🦅 Away Capitals 32-17-7
5–2
Final
🌲 Home Wild 31-19-6
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
🦅 WSH 0235
🌲 MIN 0022

Capitals at Wild

Capitals beat Wild 5–2 at Xcel Energy Center on February 15, 2018.

🗓 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🏒 2017-18 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G, 3 A
7 shots · 17:48 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Tom Wilson
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 16:34 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Philipp Grubauer
32 saves
0.941 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order
2nd period
🦅 Tom Wilson Go-ahead 2nd · 00:59
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Dmitry Orlov · beat Devan Dubnyk
1–0
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 05:51
Assists: Andre Burakovsky · beat Devan Dubnyk
2–0
3rd period
🦅 Andre Burakovsky 3rd · 02:29
Assists: Brett Connolly, Philipp Grubauer · beat Devan Dubnyk
3–0
🌲 Nino Niederreiter 3rd · 04:25
Assists: Mikko Koivu, Gustav Olofsson · beat Philipp Grubauer
3–1
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom 3rd · 15:06
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson · beat Devan Dubnyk
4–1
🌲 Eric Staal PP 3rd · 16:48
Assists: Mikael Granlund, Ryan Suter · beat Philipp Grubauer
4–2
🦅 Tom Wilson Empty net 3rd · 17:46
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin
5–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 18:00
L2 Kuznetsov · Eller · Wilson 16:34
L3 Vrana · Stephenson · Beagle 13:03
L4 Burakovsky · Smith-Pelly · Connolly 11:31
D1 Carlson · Niskanen 22:26
D2 Orlov · Orpik 20:19
D3 Djoos · Chorney 15:35
🌲Wild
L1 Parise · Coyle · Granlund 18:56
L2 Zucker · Koivu · Staal 15:37
L3 Cullen · Niederreiter · Ennis 14:13
L4 Winnik · Foligno · Eriksson Ek 11:30
D1 Suter · Spurgeon 25:28
D2 Dumba · Olofsson 20:28
D3 Prosser · Seeler 12:28

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH MIN🌲
27 Shots on goal 34
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
12 Hits 8
12 Blocked shots 11
4 Takeaways 5
3 Giveaways 4
10 Penalty minutes 4
WSH shooting 18.5% (5/27) MIN shooting 5.9% (2/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Philipp Grubauer
32/34
.941 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🌲Wild
Devan Dubnyk
22/26
.846 SV% · 4 GA · 58:58 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Tom Wilson · 2nd 00:59 · 1–0 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 05:51 · 2–0 Andre Burakovsky · 3rd 02:29 · 3–0 Nino Niederreiter · 3rd 04:25 · 3–1 Nicklas Backstrom · 3rd 15:06 · 4–1 Eric Staal · 3rd 16:48 · 4–2 Tom Wilson · 3rd 17:46 · 5–2
WSH MIN
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 8-8-6 (36% win rate, 22 games)
Wild
Wild — tied after 1st: 8-11-2 (38% win rate, 21 games)
After 2nd — 2–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)
Wild
Wild — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-5-1 (0% win rate, 6 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Capitals lead the season series 2–0
Nov 182017 🌲MIN @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Mar 282017 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 5–4 OT Mar 142017 🌲MIN @ 🦅WSH 2–4 Feb 262016 🌲MIN @ 🦅WSH 2–3 Feb 112016 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 4–3
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Who won Capitals vs Wild on February 15, 2018?

Capitals won 5–2. The final score was Capitals 5, Wild 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Tom Wilson (2), Alex Ovechkin, Andre Burakovsky, Nicklas Backstrom.

Who scored for Wild?

Eric Staal, Nino Niederreiter.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Devan Dubnyk made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 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
BeforeFeb 13 🦅WSH @ ✈️WPG 3–4 AfterFeb 17 🦅WSH @ 🪶CHI 1–7
🌲 Wild
BeforeFeb 13 🗽NYR @ 🌲MIN 2–3 AfterFeb 17 🦆ANA @ 🌲MIN 3–2
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