🦅 Away Capitals 25-17-6
2–6
Final
🎰 Home Golden Knights 28-16-2
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
🦅 WSH 0112
🎰 VGK 2316

Capitals at Golden Knights

Golden Knights beat Capitals 6–2 at T-Mobile Arena on January 21, 2023.

🗓 Sat, Jan 21, 2023 📍 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas 🏒 2022-23 🔁 Golden Knights lead the season series 2–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🎰 VGK
Nicolas Roy
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 15:16 TOI
2nd star 🎰 VGK
Paul Cotter
2 G
5 shots · 11:43 TOI
3rd star 🎰 VGK
Alec Martinez
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 20:09 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🎰 Alec Martinez Go-ahead 1st · 02:17
Assists: Chandler Stephenson, Alex Pietrangelo · beat Darcy Kuemper
0–1
🎰 Nicolas Roy 1st · 07:36
Assists: Jonathan Marchessault, Alec Martinez · beat Darcy Kuemper
0–2
2nd period
🎰 Michael Amadio 2nd · 02:15
Assists: Chandler Stephenson · beat Darcy Kuemper
0–3
🎰 Byron Froese 2nd · 12:04
Assists: Jonas Rondbjerg, Alex Pietrangelo · beat Darcy Kuemper
0–4
🎰 Paul Cotter 2nd · 13:38
Assists: Nicolas Roy · beat Charlie Lindgren
0–5
🦅 T.J. Oshie 2nd · 18:20
Assists: Erik Gustafsson, Dylan Strome · beat Logan Thompson
1–5
3rd period
🎰 Paul Cotter 3rd · 03:59
Assists: Keegan Kolesar, Nicolas Roy · beat Charlie Lindgren
1–6
🦅 Marcus Johansson 3rd · 10:41
Assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Logan Thompson
2–6

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Johansson · Strome · Oshie 16:37
L2 Sheary · Kuznetsov · Wilson 15:56
L3 Backstrom · Eller · Mantha 15:06
L4 Milano · Hathaway · Aube-Kubel 13:00
D1 Orlov · Gustafsson 21:06
D2 Jensen · van Riemsdyk 19:20
D3 Fehervary · Alexeyev 17:10
🎰Golden Knights
L1 Stephenson · Karlsson · Eichel 17:13
L2 Roy · Smith · Marchessault 15:57
L3 Cotter · Amadio · Rondbjerg 11:53
L4 Froese · Kessel · Kolesar 11:08
D1 Pietrangelo · McNabb 21:18
D2 Martinez · Hague 19:59
D3 Korczak · Hutton 18:40

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH VGK🎰
22 Shots on goal 27
40 Hits 28
9 Blocked shots 17
8 Takeaways 15
9 Giveaways 3
4 Penalty minutes 8
WSH shooting 9.1% (2/22) VGK shooting 22.2% (6/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Darcy Kuemper
14/18
.778 SV% · 4 GA · 32:04 TOI
Charlie Lindgren
7/9
.778 SV% · 2 GA · 27:24 TOI
🎰Golden Knights
Logan Thompson
20/22
.909 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Alec Martinez · 1st 02:17 · 0–1 Nicolas Roy · 1st 07:36 · 0–2 Michael Amadio · 2nd 02:15 · 0–3 Byron Froese · 2nd 12:04 · 0–4 Paul Cotter · 2nd 13:38 · 0–5 T.J. Oshie · 2nd 18:20 · 1–5 Paul Cotter · 3rd 03:59 · 1–6 Marcus Johansson · 3rd 10:41 · 2–6
WSH VGK
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 4-2 (67% win rate, 6 games)
After 2nd — 1–5
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — leading by 4 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Golden Knights lead the season series 2–0
Nov 12022 🎰VGK @ 🦅WSH 3–2 OT Apr 202022 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 3–4 OT Jan 242022 🎰VGK @ 🦅WSH 1–0 Feb 172020 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 2–3 Nov 92019 🎰VGK @ 🦅WSH 2–5
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❓ WSH vs VGK, answered

Who won Capitals vs Golden Knights on January 21, 2023?

Golden Knights won 6–2. The final score was Capitals 2, Golden Knights 6.

Who scored for Capitals?

Marcus Johansson, T.J. Oshie.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Paul Cotter (2), Alec Martinez, Byron Froese, Michael Amadio, Nicolas Roy.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 14 saves on 18 shots (.778 save percentage).

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Logan Thompson made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 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
BeforeJan 19 🦅WSH @ 🌵ARI 4–0 AfterJan 24 🦅WSH @ 🏔️COL 2–3
🎰 Golden Knights
BeforeJan 19 🐙DET @ 🎰VGK 3–2 AfterJan 22 🎰VGK @ 🌵ARI 1–4
Also on January 21
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