Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Tribune News Service
Tribune News Service
Sport
Sarah McLellan

Wild bounce back from rare loss with 5-3 victory over Capitals

MINNEAPOLIS — The Wild quickly hit the reset button after having their franchise-record 14-game point streak snapped earlier this weekend, holding off the Capitals 5-3 on Sunday afternoon at Xcel Energy Center while getting three regulars back in their lineup.

Matt Boldy scored a hat trick, twice converting off two setups from linemate Marcus Johansson, and goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 33 shots to win his seventh straight game.

Boldy tallied his first goal only 50 seconds into the first period, burying the rebound off a Johansson shot behind Lakeville's Charlie Lindgren. On his second shot, he polished off a give-and-go with Johansson at 4:36.

The Capitals cut into their deficit on the power play in the second period, a patented one-timer from Alex Ovechkin.

But the Wild reinstated a two-goal buffer at 10:14 when Ryan Reaves tipped in his third goal over the past four games.

In the third, Brandon Duhaime scored off a rising backhander in his first game since missing seven with an upper-body injury before Ovechkin capitalized again on the power play at 12:33. Ovechkin has 39 goals this season and 819 in his NHL career. Washington finished 2-for-4 on the power play; the Wild went 0-for-3.

Boldy picked up his second career hat trick with 6:02 left in the third on a breakaway. Dylan Strome wrapped up the scoring at 16:26 when he pounced on a loose puck in tight.

The Wild also had Jonas Brodin back in action after he sat out 12 with a lower-body issue, and Jake Middleton returned after he was idle for a pair of games due to illness.

Lindgren totaled 35 saves.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.