stoner (4)	3	5

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Wild
2
Capitals
3

Game 1

8/11

Capitals
3
Wild
5

Game 2

5/1

Xcel Energy Center

1:00 AM, 5 January 2014

Saint Paul, MN

Attendance: 19,022

Referees:
Tom Kowal

Linesmen:
Andy McElman
Don Henderson

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Dallas	52	21	9	113
Winnipeg	52	24	6	110
Colorado	50	25	7	107
Nashville	47	30	5	99
St. Louis	43	33	6	92
Minnesota	39	33	10	87
Arizona	36	41	5	77
Chicago	23	53	6	52

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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