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Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at home.

Team Goals 2019-2020 record
Vegas Golden Knights 2 39-24-8
at Washington Capitals 5 41-20-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 1 1 0 2
Washington Capitals 2 1 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 7 13 12 32
Washington Capitals 11 8 15 34

Three stars

  1. E. Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. J. Siegenthaler, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  3. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:58 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov (6) Dmitry Orlov (7), Jakub Vrana (6) Even strength VGK 0, WSH 1
1st 05:53 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (8) Jakub Vrana (7) Even strength VGK 0, WSH 2
1st 08:57 Vegas Golden Knights Max Pacioretty (5) Unassisted Even strength VGK 1, WSH 2
2nd 15:32 Washington Capitals Jonas Siegenthaler (1) Travis Boyd (4) Even strength VGK 1, WSH 3
2nd 17:27 Vegas Golden Knights Reilly Smith (10) Jonathan Marchessault (8), Cody Eakin (3) Power play VGK 2, WSH 3
3rd 11:30 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (3) John Carlson (19), Evgeny Kuznetsov (10) Power play VGK 2, WSH 4
3rd 19:14 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (4) T.J. Oshie (5), John Carlson (20) Even strength, Empty net VGK 2, WSH 5

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

Team stats

Stat Vegas Golden Knights Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 32 34
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 6
Penalty minutes 14 10
Hits 19 27
Blocked shots 7 14
Giveaways 7 9
Takeaways 7 5
Faceoffs won 29/62 (46.8%) 33/62 (53.2%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
9 C. Glass C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 40% 11:44
10 N. Roy C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 33.3% 10:33
19 R. Smith R 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 0 1 18:51
21 C. Eakin C 0 1 1 -1 4 1 0 0 0 53.8% 13:20
26 P. Stastny C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 56% 18:26
28 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 09:39
61 M. Stone R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 19:24
67 M. Pacioretty L 1 0 1 -1 0 6 0 1 0 17:27
71 W. Karlsson C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 40% 19:55
75 R. Reaves R 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 08:55
81 J. Marchessault R 0 1 1 -2 2 2 1 0 0 17:18
92 T. Nosek L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 09:41
3 B. McNabb D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 19:25
5 D. Engelland D 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 17:21
15 J. Merrill D 0 0 0 -2 4 1 0 0 0 16:08
22 N. Holden D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 2 0 17:06
27 S. Theodore D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 22:04
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 0 0 20:44
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 33 29 4 .879 58:29 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 +1 0 6 1 1 0 21:21
13 J. Vrana L 0 2 2 +1 0 3 2 0 0 15:36
18 C. Stephenson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25% 10:25
19 N. Backstrom C 2 0 2 +1 0 6 1 0 1 50% 19:22
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 0 53.8% 15:16
21 G. Hathaway R 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 09:22
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 0 63.6% 12:09
28 B. Leipsic L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 10:32
43 T. Wilson R 1 0 1 +1 2 2 2 0 0 17:32
72 T. Boyd C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 100% 10:05
77 T. Oshie R 0 1 1 +1 2 1 2 0 0 75% 19:51
92 E. Kuznetsov C 1 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 71.4% 19:08
3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 14:16
6 M. Kempny D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:04
9 D. Orlov D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 2 1 0 19:20
33 R. Gudas D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 7 3 0 17:57
34 J. Siegenthaler D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 5 0 15:21
74 J. Carlson D 0 2 2 +1 0 4 1 0 0 24:11
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 32 30 2 .938 59:45 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:38 Vegas Golden Knights Jonathan Marchessault Hooking 2
1st 14:25 Vegas Golden Knights Cody Eakin Hooking 2
1st 19:57 Washington Capitals Radko Gudas Interference 2
2nd 12:27 Vegas Golden Knights Tomas Nosek Tripping 2
2nd 16:00 Washington Capitals Garnet Hathaway Elbowing 2
2nd 20:00 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Roughing 2
3rd 05:45 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 10:19 Vegas Golden Knights Jon Merrill Slashing 2
3rd 12:00 Vegas Golden Knights Cody Eakin Roughing 2
3rd 12:00 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Roughing 2
3rd 13:17 Vegas Golden Knights Jon Merrill Hooking 2
3rd 14:20 Vegas Golden Knights Deryk Engelland Slashing 2
3rd 20:00 Vegas Golden Knights Bench Game misconduct team staff (game misconduct) 0

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Gerard Gallant
Washington Capitals head coach
Todd Reirden
Referees
Garrett Rank, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, David Brisebois
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Brandon Pirri, Alex Tuch, Nicolas Hague
Washington Capitals scratches
Carl Hagelin, Tyler Lewington

2019-2020 season series

Matchup Status Details
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Nov 9

Matchup Status Details
Florida Panthers 1 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final/SO Game page
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Arizona Coyotes 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Calgary Flames 2 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final/SO Game page

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