The Washington Capitals defeated the Minnesota Wild 4-3 to win their final game outside of the eastern time zone.
The Washington Capitals took care of business behind two goals from Alex Ovechkin and a three-goal first period that proved to be the difference.
The Wild struck first with a goal from Ryan Donato at 3:01. The three goal outburst from the Caps began at 7:21 with a power play goal from Alex Ovechkin. Richard Panik gave the Caps the lead at 10:28 and Ovechkin added his second goal of the night at 10:59.
Kevin Fiala got one back for the Wild on the power play and it was 3-2 Caps after one. The Caps were outshot by the Wild 15-11.
The second period was scoreless with the Caps having the edge in shots on goal 9-8.
In the third Tom Wilson scored 40 seconds in to give the Caps a 4-2 cushion. Zach Parise got one back for the Wild on the power play but the Caps held them off for the win. The Wild outshot the Caps 17-10 in the third period and 40-30 overall.
Braden Holtby made 37 saves on the 40 shots he faced for the win for a .925 save percentage.
This win was a team effort but here are the top 3 heroes.