Wild 5–1 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Apr 3, 2022)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌲 MIN

Joel Eriksson Ek

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:25 TOI

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Jordan Greenway

3 A

1 shots · 15:14 TOI

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Marcus Foligno

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 17:59 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Joel Eriksson Ek Go-ahead 1st · 00:36

Assists: Jordan Greenway, Alex Goligoski · beat Vitek Vanecek

1–0

🌲 Tyson Jost 1st · 01:37

Assists: Jonas Brodin, Ryan Hartman · beat Vitek Vanecek

2–0

2nd period

🌲 Joel Eriksson Ek 2nd · 13:07

Assists: Jordan Greenway, Marcus Foligno · beat Vitek Vanecek

3–0

3rd period

🌲 Marcus Foligno 3rd · 00:30

Assists: Jordan Greenway, Joel Eriksson Ek · beat Vitek Vanecek

4–0

🦅 Garnet Hathaway 3rd · 10:28

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Cam Talbot

4–1

🌲 Nicolas Deslauriers Empty net 3rd · 17:15

Assists: Jared Spurgeon, Nick Bjugstad

5–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌲Wild

L1 Kaprizov · Foligno · Hartman 18:04

L2 Eriksson Ek · Gaudreau · Zuccarello 17:25

L3 Greenway · Fiala · Jost 14:53

L4 Deslauriers · Bjugstad · Duhaime 10:52

D1 Brodin · Spurgeon 20:57

D2 Dumba · Middleton 19:30

D3 Kulikov · Goligoski 18:06

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Oshie 18:28

L2 Backstrom · Eller · Wilson 16:05

L3 Johansson · Dowd · Mantha 14:35

L4 Sheary · Larsson · Hathaway 10:48

D1 Carlson · Orlov 21:51

D2 Fehervary · Jensen 19:39

D3 van Riemsdyk · Schultz 17:10

Team stats

Away left · home right

🌲MIN WSH🦅

19 Shots on goal 26

24 Hits 25

18 Blocked shots 12

9 Takeaways 9

2 Giveaways 13

2 Penalty minutes 6

MIN shooting 26.3% (5/19) WSH shooting 3.8% (1/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌲Wild

Cam Talbot

25/26

.962 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Vitek Vanecek

14/18

.778 SV% · 4 GA · 59:02 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

MIN WSH

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

Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Wild

Wild — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 9-0 (100% win rate, 9 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-6-1 (0% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 3–0

Wild

Wild — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Wild lead the season series 2–0

Jan 82022 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 2–3 SO Mar 12020 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 4–3 Mar 222019 🌲MIN @ 🦅WSH 2–1 Nov 132018 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 5–2 Feb 152018 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 5–2

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Who won Wild vs Capitals on April 3, 2022?

Wild won 5–1. The final score was Wild 5, Capitals 1.

Who scored for Wild?

Joel Eriksson Ek (2), Marcus Foligno, Nicolas Deslauriers, Tyson Jost.

Who scored for Capitals?

Garnet Hathaway.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Cam Talbot made 25 saves on 26 shots (.962 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 14 saves on 18 shots (.778 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌲 Wild

BeforeApr 2 🌲MIN @ 🌪️CAR 3–1 AfterApr 5 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 2–6

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 28 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 6–1 AfterApr 6 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 3–4

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