Capitals 6-2 Golden Knights (5 Jun, 2018) Box Score

Vegas Golden Knights

51-24-7

	1	2	3	T
VGK	0	0	2	2
WSH	3	1	2	6

Washington Capitals

49-26-7

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
Ryan ReavesR. Reaves#75
Reilly SmithR. Smith#19
Tomas TatarT. Tatar#90
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	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	16	12:15	0:02	2:45	9:28	6	5	54.5
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:40	0:11	2:05	10:24	5	1	83.3
0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	15	10:54	0:11	1:05	9:38	3	3	50.0
0	1	1	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	21	16:13	3:27	1:06	11:40	10	4	71.4
0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	19:00	4:20	0:21	14:19	8	8	50.0
0	1	-1	2	2	3	0	0	2	1	0	19	19:09	4:40	0:00	14:29	1	4	20.0
1	0	1	3	2	0	1	2	4	0	0	18	15:45	3:27	0:00	12:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:07	0:02	2:38	9:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	5	0	0	14	10:05	0:02	0:26	9:37	0	3	0.0
1	0	-1	3	2	0	0	0	4	1	1	20	19:31	4:20	0:21	14:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	16	12:37	3:38	0:00	8:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	19	15:04	4:20	0:00	10:44	0	3	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	10	1	0	1	20	16:58	0:00	3:57	13:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	24	17:31	0:11	3:57	13:23	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	23	18:56	3:09	0:00	15:47	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	18	15:45	0:02	2:00	13:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	30	22:50	2:56	0:53	19:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	3	2	1	0	0	1	3	1	25	23:36	5:02	1:07	17:27	0	0	0.0

goalies
Marc-Andre FleuryM. Fleury#29

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
23	6	17	.739	14	0	3	0	0	60:00	0

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	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	24	19:01	5:04	0:41	13:16	6	9	40.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	14:23	0:27	4:32	9:24	8	7	53.3
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	8:00	0:00	0:00	8:00	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	11	8:11	1:07	0:00	7:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	2	17	12:55	0:26	2:21	10:08	6	4	60.0
0	4	1	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	23	20:37	5:04	0:00	15:33	6	9	40.0
1	2	1	2	1	0	1	10	3	1	3	21	17:37	3:57	0:13	13:27	4	1	80.0
0	1	2	4	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	23	20:15	5:04	0:00	15:11	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	16	12:44	0:53	2:10	9:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	19	13:33	0:27	3:55	9:11	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	10:25	0:26	0:00	9:59	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	1	2	4	4	3	0	25	17:01	0:00	2:08	14:53	1	1	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	1	0	2	2	4	1	2	2	26	25:07	5:04	1:18	18:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	3	13	11:48	0:53	0:00	10:55	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	23	19:08	0:00	2:11	16:57	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	25	21:43	0:00	4:36	17:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	2	2	26	20:28	0:00	3:24	17:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	6	1	0	20	17:04	0:53	4:31	11:40	0	0	0.0

goalies
Braden HoltbyB. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	2	28	.933	20	2	6	0	0	60:00	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
	Golden Knights	0	0	2	2
	Capitals	3	1	2	6

1st Period		WSH
9:54	T.J. Oshie (8) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (16), Nicklas Backstrom (15)	1
16:26	Tom Wilson (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (17)	2
19:39	Devante Smith-Pelly (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Matt Niskanen (8), Alex Ovechkin (12)	3

2nd Period			VGK	WSH
15:23		John Carlson (5) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (18), T.J. Oshie (12)	0	4

3rd Period		VGK	WSH
5:43	James Neal (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Erik Haula (6), Colin Miller (3)	1	4
12:26	Reilly Smith (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jonathan Marchessault (12), Luca Sbisa (4)	2	4
13:39	Michal Kempny (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (16), T.J. Oshie (13)	2	5
18:51	Brett Connolly (6) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (17), Evgeny Kuznetsov (19)	2	6

0:53

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0:53

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3:02

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1:37

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

Capital One Arena

1:00 AM, 5 June 2018

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,506

Linesmen:
Derek Amell
Greg Devorski

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

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

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