National Hockey League
Washington 3, Minnesota 1
Saturday, November 18, 2017 7:30 PM
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 18, 2017
Where: Captial One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Lonnie Cameron, Tom Chmielewski
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 1001
Washington 2013
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 9-8-1-1 5-3-1-0 4-5-0-1 L1
Washington 11-9-1-0 6-3-0-0 5-6-1-0 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Washington Capitals have a 6-3-0-0 record at home this season. The Minnesota Wild have a 4-5-0-1 record on the road.
  • Washington has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Capitals have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Wild have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov played for 18:52 during 18 shifts and scored 2 points. Evgeny Kuznetsov had 1 goal and 1 assist.
  • Nino Niederreiter played for 15:30 during 19 shifts and scored 1 point. Nino Niederreiter had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Washington had 5 powerplay opportunities and converted 2 of them.
  • Minnesota had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
Top Game Performances
Minnesota   Washington
Nino Niederreiter 1 Points Evgeny Kuznetsov 2
Nino Niederreiter 1 Goals Evgeny Kuznetsov 1
Mikael Granlund 1 Assists Evgeny Kuznetsov 1
Nino Niederreiter 1 Power Play Goals Evgeny Kuznetsov 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Alex Stalock .930 Save Percentage Braden Holtby .968
Alex Stalock 40 Saves Braden Holtby 30
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals PP PK PIM FW
Minnesota 31 1 1-4 3-5 10 30
Washington 43 3 2-5 3-4 8 30
Upcoming Games
  • Washington will play their next game at home against Calgary. The Capitals have a W/L % of .455 after a win and .600 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against New Jersey. The Wild have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .556 after a loss.