Wild 1–5 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Oct 17, 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 🦅 WSH

Dylan Strome

2 G, 2 A

6 shots · 17:52 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:33 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Tom Wilson

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:52 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Dylan Strome Go-ahead 1st · 17:52

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Martin Fehervary · beat Filip Gustavsson

0–1

2nd period

🌲 Marcus Johansson Tying 2nd · 16:47

Assists: Matt Boldy, Jake Middleton · beat Logan Thompson

1–1

🦅 Aliaksei Protas Go-ahead 2nd · 17:18

Assists: Tom Wilson, Rasmus Sandin · beat Filip Gustavsson

1–2

3rd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 01:19

Assists: Dylan Strome · beat Filip Gustavsson

1–3

🦅 Dylan Strome 3rd · 11:32

Assists: Anthony Beauvillier, Martin Fehervary · beat Filip Gustavsson

1–4

🦅 Tom Wilson PP 3rd · 18:03

Assists: John Carlson, Dylan Strome · beat Filip Gustavsson

1–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌲Wild

L1 Kaprizov · Boldy · Rossi 18:16

L2 Johansson · Eriksson Ek · Hartman 16:46

L3 Foligno · Trenin · Tarasenko 14:18

L4 Ohgren · Hinostroza · Yurov 9:36

D1 Faber · Brodin 23:00

D2 Spurgeon · Buium 20:38

D3 Middleton · Bogosian 14:24

🦅Capitals

L1 Strome · Dowd · Wilson 16:52

L2 Ovechkin · Protas · Leonard 16:28

L3 Milano · Beauvillier · Duhaime 14:31

L4 McMichael · Lapierre · Sourdif 12:32

D1 Chychrun · Carlson 22:46

D2 Sandin · Roy 19:14

D3 Fehervary · Chisholm 15:46

Team stats

Away left · home right

🌲MIN WSH🦅

14 Shots on goal 45

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

18 Hits 23

17 Blocked shots 14

1 Takeaways 6

14 Giveaways 20

10 Penalty minutes 4

MIN shooting 7.1% (1/14) WSH shooting 11.1% (5/45)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌲Wild

Filip Gustavsson

40/45

.889 SV% · 5 GA · 59:53 TOI

🦅Capitals

Logan Thompson

13/14

.929 SV% · 1 GA · 59:51 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 — 0–1

Wild

Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Wild

Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Mar 272025 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 2–4 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

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Who won Wild vs Capitals on October 17, 2025?

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

Who scored for Wild?

Marcus Johansson.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dylan Strome (2), Alex Ovechkin, Aliaksei Protas, Tom Wilson.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Filip Gustavsson made 40 saves on 45 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Logan Thompson made 13 saves on 14 shots (.929 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

BeforeOct 14 🌲MIN @ ⭐DAL 2–5 AfterOct 18 🌲MIN @ 🔔PHI 1–2

🦅 Capitals

BeforeOct 14 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 2–3 AfterOct 19 🐋VAN @ 🦅WSH 4–3

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