Washington 0 0 3-3
Minnesota 1 1 2-4
First Period-1, Minnesota, Clutterbuck 1 (Bergeron), 13:54.
Second Period-2, Minnesota, Clutterbuck 2 (Burns, Belanger), 5:09 (pp).
Third Period-3, Minnesota, Zidlicky 3 (Bergeron, Koivu), 3:07 (pp). 4, Minnesota, Sheppard 1 (P.Bouchard, Burns), 7:17. 5, Washington, Bradley 3 (Fehr), 14:43. 6, Washington, Ovechkin 9 (Fleischmann, Jurcina), 16:07. 7, Washington, Nic.Backstrom 5 (Laich, Fehr), 18:16 (pp).
Shots on Goal-Washington 11-6-11-28. Minnesota 9-17-7-33.
Goalies-Washington, Theodore. Minnesota, Nik.Backstrom. A-18,568 (18,064). T-2:22.