Capitals 3–5 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Jan 4, 2014)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🦅 WSH	2	1	0	3
🌲 MIN	0	4	1	5

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌲 MIN

Ryan Suter

3 G

3 shots · 31:06 TOI

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Mikko Koivu

2 A

18:31 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Mike Green

2 G

6 shots · 20:06 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Marcus Johansson PP Go-ahead 1st · 12:02

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Niklas Backstrom

1–0

🦅 Mike Green 1st · 12:15

Assists: Jason Chimera, Joel Ward · beat Niklas Backstrom

2–0

2nd period

🌲 Nino Niederreiter 2nd · 02:16

Assists: Charlie Coyle, Matt Cooke · beat Braden Holtby

2–1

🌲 Ryan Suter PP Tying 2nd · 06:56

Assists: Mikko Koivu, Mikael Granlund · beat Braden Holtby

2–2

🌲 Ryan Suter PP Go-ahead 2nd · 07:38

Assists: Mikko Koivu, Dany Heatley · beat Braden Holtby

2–3

🦅 Mike Green Tying 2nd · 13:50

Assists: Brooks Laich · beat Niklas Backstrom

3–3

🌲 Jason Zucker PP Go-ahead 2nd · 17:04

Assists: Keith Ballard, Jonas Brodin · beat Braden Holtby

3–4

3rd period

🌲 Ryan Suter 3rd · 07:37

Assists: Clayton Stoner · beat Braden Holtby

3–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Grabovski 21:24

L2 Johansson · Fehr · Brouwer 18:11

L3 Chimera · Laich · Ward 14:07

L4 Beagle · Erat · Wilson 7:22

D1 Carlson · Orlov 23:34

D2 Green · Alzner 19:46

D3 Erskine · Oleksy 14:37

🌲Wild

L1 Heatley · Koivu · Pominville 19:47

L2 Brodziak · Granlund · Coyle 16:07

L3 Cooke · Mitchell · Niederreiter 13:32

L4 Zucker · Veilleux · Bulmer 10:43

D1 Suter · Brodin 28:18

D2 Scandella · Prosser 16:42

D3 Ballard · Stoner 13:10

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH MIN🌲

30 Shots on goal 11

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 3/5

10 Hits 22

8 Blocked shots 19

5 Takeaways 5

3 Giveaways 7

17 Penalty minutes 11

WSH shooting 10.0% (3/30) MIN shooting 45.5% (5/11)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

6/11

.545 SV% · 5 GA · 58:19 TOI

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

WSH MIN

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Wild

Wild — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 3–4

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-5-2 (36% win rate, 11 games)

Wild

Wild — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 9-1-3 (69% win rate, 13 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Nov 72013 🌲MIN @ 🦅WSH 2–3 SO Mar 252012 🌲MIN @ 🦅WSH 0–3 Oct 282010 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 1–2 Nov 132009 🌲MIN @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Nov 242008 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 3–4

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❓ WSH vs MIN, answered

Who won Capitals vs Wild on January 4, 2014?

Wild won 5–3. The final score was Capitals 3, Wild 5.

Who scored for Capitals?

Mike Green (2), Marcus Johansson.

Who scored for Wild?

Ryan Suter (3), Jason Zucker, Nino Niederreiter.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 6 saves on 11 shots (.545 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Wild played?

At Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the Wild home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Wild season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeJan 2 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 4–3 AfterJan 9 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 4–3

🌲 Wild

BeforeJan 2 ⚔️BUF @ 🌲MIN 1–4 AfterJan 7 🌲MIN @ 👑LAK 2–1

Also on January 4

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