Published 16 days ago • Czechia • Updated 10 days ago

Ruff calls win at Washington one of the best on road this season

On Thursday, March 27, 2025, the Minnesota Wild defeated the Washington Capitals 4-2 in St. Paul, Minn.
The game occurred as Alex Ovechkin is pursuing Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record of 894, needing just six more goals to tie.
Matt Boldy scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period, while Frederick Gaudreau scored two goals, and Filip Gustavsson made 28 saves for the Wild, who improved to 28-0 this season when leading after two periods; Matt Roy and Brandon Duhaime scored for the Capitals.
Ovechkin, who remains at 889 career goals after having a breakaway thwarted, joked that the media hype surrounding his pursuit has gotten old, but added, "You just get used to it."
Meanwhile, the Wild got a boost for their playoff push, even as Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek, who are week-to-week with injuries, resumed skating but will not play on the upcoming road trip, disappointing Ovechkin who called Kaprizov "a tough player, obviously, when he's healthy.

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