🦅 Away Capitals 49-17-8
5–4
Final / OT
🌲 Home Wild 44-24-7
Goals 1st2nd3rdOTF
🦅 WSH 12115
🌲 MIN 02204

Capitals at Wild

Capitals beat Wild 5–4 in overtime at Xcel Energy Center on March 28, 2017.

🗓 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🏒 2016-17 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
3 G, 1 A
6 shots · 16:15 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Marcus Johansson
4 A
18:15 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
3 A
2 shots · 19:52 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 T.J. Oshie Go-ahead 1st · 11:36
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin · beat Devan Dubnyk
1–0
2nd period
🌲 Jason Pominville Tying 2nd · 02:17
Assists: Martin Hanzal, Nino Niederreiter · beat Braden Holtby
1–1
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 07:31
Assists: Marcus Johansson, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Devan Dubnyk
2–1
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 2nd · 12:28
Assists: Kevin Shattenkirk, Marcus Johansson · beat Devan Dubnyk
3–1
🌲 Martin Hanzal 2nd · 15:43
Assists: Jason Pominville, Jared Spurgeon · beat Braden Holtby
3–2
3rd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 3rd · 12:29
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Marcus Johansson · beat Devan Dubnyk
4–2
🌲 Jared Spurgeon 3rd · 15:03
Unassisted · beat Braden Holtby
4–3
🌲 Eric Staal Tying 3rd · 19:33
Assists: Jared Spurgeon, Mikko Koivu · beat Braden Holtby
4–4
Overtime
🦅 T.J. Oshie Go-ahead OT · 01:52
Assists: Marcus Johansson, Matt Niskanen · beat Devan Dubnyk
5–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Johansson · Backstrom · Oshie 19:31
L2 Ovechkin · Winnik · Kuznetsov 16:15
L3 Beagle · Williams · Wilson 14:26
L4 Burakovsky · Eller · Connolly 7:37
D1 Niskanen · Carlson 24:01
D2 Alzner · Orlov 19:32
D3 Orpik · Shattenkirk 16:00
🌲Wild
L1 Staal · Granlund · Koivu 22:07
L2 Zucker · Coyle · Niederreiter 18:21
L3 Haula · Hanzal · Pominville 13:27
L4 Parise · White · Stewart 5:58
D1 Suter · Spurgeon 26:08
D2 Dumba · Brodin 21:14
D3 Scandella · Prosser 13:08

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH MIN🌲
20 Shots on goal 30
3/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5
17 Hits 12
17 Blocked shots 5
2 Takeaways 9
6 Giveaways 5
15 Penalty minutes 13
WSH shooting 25.0% (5/20) MIN shooting 13.3% (4/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
26/30
.867 SV% · 4 GA · 61:52 TOI
🌲Wild
Devan Dubnyk
15/20
.750 SV% · 5 GA · 60:50 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
T.J. Oshie · 1st 11:36 · 1–0 Jason Pominville · 2nd 02:17 · 1–1 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 07:31 · 2–1 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 12:28 · 3–1 Martin Hanzal · 2nd 15:43 · 3–2 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 12:29 · 4–2 Jared Spurgeon · 3rd 15:03 · 4–3 Eric Staal · 3rd 19:33 · 4–4 T.J. Oshie · OT 01:52 · 5–4
WSH MIN
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🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 18-3-3 (75% win rate, 24 games)
Wild
Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-8-2 (38% win rate, 16 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 15-1-1 (88% win rate, 17 games)
Wild
Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-8-2 (23% win rate, 13 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Capitals lead the season series 2–0
Mar 142017 🌲MIN @ 🦅WSH 2–4 Feb 262016 🌲MIN @ 🦅WSH 2–3 Feb 112016 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 4–3 Mar 192015 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 3–2 Mar 52015 🌲MIN @ 🦅WSH 2–1
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Who won Capitals vs Wild on March 28, 2017?

Capitals won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Capitals 5, Wild 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (3), T.J. Oshie (2).

Who scored for Wild?

Eric Staal, Jared Spurgeon, Jason Pominville, Martin Hanzal.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Devan Dubnyk made 15 saves on 20 shots (.750 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?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 25 🌵ARI @ 🦅WSH 1–4 AfterMar 29 🦅WSH @ 🏔️COL 5–3
🌲 Wild
BeforeMar 26 🌲MIN @ 🐙DET 2–3 AfterMar 30 🏛️OTT @ 🌲MIN 1–5
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