Jared Spurgeon, Wild top Capitals to win third straight

Jared Spurgeon scored two goals, Connor Dewar had two assists and Filip Gustavsson made 34 saves as the Minnesota Wild recorded a 4-2 road win over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday.

Jonas Brodin and Joel Eriksson Ek also scored for the Wild, who have won three consecutive games.

Spurgeon's sixth and seventh goals of the season marked the veteran blue-liner's seventh multi-goal game of his 13-year NHL career.

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