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2015-16 regular season

Wild at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Capitals beat Wild 3–2 at Capital One Arena on February 26, 2016.

MIN – WSH
32–27
Shots on goal
1/3–1/1
Power play
19–35
Hits
16–19
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 19:13 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
2 A
19:16 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Braden Holtby
30 saves
0.938 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🌲 Mikko Koivu PP Go-ahead 1st · 19:18
Assists: Ryan Suter, Jason Pominville · beat Braden Holtby
1–0
2nd period
🦅 Brooks Orpik Tying 2nd · 00:49
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin · beat Darcy Kuemper
1–1
🌲 Nino Niederreiter Go-ahead 2nd · 05:05
Assists: Ryan Suter, Jason Pominville · beat Braden Holtby
2–1
3rd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Tying 3rd · 04:35
Assists: Matt Niskanen, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Darcy Kuemper
2–2
🦅 Dmitry Orlov Go-ahead 3rd · 14:56
Assists: Andre Burakovsky, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Darcy Kuemper
2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Koivu · Coyle · Granlund 21:07
L2 Vanek · Niederreiter · Pominville 17:09
L3 Carter · Haula · Stoll 14:27
L4 Porter · Schroeder · Fontaine 9:00
D1 Suter · Spurgeon 26:44
D2 Scandella · Dumba 19:47
D3 Prosser · Reilly 13:30
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 19:13
L2 Burakovsky · Kuznetsov · Wilson 16:07
L3 Johansson · Chimera · Williams 15:43
L4 Richards · Laich · Galiev 6:27
D1 Orpik · Niskanen 23:34
D2 Alzner · Orlov 20:55
D3 Schmidt · Chorney 15:26

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN WSH🦅
32 Shots on goal 27
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1
19 Hits 35
16 Blocked shots 19
4 Takeaways 4
6 Giveaways 12
2 Penalty minutes 6
MIN shooting 6.2% (2/32) WSH shooting 11.1% (3/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Darcy Kuemper
24/27
.889 SV% · 3 GA · 58:32 TOI
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
30/32
.938 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Mikko Koivu · 1st 19:18 · 1–0 Brooks Orpik · 2nd 00:49 · 1–1 Nino Niederreiter · 2nd 05:05 · 2–1 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 04:35 · 2–2 Dmitry Orlov · 3rd 14:56 · 2–3
MIN WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Wild
Wild — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 11-2-1 (79% win rate, 14 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 7-3-1 (64% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Wild
Wild — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-0 (100% win rate, 8 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-0-2 (67% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–0
Feb 112016 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 4–3 Mar 192015 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 3–2 Mar 52015 🌲MIN @ 🦅WSH 2–1 Jan 42014 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 3–5 Nov 72013 🌲MIN @ 🦅WSH 2–3 SO
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Who won Wild vs Capitals on February 26, 2016?

Capitals won 3–2. The final score was Wild 2, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Wild?

Mikko Koivu, Nino Niederreiter.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Brooks Orpik, Dmitry Orlov.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Wild vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌲 Wild
BeforeFeb 25 🌲MIN @ 🔔PHI 2–3 AfterFeb 28 🐆FLA @ 🌲MIN 1–3
🦅 Capitals
BeforeFeb 24 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 4–3 AfterFeb 28 🦅WSH @ 🪶CHI 2–3
Also on February 26
⚡TBL 4–0 😈NJD 🐻BOS 4–1 🌪️CAR 🛢️EDM 1–2 🦆ANA ⚔️BUF 3–1 🦈SJS
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