Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals

Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 7:00 PM ET Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at home.

Final score, Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2024-2025 record
Vegas Golden Knights	2	50-22-10
at Washington Capitals	4	51-22-9

News about this game

Vegas Golden Knights Seek Fourth Straight Win Against Washington Capitals

Mon, Oct 14, 2024

Vegas (3-0) aims to continue their streak against Washington (0-1) on Tuesday. Both teams enter with last season's stats ready to compete.
Ovechkin and Capitals Aim for Redemption with Position Shift to Right Wing Against Former Team Vegas

Mon, Oct 14, 2024

Alex Ovechkin aims for the NHL goals record, playing right wing for the Capitals in their second game vs. the Vegas Knights. The team lost the opener 5-3 to the Devils.
Ovechkin's Assists and Vrana's Comeback Propel Capitals to Victory Over Golden Knights, Halting Their Winning Streak

Tue, Oct 15, 2024

Alex Ovechkin notched his 700th assist as the Capitals beat the Golden Knights 4-2. Vrana, Chychrun, and Thompson scored in their Caps debuts.
Ovechkin Achieves 700th NHL Assist in Capitals' Victory

Tue, Oct 15, 2024

Alex Ovechkin became the 6th player to reach 700 NHL assists as the Capitals beat the Golden Knights 4-2. He reached the milestone with an assist on Tuesday.

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vegas Golden Knights	7	7	12	26
Washington Capitals	7	12	3	22

Three stars

A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (2 assists)
J. Chychrun, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
L. Thompson, Washington Capitals (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:02	Washington Capitals	Jakub Vrana (1)	Andrew Mangiapane (1)	Even strength	VGK 0, WSH 1
1st	17:49	Vegas Golden Knights	Victor Olofsson (3)	Tomas Hertl (2), Mark Stone (5)	Power play	VGK 1, WSH 1
2nd	03:06	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson (2)	Dylan Strome (2), Alex Ovechkin (2)	Power play	VGK 1, WSH 2
2nd	05:16	Washington Capitals	Aliaksei Protas (1)	Alex Ovechkin (3)	Even strength	VGK 1, WSH 3
2nd	06:13	Washington Capitals	Jakob Chychrun (1)	Nic Dowd (1), John Carlson (2)	Even strength	VGK 1, WSH 4
2nd	07:17	Vegas Golden Knights	Jack Eichel (2)	Mark Stone (6), Ivan Barbashev (4)	Even strength	VGK 2, WSH 4

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	26	22
Power play	1 of 4	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	8
Hits	9	24
Blocked shots	15	13
Giveaways	7	13
Takeaways	1	5
Faceoffs won	25/55 (45.5%)	30/55 (54.5%)

Box score

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 J. Eichel	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	42.1%	22:44
Number 10 N. Roy	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0	55.6%	17:18
Number 16 P. Dorofeyev	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		13:51
Number 21 B. Howden	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1	0	33.3%	15:55
Number 22 C. Schwindt	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	33.3%	08:40
Number 26 A. Holtz	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		13:58
Number 48 T. Hertl	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	50%	20:08
Number 49 I. Barbashev	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:46
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	0		09:39
Number 61 M. Stone	R	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	0		20:50
Number 70 T. Pearson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		09:36
Number 95 V. Olofsson	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1		16:24
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	3	0		17:51
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	2	0		15:30
Number 7 A. Pietrangelo	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		20:53
Number 14 N. Hague	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		16:21
Number 15 N. Hanifin	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	0		21:07
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		22:33

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 A. Hill	22	18	4	.818	57:26	Loss

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	2	2	+1	0	6	6	0	0		16:55
Number 13 J. Vrana	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	100%	08:46
Number 16 T. Raddysh	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		12:39
Number 17 D. Strome	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	56.3%	17:23
Number 21 A. Protas	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		15:12
Number 22 B. Duhaime	L	0	0	0	0	4	1	5	0	0		15:37
Number 24 C. McMichael	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	100%	15:30
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	0	0	50%	17:57
Number 29 H. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	33.3%	08:53
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	2	1		21:41
Number 80 P. Dubois	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	0	53.3%	15:36
Number 88 A. Mangiapane	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		11:27
Number 6 J. Chychrun	D	1	0	1	+3	0	2	1	1	0		19:37
Number 38 R. Sandin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		18:05
Number 42 M. Fehérváry	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	2	0		19:56
Number 52 D. McIlrath	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		11:23
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		18:48
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	1	0		27:56

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 48 L. Thompson	26	24	2	.923	59:34	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:44	Washington Capitals	Martin Fehérváry	High sticking	2
1st	18:33	Vegas Golden Knights	Nicolas Roy	Tripping	2
2nd	00:16	Vegas Golden Knights	Noah Hanifin	Tripping	2
2nd	02:36	Vegas Golden Knights	Brayden McNabb	Tripping	2
2nd	14:53	Washington Capitals	Brandon Duhaime	Tripping	2
3rd	01:10	Washington Capitals	Pierre-Luc Dubois	Holding	2
3rd	05:26	Washington Capitals	Brandon Duhaime	High sticking	2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Washington Capitals head coach: Spencer Carbery
Referees: Jon McIsaac, Tom Chmielewski
Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Matt MacPherson
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Ben Hutton, Kaedan Korczak, Brendan Brisson
Washington Capitals scratches: Sonny Milano, Matt Roy, Alexander Alexeyev

2024-2025 season series

Every Vegas Golden Knights and Washington Capitals game in the 2024-2025 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals, Tue, Oct 15, 2024
Washington Capitals 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights, Sun, Nov 17, 2024

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Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames, Tue, Oct 15, 2024
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