Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals
· Capital One Arena, Washington · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 on Friday, February 27, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Washington Capitals |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
6 |
7 |
13 |
26 |
| Washington Capitals |
10 |
12 |
8 |
30 |
Three stars
- P. Dubois, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)
- R. Sandin, Washington Capitals (2 assists)
- A. Protas, Washington Capitals (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
00:49 |
Washington Capitals |
Pierre-Luc Dubois (2) |
Aliaksei Protas (21), Rasmus Sandin (17) |
Even strength |
VGK 0, WSH 1 |
| 2nd |
03:23 |
Washington Capitals |
Pierre-Luc Dubois (3) |
Aliaksei Protas (22) |
Even strength |
VGK 0, WSH 2 |
| 2nd |
14:52 |
Washington Capitals |
Jakob Chychrun (22) |
Rasmus Sandin (18), Pierre-Luc Dubois (2) |
Even strength |
VGK 0, WSH 3 |
| 3rd |
02:27 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Braeden Bowman (8) |
Kaedan Korczak (10), Brayden McNabb (4) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, WSH 3 |
| 3rd |
09:15 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Tomas Hertl (23) |
Pavel Dorofeyev (19), Mitch Marner (43) |
Power play |
VGK 2, WSH 3 |
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 |
30 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
0 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
6 |
| Hits |
20 |
17 |
| Blocked shots |
12 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
20 |
19 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
26/54 (48.1%) |
28/54 (51.9%) |
Box score
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
20:46 |
| Number 10 C. Sissons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
11:06 |
| Number 16 P. Dorofeyev |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:24 |
| Number 19 R. Smith |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:08 |
| Number 20 B. Saad |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:28 |
| Number 26 A. Holtz |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:04 |
| Number 42 B. Bowman |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:18 |
| Number 48 T. Hertl |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
56.3% |
18:26 |
| Number 49 I. Barbashev |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:14 |
| Number 55 K. Kolesar |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:28 |
| Number 61 M. Stone |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:40 |
| Number 93 M. Marner |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
30% |
19:50 |
| Number 3 B. McNabb |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:37 |
| Number 4 R. Andersson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:46 |
| Number 5 J. Lauzon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:35 |
| Number 6 K. Korczak |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:02 |
| Number 15 N. Hanifin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:55 |
| Number 27 S. Theodore |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:04 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 A. Schmid |
30 |
27 |
3 |
.900 |
58:09 |
Loss |
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:43 |
| Number 9 R. Leonard |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:42 |
| Number 17 D. Strome |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
76.9% |
16:26 |
| Number 21 A. Protas |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:38 |
| Number 22 B. Duhaime |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:36 |
| Number 24 C. McMichael |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:03 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:13 |
| Number 34 J. Sourdif |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14.3% |
07:59 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:58 |
| Number 53 E. Frank |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:58 |
| Number 72 A. Beauvillier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
13:48 |
| Number 80 P. Dubois |
C |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
19:37 |
| Number 3 M. Roy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:20 |
| Number 6 J. Chychrun |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:43 |
| Number 38 R. Sandin |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:30 |
| Number 42 M. Fehérváry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
|
22:04 |
| Number 47 D. Chisholm |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:59 |
| Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:54 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 48 L. Thompson |
26 |
24 |
2 |
.923 |
59:49 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
12:47 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 1st |
15:34 |
Washington Capitals |
Matt Roy |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:41 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Braeden Bowman |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:58 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Noah Hanifin |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:44 |
Washington Capitals |
Ryan Leonard |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:26 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Kaedan Korczak |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
08:15 |
Washington Capitals |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 3rd |
15:36 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Mark Stone |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Bruce Cassidy
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Spencer Carbery
- Referees
- Eric Furlatt, Jordan Samuels-Thomas
- Linesmen
- Libor Suchanek, Jonathan Deschamps
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Ben Hutton, Cole Reinhardt
- Washington Capitals scratches
- John Carlson, Dylan McIlrath, Hendrix Lapierre
Other NHL games on Feb 27
Other NHL games on Friday, February 27, 2026
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Buffalo Sabres
3
 at Florida Panthers
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Fri, Feb 27, 2026
|
 Minnesota Wild
2
 at Utah Mammoth
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Utah Mammoth, Fri, Feb 27, 2026
|
 Winnipeg Jets
4
 at Anaheim Ducks
5
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Feb 27, 2026
|
Sources and further reading
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