MOSCOW, Apr 4 Minnesota Wild beat Washington Capitals in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL). The meeting, which took place in the US capital, ended with a score of 5:1 (2:0, 1:0, 2:1) in favor of the guests. As part of the winners, Joel Eriksson Ek scored a double (1st and 34th minutes), Tyson Jost (2), Marcus Foligno (41) and Nicolas Deslauriers (58) scored another puck. Garnet Hathaway (51) scored the only goal for the hosts of the site. The Russian striker «Wild» Kirill Kaprizov did not make a single shot on target and did not score points, his teammate, defender Dmitry Kulikov, made two power moves and blocked three throws. Captain “Washington” Alexander Ovechkin and forward Evgeny Kuznetsov chalked up one assist. Defender of the hosts Dmitry Orlov made two shots on target and scored two hits. Goalkeeper Ilya Samsonov remained on the bench.
