Wild 4-2 Capitals (18 Jan, 2023) Box Score

Minnesota Wild

25-14-4, 12-6-3 away

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

Washington Capitals

24-17-6, 13-8-3 home

Minnesota Wild


forwards
M. Boldy LW
C. Dewar C
B. Duhaime RW
J. Eriksson Ek C
M. Foligno LW
F. Gaudreau C
J. Greenway LW
R. Hartman RW
K. Kaprizov LW
R. Reaves RW
S. Steel C
M. Zuccarello RW
defensemen
C. Addison D
J. Brodin D
M. Dumba D
J. Merrill D
J. Middleton D
J. Spurgeon 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	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	12:48	2:36	0:12	10:00	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	12:28	0:00	2:02	10:26	3	4	42.9
0	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	5	1	1	14	10:19	0:00	1:40	8:39	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	2	0	0	1	2	3	1	1	22	17:45	2:43	1:37	13:25	12	11	52.2
0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	19	16:41	0:11	1:00	15:30	1	0	100.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	13:38	0:23	2:05	11:10	9	4	69.2
0	0	1	1	1	2	1	2	3	0	0	18	15:01	0:00	0:00	15:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	15	11:10	0:35	0:30	10:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	15	18:21	2:23	0:03	15:55	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	11	8:36	0:00	0:00	8:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15	18:52	0:38	0:54	17:20	3	8	27.3
0	0	-1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	19:34	2:25	0:00	17:09	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	0	0	0	0	1	1	14	14:04	2:31	0:01	11:32	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	4	0	1	23	21:28	0:00	2:23	19:05	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	20	20:22	0:06	2:30	17:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	13:56	0:00	0:19	13:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	3	0	0	27	22:44	0:00	2:16	20:28	0	0	0.0
2	0	2	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	25	24:26	0:29	2:31	21:26	0	0	0.0

goalies
F. Gustavsson G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
36	2	34	.944	32	2	0	0	0	59:47	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
N. Aube-Kubel RW
N. Backstrom C
L. Eller C
G. Hathaway RW
M. Johansson LW
E. Kuznetsov C
S. Milano LW
T.J. Oshie RW
A. Ovechkin LW
C. Sheary LW
D. Strome C
T. Wilson RW
defensemen
M. Fehervary D
E. Gustafsson D
M. Irwin D
N. Jensen D
D. Orlov D
T. van Riemsdyk 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	1	2	1	1	2	4	1	1	15	11:02	0:00	0:00	11:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	19	17:42	3:13	0:00	14:29	7	5	58.3
0	0	0	4	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	16	13:21	0:00	0:44	12:37	9	2	81.8
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	12	9:55	0:00	1:19	8:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	14:18	1:48	0:56	11:34	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	19	18:15	3:12	0:58	14:05	3	4	42.9
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	13:31	0:00	0:00	13:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	17:34	3:11	0:00	14:23	3	5	37.5
0	2	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	22	21:41	4:55	0:01	16:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	16	13:45	0:00	1:17	12:28	1	0	100.0
1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	15:46	1:48	0:00	13:58	3	11	21.4
0	0	-3	1	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	20	17:36	1:48	0:45	15:03	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	1	1	2	5	0	0	4	0	1	20	18:30	0:00	1:02	17:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	23	23:22	3:20	0:00	20:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	10	6:58	0:00	0:00	6:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	21	20:02	0:05	2:01	17:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	8	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	25	25:10	1:40	0:58	22:32	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	21	18:11	0:00	1:59	16:12	0	0	0.0

goalies
C. Lindgren G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
21	3	18	.857	15	2	1	0	0	57:21	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	0	3	1	4
	Capitals	1	1	0	2

1st Period			MIN	WSH
18:57		Martin Fehervary (4) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (21), Trevor van Riemsdyk (7)	0	1

2nd Period		MIN	WSH
0:50	Jared Spurgeon (6) Unassisted	1	1
5:05	Dylan Strome (9) Assists: Martin Fehervary (5), Alex Ovechkin (22)	1	2
13:12	Jonas Brodin (1) Assists: Connor Dewar (7), Matt Dumba (8)	2	2
18:15	Jared Spurgeon (7) Assists: Connor Dewar (8), Ryan Reaves (6)	3	2

3rd Period			MIN	WSH
19:06		Joel Eriksson Ek (15) (Empty Net) Assists: Frederick Gaudreau (10)	4	2

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 1-0

Wild
4
Capitals
2

Game 1

18/1

Capitals
3
Wild
5

Game 2

19/3

Capital One Arena

12:00 AM, 18 January 2023

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,573

Referees:
Eric Furlatt
Furman South

Linesmen:
Travis Gawryletz
Dan Kelly

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

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

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Minnesota Wild

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Regular Season Series

MIN leads 1-0

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