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
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Jay BeagleJ. Beagle#83
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#65
Brett ConnollyB. Connolly#10
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Devante Smith-PellyD. Smith-Pelly#25
Chandler StephensonC. Stephenson#18
Jakub VranaJ. Vrana#13
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Christian DjoosC. Djoos#29
Michal KempnyM. Kempny#6
Matt NiskanenM. Niskanen#2
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#9
Brooks OrpikB. 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
Braden HoltbyB. 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
Pierre-Edouard BellemareP. Bellemare#41
Ryan CarpenterR. Carpenter#40
Cody EakinC. Eakin#21
Erik HaulaE. Haula#56
William KarlssonW. Karlsson#71
Jonathan MarchessaultJ. Marchessault#81
James NealJ. Neal#18
Tomas NosekT. Nosek#92
David PerronD. Perron#57
Ryan ReavesR. Reaves#75
Reilly SmithR. Smith#19
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Deryk EngellandD. Engelland#5
Brayden McNabbB. McNabb#3
Colin MillerC. Miller#6
Luca SbisaL. Sbisa#47
Nate SchmidtN. Schmidt#88
Shea TheodoreS. 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
Marc-Andre FleuryM. 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	14	5	0	28
New Jersey	13	7	2	28
Washington	13	5	1	27
NY Rangers	12	5	1	25
NY Islanders	7	8	5	19
Columbus	8	9	2	18
Philadelphia	8	10	2	18
Pittsburgh	7	10	4	18

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	12	6	2	26
Calgary	11	6	3	25
Los Angeles	10	7	3	23
Edmonton	10	9	2	22
Vancouver	9	6	3	21
Seattle	10	9	1	21
Anaheim	8	8	2	18
San Jose	6	11	5	17

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