Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights

Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 10:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Washington Capitals	3	44-26-12
at Vegas Golden Knights	4	43-31-8

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	1	1	1	0	3
Vegas Golden Knights	1	0	2	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	13	8	7	0	28
Vegas Golden Knights	8	9	12	1	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:18	Washington Capitals	Evgeny Kuznetsov (24)	Alex Ovechkin (40), Nick Jensen (15)	Even strength	WSH 1, VGK 0
1st	13:51	Vegas Golden Knights	Alec Martinez (2)	Zach Whitecloud (10), Mattias Janmark (16)	Even strength	WSH 1, VGK 1
2nd	02:57	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (49)	Evgeny Kuznetsov (53), Marcus Johansson (19)	Even strength	WSH 2, VGK 1
3rd	02:05	Vegas Golden Knights	Evgenii Dadonov (20)	Shea Theodore (34)	Even strength	WSH 2, VGK 2
3rd	02:54	Vegas Golden Knights	Chandler Stephenson (19)	Max Pacioretty (16), Alex Pietrangelo (29)	Power play	WSH 2, VGK 3
3rd	13:36	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (50)	Dmitry Orlov (23), Nicklas Backstrom (24)	Even strength	WSH 3, VGK 3
OT	02:09	Vegas Golden Knights	Shea Theodore (14)	Evgenii Dadonov (21), William Karlsson (21)	Even strength	WSH 3, VGK 4

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

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	2	1	3	+3	0	6	2	0		17:29
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	44.4%	16:46
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	0	46.7%	16:13
Number 21 G. Hathaway	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	5	3		11:59
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	100%	12:03
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	46.7%	12:29
Number 39 A. Mantha	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	12:09
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	6	0		20:01
Number 73 C. Sheary	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2		15:18
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2		16:05
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	60%	13:58
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	0	69.2%	19:04
Number 2 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		13:53
Number 3 N. Jensen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	2		24:57
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	2		24:14
Number 42 M. Fehérváry	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		20:07
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		14:30
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	6		22:49

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 I. Samsonov	30	26	4	.867	62:09	OT loss

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 J. Eichel	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0	35.7%	17:16
Number 10 N. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		13:07
Number 15 J. Leschyshyn	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	75%	10:50
Number 20 C. Stephenson	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	66.7%	16:35
Number 22 M. Amadio	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0	37.5%	15:26
Number 26 M. Janmark	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		15:24
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	6	0	0	100%	11:11
Number 61 M. Stone	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		17:40
Number 63 E. Dadonov	L	1	1	2	+1	2	2	1	0	0		15:34
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0		17:24
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	2	0	0	60%	18:07
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0	0		16:07
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	3	0	0		15:11
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	2	0		18:56
Number 7 A. Pietrangelo	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		26:30
Number 17 B. Hutton	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	0		19:07
Number 23 A. Martinez	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		19:17
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	1	1	2	0	0	3	1	1	0		20:55

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 36 L. Thompson	15	13	2	.867	41:59	Win
Number 90 R. Lehner	13	12	1	.923	20:00

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	00:40	Washington Capitals	Garnet Hathaway	Tripping	2
2nd	18:57	Vegas Golden Knights	Evgenii Dadonov	Hooking	2
3rd	02:31	Washington Capitals	Nic Dowd	Tripping	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Peter Laviolette
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Peter DeBoer
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Thomas John Luxmore
Linesmen: Trent Knorr, David Brisebois
Washington Capitals scratches: Matt Irwin, Michal Kempny, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Connor McMichael
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Dylan Coghlan

Every Washington Capitals and Vegas Golden Knights game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vegas Golden Knights 1 at Washington Capitals 0	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals, Mon, Jan 24, 2022
Washington Capitals 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 4	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights, Wed, Apr 20, 2022

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