| Washington | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1—5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0—4 |
First Period_1, Washington, Oshie 31 (Ovechkin, Backstrom), 11:36.
Second Period_2, Minnesota, Pominville 12 (Hanzal, Niederreiter), 2:17. 3, Washington, Ovechkin 31 (Backstrom, Johansson), 7:31 (pp). 4, Washington, Ovechkin 32 (Shattenkirk, Johansson), 12:28 (pp). 5, Minnesota, Hanzal 18 (Pominville, Spurgeon), 15:43.
Third Period_6, Washington, Ovechkin 33 (Johansson, Backstrom), 12:29 (pp). 7, Minnesota, Spurgeon 9, 15:03. 8, Minnesota, Staal 27 (Spurgeon, Koivu), 19:33.
Overtime_9, Washington, Oshie 32 (Johansson, Niskanen), 1:52.
Shots on Goal_Washington 7-7-3-3_20. Minnesota 6-13-10-1_30.
Power-play opportunities_Washington 3 of 4; Minnesota 0 of 5.
Goalies_Washington, Holtby 40-11-6 (30 shots-26 saves). Minnesota, Dubnyk 37-19-5 (20-15).
A_19,188 (18,064). T_2:40.
Referees_Dan O’Halloran, Ian Walsh. Linesmen_Matt MacPherson, Vaughan Rody.