Capitals 4-2 Golden Knights (Oct 15, 2024) Play-by-Play

Vegas Golden Knights

3-1-0, 0-1-0 away

	1	2	3	T
VGK	1	1	0	2
WSH	1	3	0	4

TIME	VGK	WSH
0:00	Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00	Jack Eichel faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois	0	0
0:08	Giveaway by Mark Stone	0	0
0:31	John Carlson shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois	0	0
0:47	Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun	0	0
1:08	Alex Ovechkin hit Nicolas Hague	0	0
1:17	Pavel Dorofeyev Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson	0	0
1:19	Goalie Stopped	0	0
1:19	Nic Dowd faceoff won against Tomas Hertl	0	0
2:14	Off-side	0	0
2:14	Brett Howden faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre	0	0
2:40	Icing	0	0
2:40	Dylan Strome faceoff won against Nicolas Roy	0	0
2:43	Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot saved by Adin Hill	0	0
2:48	Brett Howden Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson	0	0
3:14	Tanner Pearson hit Aliaksei Protas	0	0
3:19	Keegan Kolesar hit Jakob Chychrun	0	0
3:27	Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Adin Hill	0	0
3:30	Goalie Stopped	0	0
3:30	Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Jack Eichel	0	0
4:19	Jack Eichel Wrist Shot Short	0	0
4:20	Jack Eichel shot blocked by Connor McMichael	0	0
4:21	Jack Eichel Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	0
4:30	Mark Stone shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin	0	0
4:35	Giveaway by Jack Eichel	0	0
4:54	Icing	0	0
4:54	Nic Dowd faceoff won against Tomas Hertl	0	0
5:25	Giveaway by Zach Whitecloud	0	0
5:58	Giveaway by Zach Whitecloud	0	0
6:02	Jakub Vrana Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Andrew Mangiapane (1)	0	1
6:02	Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Brett Howden	0	1
7:20	Alex Ovechkin hit Cole Schwindt	0	1
7:48	Connor McMichael Tip-In Wide Left	0	1
8:00	Trevor van Riemsdyk Slap Shot saved by Adin Hill	0	1
8:40	Icing	0	1
8:40	Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nic Dowd	0	1
8:42	Brayden McNabb Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson	0	1
8:45	Goalie Stopped	0	1
8:45	Nic Dowd faceoff won against Tomas Hertl	0	1
9:59	Jakub Vrana hit Brett Howden	0	1
10:20	Alexander Holtz Tip-In Wide Right	0	1
10:28	Brett Howden Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson	0	1
10:30	Goalie Stopped	0	1
10:30	Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Jack Eichel	0	1
10:47	Rasmus Sandin Slap Shot Wide Right	0	1
10:59	Tom Wilson hit Alex Pietrangelo	0	1
11:19	Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Brayden McNabb	0	1
11:59	Alex Ovechkin hit Nicolas Hague	0	1
12:42	Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime	0	1
13:02	Puck in Benches	0	1
13:02	Nic Dowd faceoff won against Brett Howden	0	1
13:28	Taylor Raddysh Snap Shot Wide Left	0	1
13:44	Nic Dowd Tip-In saved by Adin Hill	0	1
13:51	Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Nicolas Roy	0	1
14:04	Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud	0	1
14:09	John Carlson shot blocked by Brayden McNabb	0	1
14:27	Puck in Benches	0	1
14:27	Jack Eichel faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois	0	1
14:48	Connor McMichael Tip-In saved by Adin Hill	0	1
15:08	Shea Theodore shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois	0	1
15:19	Ivan Barbashev Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson	0	1
15:27	Giveaway by Dylan McIlrath	0	1
15:43	Pavel Dorofeyev Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson	0	1
16:23	Dylan Strome shot blocked by Nicolas Hague	0	1
16:44	Martin Fehervary High-sticking against Tanner Pearson	0	1
16:44	Nic Dowd faceoff won against Tomas Hertl	0	1
16:58	Mark Stone Tip-In Above Crossbar	0	1
17:42	Shea Theodore shot blocked by Tom Wilson	0	1
17:49	Victor Olofsson Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Tomas Hertl (2), Mark Stone (5)	1	1
17:49	Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre	1	1
18:33	Off-side	1	1
18:33	Nicolas Roy Tripping against Hendrix Lapierre	1	1
18:33	Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tomas Hertl	1	1
18:35	Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Wide Left	1	1
18:41	Puck in Benches	1	1
18:41	Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Dylan Strome	1	1
19:00	Puck in Crowd	1	1
19:00	Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jack Eichel	1	1
19:28	John Carlson hit Mark Stone	1	1
19:51	Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Adin Hill	1	1
19:58	John Carlson shot blocked by Alex Pietrangelo	1	1
20:00	End of 1st Period	1	1

Jakob Chychrun lights the lamp to make it 4-1 Capitals

0:42

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Washington Capitals: Game Highlights

1:56

Jack Eichel nets goal for Golden Knights

0:37

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Golden Knights
2
Capitals
4

Game 1

10/15

Capitals
Golden Knights

Game 2

11/17

Capital One Arena

7:00 PM, October 15, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Washington, DC

Line: VGK -130

Over/Under: 5.5

Attendance: 16,727

Referees:
Jon McIsaac
Tom Chmielewski

Linesmen:
Matt MacPherson
Trent Knorr

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Calgary	4	0	0	8
Vegas	3	1	0	6
Los Angeles	1	0	2	4
Seattle	2	2	0	4
Anaheim	1	1	0	2
San Jose	0	1	2	2
Vancouver	0	1	2	2
Edmonton	1	3	0	2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	4	2	0	8
NY Rangers	2	0	1	5
Pittsburgh	2	2	0	4
NY Islanders	1	1	1	3
Philadelphia	1	1	1	3
Washington	1	1	0	2
Carolina	1	1	0	2
Columbus	1	2	0	2

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Jakob Chychrun lights the lamp to make it 4-1 Capitals

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