ST. PAUL -- The Wild got a taste of its own medicine against the Washington Capitals on Thursday at Xcel Energy Center.
For the fourth consecutive game on the current five-game homestand, one team jumped out to a 3-0 lead. This time, however, it wasn't Minnesota playing from in front. Playing against one of the NHL's perennial powers, the Wild discovered just how deep a three-goal hole is.
After a scoreless first period in which both the Capitals and Wild had reasons to be pleased, Washington turned it on in the second, getting goals from Tom Wilson and Alex Ovechkin. Andre Burakovsky made it 3-zip 2:29 into the third before Minnesota could find the scoreboard.
Wild's home point streak ends in loss to Capitals
Minnesota's 13-game streak was a franchise record and longest in the NHL this season
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