Washington Capitals @ Minnesota Wild

18-11-4, 8-6-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	0	0	0	0
Wild MIN	1	1	3	5

Minnesota WildWildMIN

20-9-5, 12-3-4 Home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Anthony BeauvillierA. Beauvillier#72
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Brandon DuhaimeB. Duhaime#22
Ethen FrankE. Frank#53
Hendrix LapierreH. Lapierre#29
Connor McMichaelC. McMichael#24
Sonny MilanoS. Milano#15
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Aliaksei ProtasA. Protas#21
Justin SourdifJ. Sourdif#34
Dylan StromeD. Strome#17
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Jakob ChychrunJ. Chychrun#6
Martin FehervaryM. Fehervary#42
Matt RoyM. Roy#3
Rasmus SandinR. Sandin#38
Trevor van RiemsdykT. van Riemsdyk#57

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-3	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	18	12:35	1:47	0:52	9:56	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	14:10	0:00	3:26	10:44	6	9	40.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	19	14:31	0:00	1:44	12:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	13:14	1:39	0:05	11:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	10:33	0:32	0:00	10:01	1	6	14.3
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	25	17:40	1:07	2:13	14:20	2	3	40.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	11:56	1:49	0:00	10:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	2	18	15:12	3:28	0:00	11:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	21	17:22	0:32	1:46	15:04	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	22	17:17	0:32	0:50	15:55	6	6	50.0
0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	20	15:17	2:21	0:00	12:56	11	5	68.8
0	0	-1	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	21	16:25	1:40	2:57	11:48	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	22:10	1:49	3:10	17:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	20	21:18	2:11	0:18	18:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	19	17:29	0:01	2:36	14:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	20	21:07	0:32	4:17	16:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	3	1	1	2	2	0	0	19	17:57	0:00	1:14	16:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	16:49	0:00	2:24	14:25	0	0	0.0

goalies
Charlie LindgrenC. Lindgren#79

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
32	5	27	.844	22	4	1	0	0	60:00	0

Minnesota Wild


forwards
Nicolas Aube-KubelN. Aube-Kubel#16
Matt BoldyM. Boldy#12
Joel Eriksson EkJ. Eriksson Ek#14
Marcus FolignoM. Foligno#17
Ryan HartmanR. Hartman#38
Ben JonesB. Jones#39
Kirill KaprizovK. Kaprizov#97
Tyler PitlickT. Pitlick#19
Nico SturmN. Sturm#78
Vladimir TarasenkoV. Tarasenko#91
Yakov TreninY. Trenin#13
Danila YurovD. Yurov#22
defensemen
Brock FaberB. Faber#7
Quinn HughesQ. Hughes#43
Daemon HuntD. Hunt#48
David JiricekD. Jiricek#55
Matt KierstedM. Kiersted#26
Jared SpurgeonJ. Spurgeon#46

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	15	14:17	0:00	0:00	14:17	0	3	0.0
1	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	19	19:49	5:07	2:02	12:40	0	2	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	17:29	4:58	1:25	11:06	13	10	56.5
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	15:18	1:38	0:37	13:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	17	16:37	1:59	0:00	14:38	3	5	37.5
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	12	11:18	0:00	0:00	11:18	1	0	100.0
1	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	19	18:15	5:20	0:00	12:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	12	9:36	0:00	0:00	9:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	15	12:47	0:00	1:54	10:53	3	5	37.5
2	1	3	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	16:01	4:57	0:00	11:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	1	15	14:15	0:00	1:58	12:17	0	1	0.0
1	2	3	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	18	15:02	1:51	0:00	13:11	10	1	90.9
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	3	3	1	3	0	0	2	0	3	30	28:10	1:43	2:17	24:10	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	29	29:33	5:15	0:39	23:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	5	3:44	0:00	0:00	3:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	2	17	14:11	0:00	1:09	13:02	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	16:16	0:00	1:49	14:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	27	23:22	2:02	2:10	19:10	0	0	0.0

goalies
Filip GustavssonF. Gustavsson#32

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
25	0	25	1.000	21	3	1	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	0	0	0	0
	Wild	1	1	3	5

1st Period			WSH	MIN
2:09		Vladimir Tarasenko (4) Assists: Danila Yurov (6), Brock Faber (12)	0	1

2nd Period			WSH	MIN
12:51		Kirill Kaprizov (21) (Power Play) Assists: Joel Eriksson Ek (17), Quinn Hughes (22)	0	2

3rd Period		MIN
4:23	Vladimir Tarasenko (5) Assists: Danila Yurov (7)	3
8:53	Danila Yurov (4) Assists: Vladimir Tarasenko (11)	4
14:12	Matt Boldy (19) (Shorthanded) Assists: Matt Kiersted (1)	5

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Wild
1
Capitals
5

Game 1

10/17

Capitals
0
Wild
5

Game 2

12/16

Grand Casino Arena

8:00 PM, December 16, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Saint Paul, MN

Attendance: 18,044

Referees:
Kyle Rehman
Corey Syvret

Linesmen:
Travis Toomey
Kilian McNamara

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	9	2	46
Washington	19	11	4	42
NY Islanders	19	12	3	41
Philadelphia	17	9	6	40
New Jersey	19	14	1	39
Pittsburgh	14	10	9	37
NY Rangers	16	15	4	36
Columbus	14	13	6	34

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	24	2	7	55
Dallas	22	7	5	49
Minnesota	20	9	5	45
Utah	17	16	3	37
St. Louis	13	15	7	33
Winnipeg	15	16	2	32
Chicago	13	15	6	32
Nashville	13	16	4	30

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Washington Capitals @ Minnesota Wild

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Game Information

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Central Division Standings

NHL News

Capitals rebound from a bad road trip, beat Maple Leafs 4-0 behind goalie Thompson

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