Washington Capitals 0, Minnesota Wild 5: final score and stats
Minnesota Wild beat Washington Capitals, Washington Capitals 0 to Minnesota Wild 5, on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Minnesota Wild vs Washington Capitals.
NHLTuesday, December 16, 2025
DateDec 16, 2025
Start time8:00 PM ET
VenueGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN
TVESPN+
Attendance18,044
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Wild | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Top performers
Washington Capitals
Team comparison
Washington CapitalsMinnesota Wild
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
18-11-4Record20-9-5
4th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding1st in Central Division
3-2Road record / home record5-2
WWLLWLast 5WLWWW
W2StreakW1
Team stats
Washington CapitalsMinnesota Wild
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Washington Capitals
Rasmus Sandin D · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveVincent Desharnais D · Abdomen - Surgery
Injured ReservePatrick Thomas C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMinnesota Wild
Brock Faber D · Skull - Surgery
Injured ReserveFilip Gustavsson G · Hip - Surgery
Injured ReserveBox score
Washington Capitals Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Beauvillier | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 12:35 | 1:47 | 0:52 | 9:56 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Dowd | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:10 | 0:00 | 3:26 | 10:44 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 0 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 14:31 | 0:00 | 1:44 | 12:47 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethen Frank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:14 | 1:39 | 0:05 | 11:30 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:33 | 0:32 | 0:00 | 10:01 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor McMichael | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 17:40 | 1:07 | 2:13 | 14:20 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonny Milano | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:56 | 1:49 | 0:00 | 10:07 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 15:12 | 3:28 | 0:00 | 11:44 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:22 | 0:32 | 1:46 | 15:04 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Justin Sourdif | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:17 | 0:32 | 0:50 | 15:55 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 15:17 | 2:21 | 0:00 | 12:56 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 68.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 16:25 | 1:40 | 2:57 | 11:48 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 22:10 | 1:49 | 3:10 | 17:11 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21:18 | 2:11 | 0:18 | 18:49 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Martin Fehervary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:29 | 0:01 | 2:36 | 14:52 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Roy | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 21:07 | 0:32 | 4:17 | 16:18 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Sandin | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 17:57 | 0:00 | 1:14 | 16:43 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:49 | 0:00 | 2:24 | 14:25 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Lindgren | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .844 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Wild Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Boldy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19:49 | 5:07 | 2:02 | 12:40 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:29 | 4:58 | 1:25 | 11:06 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 56.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Foligno | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:18 | 1:38 | 0:37 | 13:03 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hartman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:37 | 1:59 | 0:00 | 14:38 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Jones | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:15 | 5:20 | 0:00 | 12:55 | 19 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Pitlick | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:36 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Sturm | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:47 | 0:00 | 1:54 | 10:53 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:01 | 4:57 | 0:00 | 11:04 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yakov Trenin | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14:15 | 0:00 | 1:58 | 12:17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danila Yurov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:02 | 1:51 | 0:00 | 13:11 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 90.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Minnesota Wild Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Faber | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28:10 | 1:43 | 2:17 | 24:10 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinn Hughes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29:33 | 5:15 | 0:39 | 23:39 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daemon Hunt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Jiricek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:11 | 0:00 | 1:09 | 13:02 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Kiersted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:16 | 0:00 | 1:49 | 14:27 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Spurgeon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:22 | 2:02 | 2:10 | 19:10 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Wild Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Gustavsson | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1.000 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Washington Capitals vs Minnesota Wild?
Minnesota Wild won, 5-0, on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
What was the final score of Washington Capitals vs Minnesota Wild?
Washington Capitals 0, Minnesota Wild 5.
Who were the top performers?
Minnesota Wild: Vladimir Tarasenko (2 goals).
Where is Washington Capitals vs Minnesota Wild played?
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN.
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