Washington Capitals @ Minnesota Wild

47-16-9, 23-9-3 Away

Final

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

Minnesota WildWildMIN

41-27-5, 19-16-2 Home

Wild beat NHL-best Capitals 4-2 behind Matt Boldy's go-ahead goal in 2nd period

— Matt Boldy had the go-ahead goal and an assist in the second period for the Minnesota Wild in a 4-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night.

Mar 28, 2025, 02:55 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	2	0	0	2
	Wild	1	2	1	4

1st Period		WSH	MIN
6:00	Jon Merrill (2) Assists: Devin Shore (4)	0	1
7:08	Matt Roy (3) Assists: Taylor Raddysh (20), Lars Eller (12)	1	1
8:49	Brandon Duhaime (9) Assists: Nic Dowd (12), Anthony Beauvillier (10)	2	1

2nd Period			WSH	MIN
12:25		Frederick Gaudreau (17) (Power Play) Assists: Matt Boldy (38), Marcus Johansson (19)	2	2
19:51		Matt Boldy (24) Assists: Marco Rossi (33), Vinnie Hinostroza (5)	2	3

3rd Period			WSH	MIN
18:39		Frederick Gaudreau (18) (Empty Net) Assists: Jared Spurgeon (22)	2	4

Brock Faber Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Mats Zuccarello Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Giveaway by Vinnie Hinostroza
Brock Faber hit Brandon Duhaime
Yakov Trenin hit John Carlson
Giveaway by Jared Spurgeon
Marco Rossi hit Martin Fehérváry
Matt Roy shot blocked by Jon Merrill
Jake Middleton Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
Marcus Johansson Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Devin Shore faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Giveaway by Zach Bogosian
Jon Merrill Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Devin Shore (4)
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello
Delaying Game - Unsucc. chlg served by Mats Zuccarello
Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Frederick Gaudreau Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello
Jake Middleton hit Nic Dowd
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Matt Boldy
John Carlson shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
Devin Shore hit Dylan Strome
Yakov Trenin hit Matt Roy
Yakov Trenin hit Martin Fehérváry
Devin Shore Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Justin Brazeau hit Matt Roy
Marco Rossi faceoff won against Tom Wilson
Frederick Gaudreau Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Lars Eller
Giveaway by Yakov Trenin
Taylor Raddysh shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
Yakov Trenin hit Andrew Mangiapane
Matt Roy shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
Frederick Gaudreau Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
Marco Rossi faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Jared Spurgeon Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Marcus Foligno Tip-In Wide Right
Takeaway by Ryan Hartman
Yakov Trenin hit John Carlson
Justin Brazeau Slashing against Rasmus Sandin
Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Jake Middleton hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Frederick Gaudreau
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Marcus Foligno faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Zach Bogosian shot blocked by Marcus Foligno
Zach Bogosian Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
Jake Middleton hit Lars Eller
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jon Merrill
Matt Roy shot blocked by Devin Shore
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Lars Eller
Frederick Gaudreau Goal (17) Tip-In, assists: Matt Boldy (38), Marcus Johansson (19)
Ryan Hartman hit John Carlson
Gustav Nyquist hit Jakob Chychrun
Vincent Hinostroza hit Aliaksei Protas
Jared Spurgeon hit Aliaksei Protas
Giveaway by Jonas Brodin
Zach Bogosian hit Andrew Mangiapane
Justin Brazeau hit Tom Wilson
Giveaway by Yakov Trenin
Connor McMichael shot blocked by Brock Faber
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Brock Faber
Gustav Nyquist Wrist Shot Wide Right
Ryan Hartman Slap Shot Wide Left
Marcus Foligno hit Jakob Chychrun
Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Jared Spurgeon Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Anthony Beauvillier shot blocked by Frederick Gaudreau
Matt Boldy Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Marco Rossi (33), Vincent Hinostroza (5)
Frederick Gaudreau Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Yakov Trenin hit Nic Dowd
Marco Rossi faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Marco Rossi hit Matt Roy
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Matt Boldy
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Giveaway by Zach Bogosian
Giveaway by Zach Bogosian
Matt Roy shot blocked by Marcus Foligno
Brock Faber Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Jake Middleton Wrist Shot Wide Left
Takeaway by Marcus Foligno
Connor McMichael shot blocked by Jon Merrill
Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Marco Rossi
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Matt Boldy
Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Mats Zuccarello
Giveaway by Frederick Gaudreau
Brock Faber Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Yakov Trenin hit Brandon Duhaime
Yakov Trenin hit Anthony Beauvillier
Marcus Foligno hit Tom Wilson
Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Brock Faber Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Devin Shore faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Jared Spurgeon hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
Marcus Foligno Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Andrew Mangiapane shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
Giveaway by Matt Boldy
Giveaway by Marcus Foligno
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Jared Spurgeon Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Giveaway by Marcus Foligno
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
Frederick Gaudreau Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Jared Spurgeon (22)
Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Marco Rossi
Alex Ovechkin hit Jonas Brodin
Off-side
Icing
