Florida – Carolina 1:3 (end) | Rangers – Boston 2:1 (end) | Washington – Minnesota 3:4 (0:1 after SO)
Columbus – Detroit 4:5 (end) | NY Islanders – Toronto 1:2 (end) | Dallas – Ottawa 4:2 (end)
Winnipeg – Anaheim 3:4 (after OT) | Colorado – Buffalo 6:5 (after OT) | Calgary – Utah 3:5 (end)
Vegas – Philadelphia 5:2 (end) | Seattle – Vancouver 3:4 (0:1 after SO) | San Jose – Tampa 2:1 (end)
after shootout (0:1)
Washington Capitals
3:4 (1:2, 1:0, 1:1 - 0:0)
Minnesota Wild
Friday 03.01.2025, 01:00 • Capital One Arena, Washington • NHL
     
    46:47
    Penalty for Washington Capitals:
    Nic Dowd – 2 min., interference.
     
    34:04
    Penalty for Minnesota Wild:
    Marat Chusnutdinov – 2+2, high-sticking.
     
    28:43
    Penalty for Washington Capitals:
    Tom Wilson – 2 min., roughing.
     
    18:12
    Penalty for Minnesota Wild:
    Zach Bogosian – 2 min., hooking.
    Goals and assists: 11. Wilson (Sandin), 36. Ovechkin (D. Strome), 46. Fehervary (Dubois) – 12. Hartman (Bogosian, Eriksson Ek), 52. Rossi (Hartman, Brodin), dec. goal Boldy

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    0:0   Dylan Strome (WSH)
    0:0   Mats Zuccarello (MNS)
    2. series:
    0:0   Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH)
    0:1   Matthew Boldy (MNS)
    3. series:
    0:1   Alexander Ovechkin (WSH)


    Washington Capitals: C. Lindgren (L. Thompson) – Carlson (A), Sandin, M. Roy, Fehervary, T. van Riemsdyk, Chychrun – McMichael, D. Strome, Ovechkin (C) – Wilson (A), Dubois, Protas – Mirošničenko, Eller, Mangiapane – T. Raddysh, Dowd, Duhaime.
    Coach: Spencer Carbery

    Minnesota Wild: M. Fleury (Gustavsson) – Faber, Brodin, Bogosian, Chisholm, Dermott, Merrill – Zuccarello (A), Rossi, Boldy – Hartman, Eriksson Ek (A), M. Johansson – , , M. Foligno (A) – B. Jones, Chusnutdinov, Shore.
    Coach: John Hynes

    Referees: South, Sutherland – Alphonso, Kovachik

    Attendance: 18 573