Golden Knights 5-3 Capitals (5 Dec, 2018) Box Score

Washington Capitals

15-9-3, 7-5-1 away

	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	1	1	3
VGK	1	0	4	5

Vegas Golden Knights

15-13-1, 8-3-1 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#65
Brett ConnollyB. Connolly#10
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Dmitrij JaskinD. Jaskin#23
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Devante Smith-PellyD. Smith-Pelly#25
Chandler StephensonC. Stephenson#18
Jakub VranaJ. Vrana#13
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
Madison BoweyM. Bowey#22
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Christian DjoosC. Djoos#29
Michal KempnyM. Kempny#6
Matt NiskanenM. Niskanen#2
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#9

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	25	23:32	7:33	2:03	13:56	8	10	44.4
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	10:32	2:01	0:00	8:31	1	1	50.0
0	2	2	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	19	15:45	5:27	0:00	10:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	6	3	1	0	16	8:28	0:00	1:02	7:26	3	4	42.9
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	23	17:08	3:05	4:34	9:29	9	8	52.9
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	7:30	0:00	0:00	7:30	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	5	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	22	19:33	7:21	1:11	11:01	5	13	27.8
1	0	-1	3	4	1	0	0	7	0	0	22	21:57	8:42	0:00	13:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	17	12:09	0:00	4:32	7:37	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	13:48	0:00	4:53	8:55	0	0	0.0
2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	13:17	3:17	0:00	10:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	19	14:14	1:19	3:33	9:22	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	18	11:15	0:05	0:00	11:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	30	26:39	8:47	5:41	12:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	18	11:31	0:15	0:00	11:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	3	0	0	2	0	0	21	18:05	0:00	5:25	12:40	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	0	3	0	0	5	0	0	29	22:47	2:10	5:29	15:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	28	21:37	3:08	5:13	13:16	0	0	0.0

goalies
Braden HoltbyB. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	4	23	.852	10	3	10	0	0	58:57	0

Vegas Golden Knights


forwards
Pierre-Edouard BellemareP. Bellemare#41
Ryan CarpenterR. Carpenter#40
Daniel CarrD. Carr#23
William CarrierW. Carrier#28
Cody EakinC. Eakin#21
William KarlssonW. Karlsson#71
Oscar LindbergO. Lindberg#24
Jonathan MarchessaultJ. Marchessault#81
Tomas NosekT. Nosek#92
Ryan ReavesR. Reaves#75
Reilly SmithR. Smith#19
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Deryk EngellandD. Engelland#5
Nick HoldenN. Holden#22
Brayden McNabbB. McNabb#3
Colin MillerC. Miller#6
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%
1	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	21	15:46	0:14	4:35	10:57	9	1	90.0
0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	17	13:29	1:42	2:32	9:15	2	2	50.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	10	6:19	0:00	0:00	6:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	8	0	0	15	9:10	0:14	0:00	8:56	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	24	16:44	4:32	2:26	9:46	13	5	72.2
0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	25	19:55	6:08	3:37	10:10	10	11	47.6
0	2	0	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	19	13:49	4:25	0:00	9:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	1	2	5	0	1	21	19:54	6:32	0:00	13:22	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	18	12:13	0:00	4:20	7:53	2	1	66.7
1	0	-1	3	0	0	2	15	5	0	0	14	10:48	2:57	0:00	7:51	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	26	19:41	6:07	3:46	9:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	19	17:17	6:01	0:00	11:16	1	3	25.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	22	18:18	0:08	6:59	11:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:21	0:00	3:05	13:16	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	23	22:19	0:12	6:59	15:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	2	4	0	2	23	19:03	6:47	0:34	11:42	0	0	0.0
2	1	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	27	23:38	4:33	3:39	15:26	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	14:16	3:58	0:00	10:18	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	19	1	3	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
	Capitals	1	1	1	3
	Golden Knights	1	0	4	5

1st Period			WSH	VGK
2:30		Ryan Reaves (6) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Cody Eakin (8), Oscar Lindberg (1)	0	1
15:33		Jakub Vrana (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brett Connolly (11)	1	1

2nd Period			WSH	VGK
11:42		Alex Ovechkin (20) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brett Connolly (12), Madison Bowey (5)	2	1

3rd Period		WSH	VGK
2:33	Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brayden McNabb (3), Nate Schmidt (2)	2	2
2:49	Cody Eakin (11) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Oscar Lindberg (2), Deryk Engelland (4)	2	3
11:40	Jakub Vrana (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (18), Matt Niskanen (9)	3	3
18:35	Nate Schmidt (1) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Shea Theodore (12)	3	4
19:53	Nate Schmidt (2) (Empty Net Goal) Unassisted	3	5

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Golden Knights
2
Capitals
5

Game 1

11/10

Capitals
3
Golden Knights
5

Game 2

5/12

T-Mobile Arena

3:00 AM, 5 December 2018

Las Vegas, NV

Attendance: 18,275

Referees:
Dean Morton
Dan O'Rourke

Linesmen:
Jonny Murray

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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Washington Capitals

Vegas Golden Knights

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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