Lars Eller faceoff won against Devin Shore
Icing
Lars Eller faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
Jared Spurgeon shot blocked by Andrew Mangiapane
Giveaway by Lars Eller
Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier
Giveaway by Nic Dowd
Anthony Beauvillier Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Nic Dowd Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Gustav Nyquist
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Connor McMichael Tip-In Wide Right
Giveaway by Connor McMichael
Puck in Netting
Jon Merrill shot blocked by Anthony Beauvillier
Yakov Trenin shot blocked by John Carlson
Lars Eller Wrist Shot Wide Right
Matt Roy Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Taylor Raddysh (20), Lars Eller (12)
Giveaway by Connor McMichael
Puck in Crowd
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Mats Zuccarello
Anthony Beauvillier Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Brandon Duhaime Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Nic Dowd (12), Anthony Beauvillier (10)
Challenge Hm - goal interference - goal
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Off-side
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
Off-side
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Connor McMichael
Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Matt Roy
Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Devin Shore
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Right
Jakob Chychrun Tripping against Gustav Nyquist
TV Timeout
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
High Stick
Takeaway by Matt Roy
Brock Faber shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Alex Ovechkin Tip-In Wide Left
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot Off Crossbar
Icing
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Goalie Stopped
Tom Wilson faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Off-side
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
Icing
Alex Ovechkin hit Matt Boldy
On-Ice Official
Lars Eller faceoff won against Devin Shore
Taylor Raddysh Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Short
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
John Carlson Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Anthony Beauvillier hit Devin Shore
Off-side
Anthony Beauvillier Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Marco Rossi
John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Marco Rossi
John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Tom Wilson hit Matt Boldy
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Goalie Stopped
Lars Eller faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Left
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Left
Off-side
Martin Fehérváry Holding against Vincent Hinostroza
Marcus Johansson shot blocked by Matt Roy
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Left
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Nic Dowd Deflected Wide Right
Matt Roy shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
Brandon Duhaime Tip-In saved by Filip Gustavsson
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
Rasmus Sandin hit Yakov Trenin
Jakob Chychrun hit Justin Brazeau
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Devin Shore
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
Icing
Anthony Beauvillier hit Jared Spurgeon
Matt Roy Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Puck in Netting
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Anthony Beauvillier Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Goalie Stopped
Puck Frozen - Skater
Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot Wide Left
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Martin Fehérváry Wrist Shot Wide Left
Puck in Benches
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Matt Roy hit Gustav Nyquist
Puck in Netting
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Right
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
High Stick
Ice Problem
Giveaway by Lars Eller
Vincent Hinostroza shot blocked by John Carlson
Puck in Netting
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
Dylan Strome hit Frederick Gaudreau
Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Taylor Raddysh hit Marcus Foligno
Jared Spurgeon shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Matt Boldy shot blocked by John Carlson
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Devin Shore
Nic Dowd Tip-In High and Wide Left
Nic Dowd hit Yakov Trenin
Connor McMichael hit Jared Spurgeon
Goalie Stopped
Anthony Beauvillier Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Puck in Crowd
Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot Wide Left
Rasmus Sandin Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson hit Mats Zuccarello
Puck in Crowd
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Puck in Crowd
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Alex Ovechkin Tip-In saved by Filip Gustavsson
Icing
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Ryan Hartman

CAPITALS

WILD

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 2-0

Wild
4
Capitals
3

Game 1

3/1

Capitals
2
Wild
4

Game 2

27/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	11	3	47
Philadelphia	19	10	7	45
NY Islanders	20	13	4	44
Washington	19	13	5	43
NY Rangers	19	16	4	42
New Jersey	20	16	1	41
Pittsburgh	15	12	9	39
Columbus	15	15	6	36

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	27	2	7	61
Dallas	25	7	6	56
Minnesota	22	10	6	50
Utah	18	18	3	39
Nashville	16	16	4	36
St. Louis	14	16	8	36
Winnipeg	15	17	3	33
Chicago	13	17	6	32

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Washington Capitals @ Minnesota Wild

Stars of the Game

Matt BoldyLW - MIN

Jonas BrodinD - MIN

Frederick GaudreauC - MIN

Game Information

Wild beat NHL-best Capitals 4-2 behind Matt Boldy's go-ahead goal in 2nd period

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 2-0

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Central Division Standings

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