Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights

Monday, February 17, 2020, 6:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 on Monday, February 17, 2020 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2019-2020 record
Washington Capitals	2	41-20-8
at Vegas Golden Knights	3	39-24-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	0	2	2
Vegas Golden Knights	2	1	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	12	6	9	27
Vegas Golden Knights	15	8	6	29

Three stars

M. Pacioretty, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
N. Holden, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
T. Oshie, Washington Capitals (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:43	Vegas Golden Knights	Nick Holden (5)	William Carrier (11), Tomas Nosek (5)	Even strength	WSH 0, VGK 1
1st	17:17	Vegas Golden Knights	Reilly Smith (23)	Jonathan Marchessault (22), Paul Stastny (16)	Even strength	WSH 0, VGK 2
2nd	14:06	Vegas Golden Knights	Max Pacioretty (27)	William Karlsson (27)	Even strength	WSH 0, VGK 3
3rd	08:47	Washington Capitals	T.J. Oshie (23)	Dmitry Orlov (21), Jakub Vrana (25)	Even strength	WSH 1, VGK 3
3rd	10:40	Washington Capitals	T.J. Oshie (24)	Jakub Vrana (26), John Carlson (55)	Power play	WSH 2, 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	27	29
Power play	1 of 3	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	6
Hits	47	27
Blocked shots	8	16
Giveaways	1	8
Takeaways	7	11
Faceoffs won	21/56 (37.5%)	35/56 (62.5%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	5	2	0		21:39
Number 13 J. Vrana	L	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:35
Number 14 R. Panik	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		13:41
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0	31.6%	19:57
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	46.7%	17:21
Number 21 G. Hathaway	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	6	1	0		07:45
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	9	0	0	33.3%	10:59
Number 28 B. Leipsic	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		08:25
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	0	0		19:36
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	100%	15:33
Number 72 T. Boyd	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	27.3%	14:26
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	2	0	2	-1	0	2	2	0	1	100%	18:09
Number 3 N. Jensen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		16:47
Number 6 M. Kempny	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		16:41
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	1	1	-1	2	3	2	1	0		24:33
Number 33 R. Gudas	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		17:50
Number 34 J. Siegenthaler	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		13:16
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	-1	2	1	3	0	0		24:18

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	29	26	3	.897	58:29	Loss

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 C. Glass	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	80%	13:04
Number 19 R. Smith	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	1	0		17:05
Number 20 C. Stephenson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		15:10
Number 21 C. Eakin	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	83.3%	12:19
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	40.9%	17:54
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	7	1	0		09:48
Number 61 M. Stone	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	0	50%	17:54
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0	80%	14:54
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0	100%	17:51
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	100%	11:01
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	0		16:34
Number 92 T. Nosek	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	66.7%	14:45
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:41
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	5	0		23:02
Number 15 J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	0		14:00
Number 22 N. Holden	D	1	0	1	+2	0	4	2	1	0		23:58
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	+3	0	2	1	0	0		20:45
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0		20:53

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	27	25	2	.926	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	08:59	Vegas Golden Knights	Jon Merrill	Tripping	2
3rd	00:34	Washington Capitals	John Carlson	Slashing	2
3rd	03:16	Vegas Golden Knights	Cody Eakin	Hooking	2
3rd	05:22	Washington Capitals	Dmitry Orlov	Tripping	2
3rd	09:31	Vegas Golden Knights	Jon Merrill	Tripping	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Todd Reirden
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Peter DeBoer
Referees: Thomas John Luxmore, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Jonny Murray
Washington Capitals scratches: Evgeny Kuznetsov
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Deryk Engelland, Alex Tuch

2019-2020 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Vegas Golden Knights game in the 2019-2020 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals, Sat, Nov 9, 2019
Washington Capitals 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights, Mon, Feb 17, 2020

Other NHL games on Feb 17

Other NHL games on Monday, February 17, 2020
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Calgary Flames 6	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames, Mon, Feb 17, 2020
New York Islanders 1 at Arizona Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Arizona Coyotes, Mon, Feb 17, 2020
Florida Panthers 5 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at San Jose Sharks, Mon, Feb 17, 2020
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Feb 17, 2020

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