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Stanley Cup Finals · Game 2

Capitals at Golden Knights

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

Capitals, Stanley Cup Finals Game 2, beat Golden Knights 3–2 at T-Mobile Arena on May 30, 2018.

WSH – VGK
26–39
Shots on goal
1/2–1/5
Power play
46–39
Hits
18–8
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 🦅 WSH
Lars Eller
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 18:37 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Andre Burakovsky
2 A
10:54 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Braden Holtby
37 saves
0.949 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🎰 James Neal Go-ahead 1st · 07:58
Assists: Luca Sbisa, Colin Miller · beat Braden Holtby
0–1
🦅 Lars Eller Tying 1st · 17:27
Assists: Michal Kempny, Andre Burakovsky · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–1
2nd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 05:38
Assists: Lars Eller, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–1
🦅 Brooks Orpik 2nd · 09:41
Assists: Lars Eller, Andre Burakovsky · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
3–1
🎰 Shea Theodore PP 2nd · 17:47
Assists: Reilly Smith, William Karlsson · beat Braden Holtby
3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Backstrom · Eller · Oshie 18:43
L2 Ovechkin · Beagle · Wilson 17:16
L3 Vrana · Burakovsky · Stephenson 12:56
L4 Kuznetsov · Smith-Pelly · Connolly 7:31
D1 Niskanen · Carlson 25:38
D2 Orlov · Orpik 20:42
D3 Kempny · Djoos 13:00
🎰Golden Knights
L1 Karlsson · Marchessault · Smith 20:50
L2 Neal · Perron · Tuch 16:31
L3 Haula · Eakin · Carpenter 14:36
L4 Nosek · Bellemare · Reaves 7:34
D1 Schmidt · Theodore 22:26
D2 McNabb · Miller 20:19
D3 Engelland · Sbisa 15:38

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH VGK🎰
26 Shots on goal 39
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
46 Hits 39
18 Blocked shots 8
6 Takeaways 19
4 Giveaways 12
14 Penalty minutes 23
WSH shooting 11.5% (3/26) VGK shooting 5.1% (2/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
37/39
.949 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🎰Golden Knights
Marc-Andre Fleury
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 58:01 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
James Neal · 1st 07:58 · 0–1 Lars Eller · 1st 17:27 · 1–1 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 05:38 · 2–1 Brooks Orpik · 2nd 09:41 · 3–1 Shea Theodore · 2nd 17:47 · 3–2
WSH VGK
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 19-13-6 (50% win rate, 38 games)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — tied after 1st: 29-7-1 (78% win rate, 37 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 19-2-4 (76% win rate, 25 games)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-6-3 (44% win rate, 16 games)

Last meetings

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May 282018 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 4–6 Feb 42018 🎰VGK @ 🦅WSH 4–3 Dec 232017 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 0–3
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Who won Capitals vs Golden Knights on May 30, 2018?

Capitals won 3–2. The final score was Capitals 3, Golden Knights 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Brooks Orpik, Lars Eller.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

James Neal, Shea Theodore.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 37 saves on 39 shots (.949 save percentage).

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 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 28 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 4–6 AfterJun 2 🎰VGK @ 🦅WSH 1–3
🎰 Golden Knights
BeforeMay 28 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 4–6 AfterJun 2 🎰VGK @ 🦅WSH 1–3
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