Capitals-Wild preview
2-15 Capitals (32-17-7) at Wild (31-19-6)
TV: 8pm NBC Sports Washington
Last game for Washington: 4-3 overtime loss at Winnipeg
- Nicklas Backstrom-goal
- Andre Burakovsky-goal
- John Carlson-goal
- Braden Holtby-40 saves
The Capitals make their lone visit to Minnesota after a tough overtime loss in Winnipeg on Tuesday. The Capitals won the season’s first meeting of these teams 3-1 in November in Washington. The Capitals play the second game of a season-long four-game road trip.
Last game for Minnesota: 3-2 win vs NY Rangers
- Marcus Foligno-goal
- Zach Parise-goal
- Eric Staal-goal
- Devan Dubnyk-32 saves
Wild are currently 2-0-1 on their current five game home stand. All three games they have started the game with a 3-0 advantage.