Masterful, dominant display in all three zones against Minnesota: Capitals beat Wild 5-1

"Dylan Strome opened the scoring late in the first period, guiding home a brilliant feed from Alex Ovechkin. After a scoreless first 17 minutes of the second period, Marcus Johansson tied the game with Minnesota's fifth shot of the game. Aliaksei Protas quickly responded for the Capitals, restoring their one-goal lead. Ovechkin notched his first of the season and 898th of his career off a faceoff early in the third period. Strome put away his second of the night to extend the lead further. Tom Wilson added another to make it five for the Capitals."

"The Capitals put together a tremendous first period, which head coach Spencer Carbery noted pregame he wanted to see. At five-on-five, the Caps were up 22-9 in shot attempts, 12-2 in shots on goal, 12-2 in scoring chances, and 7-2 in high-danger chances. Filip Gustavsson was great in Minnesota's net, but thankfully not great enough to keep the Capitals completely off the scoreboard after such a great start."

"Much was made of the Wild's incredible power play coming into the game, as 10 of their 14 goals had come while up a man. The Capitals made light work of the first man advantage they had to face, allowing just one shot on goal. The many sleepless nights from Scott Allen and the rest of the coaching staff seemingly paid off."

"Dylan Strome got on the board for the first time this season, capitalizing on a pinpoint feed from Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin has historically beaten up on the Wild in his career, now tallying 40 points (21g, 19a) in 26 games against Minnesota. More on this promising, young star later in the recap."

Washington Capitals defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-1 at Capital One Arena. Dylan Strome opened the scoring late in the first period on a feed from Alex Ovechkin. Marcus Johansson tied the game in the second with Minnesota's fifth shot, and Aliaksei Protas quickly restored Washington's lead. Ovechkin scored his first of the season and the 898th of his career early in the third, Strome added his second, and Tom Wilson finished the scoring. The Capitals dominated five-on-five metrics early and limited Minnesota's power play; Filip Gustavsson made several saves but yielded five goals.

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