The myriad fans who came to see Capitals star Alex Ovechkin and his pursuit of the NHL’s career goals record left disappointed. Ovechkin had three shots on Gustavsson, and had a mini-breakaway in the third period thwarted by Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin, who caught Ovechkin from behind and swatted the puck away.

Matt Boldy had the go-ahead goal in the second period for the Minnesota Wild in a 4-2 victory over the Washington Capitals.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — When Matt Boldy scored in the Minnesota Wild’s early first-period flurry, a huge smile flashed across his face as he was mobbed by teammates in the corner. It snapped an 11-game goal drought for the Wild’s star winger, who finished with two goals in a 4-0 win over the Seattle Kraken.