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Washington Capitals vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Sunday, March 7, 2027 · Grand Casino Arena

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ESPN · SNE

Game preview

The Washington Capitals visit the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Sunday, March 7, 2027, with puck drop at 9:30 PM ET. The game is on ESPN and SNE.

This is the second of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Capitals

Game 2 of a road trip: Winnipeg, now Minnesota.

  1. 252027-02-25: at BOS
  2. 262027-02-26: at NYR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 272027-02-27: no game
  4. 282027-02-28: no game
  5. 12027-03-01: at NYI
  6. 22027-03-02: no game
  7. 32027-03-03: vs CAR
  8. 42027-03-04: no game
  9. 52027-03-05: at WPG
  10. 62027-03-06: no game
  11. 72027-03-07: at MIN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~391 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,634 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Wild

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Dallas and Nashville).

  1. 252027-02-25: no game
  2. 262027-02-26: no game
  3. 272027-02-27: at STL
  4. 282027-02-28: vs NJD, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 12027-03-01: no game
  6. 22027-03-02: no game
  7. 32027-03-03: at DAL
  8. 42027-03-04: no game
  9. 52027-03-05: no game
  10. 62027-03-06: at NSH
  11. 72027-03-07: vs WSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~691 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,170 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Washington CapitalsCapitalsTue, Oct 13 at CAR
  1. L1NewStrome#17Wilson#43Tuch#89
    9:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewSourdif#34Beauvillier#72Frank#53
    7:56 together at 5v5
  3. L3Ovechkin#8Protas#21Protas#62
    6:47 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewJenner#22Kyrou#25Leonard#9
    6:08 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chychrun#6Liljegren#27
    14:26 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFehérváry#42Hutson#44
    10:37 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHoll#4Desharnais#73
    7:24 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ovechkin LStrome CWilson RLeonard RChychrun D2:11
  2. 2Protas LTuch RKyrou RFrank RHutson D0:56

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jenner CWilson RDesharnais DFehérváry D1:40
  2. 2Protas LTuch RChychrun DLiljegren D1:00
Minnesota WildWildTue, Oct 13 at WPG
  1. L1Kaprizov#97Boldy#12Eriksson Ek#14
    12:43 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColeman#20Yurov#22Shabanov#49
    9:19 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewLorenz#61Hartman#38Brink#10
    8:24 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewPitlick#19McCarron#47Trenin#13
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewBrodin#25Hughes#43
    19:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewBogosian#24Maatta#3
    11:09 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHunt#48Spacek#82
    8:10 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kaprizov LBoldy LEriksson Ek CShabanov RHughes D3:00
  2. 2Coleman LHartman RBrink RYurov RSpacek D0:32

Penalty kill

  1. 1Boldy LMcCarron CBogosian DMaatta D1:10
  2. 2Boldy LEriksson Ek CBrodin DMaatta D0:37

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

WSHMIN

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

WSH 65% (13th most shuffled)MIN 58% (7th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

WSH 1:54 left (13th earliest · 13 pulls)MIN 1:59 left (9th earliest · 12 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

WSH 49.8s (7th longest)MIN 53.8s (longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

WSH 37% (4th most often)MIN 44% (most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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