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2021-22 regular season

Capitals at Golden Knights

🗓 📍 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas 🔁 Golden Knights lead the season series 2–0

Golden Knights beat Capitals 4–3 in overtime at T-Mobile Arena on April 20, 2022.

WSH – VGK
28–30
Shots on goal
0/1–1/2
Power play
37–30
Hits
21–11
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 G, 1 A
6 shots · 17:29 TOI
2nd star 🎰 VGK
Shea Theodore
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 20:55 TOI
3rd star 🎰 VGK
Evgenii Dadonov
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 15:34 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov Go-ahead 1st · 06:18
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Nick Jensen · beat Robin Lehner
1–0
🎰 Alec Martinez Tying 1st · 13:51
Assists: Zach Whitecloud, Mattias Janmark · beat Ilya Samsonov
1–1
2nd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 2nd · 02:57
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Marcus Johansson · beat Logan Thompson
2–1
3rd period
🎰 Evgenii Dadonov Tying 3rd · 02:05
Assists: Shea Theodore · beat Ilya Samsonov
2–2
🎰 Chandler Stephenson PP Go-ahead 3rd · 02:54
Assists: Max Pacioretty, Alex Pietrangelo · beat Ilya Samsonov
2–3
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Tying 3rd · 13:36
Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Logan Thompson
3–3
Overtime
🎰 Shea Theodore Go-ahead OT · 02:09
Assists: Evgenii Dadonov, William Karlsson · beat Ilya Samsonov
3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Wilson 19:04
L2 Backstrom · Eller · Oshie 16:13
L3 Sheary · Johansson · Dowd 13:58
L4 Larsson · Mantha · Hathaway 12:03
D1 Jensen · Orlov 24:36
D2 Carlson · Fehervary 21:28
D3 van Riemsdyk · Schultz 14:12
🎰Golden Knights
L1 Pacioretty · Karlsson · Stone 17:40
L2 Eichel · Stephenson · Marchessault 16:35
L3 Janmark · Dadonov · Amadio 15:26
L4 Roy · Leschyshyn · Kolesar 11:11
D1 Pietrangelo · Theodore 23:42
D2 Martinez · Hutton 19:12
D3 McNabb · Whitecloud 17:04

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH VGK🎰
28 Shots on goal 30
0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
37 Hits 30
21 Blocked shots 11
2 Takeaways 10
3 Giveaways 5
4 Penalty minutes 2
WSH shooting 10.7% (3/28) VGK shooting 13.3% (4/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Ilya Samsonov
26/30
.867 SV% · 4 GA · 62:09 TOI
🎰Golden Knights
Logan Thompson
13/15
.867 SV% · 2 GA · 41:59 TOI
Robin Lehner
12/13
.923 SV% · 1 GA · 20:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Evgeny Kuznetsov · 1st 06:18 · 1–0 Alec Martinez · 1st 13:51 · 1–1 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 02:57 · 2–1 Evgenii Dadonov · 3rd 02:05 · 2–2 Chandler Stephenson · 3rd 02:54 · 2–3 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 13:36 · 3–3 Shea Theodore · OT 02:09 · 3–4
WSH VGK
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 12-7-4 (52% win rate, 23 games)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — tied after 1st: 14-9-3 (54% win rate, 26 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-1-3 (60% win rate, 10 games)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-9-1 (29% win rate, 14 games)

Last meetings

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Golden Knights lead the season series 2–0
Jan 242022 🎰VGK @ 🦅WSH 1–0 Feb 172020 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 2–3 Nov 92019 🎰VGK @ 🦅WSH 2–5 Dec 42018 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 3–5 Oct 102018 🎰VGK @ 🦅WSH 2–5
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Who won Capitals vs Golden Knights on April 20, 2022?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Evgeny Kuznetsov.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Alec Martinez, Chandler Stephenson, Evgenii Dadonov, Shea Theodore.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Logan Thompson made 13 saves on 15 shots (.867 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?

Golden Knights lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeApr 18 🦅WSH @ 🏔️COL 3–2 AfterApr 22 🦅WSH @ 🌵ARI 2–0
🎰 Golden Knights
BeforeApr 18 😈NJD @ 🎰VGK 3–2 AfterApr 24 🦈SJS @ 🎰VGK 5–4
Also on April 20
⭐DAL 2–5 🛢️EDM 🪶CHI 4–3 🌵ARI 🏔️COL 2–3 🦑SEA
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