Washington CapitalsCapitals18-11-4
0FinalDec 16, 2025
Minnesota WildWild20-9-5
5TVMNMTFanDuel SN NorthFanDuel SN WIStreamESPN+
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
WSH−105
MIN−115
Puck line
WSH +1.5−265
MIN −1.5+215
Total O/U
Over 5.5−135
Under 5.5+114
- Puck line: Wild −1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 5.5 (5 goals).
Recap
The Minnesota Wild shut out the Washington Capitals 5-0 at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul on Dec 16, 2025 to move to 20-9-5.
The Wild have won 5 straight. They scored 3 unanswered goals in the third period.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MIN | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
W: Gustavsson · L: Lindgren
Scoring plays
First Period
- MINGoal · 2:09Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Danila Yurov (6), Brock Faber (12)0-1
Second Period
- MINGoal · 12:51Kirill Kaprizov Goal (21) Backhand, assists: Joel Eriksson Ek (17), Quinn Hughes (22)0-2
Third Period
- MINGoal · 4:23Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Danila Yurov (7)0-3
- MINGoal · 8:53Danila Yurov Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Vladimir Tarasenko (11)0-4
- MINGoal · 14:12Matt Boldy Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Kiersted (1)0-5
Team stats
WSHMIN
- Shots
- 25
- 32
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 1
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 47.4
- 52.6
- Hits
- 18
- 22
- Blocked Shots
- 8
- 21
- Penalty Minutes
- 8
- 4
Top performers
Washington CapitalsMinnesota Wild
Goals
–
Vladimir Tarasenko2
Assists
–
Danila Yurov2
Points
–
Vladimir Tarasenko3
Player stats
Capitals · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Beauvillier LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 12:35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nic Dowd C | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime RW | 0 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 14:31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ethen Frank C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Hendrix Lapierre C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.3 | 0 |
| Connor McMichael C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 17:40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Sonny Milano LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Alex Ovechkin LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 15:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei Protas C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 |
| Justin Sourdif RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome C | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 15:17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68.8 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson RW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 16:25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Capitals · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carlson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 22:10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jakob Chychrun D | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21:18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Martin Fehervary D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Matt Roy D | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 21:07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Sandin D | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 17:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Capitals · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Lindgren G | 5 | 32 | 27 | .844 | 60:00 | 0 |
Wild · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel RW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Matt Boldy LW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19:49 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56.5 | 0 |
| Marcus Foligno LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hartman RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37.5 | 0 |
| Ben Jones C | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Kirill Kaprizov LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tyler Pitlick C | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nico Sturm C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37.5 | 0 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:01 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Yakov Trenin C | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Danila Yurov RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:02 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 90.9 | 2 |
Wild · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Faber D | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28:10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Quinn Hughes D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29:33 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Daemon Hunt D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| David Jiricek D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Matt Kiersted D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jared Spurgeon D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Wild · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Gustavsson G | 0 | 25 | 25 | 1.000 | 60:00 | 0 |
Three stars
- Vladimir Tarasenko (MIN)
- Filip Gustavsson (MIN)
- Danila Yurov (MIN)
Game info
VenueGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN
Attendance18,044
OfficialsReferee: Kyle Rehman · Linesman: Travis Toomey · Referee: Corey Syvret · Linesman: Kilian McNamara
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