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Stanley Cup Finals · Game 5

Capitals at Golden Knights

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

Capitals, Stanley Cup Finals Game 5, beat Golden Knights 4–3 at T-Mobile Arena on June 7, 2018.

WSH – VGK
33–31
Shots on goal
1/4–1/2
Power play
27–39
Hits
13–11
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
Reilly Smith
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 19:31 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Lars Eller
1 G
5 shots · 14:55 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G
5 shots · 19:51 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
2nd period
🦅 Jakub Vrana Go-ahead 2nd · 06:24
Assists: Tom Wilson, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–0
🎰 Nate Schmidt Tying 2nd · 09:40
Assists: Reilly Smith, Jonathan Marchessault · beat Braden Holtby
1–1
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 10:14
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–1
🎰 David Perron Tying 2nd · 12:56
Assists: Tomas Tatar, Colin Miller · beat Braden Holtby
2–2
🎰 Reilly Smith PP Go-ahead 2nd · 19:31
Assists: Alex Tuch, Shea Theodore · beat Braden Holtby
2–3
3rd period
🦅 Devante Smith-Pelly Tying 3rd · 09:52
Assists: Brooks Orpik · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
3–3
🦅 Lars Eller Go-ahead 3rd · 12:23
Assists: Brett Connolly, Andre Burakovsky · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Oshie 20:16
L2 Vrana · Backstrom · Wilson 16:30
L3 Eller · Beagle · Connolly 13:23
L4 Burakovsky · Stephenson · Smith-Pelly 9:52
D1 Carlson · Niskanen 24:35
D2 Orlov · Orpik 19:54
D3 Kempny · Djoos 12:46
🎰Golden Knights
L1 Karlsson · Smith · Marchessault 19:31
L2 Perron · Haula · Neal 16:50
L3 Tatar · Eakin · Tuch 13:55
L4 Bellemare · Nosek · Carrier 10:12
D1 Schmidt · Theodore 26:43
D2 Engelland · McNabb 17:22
D3 Miller · Sbisa 15:01

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH VGK🎰
33 Shots on goal 31
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
27 Hits 39
13 Blocked shots 11
10 Takeaways 22
6 Giveaways 15
8 Penalty minutes 12
WSH shooting 12.1% (4/33) VGK shooting 9.7% (3/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
28/31
.903 SV% · 3 GA · 59:57 TOI
🎰Golden Knights
Marc-Andre Fleury
29/33
.879 SV% · 4 GA · 57:56 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Jakub Vrana · 2nd 06:24 · 1–0 Nate Schmidt · 2nd 09:40 · 1–1 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 10:14 · 2–1 David Perron · 2nd 12:56 · 2–2 Reilly Smith · 2nd 19:31 · 2–3 Devante Smith-Pelly · 3rd 09:52 · 3–3 Lars Eller · 3rd 12:23 · 4–3
WSH VGK
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 21-13-6 (52% win rate, 40 games)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — tied after 1st: 29-9-1 (74% win rate, 39 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-7-2 (31% win rate, 13 games)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 13-2-2 (76% win rate, 17 games)

Last meetings

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Jun 42018 🎰VGK @ 🦅WSH 2–6 Jun 22018 🎰VGK @ 🦅WSH 1–3 May 302018 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 3–2 May 282018 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 4–6 Feb 42018 🎰VGK @ 🦅WSH 4–3
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WSH vs VGK, answered

Who won Capitals vs Golden Knights on June 7, 2018?

Capitals won 4–3. The final score was Capitals 4, Golden Knights 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Devante Smith-Pelly, Jakub Vrana, Lars Eller.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

David Perron, Nate Schmidt, Reilly Smith.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 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
BeforeJun 4 🎰VGK @ 🦅WSH 2–6 AfterOct 3 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 0–7
🎰 Golden Knights
BeforeJun 4 🎰VGK @ 🦅WSH 2–6 AfterOct 4 🔔PHI @ 🎰VGK 5–2
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