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Capitals at Wild: Caps conclude cold road trip

By Michael Marzzacco

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 14: Evgeny Kuznetsov #92 of the Washington Capitals celebrates after scoring a goal against the Minnesota Wild during the second period at Verizon Center on March 14, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 14: Evgeny Kuznetsov #92 of the Washington Capitals celebrates after scoring a goal against the Minnesota Wild during the second period at Verizon Center on March 14, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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The Washington Capitals will look to bounce back on Sunday night after their lackluster 3-0 shutout performance in Winnipeg the other night.

The Washington Capitals fell 3-0 to the Winnipeg Jets in a game so bad we decided to look at Ilya Kovalchuk’s shifts instead of recapping the actual game. Who could blame us?

Dmitry Kulikov put the Jets up 1-0 at 6:33 in the first. The Caps were outshot in the opening period 9-7 but outshot the Jets 13-11 in the second. They outshot the Jets 14-12 in the third and 34-32 overall.

The Jets added to their lead with goals from Kyle Connor at 7:20 and Mark Scheifele at 18:32 to get a 3-0 win and avenge a Tuesday defeat that ironically saw them come back from a 3-0 deficit only to fall in the shootout.

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The Wild had a coaching shakeup firing former Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau and bringing on Dean Evason. Since Evason took over, the Wild have gone 5-2-0.

The Wild enter tonight’s game on a three game winning streak with their recent game being a 5-0 shutout over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The Wild carry a 32-25-7 record for 71 points, just a point behind both the Winnipeg Jets and Nashville Predators and are fighting for their wild card playoff lives.

The Caps hope for a much better effort and a full 60 minute game. Can they bounce back? Here’s how to find out.

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Date: March 1, 2020
Time: 8 p.m. eastern
Where: Xcel Energy Center
TV Broadcast: NBCSN
Radio: 106.7 The Fan
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