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
N. Backstrom
A. Burakovsky
B. Connolly
N. Dowd
L. Eller
D. Jaskin
E. Kuznetsov
A. Ovechkin
D. Smith-Pelly
C. Stephenson
J. Vrana
T. Wilson
defensemen
M. Bowey
J. Carlson
C. Djoos
M. Kempny
M. Niskanen
D. Orlov

											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
B. Holtby

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
P. Bellemare
R. Carpenter
D. Carr
W. Carrier
C. Eakin
W. Karlsson
O. Lindberg
J. Marchessault
T. Nosek
R. Reaves
R. Smith
A. Tuch
defensemen
D. Engelland
N. Holden
B. McNabb
C. Miller
N. Schmidt
S. Theodore

											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
M. Fleury

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
NY Rangers	8	2	1	17
Carolina	8	2	0	16
Washington	8	3	0	16
New Jersey	7	5	2	16
Columbus	5	5	1	11
Pittsburgh	5	7	1	11
NY Islanders	4	6	2	10
Philadelphia	4	7	1	9

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	8	3	1	17
Los Angeles	6	3	3	15
Vancouver	5	2	3	13
Edmonton	6	5	1	13
Calgary	6	5	1	13
Seattle	5	7	1	11
Anaheim	4	5	2	10
San Jose	3	8	2	8

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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