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Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights

T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 in a shootout on Saturday, March 28, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Washington Capitals 5 43-30-9
at Vegas Golden Knights 4 39-26-17

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 2 1 0 1 5
Vegas Golden Knights 0 3 1 0 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 6 5 7 4 0 22
Vegas Golden Knights 12 10 6 1 0 29

Three stars

  1. J. Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. N. Dowd, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
  3. D. Strome, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:06 Washington Capitals Hendrix Lapierre (4) Ivan Miroshnichenko (1), Brandon Duhaime (5) Even strength WSH 1, VGK 0
2nd 01:55 Washington Capitals Justin Sourdif (15) Connor McMichael (27), Cole Hutson (3) Power play WSH 2, VGK 0
2nd 06:49 Washington Capitals Anthony Beauvillier (14) Ryan Leonard (22), Justin Sourdif (17) Even strength WSH 3, VGK 0
2nd 10:38 Vegas Golden Knights Nic Dowd (5) Unassisted Shorthanded WSH 3, VGK 1
2nd 11:03 Vegas Golden Knights Rasmus Andersson (14) Jack Eichel (52) Shorthanded WSH 3, VGK 2
2nd 13:18 Vegas Golden Knights Jack Eichel (25) Rasmus Andersson (26) Even strength WSH 3, VGK 3
3rd 00:31 Vegas Golden Knights Mitch Marner (20) Pavel Dorofeyev (26), Jack Eichel (53) Power play WSH 3, VGK 4
3rd 08:54 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome (17) Cole Hutson (4), Alex Ovechkin (28) Power play WSH 4, VGK 4

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome Goal (winner)
1 Vegas Golden Knights Rasmus Andersson Saved
2 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard Saved
2 Vegas Golden Knights Jack Eichel Saved
3 Washington Capitals Pierre-Luc Dubois Saved
3 Vegas Golden Knights Pavel Dorofeyev Saved

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal 22 29
Power play 2 of 6 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 12
Hits 18 15
Blocked shots 13 11
Giveaways 20 20
Takeaways 8 3
Faceoffs won 30/62 (48.4%) 32/62 (51.6%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 0 0 17:35
9 R. Leonard R 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 15:17
17 D. Strome C 1 0 1 -1 4 2 0 1 1 55% 19:10
21 A. Protas L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 06:27
22 B. Duhaime L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 4 2 0 50% 15:53
24 C. McMichael L 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 0 0 27.3% 20:10
29 H. Lapierre C 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 57.1% 08:05
34 J. Sourdif C 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 0 1 33.3% 17:34
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 0 0 24:11
63 I. Miroshnichenko L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 0 07:50
72 A. Beauvillier R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 100% 19:07
80 P. Dubois C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 50% 18:17
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 19:26
6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 3 0 23:55
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 21:25
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 5 0 20:14
44 C. Hutson D 0 2 2 -1 0 2 1 0 0 15:11
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 19:00
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 29 25 4 .862 65:00 Win

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 1 2 3 +2 0 2 0 1 0 52.2% 23:23
10 C. Sissons C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 83.3% 10:49
16 P. Dorofeyev R 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 19:13
19 R. Smith R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 09:24
21 B. Howden C 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 30% 17:25
22 C. Smith R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 3 2 0 12:55
26 N. Dowd C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 50% 11:56
48 T. Hertl C 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 0 0 60% 12:23
49 I. Barbashev L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 15:48
55 K. Kolesar R 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 10:48
61 M. Stone R 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 0 0 21:43
93 M. Marner R 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 40% 22:19
3 B. McNabb D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 0 0 21:14
4 R. Andersson D 1 1 2 +2 2 2 1 2 0 23:20
5 J. Lauzon D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 2 1 0 18:09
15 N. Hanifin D 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 20:45
17 B. Hutton D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 12:29
27 S. Theodore D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22:45
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
33 A. Hill 22 18 4 .818 64:52 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 01:31 Vegas Golden Knights Brett Howden Holding 2
2nd 03:29 Washington Capitals Rasmus Sandin Interference 2
2nd 09:46 Vegas Golden Knights Brayden McNabb High sticking 2
2nd 14:49 Vegas Golden Knights Keegan Kolesar Tripping 2
2nd 19:53 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Slashing 2
3rd 04:36 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome High sticking double minor 4
3rd 06:31 Vegas Golden Knights Rasmus Andersson Slashing 2
3rd 06:58 Vegas Golden Knights Mitch Marner Tripping 2
OT 04:35 Vegas Golden Knights Noah Hanifin Slashing 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Referees
Chris Schlenker, Justin Kea
Linesmen
Ryan Gibbons, Mark Shewchyk
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, Timothy Liljegren, David Kampf, Declan Chisholm, Ethen Frank
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Brandon Saad, Kaedan Korczak, Braeden Bowman

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 28

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Boston Bruins 6 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/SO Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at St. Louis Blues 5 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 6 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Calgary Flames 7 Final Game page

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