Washington 3, Minnesota 2
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | – | 2 |
| Washington | 0 | 1 | – | 3 |
Washington won shootout 1-0
First Period_1, Minnesota, Rossi 3 (Johansson, Foligno), 2:17. 2, Washington, Wilson 1 (McMichael, van Riemsdyk), 9:49 (sh). 3, Washington, Strome 5 (Ovechkin, Kuznetsov), 17:14 (pp).
Second Period_None.
Third Period_4, Minnesota, Hartman 5, 1:16.
Overtime_None.
Shootout_Washington 1 (Kuznetsov NG, Oshie NG, Backstrom NG, Strome NG, Ovechkin NG, Milano NG, Carlson G), Minnesota 0 (Zuccarello NG, Kaprizov NG, Eriksson Ek NG, Hartman NG, Johansson NG, Rossi NG, Maroon NG).
Shots on Goal_Minnesota 13-8-15-5_41. Washington 8-6-17-1_32.
Power-play opportunities_Minnesota 0 of 5; Washington 1 of 3.
Goalies_Minnesota, Fleury 1-1-1 (32 shots-31 saves). Washington, Kuemper 2-2-1 (41-39).
A_16,602 (18,277). T_2:47.
Referees_TJ Luxmore, Graham Skilliter. Linesmen_Trent Knorr, Jesse Marquis.