Capitals 4-3 Golden Knights (8 Jun, 2018) Box Score

Washington Capitals

49-26-7

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

Vegas Golden Knights

51-24-7

Washington Capitals


forwards
N. Backstrom C
J. Beagle C
A. Burakovsky LW
B. Connolly RW
L. Eller C
E. Kuznetsov C
T.J. Oshie RW
A. Ovechkin LW
D. Smith-Pelly RW
C. Stephenson C
J. Vrana LW
T. Wilson RW
defensemen
J. Carlson D
C. Djoos D
M. Kempny D
M. Niskanen D
D. Orlov D
B. Orpik D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-1	2	4	0	0	0	0	4	0	24	19:28	4:17	0:05	15:06	14	8	63.6
0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	24	13:23	0:20	2:15	10:48	6	8	42.9
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	15	9:38	0:06	0:00	9:32	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	11:10	1:55	0:00	9:15	1	0	100.0
1	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	14:55	1:46	1:25	11:44	6	6	50.0
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	21:02	4:17	0:00	16:45	2	6	25.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	24	20:16	4:08	0:05	16:03	0	2	0.0
1	0	0	5	4	1	1	2	2	2	0	24	19:51	5:41	0:00	14:10	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	10:10	0:20	0:21	9:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	9:52	0:20	1:54	7:38	0	1	0.0
1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	22	15:33	1:40	0:00	13:53	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	2	0	24	16:30	0:00	1:25	15:05	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	31	25:04	5:02	1:27	18:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	17	9:34	0:00	0:00	9:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	25	15:59	0:00	0:00	15:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	29	24:06	0:42	2:18	21:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	27	21:47	1:21	0:00	20:26	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	5	0	0	18	18:00	0:00	3:45	14:15	0	0	0.0

goalies
B. Holtby G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	3	28	.903	24	1	3	0	0	59:57	0

Vegas Golden Knights


forwards
P. Bellemare LW
W. Carrier LW
C. Eakin C
E. Haula LW
W. Karlsson C
J. Marchessault RW
J. Neal LW
T. Nosek LW
D. Perron LW
R. Smith RW
T. Tatar LW
A. Tuch RW
defensemen
D. Engelland D
B. McNabb D
C. Miller D
L. Sbisa D
N. Schmidt D
S. Theodore D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	14	10:20	0:05	2:48	7:27	5	3	62.5
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	10	7:22	0:05	0:00	7:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	20	14:35	0:00	1:29	13:06	8	4	66.7
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	24	16:50	1:56	1:11	13:43	5	12	29.4
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	24	21:07	1:44	2:24	16:59	10	6	62.5
0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	22	18:36	1:35	0:00	17:01	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	22	15:54	1:56	0:00	13:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	10:12	0:00	2:30	7:42	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	3	3	2	22	16:59	2:01	0:00	14:58	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	3	0	1	1	2	1	2	1	22	19:31	1:44	2:24	15:23	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	2	1	19	12:08	0:00	0:00	12:08	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	20	13:55	1:44	0:00	12:11	4	2	66.7
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	0	25	17:46	0:00	4:06	13:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	2	4	0	1	24	16:58	0:00	4:02	12:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	25	15:30	2:10	0:00	13:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	22	14:32	0:00	1:58	12:34	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	32	27:17	1:46	2:40	22:51	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	4	2	1	2	1	2	3	29	26:09	1:59	0:00	24:10	0	0	0.0

goalies
M. Fleury G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	4	29	.879	25	0	4	0	0	57:56	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	0	2	2	4
	Golden Knights	0	3	0	3

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		WSH	VGK
6:24	Jakub Vrana (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tom Wilson (10), Evgeny Kuznetsov (20)	1	0
9:40	Nate Schmidt (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Reilly Smith (17), Jonathan Marchessault (13)	1	1
10:14	Alex Ovechkin (15) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (18), John Carlson (15)	2	1
12:56	David Perron (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tomas Tatar (1), Colin Miller (4)	2	2
19:31	Reilly Smith (5) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Alex Tuch (4), Shea Theodore (7)	2	3

3rd Period			WSH	VGK
9:52		Devante Smith-Pelly (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brooks Orpik (4)	3	3
12:23		Lars Eller (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brett Connolly (3), Andre Burakovsky (4)	4	3

0:15

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0:59

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, 8 June 2018

Las Vegas, NV

Attendance: 18,529

Referees:
Marc Joannette

Linesmen:
Jonny Murray
Matt MacPherson

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vancouver	50	23	9	109
Edmonton	49	27	6	104
Los Angeles	44	27	11	99
Vegas	45	29	8	98
Calgary	38	39	5	81
Seattle	34	35	13	81
Anaheim	27	50	5	59
San Jose	19	54	9	47

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