Wild 5, Washington 3

Gallery: Minnesota Wild vs. Washington Capitals. Minnesota won 5-3. Wild's Ryan Suter scored three goals in the game. Stadium attendants picked up hats thrown on the ice by Wild fans in honor of Ryan Suter's "hat trick" night with three goals scored in the game.

Gallery: Minnesota Wild vs. Washington Capitals. Minnesota won 5-3. Wild's Ryan Suter scored three goals in the game. Wild players congratulate Ryan Suter (20) on his three goal "hat trick" night as a fan's hat comes flying on the ice.

Gallery: Minnesota Wild vs. Washington Capitals. Minnesota won 5-3. Wild's Ryan Suter scored three goals in the game. Wild Clayton Stoner congratulates Ryan Suter on his third goal of the game as Washington goalie Braden Holtby checks the replay on the scoreboard.

Gallery: Minnesota Wild vs. Washington Capitals. Minnesota won 5-3. Wild's Ryan Suter scored three goals in the game. Suter watched the puck fly past Washington goalie Braden Holtby for his third goal of the game in 3rd period action.

Gallery: Minnesota Wild vs. Washington Capitals. Minnesota won 5-3. Wild Jason Zucker slipped in a goal in 2nd period action.

Gallery: Minnesota Wild vs. Washington Capitals. Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom hauled in a Washington shot on goal.

Gallery: Minnesota Wild vs. Washington Capitals. Wild Mikael Granlund (64) tried the back door route with Capitols goalie Braden Holtby to no avail as the Wild trailed Washington 2-0 after one period of play.

Gallery: Minnesota Wild vs. Washington Capitals. Washington's Marcus Johansson (90) beat Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom for a first period goal.

Gallery: Minnesota Wild vs. Washington Capitals. Wild Dany heatley began the celebration after Ryan Suter knocked in the first of his two goals in 2nd period action.

Gallery: Minnesota Wild vs. Washington Capitals. Wild Jason Pominville, center and Dany Heatley (15) congratulated Ryan Suter, left, after he knocked in his second goal in second period action.

Gallery: Minnesota Wild vs. Washington Capitals. Minnesota won 5-3. Wild Jason Zucker slipped in a goal in 2nd period action.