Capitals 2–4 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Mar 27, 2025)

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

Frederick Gaudreau

2 G

5 shots · 17:23 TOI

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Matt Boldy

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 17:37 TOI

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Jon Merrill

1 G

1 shots · 12:43 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Jon Merrill Go-ahead 1st · 06:00

Assists: Devin Shore · beat Charlie Lindgren

0–1

🦅 Matt Roy Tying 1st · 07:08

Assists: Taylor Raddysh, Lars Eller · beat Filip Gustavsson

1–1

🦅 Brandon Duhaime Go-ahead 1st · 08:49

Assists: Nic Dowd, Anthony Beauvillier · beat Filip Gustavsson

2–1

2nd period

🌲 Frederick Gaudreau PP Tying 2nd · 12:25

Assists: Matt Boldy, Marcus Johansson · beat Charlie Lindgren

2–2

🌲 Matt Boldy Go-ahead 2nd · 19:51

Assists: Marco Rossi, Vinnie Hinostroza · beat Charlie Lindgren

2–3

3rd period

🌲 Frederick Gaudreau Empty net 3rd · 18:39

Assists: Jared Spurgeon

2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Dubois · Ovechkin · Wilson 20:02

L2 Protas · Strome · McMichael 16:16

L3 Mangiapane · Eller · Dowd 13:58

L4 Beauvillier · Raddysh · Duhaime 11:00

D1 Carlson · Chychrun 22:34

D2 van Riemsdyk · Roy 18:42

D3 Sandin · Fehervary 17:08

🌲Wild

L1 Foligno · Boldy · Hartman 18:10

L2 Johansson · Gaudreau · Zuccarello 17:23

L3 Nyquist · Rossi · Hinostroza 15:13

L4 Trenin · Shore · Brazeau 9:15

D1 Middleton · Faber 24:50

D2 Brodin · Spurgeon 20:51

D3 Merrill · Bogosian 12:30

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH MIN🌲

30 Shots on goal 21

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

13 Hits 25

9 Blocked shots 22

1 Takeaways 2

18 Giveaways 15

4 Penalty minutes 4

WSH shooting 6.7% (2/30) MIN shooting 19.0% (4/21)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Charlie Lindgren

17/20

.850 SV% · 3 GA · 57:51 TOI

🌲Wild

Filip Gustavsson

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

WSH MIN

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

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 13-3-2 (72% win rate, 18 games)

Wild

Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 8-10-1 (42% win rate, 19 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-5-4 (40% win rate, 15 games)

Wild

Wild — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 13-0 (100% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Wild lead the season series 2–0

Jan 22025 🌲MIN @ 🦅WSH 4–3 SO Jan 232024 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 3–5 Oct 272023 🌲MIN @ 🦅WSH 2–3 SO Mar 192023 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 3–5 Jan 172023 🌲MIN @ 🦅WSH 4–2

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WSH vs MIN, answered

Who won Capitals vs Wild on March 27, 2025?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Brandon Duhaime, Matt Roy.

Who scored for Wild?

Frederick Gaudreau (2), Jon Merrill, Matt Boldy.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Charlie Lindgren made 17 saves on 20 shots (.850 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Filip Gustavsson made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 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?

Wild 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 🦅WSH @ ✈️WPG 2–3 AfterMar 30 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 8–5

🌲 Wild

BeforeMar 25 🎰VGK @ 🌲MIN 5–1 AfterMar 29 😈NJD @ 🌲MIN 5–2

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