Golden Knights 6-4 Capitals (May 28, 2018) Box Score

Washington Capitals

49-26-7

	1	2	3	T
WSH	2	1	1	4
VGK	2	1	3	6

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%
1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	19:39	2:00	0:00	17:39	5	9	35.7
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	23	13:36	0:00	0:54	12:42	11	5	68.8
0	1	-1	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	19	13:53	0:00	0:00	13:53	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	11:00	0:19	0:00	10:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	22	15:22	0:00	0:28	14:54	5	8	38.5
0	1	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	24	19:26	2:00	0:00	17:26	8	9	47.1
0	2	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	25	19:30	1:41	0:00	17:49	2	2	50.0
0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	25	19:09	2:00	0:00	17:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	16	10:04	0:00	0:00	10:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	17	10:23	0:00	1:00	9:23	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	22	14:21	0:00	0:00	14:21	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	2	1	1	2	9	0	0	24	17:25	0:00	0:22	17:03	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	-1	3	4	3	0	0	1	2	0	29	24:55	2:00	0:25	22:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	9:03	0:00	0:00	9:03	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	23	20:10	0:00	0:00	20:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	5	0	0	27	24:08	0:00	0:57	23:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	5	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	26	24:14	0:00	0:25	23:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	17	12:08	0:00	0:57	11:11	0	0	0.0

goalies
Braden HoltbyB. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	5	28	.848	28	0	0	0	0	58:12	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	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	11:58	0:00	1:05	10:53	6	4	60.0
0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	21	13:46	0:00	0:22	13:24	5	2	71.4
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	19	13:25	0:00	0:41	12:44	3	3	50.0
0	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	13:46	0:24	0:00	13:22	5	7	41.7
1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	27	20:36	0:58	0:33	19:05	8	9	47.1
0	1	0	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	17:42	0:58	0:00	16:44	4	4	50.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	17	14:03	0:24	0:00	13:39	0	0	0.0
2	0	3	3	2	2	0	0	3	1	1	20	12:22	0:00	0:46	11:36	0	1	0.0
0	1	0	3	0	0	1	2	0	2	1	21	14:32	0:24	0:00	14:08	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	17	9:46	0:00	0:00	9:46	1	0	100.0
1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	5	3	0	27	20:34	0:58	0:33	19:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	1	4	1	18	14:28	0:58	0:00	13:30	1	1	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	2	5	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	27	20:50	0:00	1:40	19:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	2	0	26	21:12	0:00	1:38	19:34	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	24	17:15	0:24	0:00	16:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	4	0	0	3	0	0	23	16:45	0:00	0:20	16:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	27	21:08	0:18	0:22	20:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	26	21:52	1:04	0:00	20:48	0	0	0.0

goalies
Marc-Andre FleuryM. Fleury#29

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	4	24	.857	24	0	0	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.

NBC		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	2	1	1	4
	Golden Knights	2	1	3	6

1st Period		WSH	VGK
7:15	Colin Miller (3) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Erik Haula (5)	0	1
14:41	Brett Connolly (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Michal Kempny (2), Andre Burakovsky (1)	1	1
15:23	Nicklas Backstrom (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: T.J. Oshie (9), Jakub Vrana (5)	2	1
18:19	William Karlsson (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Reilly Smith (15), Deryk Engelland (1)	2	2

2nd Period			WSH	VGK
3:21		Reilly Smith (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Deryk Engelland (2), Jonathan Marchessault (11)	2	3
8:29		John Carlson (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: T.J. Oshie (10), Nicklas Backstrom (13)	3	3

3rd Period		WSH	VGK
1:10	Tom Wilson (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (11), Evgeny Kuznetsov (14)	4	3
2:41	Ryan Reaves (2) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	4	4
9:44	Tomas Nosek (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Shea Theodore (6), Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (2)	4	5
19:57	Tomas Nosek (3) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: David Perron (8)	4	6

1:08

Vegas' balance key to Game 1 win

1:08

Capitals
4
Golden Knights
6

Game 1

5/28

Capitals
3
Golden Knights
2

Game 2

5/30

Golden Knights
1
Capitals
3

Game 3

6/2

Golden Knights
2
Capitals
6

Game 4

6/4

Capitals
4
Golden Knights
3

Game 5

6/7

T-Mobile Arena

8:00 PM, May 28, 2018Coverage: NBC

Las Vegas, NV

Attendance: 18,575

Referees:
Marc Joannette

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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