Wild 4-3 Capitals (Jan 2, 2025) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Wild

24-11-4, 14-3-3 away

	1	2	3	SO	T
MIN	2	0	1	1	4
WSH	1	1	1	0	3

TIME	MIN	WSH
0:00	Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00	Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Nic Dowd	0	0
0:10	Frederick Gaudreau hit Nic Dowd	0	0
0:17	Yakov Trenin Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren	0	0
0:20	Brock Faber Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren	0	0
0:21	Goalie Stopped	0	0
0:21	Matt Boldy faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois	0	0
0:23	Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by John Carlson	0	0
0:24	Puck in Netting	0	0
0:24	Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Marco Rossi	0	0
0:40	John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury	0	0
0:49	Giveaway by Tom Wilson	0	0
1:10	Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury	0	0
1:19	Joel Eriksson Ek Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren	0	0
1:24	Ryan Hartman Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren	0	0
1:40	Giveaway by Ryan Hartman	0	0
1:41	Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury	0	0
1:58	Off-side	0	0
1:58	Lars Eller faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau	0	0
2:12	Off-side	0	0
2:12	Lars Eller faceoff won against Marat Khusnutdinov	0	0
2:25	Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury	0	0
2:40	Ben Jones hit Ivan Miroshnichenko	0	0
2:59	Giveaway by Marcus Foligno	0	0
3:22	Icing	0	0
3:22	Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Dylan Strome	0	0
3:37	Jonas Brodin Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren	0	0
3:42	Goalie Stopped	0	0
3:42	Nic Dowd faceoff won against Marco Rossi	0	0
3:52	Giveaway by Zach Bogosian	0	0
4:01	John Carlson shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime	0	0
4:12	Giveaway by Taylor Raddysh	0	0
4:25	Mats Zuccarello Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren	0	0
5:00	Icing	0	0
5:00	Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek	0	0
5:06	Puck in Benches	0	0
5:06	Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek	0	0
5:28	Pierre-Luc Dubois Backhand Wide Left	0	0
5:38	Tom Wilson Slap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury	0	0
5:57	Lars Eller hit Jon Merrill	0	0
6:11	Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Jon Merrill	0	0
6:35	Giveaway by Jon Merrill	0	0
6:37	Lars Eller shot blocked by Ben Jones	0	0
6:42	Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury	0	0
6:45	Goalie Stopped	0	0
6:45	Marco Rossi faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois	0	0
7:03	John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury	0	0
7:05	Goalie Stopped	0	0
7:05	Dylan Strome faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau	0	0
7:06	Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury	0	0
7:22	Rasmus Sandin hit Yakov Trenin	0	0
7:23	Giveaway by John Carlson	0	0
7:47	Connor McMichael hit Brock Faber	0	0
7:53	Icing	0	0
7:53	Lars Eller faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau	0	0
7:57	Ivan Miroshnichenko Snap Shot Wide Left	0	0
8:01	Puck in Netting	0	0
8:01	Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Nic Dowd	0	0
8:51	Lars Eller shot blocked by Zach Bogosian	0	0
9:00	Off-side	0	0
9:00	Marat Khusnutdinov faceoff won against Lars Eller	0	0
9:07	Jon Merrill Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren	0	0
9:09	Off-side	0	0
9:09	Lars Eller faceoff won against Marat Khusnutdinov	0	0
10:17	Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Tom Wilson	0	0
10:19	Tom Wilson Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Rasmus Sandin (12)	0	1
10:19	Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Taylor Raddysh	0	1
10:32	Marcus Foligno hit Brandon Duhaime	0	1
10:37	Taylor Raddysh hit Jonas Brodin	0	1
11:24	Ryan Hartman Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Zach Bogosian (5), Joel Eriksson Ek (11)	1	1
11:24	Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Lars Eller	1	1
11:49	Off-side	1	1
11:49	Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Marco Rossi	1	1
12:06	High Stick	1	1
12:06	Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Marco Rossi	1	1
12:24	Giveaway by Brock Faber	1	1
12:29	Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Mats Zuccarello	1	1
12:35	Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot Wide Left	1	1
12:52	Matt Boldy Snap Shot Wide Left	1	1
13:34	Devin Shore hit John Carlson	1	1
13:54	Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury	1	1
13:55	Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury	1	1
14:07	Rasmus Sandin Slap Shot Wide Right	1	1
14:37	Off-side	1	1
14:37	Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Lars Eller	1	1
15:01	Zach Bogosian Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren	1	1
15:12	Yakov Trenin hit Andrew Mangiapane	1	1
15:17	Martin Fehervary Snap Shot Wide Left	1	1
15:30	Giveaway by Ivan Miroshnichenko	1	1
16:25	Jakob Chychrun hit Ryan Hartman	1	1
16:31	Giveaway by Joel Eriksson Ek	1	1
16:44	Joel Eriksson Ek Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren	1	1
17:16	Giveaway by Travis Dermott	1	1
17:31	John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Marc-Andre Fleury	1	1
17:38	Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Travis Dermott	1	1
18:12	Zach Bogosian Hooking against Dylan Strome	1	1
18:12	Dylan Strome faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau	1	1
18:15	Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Right	1	1
18:17	Goalie Stopped	1	1
18:17	Dylan Strome faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek	1	1
18:50	Dylan Strome Tip-In saved by Marc-Andre Fleury	1	1
19:05	Takeaway by Yakov Trenin	1	1
19:07	Yakov Trenin Goal (3) Backhand, assists: none	2	1
19:07	Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Marat Khusnutdinov	2	1
20:00	End of 1st Period	2	1

Minnesota Wild vs. Washington Capitals: Game Highlights

1:58

Marco Rossi nets goal for Wild

0:18

Martin Fehervary scores goal vs. Wild

0:55

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 1-0

Wild
4
Capitals
3

Game 1

1/2

Capitals
Wild

Game 2

3/27

Capital One Arena

7:00 PM, January 2, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Washington, DC

Line: WSH -175

Over/Under: 5.5

Attendance: 18,573

Referees:
Kelly Sutherland
Furman South

Linesmen:
Brad Kovachik
Shandor Alphonso

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	27	12	2	56
Minnesota	25	11	4	54
Dallas	24	13	1	49
Colorado	24	15	1	49
St. Louis	19	18	4	42
Utah	17	15	7	41
Nashville	13	20	7	33
Chicago	13	25	2	28

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	26	10	3	55
New Jersey	24	15	3	51
Carolina	24	14	2	50
Pittsburgh	17	17	7	41
Columbus	17	17	6	40
Philadelphia	17	18	5	39
NY Rangers	18	20	1	37
NY Islanders	15	18	7	37

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Minnesota Wild vs. Washington Capitals: Game Highlights

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 1-0

Game Information

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2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

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Tom Wilson evens the game with a power-play goal

Al MacNeil, who coached Canadiens to '71 Stanley Cup title, dies at 89

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