Minnesota Wild @ Washington Capitals

43-20-5, 19-13-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Wild MIN	2	1	2	5
Capitals WSH	0	0	1	1

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

37-22-10, 16-15-5 Home

Eriksson Ek sets career high in goals, Wild top Capitals 5-1

— Joel Eriksson Ek scored his career-best 20th and 21st goals of the season and added an assist, and the Minnesota Wild cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday night.

Apr 3, 2023, 10:48 pm - AP

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Wild	2	1	2	5
	Capitals	0	0	1	1

1st Period			MIN	WSH
0:36		Joel Eriksson Ek (20) Assists: Jordan Greenway (12), Alex Goligoski (27)	1	0
1:37		Tyson Jost (7) Assists: Jonas Brodin (23), Ryan Hartman (26)	2	0

2nd Period			MIN	WSH
13:07		Joel Eriksson Ek (21) Assists: Marcus Foligno (16), Jordan Greenway (13)	3	0

3rd Period		MIN	WSH
0:30	Marcus Foligno (20) Assists: Jordan Greenway (14), Joel Eriksson Ek (19)	4	0
10:28	Garnet Hathaway (11) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (44), Alex Ovechkin (37)	4	1
17:15	Nicolas Deslauriers (7) (Empty Net) Assists: Jared Spurgeon (26), Nick Bjugstad (6)	5	1

WILD

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 2-0

Capitals
2
Wild
3

Game 1

1/8

Wild
5
Capitals
1

Game 2

4/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	55	16	11	121
Dallas	50	20	12	112
Minnesota	46	24	12	104
Utah	43	33	6	92
St. Louis	37	33	12	86
Nashville	38	34	10	86
Winnipeg	35	35	12	82
Chicago	29	39	14	72

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

NHL to produce games for Hurricanes, Blue Jackets, Wild, Blues

The Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes, along with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues, have their games produced and distributed by the NHL for the upcoming season, as the league branches out into centralized production.

Mammoth sign defenseman John Marino to 8-year, $54M extension

The Utah Mammoth have signed defenseman John Marino to an 8-year, $54M extension, the team announced Tuesday.

Bedard hoping to see a Chicago Blackhawks' reunion with Kane

On the day the Blackhawks star met with the media after signing his new contract, Chicago's Connor Bedard made his pitch to winger Patrick Kane to return to the club he began his NHL career with and chase another Stanley Cup.

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Minnesota Wild @ Washington Capitals

Joel Eriksson EkC - MIN

Cam TalbotG - MIN

Jordan GreenwayLW - MIN

Eriksson Ek sets career high in goals, Wild top Capitals 5-1

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NHL to produce games for Hurricanes, Blue Jackets, Wild, Blues

Mammoth sign defenseman John Marino to 8-year, $54M extension

Bedard hoping to see a Chicago Blackhawks' reunion with Kane