Capitals 3-2 Wild (27 Feb, 2016) Box Score

Minnesota Wild

27-25-10, 12-14-6 away

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

Washington Capitals

45-11-4, 24-5-2 home

Minnesota Wild


forwards
Ryan CarterR. Carter#18
Charlie CoyleC. Coyle#3
Justin FontaineJ. Fontaine#14
Mikael GranlundM. Granlund#64
Erik HaulaE. Haula#56
Mikko KoivuM. Koivu#9
Nino NiederreiterN. Niederreiter#22
Jason PominvilleJ. Pominville#29
Chris PorterC. Porter#7
Jordan SchroederJ. Schroeder#10
Jarret StollJ. Stoll#19
Thomas VanekT. Vanek#26
defensemen
Matt DumbaM. Dumba#24
Nate ProsserN. Prosser#39
Mike ReillyM. Reilly#4
Marco ScandellaM. Scandella#6
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	0	3	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	21	15:01	0:00	0:29	14:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	23	21:07	2:54	0:00	18:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	9:00	0:00	0:00	9:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	7	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	20	18:50	2:54	0:00	15:56	2	4	33.3
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	20	14:27	0:00	0:00	14:27	3	6	33.3
1	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	25	21:56	2:40	0:29	18:47	12	8	60.0
1	0	-1	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	21	17:09	2:40	0:00	14:22	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:54	2:54	0:00	14:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	9:57	0:00	0:00	9:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	11	8:44	0:00	0:00	8:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	10:03	0:00	0:00	10:03	5	4	55.6
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	17:51	2:40	0:00	15:11	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	0	0	0	0	1	22	18:09	3:09	0:00	15:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	14:45	0:02	0:00	14:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:14	2:40	0:00	9:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	26	21:25	0:00	0:00	21:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	32	25:25	2:23	0:29	22:40	0	0	0.0
0	2	-1	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	32	28:02	2:54	0:29	24:39	0	0	0.0

goalies
Darcy KuemperD. Kuemper#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	3	24	.889	0	0	0	0	0	58:32	2

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#65
Jason ChimeraJ. Chimera#25
Stanislav GalievS. Galiev#49
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
Brooks LaichB. Laich#21
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Mike RichardsM. Richards#10
Justin WilliamsJ. Williams#14
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
Karl AlznerK. Alzner#27
Taylor ChorneyT. Chorney#4
Matt NiskanenM. Niskanen#2
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#9
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	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	1	0	22	19:16	0:29	0:19	18:28	7	8	46.7
0	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	16:07	0:00	0:00	16:07	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	17	15:43	0:00	1:31	14:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	6:27	0:00	0:00	6:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	16:00	0:29	0:00	15:31	3	0	100.0
0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	16:32	0:00	0:04	16:28	6	5	54.5
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	6:25	0:00	2:17	4:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	18:42	0:29	1:55	16:18	2	1	66.7
1	1	1	4	1	0	0	0	3	0	2	21	19:13	0:29	0:00	18:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	8:46	0:00	2:08	6:38	3	7	30.0
0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:22	0:00	1:46	13:36	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	5	0	2	16	16:04	0:00	1:08	14:56	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	3	0	0	1	0	2	27	21:06	0:00	2:53	18:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	18	14:11	0:00	1:15	12:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	2	0	1	2	5	0	0	28	22:23	0:29	2:05	19:49	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	24	20:44	0:00	0:00	20:44	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	1	0	5	1	2	8	0	0	28	24:44	0:00	2:14	22:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	22	16:41	0:00	2:41	14:00	0	0	0.0

goalies
Braden HoltbyB. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
32	2	30	.938	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
	Wild	1	1	0	2
	Capitals	0	1	2	3

1st Period			MIN	WSH
19:18		Mikko Koivu (13) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Ryan Suter (32), Jason Pominville (19)	1	0

2nd Period			MIN	WSH
0:49		Brooks Orpik (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (38), Alex Ovechkin (18)	1	1
5:05		Nino Niederreiter (12) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Ryan Suter (33), Jason Pominville (20)	2	1

3rd Period			MIN	WSH
4:35		Alex Ovechkin (40) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Matt Niskanen (22), Nicklas Backstrom (39)	2	2
14:56		Dmitry Orlov (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Andre Burakovsky (17), Evgeny Kuznetsov (45)	2	3

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-0

Capitals
4
Wild
3

Game 1

12/2

Wild
2
Capitals
3

Game 2

27/2

Capital One Arena

12:00 AM, 27 February 2016

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,605

Referees:
Justin St. Pierre

Linesmen:
Shane Heyer

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	25	10	1	51
Minnesota	20	10	4	44
Colorado	21	15	0	42
Dallas	19	13	0	38
Utah	16	11	6	38
St. Louis	15	16	4	34
Nashville	10	17	7	27
Chicago	12	20	2	26

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	23	11	3	49
Washington	23	8	2	48
Carolina	21	11	1	43
Pittsburgh	15	15	5	35
Philadelphia	15	15	4	34
NY Rangers	16	17	1	33
NY Islanders	13	14	7	33
Columbus	13	15	6	32

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Minnesota Wild

Washington Capitals

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-0

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