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2018-19 regular season

Capitals at Golden Knights

🗓 📍 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Golden Knights beat Capitals 5–3 at T-Mobile Arena on December 4, 2018.

WSH – VGK
26–28
Shots on goal
0/4–2/6
Power play
40–41
Hits
17–14
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🎰 VGK
Nate Schmidt
2 G, 1 A
4 shots · 23:38 TOI
2nd star 🎰 VGK
Cody Eakin
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 16:44 TOI
3rd star 🎰 VGK
Oscar Lindberg
2 A
3 shots · 13:49 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🎰 Ryan Reaves PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:30
Assists: Cody Eakin, Oscar Lindberg · beat Braden Holtby
0–1
🦅 Jakub Vrana Tying 1st · 15:33
Assists: Brett Connolly · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–1
2nd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 2nd · 11:42
Assists: Brett Connolly, Madison Bowey · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–1
3rd period
🎰 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare Tying 3rd · 02:33
Assists: Brayden McNabb, Nate Schmidt · beat Braden Holtby
2–2
🎰 Cody Eakin Go-ahead 3rd · 02:49
Assists: Oscar Lindberg, Deryk Engelland · beat Braden Holtby
2–3
🦅 Jakub Vrana Tying 3rd · 11:40
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Matt Niskanen · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
3–3
🎰 Nate Schmidt PP Go-ahead 3rd · 18:35
Assists: Shea Theodore · beat Braden Holtby
3–4
🎰 Nate Schmidt Empty net 3rd · 19:53
Unassisted
3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Kuznetsov 21:57
L2 Eller · Connolly · Wilson 15:45
L3 Vrana · Stephenson · Smith-Pelly 13:17
L4 Burakovsky · Dowd · Jaskin 8:28
D1 Carlson · Niskanen 24:43
D2 Orlov · Kempny 19:51
D3 Djoos · Bowey 11:23
🎰Golden Knights
L1 Karlsson · Marchessault · Smith 19:54
L2 Bellemare · Eakin · Tuch 16:44
L3 Lindberg · Nosek · Carpenter 13:29
L4 Carrier · Carr · Reaves 9:10
D1 Schmidt · McNabb 22:58
D2 Miller · Engelland 18:40
D3 Holden · Theodore 15:18

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH VGK🎰
26 Shots on goal 28
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6
40 Hits 41
17 Blocked shots 14
3 Takeaways 13
3 Giveaways 8
12 Penalty minutes 21
WSH shooting 11.5% (3/26) VGK shooting 17.9% (5/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
23/27
.852 SV% · 4 GA · 58:57 TOI
🎰Golden Knights
Marc-Andre Fleury
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Ryan Reaves · 1st 02:30 · 0–1 Jakub Vrana · 1st 15:33 · 1–1 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 11:42 · 2–1 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare · 3rd 02:33 · 2–2 Cody Eakin · 3rd 02:49 · 2–3 Jakub Vrana · 3rd 11:40 · 3–3 Nate Schmidt · 3rd 18:35 · 3–4 Nate Schmidt · 3rd 19:53 · 3–5
WSH VGK
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — tied after 1st: 3-3-1 (43% win rate, 7 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-1 (88% win rate, 8 games)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Oct 102018 🎰VGK @ 🦅WSH 2–5 Jun 72018 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 4–3 Jun 42018 🎰VGK @ 🦅WSH 2–6 Jun 22018 🎰VGK @ 🦅WSH 1–3 May 302018 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 3–2
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Who won Capitals vs Golden Knights on December 4, 2018?

Golden Knights won 5–3. The final score was Capitals 3, Golden Knights 5.

Who scored for Capitals?

Jakub Vrana (2), Alex Ovechkin.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Nate Schmidt (2), Cody Eakin, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Ryan Reaves.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 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.

What is the Capitals vs Golden Knights season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 2 🦆ANA @ 🦅WSH 6–5 AfterDec 6 🦅WSH @ 🌵ARI 4–2
🎰 Golden Knights
BeforeDec 1 🎰VGK @ 🛢️EDM 1–2 AfterDec 6 🪶CHI @ 🎰VGK 3–4
Also on December 4
🐻BOS 0–5 🐆FLA ✈️WPG 3–1 🏝️NYI 🏔️COL 3–6 🐧PIT 🔥CGY 9–6 🧥CBJ 🍁TOR 4–3 ⚔️BUF 🏛️OTT 2–5 🇨🇦MTL ⚡TBL 6–5 🐙DET 🌲MIN 3–2 🐋VAN
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