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Stanley Cup Finals · Game 1

Capitals at Golden Knights

🗓 📍 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas 🏒 WSH leads 4–1

Golden Knights, Stanley Cup Finals Game 1, beat Capitals 6–4 at T-Mobile Arena on May 28, 2018.

WSH – VGK
28–34
Shots on goal
0/1–1/1
Power play
38–25
Hits
18–17
Blocked shots
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The game

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Stanley Cup Finals — Best of 7

WSH vs VGK · WSH leads 4–1 Full series →
Game 1
4–6
Final · VGK
Game 2
3–2
Final · WSH
Game 3
1–3
Final · WSH
Game 4
2–6
Final · WSH
Game 5
4–3
Final · WSH

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🎰 VGK
Tomas Nosek
2 G
3 shots · 12:22 TOI
2nd star 🎰 VGK
Reilly Smith
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 20:34 TOI
3rd star 🎰 VGK
Deryk Engelland
2 A
5 shots · 20:50 TOI

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🎰 Colin Miller PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:15
Assists: Erik Haula · beat Braden Holtby
0–1
🦅 Brett Connolly Tying 1st · 14:41
Assists: Michal Kempny, Andre Burakovsky · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–1
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Go-ahead 1st · 15:23
Assists: T.J. Oshie, Jakub Vrana · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–1
🎰 William Karlsson Tying 1st · 18:19
Assists: Reilly Smith, Deryk Engelland · beat Braden Holtby
2–2
2nd period
🎰 Reilly Smith Go-ahead 2nd · 03:21
Assists: Deryk Engelland, Jonathan Marchessault · beat Braden Holtby
2–3
🦅 John Carlson Tying 2nd · 08:29
Assists: T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
3–3
3rd period
🦅 Tom Wilson Go-ahead 3rd · 01:10
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
4–3
🎰 Ryan Reaves Tying 3rd · 02:41
Unassisted · beat Braden Holtby
4–4
🎰 Tomas Nosek Go-ahead 3rd · 09:44
Assists: Shea Theodore, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare · beat Braden Holtby
4–5
🎰 Tomas Nosek Empty net 3rd · 19:57
Assists: David Perron
4–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Backstrom · Kuznetsov · Oshie 19:30
L2 Ovechkin · Eller · Wilson 17:25
L3 Vrana · Burakovsky · Beagle 13:53
L4 Stephenson · Connolly · Smith-Pelly 10:23
D1 Carlson · Orlov 24:34
D2 Niskanen · Kempny 22:09
D3 Orpik · Djoos 10:36
🎰Golden Knights
L1 Karlsson · Smith · Marchessault 20:34
L2 Perron · Neal · Tuch 14:28
L3 Haula · Carpenter · Eakin 13:46
L4 Nosek · Bellemare · Reaves 11:58
D1 Theodore · McNabb 21:32
D2 Schmidt · Engelland 20:59
D3 Miller · Sbisa 17:00

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH VGK🎰
28 Shots on goal 34
0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1
38 Hits 25
18 Blocked shots 17
9 Takeaways 22
8 Giveaways 9
4 Penalty minutes 4
WSH shooting 14.3% (4/28) VGK shooting 17.6% (6/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
28/33
.848 SV% · 5 GA · 58:12 TOI
🎰Golden Knights
Marc-Andre Fleury
24/28
.857 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

10 of 10 goals located
Colin Miller · 1st 07:15 · 0–1 Brett Connolly · 1st 14:41 · 1–1 Nicklas Backstrom · 1st 15:23 · 2–1 William Karlsson · 1st 18:19 · 2–2 Reilly Smith · 2nd 03:21 · 2–3 John Carlson · 2nd 08:29 · 3–3 Tom Wilson · 3rd 01:10 · 4–3 Ryan Reaves · 3rd 02:41 · 4–4 Tomas Nosek · 3rd 09:44 · 4–5 Tomas Nosek · 3rd 19:57 · 4–6
WSH VGK
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 19-12-6 (51% win rate, 37 games)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — tied after 1st: 28-7-1 (78% win rate, 36 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 11-8-2 (52% win rate, 21 games)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — tied after 2nd: 15-4-3 (68% win rate, 22 games)

Last meetings

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Feb 42018 🎰VGK @ 🦅WSH 4–3 Dec 232017 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 0–3
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WSH vs VGK, answered

Who won Capitals vs Golden Knights on May 28, 2018?

Golden Knights won 6–4. The final score was Capitals 4, Golden Knights 6.

Who scored for Capitals?

Brett Connolly, John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom, Tom Wilson.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Tomas Nosek (2), Colin Miller, Reilly Smith, Ryan Reaves, William Karlsson.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 28 saves on 33 shots (.848 save percentage).

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Golden Knights played?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMay 23 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 4–0 AfterMay 30 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 3–2
🎰 Golden Knights
BeforeMay 20 🎰VGK @ ✈️WPG 2–1 AfterMay 30 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 3–2
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