Game Thread: Washington Capitals (12-6-2) at Vegas Golden Knights (15-5-4) – 02 Dec 2023 – 7:00PM PST

[](/2023020368)

# Washington [](/r/caps) Capitals (12-6-2) at Vegas [](/r/goldenknights) Golden Knights (15-5-4)

#T-Mobile Arena

##In-Game Updates

***

|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|FINAL|

|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|0|0|1|1|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|1|1|2|4|

##Team Stats

|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocks|FOW%|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Play|PIM|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|21|17|9|54.2%|6|5|0/1|10|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|36|22|22|45.8%|3|13|1/4|4|

##Goals

|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|08:53|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Power Play|[Jonathan Marchessault (10) wrist shot, assist(s): Jack Eichel (16), Logan Thompson (2)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6342272920112)|
|2nd|07:56|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Even|[Jack Eichel (10) wrist shot, assist(s): Ben Hutton (3)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6342273943112)|
|3rd|00:49|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Even|[Mark Stone (7) wrist shot, assist(s): Jack Eichel (17), Ivan Barbashev (4)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6342281773112)|
|3rd|16:46|[WSH](/r/caps)|Even|[Tom Wilson (8) slap shot, assist(s): Dylan Strome (3), John Carlson (13)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6342283219112)|
|3rd|18:03|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Even|Jonathan Marchessault (11) wrist shot, assist(s): Paul Cotter (5), William Karlsson (12)|

##Penalties

|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|07:51|[WSH](/r/caps)|MIN|2|Tom Wilson slashing against Ivan Barbashev|
|2nd|00:49|[WSH](/r/caps)|MIN|2|John Carlson hooking against William Carrier|
|2nd|13:40|[WSH](/r/caps)|MIN|2|John Carlson tripping against William Carrier|
|2nd|18:25|[WSH](/r/caps)|MIN|2|Evgeny Kuznetsov roughing against Jonathan Marchessault|
|3rd|10:03|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|MIN|2|Jonathan Marchessault tripping against John Carlson|
|3rd|19:49|[WSH](/r/caps)|MIN|2|Beck Malenstyn roughing against William Carrier|
|3rd|19:49|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|MIN|2|William Carrier roughing against Beck Malenstyn|

**Officials**

* Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Carter Sandlak
* Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Travis Toomey

***

##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|7:00PM|8:00PM|9:00PM|10:00PM|11:00PM|3:00AM|[](/r/hockeymod)

##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Ivan Barbashev|Jack Eichel|Mark Stone|[WSH](/r/caps)|Alex Ovechkin|Dylan Strome|Tom Wilson|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Paul Cotter|William Karlsson|Jonathan Marchessault|[WSH](/r/caps)|Sonny Milano|Evgeny Kuznetsov|Hendrix Lapierre|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Brett Howden|Chandler Stephenson|Mike Amadio|[WSH](/r/caps)|Anthony Mantha|Connor McMichael|Aliaksei Protas|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Will Carrier|Nicolas Roy|Keegan Kolesar|[WSH](/r/caps)|Beck Malenstyn|Nic Dowd|Nicolas Aube-Kubel|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Ben Hutton|Alex Pietrangelo|[WSH](/r/caps)|Martin Fehervary|John Carlson|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Brayden McNabb|Kaedan Korczak|[WSH](/r/caps)|Joel Edmundson|Nick Jensen|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Nicolas Hague|Zach Whitecloud|[WSH](/r/caps)|Rasmus Sandin|Trevor van Riemsdyk|

||Goalies||Goalies|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Logan Thompson|[WSH](/r/caps)|Darcy Kuemper|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Jiri Patera|[WSH](/r/caps)|Charlie Lindgren|

[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/vegas-golden-knights/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/washington-capitals/line-combinations/)

[](/r/hockeymod)

##Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|24|15|5|4|34|0.708|3.12|2.38|21.18|86.30|31.75|29.83|51.01|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|20|12|6|2|26|0.650|2.45|2.75|8.47|80.95|28.30|30.70|45.50|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

##Team Leaders

|Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|G|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|William Karlsson|11|[WSH](/r/caps)|Dylan Strome|8|
|A|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Jack Eichel|15|[WSH](/r/caps)|John Carlson|12|
|P|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Jack Eichel|24|[WSH](/r/caps)|Alex Ovechkin|14|
|+/-|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Michael Amadio|12|[WSH](/r/caps)|Anthony Mantha|5|
|PIM|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Paul Cotter|27|[WSH](/r/caps)|Tom Wilson|43|
|TOI|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Alex Pietrangelo|23:55|[WSH](/r/caps)|John Carlson|26:01|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=54 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=15 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

## Goalie Breakdown

||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Adin Hill|14|14|10|2|2|2|1.87|0.935|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Logan Thompson|11|10|5|3|2|0|2.49|0.916|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Darcy Kuemper|11|11|5|4|2|0|3.04|0.892|
|[WSH](/r/caps)|Charlie Lindgren|7|7|5|2|0|1|2.30|0.934|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=54 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=15 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

The bot can only be as correct as its sources, the sources it uses are linked below each table. If you notice an error that is not due to an incorrect source or you want to suggest a source [click here](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=TeroTheTerror&subject=HockeyMod Issue&message=Subreddit:%0A%0AIssue:) to message TeroTheTerror.

by HockeyMod