Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals
· Capital One Arena, Washington · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 on Sunday, February 4, 2018 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| Washington Capitals |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
11 |
9 |
11 |
31 |
| Washington Capitals |
8 |
9 |
6 |
23 |
Three stars
- R. Smith, Vegas Golden Knights (2 goals)
- A. Tuch, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
- M. Niskanen, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
07:22 |
Washington Capitals |
Chandler Stephenson (5) |
Jay Beagle (11), Matt Niskanen (12) |
Even strength |
VGK 0, WSH 1 |
| 1st |
16:06 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Ryan Carpenter (1) |
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (4), Nate Schmidt (19) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, WSH 1 |
| 2nd |
08:38 |
Washington Capitals |
Matt Niskanen (4) |
Evgeny Kuznetsov (35), Dmitry Orlov (12) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, WSH 2 |
| 2nd |
18:53 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Reilly Smith (15) |
Alex Tuch (14), Jonathan Marchessault (31) |
Power play |
VGK 2, WSH 2 |
| 3rd |
00:52 |
Washington Capitals |
Nicklas Backstrom (11) |
Christian Djoos (9), Andre Burakovsky (7) |
Even strength |
VGK 2, WSH 3 |
| 3rd |
09:21 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Reilly Smith (16) |
Jonathan Marchessault (32), William Karlsson (18) |
Even strength |
VGK 3, WSH 3 |
| 3rd |
14:48 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Alex Tuch (10) |
Ryan Carpenter (2), Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (5) |
Even strength |
VGK 4, WSH 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals
| Stat |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Washington Capitals |
| Shots on goal |
31 |
23 |
| Power play |
1 of 1 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
2 |
| Hits |
16 |
28 |
| Blocked shots |
12 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
11 |
10 |
| Takeaways |
10 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
26/45 (57.8%) |
19/45 (42.2%) |
Box score
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 18 J. Neal |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:31 |
| Number 19 R. Smith |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:08 |
| Number 21 C. Eakin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
11:35 |
| Number 24 O. Lindberg |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
12:22 |
| Number 28 W. Carrier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
01:03 |
| Number 40 R. Carpenter |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
12:27 |
| Number 41 P. Bellemare |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
11:27 |
| Number 56 E. Haula |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
45.5% |
16:58 |
| Number 57 D. Perron |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:27 |
| Number 71 W. Karlsson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
19:52 |
| Number 81 J. Marchessault |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
18:14 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:24 |
| Number 3 B. McNabb |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:23 |
| Number 5 D. Engelland |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:54 |
| Number 6 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:25 |
| Number 27 S. Theodore |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:50 |
| Number 77 B. Hunt |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:06 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:54 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 M. Fleury |
23 |
20 |
3 |
.870 |
60:00 |
Win |
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:14 |
| Number 10 B. Connolly |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:04 |
| Number 13 J. Vrana |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:25 |
| Number 18 C. Stephenson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:26 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
17:22 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
12:40 |
| Number 25 D. Smith-Pelly |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:29 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:54 |
| Number 65 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:26 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:14 |
| Number 83 J. Beagle |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
37.5% |
13:40 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
30% |
22:19 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:01 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:57 |
| Number 22 M. Bowey |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
15:49 |
| Number 29 C. Djoos |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:46 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:05 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:59 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 P. Grubauer |
31 |
27 |
4 |
.871 |
58:33 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
19:33 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Brayden McNabb |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:47 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Alex Tuch |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:16 |
Washington Capitals |
Brooks Orpik |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Gerard Gallant
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Barry Trotz
- Referees
- Tom Kowal, Evgeny Romasko
- Linesmen
- Derek Amell, Tony Sericolo
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Jason Garrison, Brendan Leipsic
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Taylor Chorney, Alex Chiasson
2017-2018 season series
Every Vegas Golden Knights and Washington Capitals game in the 2017-2018 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Washington Capitals
0
 at Vegas Golden Knights
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
|
|
Vegas Golden Knights
4
at Washington Capitals
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals, Sun, Feb 4, 2018
|
|
Washington Capitals
4
at Vegas Golden Knights
6
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights, Mon, May 28, 2018
|
|
Washington Capitals
3
at Vegas Golden Knights
2
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights, Wed, May 30, 2018
|
|
Vegas Golden Knights
1
at Washington Capitals
3
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals, Sat, Jun 2, 2018
|
|
Vegas Golden Knights
2
at Washington Capitals
6
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals, Mon, Jun 4, 2018
|
|
Washington Capitals
4
at Vegas Golden Knights
3
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Jun 7, 2018
|
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