NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Washington Capitals vs Minnesota Wild overnight into Monday, March 8
03:30
Swedish time
in 120 days and 21 hours
Local time: 20:30, Sunday, March 7
Washington Capitals visit Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena overnight into Monday, March 8. The puck drops at 03:30 Swedish time, which is 20:30 at the arena.
Capitals are 4th in the Metropolitan with 16 points from 14 games, while Wild are 1st in the Central with 27 points from 18. It is meeting 2 of 2 between the teams this season. 6 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Joel Eriksson Ek and Jonas Brodin.
The Swedes in the game
#27
Timothy LiljegrenD
1 P14 games, 1 goals, 0 assists
Last 5: 0 P · vs Wild: 5 P in 9
#38
Rasmus SandinD
0 PInjured, expected back DEC 26
No games yet this season
vs Wild: 3 P in 10
#14
Joel Eriksson EkC
16 P18 games, 6 goals, 10 assists
Last 5: 6 P · vs Capitals: 11 P in 13
#25
Jonas BrodinD
7 P18 games, 0 goals, 7 assists
Last 5: 4 P · vs Capitals: 6 P in 19
#32
Filip GustavssonG
Injured, expected back NOV 19
No games yet this season
vs Capitals: 4-2-0
#30
Jesper WallstedtG
.92216 games, 11-2-0, 1.99 GAA
Last 5: 4-0-1 · vs Capitals: 1-0-0
The teams going in
| WSH | Comparison | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Points | 27 |
| 14 | Games | 18 |
| 8-6-0 | W-L-OT | 12-3-3 |
| 4th Metropolitan | In the division | 1st Central |
| 21st | In the NHL | 2nd |
| 3.50 | Goals per game | 3.33 |
| 3.43 | Against per game | 2.17 |
| +1 | Goal difference | +21 |
| 5-5-0 | Last 10 | 7-1-2 |
| L2 | Streak | W3 |
| 2-2-0 | Road / home this year | 5-0-1 |
| 1 day | Rest before | Back-to-back |
Standings as of November 7, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
WSH47 %17 wins
MIN53 %19 wins
Wild have won 53% of the meetings.
MIN@WSH
5–1November 1, 2026 · 6d ago
4Swedes in action0 G3 A3 P
WSH@MIN
0–5December 17, 2025 · 10mo ago
3Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P
MIN@WSH
1–5October 18, 2025 · 1y ago
6Swedes in action1 G1 A2 P
WSH@MIN
2–4March 28, 2025 · 1y ago
5Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P
MIN@WSHSO
4–3January 3, 2025 · 1y ago
4Swedes in action0 G3 A3 P