Game Re-Caps

Capitals Fall to Wild, 4-2; Martin Fehervary, Alex Ovechkin Notch Two Points Each

By Della Young·
Photo: @Capitals/Twitter

The Washington Capitals fell to the Minnesota Wild by a score of 4-2 Tuesday night at Capital One Arena. The loss dropped the Capitals’ record to 24-17-6 and 54 points on the season. Goaltender Charlie Lindgren made 18 saves in the loss.

Lines & Pairs

Alex Ovechkin — Dylan Strome — Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Sonny Milano — Nicklas Backstrom — Tom Wilson
Conor Sheary — Lars Eller — T.J. Oshie
Marcus Johansson — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Garnet Hathaway

Erik Gustafsson — Trevor van Riemsdyk
Dmitry Orlov — Nick Jensen
Matt Irwin — Martin Fehervary

Charlie Lindgren
Darcy Kuemper

Scratches: Right-wing Anthony Mantha and defenseman Alexander Alexeyev

Injuries: Left-wing Carl Hagelin (hip), right-wing Connor Brown (ACL), defenseman John Carlson (upper body), and center Nic Dowd (lower body)

First Period

Fehervary (4) gave the Capitals a 1-0 lead late in the opening frame. Ovechkin (21) and van Riemsdyk (7) assisted.

Quick Stats

SOG: 13-2 Capitals

Face-Off Win %: 53% (Capitals), 47% (Wild)

Hits: 14-12 Wild

Second Period

Minnesota’s Jared Spurgeon tied the game at 1-1 just fifty seconds into the middle frame.

At the 5:05 mark, Strome (9) gave the Capitals a 2-1 lead off assists from Fehervary (5) and Ovechkin (22).

The Wild would get one back with a goal from defenseman Jonas Brodin at the 13:12 mark, tying the game at 2-2.

Spurgeon would notch his second goal of the evening to give the Wild a 3-2 lead with under two minutes left.

Quick Stats

Total SOG: 21-14 Capitals

Face-Off Win %: 53% (Capitals), 47% (Wild)

Total Hits: 26-26

Third Period

Minnesota would add an empty net goal for a 4-2 final.

Quick Stats

Total SOG: 35-22 Capitals

Face-Off Win %: 50%-50%

Total Hits: 33-31 Wild

Notes Through the Game

  • Tonight marked Johansson’s 800th NHL game.
  • Capitals defensemen have combined for 27 goals this season, which is tied for the highest total in the NHL (Carolina Hurricanes: 27; New York Islanders: 27; Florida Panthers: 27).
  • van Riemsdyk recorded his 100th career point on the Capitals’ first goal.
  • Six of Strome’s nine goals this season have come in the second period.
  • Fehervary registered his second career multi-point game.
  • Ovechkin has recorded multiple points in 15 of the Capitals’ 47 games.

The Capitals kick off a three-game western road trip on Thursday, clashing with the Arizona Coyotes at Mullett Arena. NBC Sports Washington will have the coverage beginning at 9 PM ET.

By Della Young