Washington Capitals 5, Vegas Golden Knights 4: final score and stats
Washington Capitals beat Vegas Golden Knights, Washington Capitals 5 to Vegas Golden Knights 4, on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Vegas Golden Knights vs Washington Capitals.
NHLSaturday, March 28, 2026
DateMar 28, 2026
Start time10:30 PM ET
VenueT-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
TVESPN+
Attendance17,922
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT1 | OT2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Washington CapitalsVegas Golden Knights
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
37-28-9Record32-26-16
4th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding2nd in Pacific Division
3-2Road record / home record6-3
WWLLWLast 5WWWLL
W2StreakW3
Team stats
Washington CapitalsVegas Golden Knights
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Washington Capitals
Rasmus Sandin D · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveVincent Desharnais D · Abdomen - Surgery
Injured ReservePatrick Thomas C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveVegas Golden Knights
Noah Hanifin D · Undisclosed
OutBox score
Washington Capitals Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Beauvillier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19:07 | 0:43 | 2:43 | 15:41 | 30 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 18:17 | 3:29 | 0:00 | 14:48 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 50.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15:53 | 0:00 | 2:04 | 13:49 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:05 | 0:19 | 0:00 | 7:46 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Leonard | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15:17 | 1:31 | 0:00 | 13:46 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor McMichael | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 20:10 | 2:26 | 2:26 | 15:18 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Miroshnichenko | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:50 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:50 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 17:35 | 6:30 | 0:00 | 11:05 | 23 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:27 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Sourdif | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:34 | 2:25 | 0:00 | 15:09 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:10 | 3:03 | 0:00 | 16:07 | 30 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 55.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom Wilson | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 24:11 | 4:06 | 1:53 | 18:12 | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Washington Capitals Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Chychrun | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:55 | 3:52 | 0:36 | 19:27 | 27 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary | 5 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:14 | 0:00 | 2:57 | 17:17 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Hutson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 15:11 | 2:48 | 0:00 | 12:23 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:26 | 0:00 | 2:57 | 16:29 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Sandin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21:25 | 0:10 | 1:00 | 20:15 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:00 | 0:00 | 1:36 | 17:24 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Thompson | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .862 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 65:00 | 0 | 0 |
Vegas Golden Knights Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Barbashev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:48 | 1:01 | 0:00 | 14:47 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:13 | 3:30 | 0:00 | 15:43 | 24 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Dowd | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:56 | 0:00 | 1:04 | 10:52 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:23 | 3:00 | 3:23 | 17:00 | 28 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 52.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomas Hertl | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 12:23 | 3:33 | 0:00 | 8:50 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Howden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:25 | 1:33 | 0:57 | 14:55 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Keegan Kolesar | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:48 | 0:00 | 0:08 | 10:40 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mitch Marner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:19 | 3:29 | 1:33 | 17:17 | 30 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Colton Sissons | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 10:49 | 1:33 | 1:10 | 8:06 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reilly Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9:24 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:24 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Smith | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12:55 | 0:00 | 1:21 | 11:34 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Stone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:43 | 2:59 | 1:41 | 17:03 | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Vegas Golden Knights Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Andersson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:20 | 1:03 | 2:30 | 19:47 | 34 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Noah Hanifin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:45 | 0:00 | 3:14 | 17:31 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ben Hutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:29 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Lauzon | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:09 | 0:00 | 3:25 | 14:44 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden McNabb | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 21:14 | 0:00 | 2:34 | 18:40 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Shea Theodore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:45 | 1:04 | 1:42 | 19:59 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vegas Golden Knights Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adin Hill | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .818 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 64:52 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Washington Capitals vs Vegas Golden Knights?
Washington Capitals won, 5-4, on Saturday, March 28, 2026.
What was the final score of Washington Capitals vs Vegas Golden Knights?
Washington Capitals 5, Vegas Golden Knights 4.
Who were the top performers?
Washington Capitals: Justin Sourdif (1 goals). Vegas Golden Knights: Jack Eichel (1 goals).
Where is Washington Capitals vs Vegas Golden Knights played?
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV.
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