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Stanley Cup Finals · Game 3

Golden Knights at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 WSH leads 4–1

Capitals, Stanley Cup Finals Game 3, beat Golden Knights 3–1 at Capital One Arena on June 2, 2018.

VGK – WSH
22–26
Shots on goal
31–38
Hits
9–26
Blocked shots
10–12
Takeaways
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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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
Evgeny Kuznetsov
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 18:52 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Jay Beagle
2 A
13:25 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G
5 shots · 17:28 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order
2nd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 2nd · 01:10
Assists: John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
0–1
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov 2nd · 12:50
Assists: Jay Beagle, T.J. Oshie · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
0–2
3rd period
🎰 Tomas Nosek 3rd · 03:29
Assists: Pierre-Edouard Bellemare · beat Braden Holtby
1–2
🦅 Devante Smith-Pelly 3rd · 13:53
Assists: Jay Beagle · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🎰Golden Knights
L1 Karlsson · Smith · Marchessault 18:59
L2 Eakin · Carpenter · Tuch 16:22
L3 Haula · Neal · Perron 13:48
L4 Nosek · Bellemare · Reaves 9:55
D1 Schmidt · McNabb 21:04
D2 Miller · Engelland 20:30
D3 Theodore · Sbisa 17:28
🦅Capitals
L1 Eller · Kuznetsov · Oshie 18:52
L2 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Wilson 17:28
L3 Vrana · Beagle · Connolly 13:25
L4 Burakovsky · Stephenson · Smith-Pelly 10:28
D1 Niskanen · Orlov 26:40
D2 Carlson · Kempny 19:53
D3 Orpik · Djoos 10:18

Team stats

Away left · home right
🎰VGK WSH🦅
22 Shots on goal 26
31 Hits 38
9 Blocked shots 26
10 Takeaways 12
7 Giveaways 21
8 Penalty minutes 4
VGK shooting 4.5% (1/22) WSH shooting 11.5% (3/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🎰Golden Knights
Marc-Andre Fleury
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 57:23 TOI
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
21/22
.955 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 01:10 · 0–1 Evgeny Kuznetsov · 2nd 12:50 · 0–2 Tomas Nosek · 3rd 03:29 · 1–2 Devante Smith-Pelly · 3rd 13:53 · 1–3
VGK WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — tied after 1st: 29-8-1 (76% win rate, 38 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 20-13-6 (51% win rate, 39 games)
After 2nd — 0–2
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-7 (0% win rate, 7 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 17-0 (100% win rate, 17 games)

Last meetings

All →
May 302018 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 3–2 May 282018 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 4–6 Feb 42018 🎰VGK @ 🦅WSH 4–3 Dec 232017 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 0–3
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Who won Golden Knights vs Capitals on June 2, 2018?

Capitals won 3–1. The final score was Golden Knights 1, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Tomas Nosek.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Devante Smith-Pelly, Evgeny Kuznetsov.

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 save percentage).

Where is Golden Knights vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🎰 Golden Knights
BeforeMay 30 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 3–2 AfterJun 4 🎰VGK @ 🦅WSH 2–6
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMay 30 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 3–2 AfterJun 4 🎰VGK @ 🦅WSH 2–6
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