Capitals 0–3 Golden Knights — Final Score & Stats (Dec 23, 2017)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🎰 VGK

William Karlsson

1 G

2 shots · 15:35 TOI

2nd star 🎰 VGK

Oscar Lindberg

1 G

1 shots · 12:14 TOI

3rd star 🎰 VGK

Alex Tuch

1 G

1 shots · 15:10 TOI

Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🎰 Alex Tuch Go-ahead 1st · 02:37

Assists: Brendan Leipsic, Cody Eakin · beat Braden Holtby

0–1

🎰 Oscar Lindberg 1st · 07:39

Assists: Tomas Nosek · beat Braden Holtby

0–2

🎰 William Karlsson 1st · 14:55

Assists: Reilly Smith, Jonathan Marchessault · beat Braden Holtby

0–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Oshie 19:04

L2 Backstrom · Eller · Connolly 15:42

L3 Burakovsky · Vrana · Wilson 13:30

L4 Beagle · Stephenson · Smith-Pelly 12:27

D1 Orlov · Niskanen 23:58

D2 Carlson · Orpik 19:56

D3 Bowey · Djoos 13:17

🎰Golden Knights

L1 Karlsson · Marchessault · Smith 16:55

L2 Haula · Eakin · Tuch 15:10

L3 Perron · Bellemare · Neal 14:40

L4 Leipsic · Lindberg · Nosek 12:14

D1 Schmidt · McNabb 20:27

D2 Miller · Engelland 19:50

D3 Merrill · Theodore 18:18

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH VGK🎰

26 Shots on goal 28

34 Hits 20

10 Blocked shots 25

8 Takeaways 20

6 Giveaways 9

4 Penalty minutes 8

WSH shooting 0.0% (0/26) VGK shooting 10.7% (3/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 59:54 TOI

🎰Golden Knights

Marc-Andre Fleury Shutout

26/26

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located

WSH VGK

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 0–3

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

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Who won Capitals vs Golden Knights on December 23, 2017?

Golden Knights won 3–0. The final score was Capitals 0, Golden Knights 3.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Alex Tuch, Oscar Lindberg, William Karlsson.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves on 26 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

Where is Capitals vs Golden Knights played?

At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the Golden Knights home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Golden Knights season series?

Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 22 🦅WSH @ 🌵ARI 2–3 AfterDec 27 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 0–1

🎰 Golden Knights

BeforeDec 19 ⚡TBL @ 🎰VGK 3–4 AfterDec 27 🎰VGK @ 🦆ANA 4–1

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