Tue, Dec 4, 2018·T-Mobile Arena, Paradise
Washington Capitals 3, Vegas Golden Knights 5
Three stars
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Vegas Golden Knights win this game 85% of the time.
80%
10%
VGK winsWSH wins
Washington Capitals
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
 John CarlsonD · #74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | 26:39 | 0.26 | 36.3% | 0.0 |
 Nicklas BackstromC · #19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | 23:32 | 0.06 | 49.5% | 0.0 |
 Matt NiskanenD · #2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 22:47 | 0.00 | 67.7% | +36.5 |
 Alex OvechkinLW · #8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | 21:57 | 0.32 | 59.7% | +22.6 |
 Dmitry OrlovD · #9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 21:37 | 0.05 | 67.0% | 0.0 |
 Evgeny KuznetsovC · #92 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 5 | 19:33 | 0.31 | 82.3% | +36.5 |
 Michal KempnyD · #6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 18:05 | 0.07 | 38.1% | 0.0 |
 Lars EllerC · #20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 17:08 | 0.05 | 14.9% | 0.0 |
 Brett ConnollyRW · #10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 15:45 | 0.11 | 81.9% | +40.3 |
 Tom WilsonRW · #43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:14 | 0.00 | 41.7% | 0.0 |
 Chandler StephensonC · #18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 13:48 | 0.00 | 21.7% | 0.0 |
 Jakub VranaLW · #13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 13:17 | 0.33 | 86.7% | +54.1 |
 Devante Smith-PellyRW · #25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 12:09 | 0.08 | 16.4% | 0.0 |
 Christian DjoosD · #29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:31 | 0.01 | 36.2% | 0.0 |
 Madison BoweyD · #22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:15 | 0.07 | 36.2% | +22.6 |
 Andre BurakovskyLW · #65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:32 | 0.06 | 20.3% | 0.0 |
 Nic DowdC · #26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 8:28 | 0.00 | 25.3% | 0.0 |
 Dmitrij JaskinRW · #23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 7:30 | 0.13 | 29.0% | 0.0 |
 Braden Holtby#70 | L | 27 | 23 | 4 | .852 | 3.71 | −0.3 | 58:57 |
Vegas Golden Knights
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
 Nate SchmidtD · #88 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 23:38 | 1.03 | 42.6% | +77.5 |
 Brayden McNabbD · #3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:19 | 0.00 | 44.2% | +26.7 |
 William KarlssonC · #71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 19:55 | 0.20 | 41.4% | 0.0 |
 Jonathan MarchessaultC · #81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 19:54 | 0.17 | 38.6% | 0.0 |
 Reilly SmithRW · #19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:41 | 0.38 | 45.3% | 0.0 |
 Colin MillerD · #6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 19:03 | 0.01 | 62.7% | 0.0 |
 Deryk EngellandD · #5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:18 | 0.05 | 56.8% | +29.1 |
 Alex TuchRW · #89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 17:17 | 0.22 | 60.7% | 0.0 |
 Cody EakinC · #21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 16:44 | 0.34 | 67.0% | +43.1 |
 Nick HoldenD · #22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 16:21 | 0.00 | 63.1% | 0.0 |
 Pierre-Edouard BellemareLW · #41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 15:46 | 0.06 | 66.3% | +26.7 |
 Shea TheodoreD · #27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:16 | 0.12 | 54.8% | +49.1 |
 Oscar LindbergLW · #24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13:49 | 0.32 | 68.9% | +43.1 |
 Ryan CarpenterC · #40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 13:29 | 0.20 | 54.6% | 0.0 |
 Tomas NosekLW · #92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 12:13 | 0.07 | 24.9% | 0.0 |
 Ryan ReavesRW · #75 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | 10:48 | 0.80 | 48.2% | +14.0 |
 William CarrierLW · #28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 9:10 | 0.25 | 67.7% | 0.0 |
 Daniel CarrLW · #23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 6:19 | 0.00 | 21.5% | 0.0 |
 Marc-Andre Fleury#29 | W | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 1.90 | −1.1 | 60:00 |