Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights

Saturday, December 23, 2017, 8:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Washington Capitals 3–0 on Saturday, December 23, 2017 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2017-2018 record
Washington Capitals	0	49-26-7
at Vegas Golden Knights	3	51-24-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	0	0	0
Vegas Golden Knights	3	0	0	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	9	7	10	26
Vegas Golden Knights	17	5	6	28

Three stars

M. Fleury, Vegas Golden Knights (goaltender)
N. Schmidt, Vegas Golden Knights
A. Tuch, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:37	Vegas Golden Knights	Alex Tuch (8)	Brendan Leipsic (11), Cody Eakin (11)	Even strength	WSH 0, VGK 1
1st	07:39	Vegas Golden Knights	Oscar Lindberg (7)	Tomas Nosek (4)	Even strength	WSH 0, VGK 2
1st	14:55	Vegas Golden Knights	William Karlsson (16)	Reilly Smith (17), Jonathan Marchessault (20)	Even strength	WSH 0, VGK 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights
Stat	Washington Capitals	Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal	26	28
Power play	0 of 4	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	8
Hits	34	20
Blocked shots	10	25
Giveaways	6	9
Takeaways	8	20
Faceoffs won	26/53 (49.1%)	27/53 (50.9%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	7	0		20:23
Number 10 B. Connolly	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		13:46
Number 13 J. Vrana	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:19
Number 18 C. Stephenson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		12:27
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	76.9%	17:28
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	20%	15:42
Number 25 D. Smith-Pelly	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0		11:15
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1		13:31
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	100%	13:30
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	5	0	28.6%	18:25
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	1	46.2%	12:53
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	41.7%	19:04
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1		23:41
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	2		24:15
Number 22 M. Bowey	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:54
Number 29 C. Djoos	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1		12:40
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	3		17:20
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		22:32

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	28	25	3	.893	59:54	Loss

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 B. Leipsic	L	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	0		12:43
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		14:36
Number 19 R. Smith	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	1		16:55
Number 21 C. Eakin	C	0	1	1	+1	4	1	2	1	42.9%	14:56
Number 24 O. Lindberg	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	2		12:14
Number 41 P. Bellemare	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2	61.5%	14:40
Number 56 E. Haula	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	70%	15:13
Number 57 D. Perron	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		14:50
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0	28.6%	15:35
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	53.8%	17:02
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	2		15:10
Number 92 T. Nosek	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1		12:12
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	3		20:25
Number 5 D. Engelland	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2		19:48
Number 6 C. Miller	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2		19:51
Number 15 J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	2		18:41
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	3		17:54
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2		20:29

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	26	26	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	00:06	Vegas Golden Knights	Reilly Smith	Tripping	2
2nd	04:24	Vegas Golden Knights	Cody Eakin	Interference	2
2nd	16:42	Washington Capitals	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	19:24	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Interference	2
3rd	02:10	Vegas Golden Knights	Brayden McNabb	Holding	2
3rd	19:14	Vegas Golden Knights	Cody Eakin	Holding	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Gerard Gallant
Referees: Dave Jackson, Jake Brenk
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Ryan Gibbons
Washington Capitals scratches: Taylor Chorney, Alex Chiasson, Nathan Walker
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Brad Hunt, Ryan Carpenter

2017-2018 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Vegas Golden Knights 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

Other NHL games on Dec 23

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 23, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Winnipeg Jets 2 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Minnesota Wild 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Ottawa Senators 0 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Rangers, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Nashville Predators 3 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/SO	Game page: Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Arizona Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
St. Louis Blues 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 23, 2017
Los Angeles Kings 0 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 23, 2017

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