Washington 5, Minnesota 2
Thursday, February 15, 2018 8:00 PM
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 15, 2018
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees:
Pierre Lambert, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen:
Brian Mach, Jonny Murray
Attendance:
19027
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Washington
|
33-17-6-1 |
20-8-2-0 |
13-9-4-1 |
W1 |
| Minnesota
|
31-20-5-1 |
20-5-5-0 |
11-15-0-1 |
L1 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this loss, the Minnesota Wild have a 20-5-5-0 record at home this season. The Washington Capitals have a 13-9-4-1 record on the road.
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Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Wild have won 6 of their last 10 games.
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Washington has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Capitals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Nino Niederreiter played for 14:35 during 17 shifts and scored 1 point. Nino Niederreiter had 1 goal and 0 assists.
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Alex Ovechkin played for 17:48 during 19 shifts and scored 4 points. Alex Ovechkin had 1 goal and 3 assists.
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Minnesota had 5 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
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Washington had 2 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
| Washington |
|
Minnesota |
|
Alex Ovechkin 4 |
Points |
Nino Niederreiter 1 |
|
Tom Wilson 2 |
Goals |
Nino Niederreiter 1 |
|
Alex Ovechkin 3 |
Assists |
Mikael Granlund 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Eric Staal 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Philipp Grubauer .941 |
Save Percentage |
Devan Dubnyk .846 |
|
Philipp Grubauer 32 |
Saves |
Devan Dubnyk 22 |
Team Stats Summary
Upcoming Games
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Anaheim. The Wild have a W/L % of .469 after a win and .640 after a loss.
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Washington will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Capitals have a W/L % of .576 after a win and .583 after a loss.
