Frederick Gaudreau scores twice as Wild down Capitals
BMTN Staff
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Frederick Gaudreau scored twice to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 4-2 victory over the Washington Capitals Thursday night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.
Jon Merrill got the Wild (41-27-5) on the scoreboard first with his goal 6 minutes into the opening period, but that quickly became a deficit as the Capitals (47-16-9) got first-period goals from Matt Roy and Brandon Duhaime, a former Wild winger.
Gaudreau scored his first goal of the night on the power play 12 minutes, 25 seconds into the second period to knot it up, and Matt Boldy scored the go-ahead goal for the Wild with just 9 seconds remaining in the second period. There wasn't an equalizer.
It remained scoreless through the third period until Gaudreau scored an empty-netter for his second of the night with 1 minute, 21 seconds remaining. That one iced it.
It was yet another big effort from Filip Gustavsson, who made 28 saves on 30 shots.
Charlie Lindgren made 17 saves on 20 shots for the Capitals.
The Wild are back in action Saturday night when they host the New Jersey Devils for a 5 p.m. puck drop at the X.
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) passes the puck against the Minnesota Wild during the second period at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., on March 27, 2025.Matt Krohn / Imagn Images
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