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2016-17 regular season

Wild at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Capitals beat Wild 4–2 at Capital One Arena on March 14, 2017.

MIN – WSH
32–40
Shots on goal
1/7–1/5
Power play
12–21
Hits
15–15
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
3 A
2 shots · 19:04 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 18:11 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Braden Holtby
30 saves
0.938 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Nate Schmidt Go-ahead 1st · 19:48
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Devan Dubnyk
0–1
2nd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 14:52
Assists: John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Devan Dubnyk
0–2
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov PP 2nd · 17:08
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson · beat Devan Dubnyk
0–3
3rd period
🌲 Matt Dumba 3rd · 00:37
Assists: Mikael Granlund · beat Braden Holtby
1–3
🌲 Eric Staal PP 3rd · 04:37
Assists: Mikko Koivu, Ryan Suter · beat Braden Holtby
2–3
🦅 Jay Beagle 3rd · 14:19
Assists: Dmitry Orlov · beat Devan Dubnyk
2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Parise · Koivu · Staal 19:49
L2 Zucker · Granlund · Coyle 16:19
L3 Haula · Niederreiter · Pominville 13:28
L4 White · Graovac · Stewart 8:30
D1 Suter · Spurgeon 27:26
D2 Dumba · Brodin 20:03
D3 Scandella · Prosser 12:34
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 19:04
L2 Winnik · Eller · Beagle 15:22
L3 Johansson · Kuznetsov · Williams 13:38
L4 Vrana · Wilson · Connolly 8:44
D1 Niskanen · Carlson 24:22
D2 Alzner · Orpik 18:28
D3 Orlov · Schmidt 15:04

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN WSH🦅
32 Shots on goal 40
1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
12 Hits 21
15 Blocked shots 15
2 Takeaways 12
8 Giveaways 9
15 Penalty minutes 29
MIN shooting 6.2% (2/32) WSH shooting 10.0% (4/40)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Devan Dubnyk
36/40
.900 SV% · 4 GA · 58:10 TOI
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
30/32
.938 SV% · 2 GA · 59:45 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located
Nate Schmidt · 1st 19:48 · 0–1 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 14:52 · 0–2 Evgeny Kuznetsov · 2nd 17:08 · 0–3 Matt Dumba · 3rd 00:37 · 1–3 Eric Staal · 3rd 04:37 · 2–3 Jay Beagle · 3rd 14:19 · 2–4
MIN WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Wild
Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-7-2 (40% win rate, 15 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 16-3-2 (76% win rate, 21 games)
After 2nd — 0–3
Wild
Wild — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

All →
Capitals lead the season series 1–0
Feb 262016 🌲MIN @ 🦅WSH 2–3 Feb 112016 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 4–3 Mar 192015 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 3–2 Mar 52015 🌲MIN @ 🦅WSH 2–1 Jan 42014 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 3–5
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Who won Wild vs Capitals on March 14, 2017?

Capitals won 4–2. The final score was Wild 2, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Wild?

Eric Staal, Matt Dumba.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Jay Beagle, Nate Schmidt.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Devan Dubnyk made 36 saves on 40 shots (.900 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌲 Wild
BeforeMar 12 🌲MIN @ 🪶CHI 2–4 AfterMar 16 🌲MIN @ 🌪️CAR 1–3
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 12 🦅WSH @ 🦆ANA 2–5 AfterMar 16 🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH 2–1
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