Minnesota Wild @ Washington Capitals

2-3-0, 1-2-0 Away

Final

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

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

4-1-0, 2-1-0 Home

Ovechkin scores 898th goal as Capitals top Wild 5-1 for their 4th straight victory

— Alex Ovechkin scored for the first time this season, Dylan Strome added a pair of goals and the Washington Capitals beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.

Oct 18, 2025, 03:25 am - AP

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

1st Period			MIN	WSH
17:52		Dylan Strome (1) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (3), Martin Fehervary (1)	0	1

2nd Period			MIN	WSH
16:47		Marcus Johansson (1) Assists: Matt Boldy (5), Jake Middleton (1)	1	1
17:18		Aliaksei Protas (4) Assists: Tom Wilson (4), Rasmus Sandin (1)	1	2

3rd Period		MIN	WSH
1:19	Alex Ovechkin (1) Assists: Dylan Strome (3)	1	3
11:32	Dylan Strome (2) Assists: Anthony Beauvillier (1), Martin Fehervary (2)	1	4
18:03	Tom Wilson (3) (Power Play) Assists: John Carlson (3), Dylan Strome (4)	1	5

Alex Ovechkin hit Jonas Brodin
Rasmus Sandin hit Yakov Trenin
Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
Martin Fehervary hit Marco Rossi
Martin Fehervary Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Sonny Milano Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot Wide Left
Hendrix Lapierre hit Brock Faber
Ryan Leonard hit Jonas Brodin
Martin Fehervary Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Giveaway by Connor McMichael
Matt Boldy shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Giveaway by Martin Fehérváry
Takeaway by John Carlson
Jonas Brodin shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Hendrix Lapierre hit Jonas Brodin
Ryan Leonard hit Vincent Hinostroza
Matt Boldy shot blocked by Connor McMichael
Marco Rossi shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Connor McMichael Holding against Marco Rossi
Joel Eriksson Ek shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime
Marco Rossi shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Marco Rossi
Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Takeaway by Declan Chisholm
Sonny Milano faceoff won against Yakov Trenin
Giveaway by Declan Chisholm
Sonny Milano Backhand saved by Filip Gustavsson
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Danila Yurov
Matt Roy hit Liam Ohgren
Tom Wilson Tip-In saved by Filip Gustavsson
Tom Wilson Backhand saved by Filip Gustavsson
Matt Boldy shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Giveaway by Nic Dowd
Giveaway by Declan Chisholm
Giveaway by Sonny Milano
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Yakov Trenin
Aliaksei Protas Tip-In Wide Left
Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Brandon Duhaime hit Brock Faber
Dylan Strome Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Alex Ovechkin (3), Martin Fehervary (1)
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Marco Rossi
Dylan Strome Tip-In saved by Filip Gustavsson
Anthony Beauvillier Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot Wide Left
Takeaway by John Carlson
John Carlson Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Yakov Trenin
Matt Roy Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
John Carlson shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot Wide Right
Sonny Milano Backhand saved by Filip Gustavsson
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot High and Wide Left
John Carlson hit Marco Rossi
Ryan Leonard Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Nic Dowd Snap Shot Wide Left
Justin Sourdif shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
Brandon Duhaime Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Matt Roy Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Giveaway by Ryan Leonard
Giveaway by Connor McMichael
Aliaksei Protas Tip-In Above Crossbar
Matt Boldy shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Justin Sourdif hit Jonas Brodin
John Carlson Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Giveaway by John Carlson
Anthony Beauvillier hit Zeev Buium
Anthony Beauvillier Backhand saved by Filip Gustavsson
Martin Fehervary hit Kirill Kaprizov
Hendrix Lapierre hit Joel Eriksson Ek
Jake Middleton shot blocked by Matt Roy
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Marco Rossi
Aliaksei Protas Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (4), Rasmus Sandin (1)
Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Martin Fehervary hit Zeev Buium
Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Declan Chisholm
Martin Fehervary Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Hendrix Lapierre Batted Wide Left
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
Jonas Brodin shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Anthony Beauvillier shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Vladimir Tarasenko shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
Rasmus Sandin hit Brock Faber
John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Alex Ovechkin Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (3)
Giveaway by John Carlson
Tom Wilson hit Zeev Buium
Ryan Leonard hit Jonas Brodin
Sonny Milano hit Jared Spurgeon
Liam Ohgren shot blocked by Hendrix Lapierre
Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
Nic Dowd Deflected saved by Filip Gustavsson
Brandon Duhaime Tip-In Above Crossbar
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Sonny Milano Tip-In saved by Filip Gustavsson
Sonny Milano Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Jakob Chychrun Backhand saved by Filip Gustavsson
Martin Fehervary Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Ryan Leonard Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot Wide Right
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
John Carlson Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Martin Fehervary hit Vladimir Tarasenko
Connor McMichael Interference against Ryan Hartman
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Connor McMichael Deflected saved by Filip Gustavsson
Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Dylan Strome Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Anthony Beauvillier (1), Martin Fehervary (2)
Zeev Buium shot blocked by Ryan Leonard
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Marco Rossi
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Marco Rossi
Matt Roy hit Vladimir Tarasenko
Takeaway by Dylan Strome
Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Danila Yurov
John Carlson Snap Shot Above Crossbar
John Carlson Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Martin Fehervary Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Takeaway by John Carlson
