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Vegas Golden Knights 2, Washington Capitals 3 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 2, Washington Capitals 3. Shots on goal: VGK 26, WSH 30. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 0-0 WSH; P2 VGK 0-3 WSH; P3 VGK 2-0 WSH.

Scoring plays: P2 00:49 Pierre-Luc Dubois (assists: Aliaksei Protas, Rasmus Sandin) to make it VGK 0-1 WSH; P2 03:23 Pierre-Luc Dubois (assists: Aliaksei Protas) to make it VGK 0-2 WSH; P2 14:52 Jakob Chychrun (assists: Rasmus Sandin, Pierre-Luc Dubois) to make it VGK 0-3 WSH; P3 02:27 Braeden Bowman (assists: Kaedan Korczak, Brayden McNabb) to make it VGK 1-3 WSH; P3 09:15 Tomas Hertl (assists: Pavel Dorofeyev, Mitch Marner) to make it VGK 2-3 WSH. Top skaters: Pierre-Luc Dubois (WSH) 2 G, 1 A; Rasmus Sandin (WSH) 0 G, 2 A; Aliaksei Protas (WSH) 0 G, 2 A; Tomas Hertl (VGK) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Logan Thompson (WSH) 24 saves on 26, decision W; Akira Schmid (VGK) 27 saves on 30, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · WSH
Pierre-Luc Dubois
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 6 SOG · 19:37 TOI
Goals · VGK
Tomas Hertl
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG · 18:26 TOI
Goaltending · WSH
Logan Thompson
24 saves on 26 shots (.923) · W
Season highs
Pierre-Luc Dubois · Season-high 6 shots on goalPierre-Luc Dubois · Season-high 3 pointsPierre-Luc Dubois · Season-high 2 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

VGK 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P3 2:27–P3 9:15
WSH 3 largest lead P2 14:52 (VGK 0, WSH 3) · 3-0 run, P2 0:49–P2 14:52
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P2 0:49 Pierre-Luc Dubois (Aliaksei Protas, Rasmus Sandin) WSH · snap shot · VGK 0, WSH 1
  • P2 3:23 Pierre-Luc Dubois (Aliaksei Protas) WSH · snap shot · VGK 0, WSH 2
  • P2 14:52 Jakob Chychrun (Rasmus Sandin, Pierre-Luc Dubois) WSH · snap shot · VGK 0, WSH 3
  • P3 2:27 Braeden Bowman (Kaedan Korczak, Brayden McNabb) VGK · wrist shot · VGK 1, WSH 3
  • P3 9:15 Tomas Hertl (Pavel Dorofeyev, Mitch Marner) VGK · Power play · tip-in shot · VGK 2, WSH 3

Linescore

123 T
VGK 002 2
WSH 030 3

Shots on goal: VGK 26, WSH 30

Biggest Period

The Washington Capitals scored 3 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

VGKWSH
26Shots on goal30
59Shot attempts63
26Faceoff wins28
20Hits17
12Blocked shots17
1Power-play goals0
3Takeaways4
19Giveaways19
8Penalty minutes4
90.0%Save %92.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VGK671326
WSH1012830

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights2 G · 47 attempts
Mark Stone: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: saved (slap)Brayden McNabb: missed the netBraeden Bowman: missed the netColton Sissons: saved (backhand)Jeremy Lauzon: missed the netNoah Hanifin: saved (snap)Jeremy Lauzon: saved (snap)Mitch Marner: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (snap)Keegan Kolesar: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netRasmus Andersson: saved (snap)Reilly Smith: saved (snap)Keegan Kolesar: saved (snap)Colton Sissons: missed the netNoah Hanifin: saved (slap)Shea Theodore: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (tip-in)Colton Sissons: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (tip-in)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Rasmus Andersson: saved (wrist)Alexander Holtz: missed the netBrandon Saad: missed the netAlexander Holtz: missed the netRasmus Andersson: saved (wrist)Reilly Smith: missed the netBraeden Bowman: goal (wrist)Rasmus Andersson: missed the netRasmus Andersson: saved (slap)Reilly Smith: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: goal (tip-in)Ivan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: saved (backhand)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netBrandon Saad: saved (snap)Rasmus Andersson: missed the netMark Stone: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (wrist)Reilly Smith: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (backhand)Mark Stone: saved (deflected)Tomas Hertl: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: missed the net
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 24Saved51% of attempts
  • 21Missed the net45% of attempts
Washington Capitals3 G · 44 attempts
Rasmus Sandin: saved (slap)Ethen Frank: saved (tip-in)Jakob Chychrun: missed the netAliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netMatt Roy: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (backhand)Declan Chisholm: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Connor McMichael: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Dylan Strome: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netEthen Frank: saved (snap)Pierre-Luc Dubois: goal (snap)Pierre-Luc Dubois: goal (snap)Ryan Leonard: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Dylan Strome: saved (snap)Rasmus Sandin: saved (snap)Aliaksei Protas: missed the netJustin Sourdif: saved (snap)Ethen Frank: saved (snap)Ethen Frank: missed the netNic Dowd: missed the netJakob Chychrun: goal (snap)Pierre-Luc Dubois: saved (snap)Tom Wilson: missed the netPierre-Luc Dubois: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: missed the netRyan Leonard: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Pierre-Luc Dubois: saved (snap)Aliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Ryan Leonard: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: missed the netBrandon Duhaime: missed the netTom Wilson: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: saved (deflected)Pierre-Luc Dubois: saved (snap)
  • 3Goals7% of attempts
  • 27Saved61% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net32% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Tomas Hertl C 101+133118:26
Braeden Bowman R 101+110011:18
Mitch Marner R 011010119:50
Brayden McNabb D 011006217:37
Pavel Dorofeyev R 011-110116:24
Kaedan Korczak D 011000113:02
Rasmus Andersson D 000-240020:46
Jack Eichel C 000-210020:46
Mark Stone R 000-110120:40
Jeremy Lauzon D 000-124120:35
Shea Theodore D 000000020:04
Noah Hanifin D 000-130219:55
Ivan Barbashev L 000-222015:14
Reilly Smith R 000030114:08
Brandon Saad L 000-110012:28
Keegan Kolesar R 000+113011:28
Colton Sissons C 000-122111:06
Alexander Holtz R 000-100008:04
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Akira Schmid L 273090.0358:09
WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Pierre-Luc Dubois L 213+360119:37
Rasmus Sandin D 022+322221:30
Aliaksei Protas C 022+321019:38
Jakob Chychrun D 101+160224:43
Martin Fehérváry D 000+102522:04
Tom Wilson R 000+310121:58
Matt Roy D 000+112020:20
Alex Ovechkin L 000-132217:43
Dylan Strome C 000-120116:26
Nic Dowd C 000002015:13
Connor McMichael C 000000015:03
Ryan Leonard R 000020014:42
Anthony Beauvillier L 000-111113:48
Trevor van Riemsdyk D 000-100112:54
Declan Chisholm D 000-102110:59
Ethen Frank C 000030010:58
Brandon Duhaime R 000003009:36
Justin Sourdif R 000010007:59
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Logan Thompson W 242692.3259:49

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series VGK 0 – 1 WSH
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Vegas Golden Knights 28-17-14 L1 L10 4-4-2 Next game recap: @ PIT · Sun, Mar 1
Washington Capitals 31-23-7 W3 L10 7-2-1 Next game recap: @ MTL · Sat, Feb 28

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