Washington Capitals
Current season record
8–5–0 · 16 pts
Wins–losses–overtime losses · 2026-27
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Washington Capitals vs Vegas Golden Knights — Sunday, November 17, 2024 Game Analysis
Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena. Final.
Game Analysis
T-Mobile Arena
- USNHLN, SCRIPPS, MNMT
- CanadaSportsnet, TVA Sports
VGK
- Brett Howden (7)
- Keegan Kolesar (5)
WSH
- PPAlex Ovechkin (11)
- Jakob Chychrun (5)
- Jakub Vrana (4)
- Alex Ovechkin (12)
- ENAlex Ovechkin (13)
Washington Capitals vs Vegas Golden Knights Game Summary — Sunday, November 17, 2024
By Hockey in 60
Initial summary · A fuller recap will replace this when published.
Washington Capitals defeated Vegas Golden Knights 5–2. The game was played at T-Mobile Arena.
A brief summary of the verified result. Source: ESPN game record. Detailed reporting is shown when available.
Washington Capitals vs Vegas Golden Knights Game Analysis — Sunday, November 17, 2024
By Hockey in 60
Washington Capitals won despite being outshot 42–25. Vegas Golden Knights generated more shots on target, but the volume advantage did not translate into a better result. Washington Capitals scored on 20.0% of its shots, compared with 4.8% for Vegas Golden Knights. Those are team scoring rates, not goalie save percentages; empty-net goals can affect them. The totals establish a difference in conversion, but cannot separate finishing, chance quality and goaltending.
Washington Capitals converted 1 of 1 power plays (100.0%); Vegas Golden Knights converted 0 of 1 power plays (0.0%). The 1-goal net power-play edge accounted for part of the 3-goal final margin. This identifies special teams as a meaningful scoring difference, without proving how the game would have unfolded with different penalties.
Vegas Golden Knights won 57.7% of faceoffs. That is a clear edge in restarts, but faceoff percentage should not be treated as a possession percentage: the totals do not show where the draws occurred or what happened immediately afterwards.
Hockey in 60’s interpretation of verified game statistics, highlighting meaningful differences and what they suggest about the result. Comparisons describe this game, not season averages. Source: ESPN game statistics.
Washington Capitals vs Vegas Golden Knights Official Game Highlights — Sunday, November 17, 2024
Washington Capitals vs Vegas Golden Knights Game Statistics — Sunday, November 17, 2024
| Statistic | Washington Capitals | Vegas Golden Knights |
|---|---|---|
| Shots on goal | 25 | 42 |
| Power-play goals | 1 | 0 |
| Power-play opportunities | 1 | 1 |
| Power-play conversion (%) | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Faceoffs won (%) | 42.3 | 57.7 |
| Hits | 18 | 26 |
| Blocked shots | 18 | 16 |
| Takeaways | 7 | 5 |
| Giveaways | 13 | 29 |
| Penalty minutes | 2 | 2 |
Source: ESPN game statistics.
Scoring and goaltending
Washington Capitals won 5–2 at T-Mobile Arena.
Who scored
- Alex Ovechkin Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: John Carlson (11), Dylan Strome (20)
- Jakob Chychrun Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (21)
- Brett Howden Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Pietrangelo (12), Tanner Pearson (5)
- Jakub Vrana Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (10), Rasmus Sandin (7)
- Keegan Kolesar Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Tomas Hertl (9), Jack Eichel (23)
- Alex Ovechkin Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Roy (3)
- Alex Ovechkin Goal (13) Backhand, assists: Aliaksei Protas (11), Martin Fehervary (4)
Goalies
- Logan Thompson stopped 40 of 42 for Washington Capitals.
- Ilya Samsonov stopped 20 of 24 for Vegas Golden Knights.
Alex Ovechkin Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: John Carlson (11), Dylan Strome (20) That made the score 1–0 in the 1st, and Washington Capitals stayed ahead.