Wild 5-1 Capitals (4 Apr, 2022) Final Score

Minnesota Wild

43-20-5, 19-13-3 away

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

Eriksson Ek sets career high in goals, Wild top Capitals 5-1

— Joel Eriksson Ek scored his career-best 20th and 21st goals of the season and added an assist, and the Minnesota Wild cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday night.

Apr 4, 2022, 03:48 am - AP

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

1st Period			MIN	WSH
0:36		Joel Eriksson Ek (20) Assists: Jordan Greenway (12), Alex Goligoski (27)	1	0
1:37		Tyson Jost (7) Assists: Jonas Brodin (23), Ryan Hartman (26)	2	0

2nd Period			MIN	WSH
13:07		Joel Eriksson Ek (21) Assists: Marcus Foligno (16), Jordan Greenway (13)	3	0

3rd Period		MIN	WSH
0:30	Marcus Foligno (20) Assists: Jordan Greenway (14), Joel Eriksson Ek (19)	4	0
10:28	Garnet Hathaway (11) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (44), Alex Ovechkin (37)	4	1
17:15	Nicolas Deslauriers (7) (Empty Net) Assists: Jared Spurgeon (26), Nick Bjugstad (6)	5	1

WILD

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 2-0

Capitals
2
Wild
3

Game 1

9/1

Wild
5
Capitals
1

Game 2

4/4

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

Casey DeSmith makes 29 saves as the Canucks take 2-1 series lead over the Preds

— Backup goalie Casey DeSmith finally has his first postseason victory, and he helped the Vancouver Canucks take back home-ice advantage in the process.

Luke Evangelista brings Predators within one

Luke Evangelista scores to cut the Predators' deficit to one goal vs. the Canucks.

Special teams carry Rangers to a Game 3 win and a 3-0 series lead on the Capitals

— Nothing seems to be able to knock the New York Rangers off their game, certainly not giving up a fluky bounce goal five minutes in or having seven penalties called on them.

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Minnesota Wild

Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Joel Eriksson EkC - MIN

Cam TalbotG - MIN

Jordan GreenwayLW - MIN

Game Information

Eriksson Ek sets career high in goals, Wild top Capitals 5-1

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 2-0

2023-24 Central Division Standings

2023-24 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

Casey DeSmith makes 29 saves as the Canucks take 2-1 series lead over the Preds

Luke Evangelista brings Predators within one

Special teams carry Rangers to a Game 3 win and a 3-0 series lead on the Capitals