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Capitals: Top 3 heroes against Wild

By Michael Marzzacco

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 23: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals skates with the puck against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the first period at Capital One Arena on February 23, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 23: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals skates with the puck against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the first period at Capital One Arena on February 23, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 25: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals celebrates his goal against the Winnipeg Jets during the first period at Capital One Arena on February 25, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 25: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals celebrates his goal against the Winnipeg Jets during the first period at Capital One Arena on February 25, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

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.

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