Minnesota 5, Washington 3
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees:
Morgan MacPhee, Chris Rooney
Linesmen:
Ryan Galloway, Brandon Grillo
Attendance:
18437
By Field Level Media
Marcus Johansson scored twice against his former team as the Minnesota Wild held on to beat the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.
Johansson, who spent parts of nine seasons with the Capitals over two stints, notched his second two-goal game of the season.
Joel Eriksson Ek and Marcus Foligno each had a goal and an assist for the Wild, who have won three straight. Filip Gustavsson made 30 saves.
Anthony Mantha scored twice for the Capitals, who have lost two straight to start a four-game road trip. Darcy Kuemper made 25 saves.
Brock Faber gave the Wild a 1-0 lead at 1:37 of the first period. Mats Zuccarello's shot bounced off the back wall and in front of the net to Faber, who extended his point streak to five games (two goals, six assists), the longest streak by a rookie defenseman in Wild history.
Foligno made it 2-0 at 4:42. Stationed to the left of Kuemper, Foligno jumped to glove Matt Boldy's deflected shot, quickly dropped the puck and knocked it in.
Johansson upped the lead to 3-0 at 6:28 of the second period, scoring off the rush with a wrist shot from the left circle that deflected off Kuemper's glove and went in.
Mantha pulled the Capitals within 3-1 at the 10-minute mark, converting a pretty pass from Evgeny Kuznetsov, who skated into the slot from the right circle before feeding Mantha for the open shot.
Eriksson Ek pushed the lead to 4-1 at 1:37 of the third period when he entered the zone on a two-on-one rush with Boldy, kept the puck and scored on a wrist shot from the inner edge of the right circle.
Eriksson Ek reached the 20-goal mark for the third straight season.
Johansson scored on a snap shot from the right circle at the 13:39 mark to make it 5-1.
T.J. Oshie's power-play goal at 17:03 pulled Washington within 5-2, and Mantha knocked in a loose puck in front of the net at 18:24 to forge the final score.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Washington |
|
Minnesota |
|
Anthony Mantha 2 |
Points |
Marcus Johansson 2 |
|
Anthony Mantha 2 |
Goals |
Marcus Johansson 2 |
|
John Carlson 1 |
Assists |
Joel Eriksson Ek 1 |
|
T.J. Oshie 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Darcy Kuemper .833 |
Save Percentage |
Filip Gustavsson .909 |
|
Darcy Kuemper 25 |
Saves |
Filip Gustavsson 30 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Washington
|
33 |
3 |
1-4 |
2-2 |
4 |
29 |
| Minnesota
|
30 |
5 |
0-2 |
3-4 |
8 |
29 |
Upcoming Games
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Nashville. The Wild have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .346 after a loss.
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Washington will play their next game on the road against Colorado. The Capitals have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .478 after a loss.
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