| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 WSH | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 VGK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Game Leaders
Keegan Kolesar
· RW
Alex Pietrangelo
· D
Alex Ovechkin
· LW
Dylan Strome
· C
Team Stats
18Blocked Shots16
18Hits26
7Takeaways5
25Shots42
1Power Play Goals0
1Power Play Opportunities1
100.0Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
30Faceoffs Won41
42.3Faceoff Win Percent57.7
13Giveaways29
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:41
Lars Eller faceoff won against Cole Schwindt
19:41
Icing
19:23
Cole Schwindt faceoff won against Lars Eller
19:23
Alex Ovechkin Goal (13) Backhand, assists: Aliaksei Protas (11), Martin Fehervary (4)
19:06
Giveaway by Alex Pietrangelo
19:05
Giveaway by Martin Fehervary
18:52
Shea Theodore shot blocked by Tom Wilson
18:43
Jack Eichel Snap Shot Hit Left Post
18:37
Alex Pietrangelo shot blocked by John Carlson
18:33
Shea Theodore Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
18:29
Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
18:29
Goalie Stopped
18:27
Jack Eichel Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
18:26
Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
18:26
Puck Frozen - Goalie
18:24
Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Nicolas Roy
18:17
Shea Theodore Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
18:03
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nic Dowd
18:03
Icing
17:58
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Right
17:57
Giveaway by Jack Eichel
17:49
Giveaway by Shea Theodore
17:42
Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Nic Dowd
17:42
Goalie Stopped
17:41
Pavel Dorofeyev Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
17:37
Tomas Hertl Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
17:31
Nicolas Roy Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
17:26
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nic Dowd
17:26
Puck in Netting
16:56
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
16:42
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Jack Eichel
16:42
Puck in Benches
16:39
Giveaway by Zach Whitecloud
16:30
Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
15:52
Giveaway by Shea Theodore
15:36
Takeaway by Connor McMichael
15:30
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
15:30
Icing
15:13
Cole Schwindt Wrist Shot Wide Right
15:11
Cole Schwindt Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
15:08
Cole Schwindt Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
14:51
Cole Schwindt Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
14:10
Giveaway by Jack Eichel
13:48
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Lars Eller
13:48
Puck in Netting
13:46
Noah Hanifin shot blocked by Matt Roy
13:25
Nicolas Roy Wrist Shot Wide Right
13:15
Alex Pietrangelo Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Ovechkin's hat trick and Thompson's 40 saves lead Capitals to 5-2 win over Golden Knights
— Alex Ovechkin scored three goals Sunday night to continue his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's career record, and former Golden Knight Logan Thompson saved 40 shots in his first game back at T-Mobile Arena as the Washington Capitals beat Vegas 5-2.
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