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2018-19 regular season

Golden Knights at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Capitals beat Golden Knights 5–2 at Capital One Arena on October 10, 2018.

VGK – WSH
31–29
Shots on goal
0/3–2/4
Power play
19–31
Hits
8–20
Blocked shots
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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 🦅 WSH
Evgeny Kuznetsov
1 G, 3 A
3 shots · 18:40 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 G
7 shots · 17:59 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 20:50 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov PP Go-ahead 1st · 19:25
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
0–1
2nd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 10:18
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Brett Connolly · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
0–2
🎰 Cody Eakin 2nd · 10:49
Unassisted · beat Braden Holtby
1–2
3rd period
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP 3rd · 05:08
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, John Carlson · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–3
🎰 Reilly Smith 3rd · 07:08
Assists: Nick Holden, William Karlsson · beat Braden Holtby
2–3
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 10:33
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Brett Connolly · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–4
🦅 T.J. Oshie Empty net 3rd · 18:05
Assists: Matt Niskanen, Dmitry Orlov
2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🎰Golden Knights
L1 Karlsson · Smith · Marchessault 19:47
L2 Nosek · Pacioretty · Carpenter 14:52
L3 Bellemare · Haula · Lindberg 14:01
L4 Carrier · Eakin · Reaves 11:24
D1 Engelland · Theodore 21:44
D2 Holden · Miller 18:14
D3 McNabb · Merrill 17:24
🦅Capitals
L1 Backstrom · Kuznetsov · Oshie 19:41
L2 Ovechkin · Vrana · Connolly 15:00
L3 Eller · Stephenson · Dowd 13:23
L4 Burakovsky · Jaskin · Smith-Pelly 10:34
D1 Carlson · Niskanen 24:50
D2 Orlov · Kempny 19:28
D3 Orpik · Djoos 12:48

Team stats

Away left · home right
🎰VGK WSH🦅
31 Shots on goal 29
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4
19 Hits 31
8 Blocked shots 20
3 Takeaways 8
8 Giveaways 13
8 Penalty minutes 6
VGK shooting 6.5% (2/31) WSH shooting 17.2% (5/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🎰Golden Knights
Marc-Andre Fleury
24/28
.857 SV% · 4 GA · 59:47 TOI
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
29/31
.935 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Evgeny Kuznetsov · 1st 19:25 · 0–1 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 10:18 · 0–2 Cody Eakin · 2nd 10:49 · 1–2 Nicklas Backstrom · 3rd 05:08 · 1–3 Reilly Smith · 3rd 07:08 · 2–3 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 10:33 · 2–4 T.J. Oshie · 3rd 18:05 · 2–5
VGK WSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 0-0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
After 2nd — 1–2
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0
Jun 72018 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 4–3 Jun 42018 🎰VGK @ 🦅WSH 2–6 Jun 22018 🎰VGK @ 🦅WSH 1–3 May 302018 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 3–2 May 282018 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 4–6
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Who won Golden Knights vs Capitals on October 10, 2018?

Capitals won 5–2. The final score was Golden Knights 2, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Cody Eakin, Reilly Smith.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie.

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

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

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

Where is Golden Knights vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Golden Knights vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🎰 Golden Knights
BeforeOct 8 🎰VGK @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 AfterOct 11 🎰VGK @ 🐧PIT 2–4
🦅 Capitals
BeforeOct 4 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 6–7 AfterOct 11 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 0–6
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