After a disappointing loss to the St. Louis Blues last night, the Capitals got their chance to get back in the win column versus a fully rested but very banged up Wild team.
It was a good bout for both teams but Minnesota got the final bounce they needed to take the win.
Plus: Zachary Fucale looked good in goal allowed only one and it was with the extra attacker. Ilya Samsonov and Vitek Vanecek have been good for the Caps but inconsistent. Will be interesting to see if Fucale gets a few more starts. At the very least it will get the goalie competition going.
Minus: That own goal. Doesn’t get much more of a minus than that.
A few more notes on tonight’s game:
Next up the Capitals take on the Boston Bruins at home Monday at 7PM.