Capitals 3-2 Wild (20 Mar, 2015) Box Score

Washington Capitals

39-23-10, 19-12-5 away

	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	2	1	3
MIN	0	1	1	2

Minnesota Wild

39-25-7, 19-11-5 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Troy BrouwerT. Brouwer#20
Jason ChimeraJ. Chimera#25
Eric FehrE. Fehr#16
Curtis GlencrossC. Glencross#22
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
Brooks LaichB. Laich#21
Michael LattaM. Latta#46
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Joel WardJ. Ward#42
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
Karl AlznerK. Alzner#27
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Mike GreenM. Green#52
Matt NiskanenM. Niskanen#2
Brooks OrpikB. Orpik#44
Nate SchmidtN. Schmidt#88

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	21:17	5:29	0:46	15:02	7	8	46.7
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	19:50	5:08	2:20	12:22	4	6	40.0
0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	1	0	19	13:55	0:00	0:25	13:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	21	13:38	0:00	1:06	12:32	6	7	46.2
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	11:52	2:44	0:00	9:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	17:29	5:16	0:00	12:13	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	14:19	2:31	0:00	11:48	4	5	44.4
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	11:50	0:00	1:28	10:22	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	8:41	0:00	0:00	8:41	3	0	100.0
2	0	2	6	3	0	0	0	2	1	1	20	20:43	7:01	0:00	13:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	14:36	1:53	1:25	11:18	3	0	100.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	2	4	3	0	0	13	10:48	0:51	0:00	9:57	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	17:34	0:00	1:23	16:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	6	1	3	1	2	1	0	1	27	25:18	6:14	2:20	16:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	22	15:20	0:59	0:00	14:21	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	26	21:17	1:41	1:25	18:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	25	22:30	0:13	2:22	19:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	11:19	0:00	0:00	11:19	0	0	0.0

goalies
Braden HoltbyB. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	2	28	.933	0	0	0	0	0	59:59	0

Minnesota Wild


forwards
Sean BergenheimS. Bergenheim#23
Kyle BrodziakK. Brodziak#21
Charlie CoyleC. Coyle#3
Justin FontaineJ. Fontaine#14
Mikael GranlundM. Granlund#64
Erik HaulaE. Haula#56
Mikko KoivuM. Koivu#9
Nino NiederreiterN. Niederreiter#22
Zach PariseZ. Parise#11
Jason PominvilleJ. Pominville#29
Chris StewartC. Stewart#44
Thomas VanekT. Vanek#26
defensemen
Jonas BrodinJ. Brodin#25
Matt DumbaM. Dumba#55
Christian FolinC. Folin#5
Jordan LeopoldJ. Leopold#33
Jared SpurgeonJ. Spurgeon#46
Ryan SuterR. Suter#20

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	9	5:36	0:00	0:00	5:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	19	14:35	0:00	6:36	7:59	1	1	50.0
0	0	-2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	12:44	0:00	0:00	12:44	3	4	42.9
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	14	12:51	0:00	1:02	11:49	0	0	0.0
0	2	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	20	17:34	1:13	0:27	15:54	6	9	40.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17	12:14	0:00	6:01	6:13	4	3	57.1
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	21	18:00	2:32	1:20	14:08	12	11	52.2
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	15	13:31	0:02	0:08	13:21	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	20	19:06	2:32	0:26	16:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	16:31	2:30	0:00	14:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	0	0	0	18	13:15	1:15	0:00	12:00	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	13:20	1:15	0:00	12:05	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	28	23:21	1:01	3:03	19:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	22	21:36	2:30	1:11	17:55	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:21	0:00	1:33	11:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	14	9:16	0:00	0:00	9:16	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	4	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	28	21:52	1:13	4:57	15:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	28	30:38	2:44	5:16	22:38	0	0	0.0

goalies
Devan DubnykD. Dubnyk#40

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	3	24	.889	0	0	0	0	0	58:39	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	0	2	1	3
	Wild	0	1	1	2

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		WSH	MIN
15:25	Alex Ovechkin (46) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Karl Alzner (15), Matt Niskanen (21)	1	0
16:04	Evgeny Kuznetsov (9) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	2	0
19:51	Christian Folin (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Zach Parise (28), Mikael Granlund (24)	2	1

3rd Period			WSH	MIN
3:05		Alex Ovechkin (47) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (54)	3	1
14:04		Jared Spurgeon (9) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Thomas Vanek (29), Mikael Granlund (25)	3	2

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Wild
2
Capitals
1

Game 1

6/3

Capitals
3
Wild
2

Game 2

20/3

Xcel Energy Center

12:00 AM, 20 March 2015

Saint Paul, MN

Attendance: 19,044

Referees:
Chris Lee
Graham Skilliter

Linesmen:
Brian Mach
Darren Gibbs

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	12	6	2	26
Carolina	11	4	0	22
NY Rangers	10	4	1	21
Washington	10	4	1	21
NY Islanders	7	6	4	18
Philadelphia	7	8	2	16
Pittsburgh	6	9	3	15
Columbus	5	8	2	12

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	15	2	0	30
Minnesota	11	2	3	25
Dallas	10	5	0	20
Colorado	9	8	0	18
Utah	7	6	3	17
St. Louis	7	9	1	15
Chicago	6	10	1	13
Nashville	5	9	3	13

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Washington Capitals

Minnesota Wild

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Game Information

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

2024-25 Central Division Standings

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