Giveaway by Ryan Leonard
Giveaway by John Carlson
Justin Sourdif hit Joel Eriksson Ek
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Tom Wilson Goal (3) Deflected, assists: John Carlson (3), Dylan Strome (4)
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
Giveaway by Ryan Leonard
Ryan Leonard hit Zeev Buium
Martin Fehervary Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
Brock Faber Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Matt Boldy faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Icing
Marco Rossi faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Goalie Stopped
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Brandon Duhaime
Icing
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Jared Spurgeon hit Sonny Milano
Yakov Trenin hit Rasmus Sandin
Yakov Trenin hit Matt Roy
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
Joel Eriksson Ek Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Puck in Netting
Marco Rossi faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Giveaway by Zeev Buium
Matt Boldy Snap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Marco Rossi
Danila Yurov Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Icing
Off-side
Yakov Trenin faceoff won against Ryan Leonard
Icing
Yakov Trenin hit Jakob Chychrun
Puck in Netting
Goalie Stopped
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Brock Faber
Goalie Stopped
Marco Rossi faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Marco Rossi Snap Shot Wide Left
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
High Stick
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Jonas Brodin
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Vladimir Tarasenko
Giveaway by Yakov Trenin
Hendrix Lapierre shot blocked by Jake Middleton
Puck in Crowd
Zach Bogosian hit Aliaksei Protas
Yakov Trenin hit Tom Wilson
Yakov Trenin hit Jakob Chychrun
Liam Ohgren hit Anthony Beauvillier
Matt Boldy Snap Shot Wide Right
Matt Boldy hit Rasmus Sandin
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Icing
Puck in Crowd
Off-side
Marcus Foligno hit Matt Roy
Goalie Stopped
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Jake Middleton High-sticking - double minor against Justin Sourdif
Puck in Crowd
Puck in Benches
Off-side
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
Jonas Brodin Slap Shot Wide Right
Off-side
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Connor McMichael
John Carlson shot blocked by Zach Bogosian
Giveaway by Kirill Kaprizov
Marco Rossi Snap Shot Wide Right
Vladimir Tarasenko Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Jake Middleton Tip-In Wide Left
Brandon Duhaime shot blocked by Brock Faber
Marcus Foligno Tripping against Nic Dowd
TV Timeout
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
Yakov Trenin hit Rasmus Sandin
Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot Wide Right
Zach Bogosian hit Nic Dowd
Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Puck in Netting
Anthony Beauvillier shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
Danila Yurov hit Justin Sourdif
Off-side
Icing
Marco Rossi faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Marcus Johansson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Matt Boldy (5), Jake Middleton (1)
Icing
Matt Boldy Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Joel Eriksson Ek hit Declan Chisholm
Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Zach Bogosian
Icing
Puck in Benches
Marco Rossi Snap Shot Wide Left
John Carlson shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
Takeaway by Marco Rossi
Matt Boldy Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
Off-side
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Jake Middleton hit Martin Fehervary
Puck in Crowd
Kirill Kaprizov Slap Shot High and Wide Left
Off-side
Danila Yurov faceoff won against Sonny Milano
Liam Ohgren Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Danila Yurov Snap Shot Wide Left
Jared Spurgeon Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Giveaway by Jonas Brodin
Giveaway by Jonas Brodin
Marcus Foligno hit Matt Roy
Zeev Buium Tripping against Brandon Duhaime
Joel Eriksson Ek Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
High Stick
Marco Rossi faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Goalie Stopped
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
Giveaway by Filip Gustavsson
Yakov Trenin hit Nic Dowd
Brandon Duhaime shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
Giveaway by Ryan Hartman
Giveaway by Brock Faber
Anthony Beauvillier shot blocked by Ryan Hartman
Goalie Stopped
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Kirill Kaprizov Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Matt Boldy Snap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Matt Boldy
Jared Spurgeon Tip-In Hit Right Post
Icing
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Puck in Netting
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Brandon Duhaime
Joel Eriksson Ek Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Joel Eriksson Ek hit Matt Roy
Puck in Netting
Icing
Icing
Anthony Beauvillier shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
Zeev Buium Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Zeev Buium
Vinnie Hinostroza Snap Shot Wide Right
Danila Yurov Backhand Wide Left
Giveaway by Jake Middleton
Giveaway by Marcus Johansson
Giveaway by Marcus Johansson
Matt Boldy Slashing against Declan Chisholm
Goalie Stopped
Puck in Netting

WILD

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Wild
1
Capitals
5

Game 1

18/10

Capitals
0
Wild
5

Game 2

17/12

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	36	9	9	81
Minnesota	33	14	10	76
Dallas	33	14	9	75
Utah	29	23	4	62
Nashville	26	23	6	58
Chicago	22	25	9	53
Winnipeg	22	25	8	52
St. Louis	20	27	9	49

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	34	15	6	74
Pittsburgh	28	15	11	67
NY Islanders	30	21	5	65
Washington	28	22	7	63
Columbus	27	20	7	61
Philadelphia	24	20	10	58
New Jersey	28	25	2	58
NY Rangers	22	28	6	50

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Minnesota Wild @ Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Dylan StromeC - WSH

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Martin FehervaryD - WSH

Game Information

Video Highlights

Ovechkin scores 898th goal as Capitals top Wild 5-1 for their 4th straight victory

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

2025-26 Central Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

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Defending champ Finland names Korpisalo as replacement goalie

Who has the most game-winning goals in NHL history?