(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Riding a four-game winning streak, the Washington Capitals play the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.
The Capitals have had success on the road this season with a 19-5-2 mark, which is first in the NHL in road point percentage (.769), wins (19) and points (40). Those 19 road wins are the most through a team’s first 26 road games in NHL history. The Capitals have earned a point in 17 of their last 20 road games.
This game will feel like home for the four Capitals with Minnesota roots: Matt Niskanen, Nate Schmidt, T.