What Happened
Kirill Kaprizov scored an empty-net goal for his 500th career point and his league-leading 15th goal of the season as the Minnesota Wild ended the Washington Capitals' three-game winning streak. Maxim Shabanov's power-play goal with 2:23 remaining restored a two-goal lead, and Danila Yurov added another with 24.9 seconds left. Justin Sourdif scored Washington's only goal late in the second period. In Philadelphia, Travis Konecny returned from a 10-game absence and had a goal and an assist in the Flyers' win over Utah, while Owen Tippett also returned to the lineup.
Key Details
- Kaprizov's empty-net goal was his 500th career point and 15th goal of the season, most in the league.
- Shabanov scored on the power play with 2:23 left in the third period.
- Yurov scored with 24.9 seconds remaining for Minnesota.
- Sourdif scored Washington's only goal in the final seconds of the second period.
- Konecny missed 10 games with a lower-body injury; Tippett missed six with an upper-body injury.
- Michkov's 10th goal made him the first Flyer to reach 10 in the first 17 games since Konecny in 2023.
What It Means
Minnesota's win, backed by Jesper Wallstedt in net, kept the Central Division leaders rolling; the Wild have allowed two goals or fewer in five of six games. Washington had scored at least four goals in five of its previous six games before being held to one. Philadelphia's offense got a boost from Konecny and Tippett returning, helping the Flyers snap a three-game winless streak.