Wild-Washington game recap
March 15, 2017 at 3:48AM
STAR TRIBUNE'S THREE STARS
1. Nicklas Backstrom, Capitals: The longtime Swedish star had the 34th three-assist game of his illustrious career.
2. Nate Schmidt, Capitals: St. Cloud native and former Gophers defenseman scored his first goal in five games against his hometown team.
3. Braden Holtby, Capitals: Made 25 of his 32 saves in the first two periods.
By the numbers
8 Times in the past 10 games the Wild has given up the game's first goal.
1-for-15 The Wild's power play during this 1-3 road trip.
11 Goals in 11 career meetings against the Wild for Capitals star Alex Ovechkin.
4-5 The Wild's record since returning from its bye week.
MICHAEL RUSSO
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Alex Ovechkin scored three goals Sunday night to continue his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's career record, and former Golden Knight Logan Thompson saved 40 shots in his first game back at T-Mobile Arena as the Washington Capitals beat Vegas 5-2.
