Golden Knights beat Capitals 5–3 | HabsMetrics

Final

WSH · Away

3

VGK · Home

5

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 · T-Mobile Arena

Game analysis

Golden Knights beat Capitals 5–3

N. Schmidt scored the game-winner on the power play at 18:35 of the third.
The Golden Knights trailed after two periods and rallied in the third.
An empty-net goal sealed it late.
M. Fleury stopped 23 of 26 shots (.885) for the win.
Power play: VGK 2/6, WSH 0/4.
N. Schmidt led all scorers with 2 goals and 1 assist.

Three stars

1st star
N. Schmidt
VGK · 2G 1A
2nd star
P. Bellemare
VGK · 1G 0A
3rd star
C. Eakin
VGK · 1G 1A

Scoring summary

1st

2:30VGKR. ReavesPPAssists: C. Eakin, O. Lindberg0–1
15:33WSHJ. VranaAssists: B. Connolly1–1

2nd

11:42WSHA. OvechkinAssists: B. Connolly, M. Bowey2–1

3rd

2:33VGKP. BellemareAssists: B. McNabb, N. Schmidt2–2
2:49VGKC. EakinAssists: O. Lindberg, D. Engelland2–3
11:40WSHJ. VranaAssists: E. Kuznetsov, M. Niskanen3–3
18:35VGKN. SchmidtPPAssists: S. Theodore3–4
19:53VGKN. SchmidtEN3–5

Team stats

Team stats comparison
WSH	Stat	VGK
26	Shots	28
41.3%	Faceoff %	58.7%
0/4	Power Play	2/6
12	PIM	21
40	Hits	41
17	Blocked	14
3	Giveaways	8
3	Takeaways	13

Capitals at Golden Knights recap: final score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and key takeaways, from the NHL’s official data.

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