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Washington Capitals @ Vegas Golden Knights

Capitals

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
L. Thompson	5	3	0	0	2.78	.903
C. Lindgren	3	1	0	0	2.98	.887

Golden Knights

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
C. Hart	4	3	1	0	2.76	.889
A. Hill	5	1	0	0	2.63	.895

T-Mobile Arena

3:00 AM, 31 January 2027

Las Vegas, NV

WSH

VGK

Points

Alex TuchRW #89

12PTS

10G

Jack EichelC #9

20PTS

13A

Goals

Alex TuchRW #89

10G

0PPG

33S

Mark StoneRW #61

2PPG

29S

Assists

Dylan StromeC #17

2PPA

4+/-

Jack EichelC #9

13A

6PPA

9+/-

Washington Capitals

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Vincent Desharnais D	IR	5 Dec
Rasmus Sandin D	IR-LT	26 Dec
Patrick Thomas C	IR-NR	14 Nov

Vegas Golden Knights

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Parker Wotherspoon D	IR	8 Nov

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
WSH	3.58	3.08	27.8	28.0	115	6	18.2	8	79.5	1	0
VGK	3.57	2.79	29.7	25.1	115	11	25.6	11	67.6	3	0

Capitals Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
30/10/26	@NSH	W4-3
28/10/26	vsPHI	W5-2
25/10/26	vsBUF	W4-3 OT
21/10/26	vsLA	L5-2
17/10/26	vsNJ	W4-2

Golden Knights Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
28/10/26	vsOTT	W4-1
25/10/26	@CBJ	L2-1 OT
23/10/26	@STL	L6-2
21/10/26	vsTB	L6-2
18/10/26	vsPIT	W6-2

Regular Season Series

Series starts 1/12

Golden Knights
Capitals

Game 1

13/1

Capitals
Golden Knights

Game 2

31/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	11	2	2	24
Washington	8	4	0	16
New Jersey	8	5	0	16
NY Islanders	7	4	2	16
NY Rangers	7	6	1	15
Pittsburgh	5	6	2	12
Columbus	5	6	0	10
Philadelphia	3	8	4	10

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Edmonton	9	2	2	20
Vegas	9	4	1	19
Seattle	8	4	1	17
San Jose	7	6	1	15
Anaheim	5	7	1	11
Calgary	5	7	0	10
Los Angeles	4	6	2	10
Vancouver	3	11	1	7

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Washington Capitals @ Vegas Golden Knights

Scoring Leaders

Alex TuchRW #89

Jack EichelC #9

Alex TuchRW #89

Mark StoneRW #61

Dylan StromeC #17

Jack EichelC #9

Injury Report

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