Capitals 3-2 Golden Knights (31 May, 2018) Box Score

Washington Capitals

49-26-7

	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	2	0	3
VGK	1	1	0	2

Vegas Golden Knights

51-24-7

Washington Capitals


forwards
N. Backstrom#19
J. Beagle#83
A. Burakovsky#65
B. Connolly#10
L. Eller#20
E. Kuznetsov#92
T.J. Oshie#77
A. Ovechkin#8
D. Smith-Pelly#25
C. Stephenson#18
J. Vrana#13
T. Wilson#43
defensemen
J. Carlson#74
C. Djoos#29
M. Kempny#6
M. Niskanen#2
D. Orlov#9
B. Orpik#44

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	28	19:46	1:36	0:11	17:59	6	15	28.6
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	15:30	0:00	3:18	12:12	9	12	42.9
0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	10:54	0:21	0:00	10:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	13	7:31	0:00	0:00	7:31	0	1	0.0
1	2	1	1	1	0	1	2	6	0	0	28	18:37	1:57	0:55	15:45	10	6	62.5
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	4:26	0:00	0:00	4:26	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	3	0	4	2	4	0	0	0	26	18:43	1:57	0:00	16:46	1	1	50.0
1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	25	17:16	1:57	0:00	15:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	17	10:49	0:00	2:13	8:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	24	14:52	0:00	2:26	12:26	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	3	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	21	12:56	0:00	0:00	12:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	0	0	27	17:51	0:00	2:53	14:58	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	2	1	1	27	24:04	1:43	2:10	20:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	9:07	0:00	0:00	9:07	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	16:54	0:00	0:06	16:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	29	27:13	0:00	5:25	21:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	1	2	0	2	0	25	22:10	0:14	1:24	20:32	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	1	2	1	2	6	0	0	23	19:13	0:00	3:59	15:14	0	0	0.0

goalies
B. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
39	2	37	.949	27	0	10	0	0	60:00	0

Vegas Golden Knights


forwards
P. Bellemare#41
R. Carpenter#40
C. Eakin#21
E. Haula#56
W. Karlsson#71
J. Marchessault#81
J. Neal#18
T. Nosek#92
D. Perron#57
R. Reaves#75
R. Smith#19
A. Tuch#89
defensemen
D. Engelland#5
B. McNabb#3
C. Miller#6
L. Sbisa#47
N. Schmidt#88
S. Theodore#27

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	3	13	7:34	0:00	1:00	6:34	3	4	42.9
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	12:53	0:00	0:23	12:30	4	2	66.7
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	18	14:36	0:07	0:28	14:01	4	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	3	0	3	17	1	1	1	23	15:11	2:49	0:00	12:22	11	6	64.7
0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	26	22:46	3:43	0:34	18:29	10	8	55.6
0	0	-2	9	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	26	20:50	3:32	0:00	17:18	3	4	42.9
1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	21	17:07	2:53	0:00	14:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	14	8:05	0:00	0:57	7:08	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	21	15:52	2:49	0:00	13:03	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	13	6:56	0:07	0:00	6:49	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	26	20:27	3:32	0:32	16:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	21	16:31	2:31	0:00	14:00	3	1	75.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	3	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	27	18:01	0:00	1:57	16:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	7	3	2	26	20:47	0:03	1:57	18:47	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	4	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	23	19:51	3:54	0:00	15:57	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	18	13:15	0:00	0:00	13:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	30	22:48	2:49	0:00	19:59	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	30	22:04	3:51	0:00	18:13	0	0	0.0

goalies
M. Fleury#29

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	3	23	.885	21	0	2	0	0	58:01	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	1	2	0	3
	Golden Knights	1	1	0	2

1st Period			WSH	VGK
7:58		James Neal (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Luca Sbisa (3), Colin Miller (2)	0	1
17:27		Lars Eller (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Michal Kempny (3), Andre Burakovsky (2)	1	1

2nd Period		WSH	VGK
5:38	Alex Ovechkin (13) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Lars Eller (10), Nicklas Backstrom (14)	2	1
9:41	Brooks Orpik (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Lars Eller (11), Andre Burakovsky (3)	3	1
17:47	Shea Theodore (3) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Reilly Smith (16), William Karlsson (8)	3	2

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

0:31

Fleury doesn't appreciate Holtby's save

0:31

Ovechkin speechless after Holtby's save

0:47

Capitals look to overcome Kuznetsov's injury

1:27

Capitals
4
Golden Knights
6

Game 1

29/5

Capitals
3
Golden Knights
2

Game 2

31/5

Golden Knights
1
Capitals
3

Game 3

3/6

Golden Knights
2
Capitals
6

Game 4

5/6

Capitals
4
Golden Knights
3

Game 5

8/6

T-Mobile Arena

1:00 AM, 31 May 2018

Las Vegas, NV

Attendance: 18,702

Linesmen:
Derek Amell
Greg Devorski

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	10	2	0	20
New Jersey	9	5	2	20
Washington	9	4	0	18
NY Rangers	8	3	1	17
NY Islanders	6	6	2	14
Pittsburgh	6	8	2	14
Columbus	5	5	2	12
Philadelphia	5	8	1	11

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	9	3	2	20
Los Angeles	8	4	3	19
Vancouver	7	2	3	17
Calgary	7	5	3	17
Edmonton	6	7	1	13
Seattle	6	8	1	13
Anaheim	4	7	2	10
San Jose	4	9	2	10

Iafallo and Namestnikov help the Jets beat the Stars 4-1 for their 14th win in 15 games

— Alex Iafallo and Vladislav Namestnikov each had a goal and an assist, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 on Saturday to set an NHL record with 14 wins in their first 15 games this season.

Nikolaj Ehlers nets power-play goal

Peterka scores lone shootout goal in the Buffalo Sabres' 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames

— JJ Peterka scored the lone shootout goal, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Saturday.

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Iafallo and Namestnikov help the Jets beat the Stars 4-1 for their 14th win in 15 games

Nikolaj Ehlers nets power-play goal

Peterka scores lone shootout goal in the Buffalo Sabres' 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames