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Capitals vs. Wild Recap: Caps Drop Wild One, 4-3 (SO)

Jan 17, 2023; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) shoots the puck against the Minnesota Wild in the third period at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Did Alex Ovechkin score? Yes! Goal #871…

Plus: The Caps played a very gritty, solid game against one of the better Western Conference teams and came away with a point, only failing to come up with a goal in the shootout. Not a bad performance overall – plus, one more Ovechkin goal on Marc-Andre Fleury at home before MAF hangs ’em up.

Minus: Really unfortunate swing of events that saw a Tom Wilson goal get washed out (correctly) at one end and then the Wild come back and tie up the game basically on the next shift.

Our three stars:
*** Tom Wilson (1G)
** Pierre-Luc Dubois (1A, 5SOG)
* MAF – enjoy your retirement, you big goober

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