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
Winnipeg	23	10	1	47
Minnesota	20	9	4	44
Colorado	20	15	0	40
Dallas	19	13	0	38
Utah	16	11	5	37
St. Louis	15	16	4	34
Chicago	12	19	2	26
Nashville	9	17	7	25

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	22	8	2	46
New Jersey	21	11	3	45
Carolina	20	11	1	41
Pittsburgh	15	14	5	35
NY Rangers	16	15	1	33
Philadelphia	14	15	4	32
Columbus	13	15	5	31
NY Islanders	12	14	7	31

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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

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2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

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