Washington Capitals vs Vegas Golden Knights: Thompson turns shootout into a lock at T-Mobile Arena

The Washington Capitals left Las Vegas with a 37-28 record and 5 points from the night, while the Vegas Golden Knights carried a 32-26 record and 4 points after a 5-4 shootout result at T-Mobile Arena.

First period

The Washington Capitals opened the scoring with 1 goal in the first period while the Golden Knights finished the period with 0.

The Caps posted 21 shots in the game and went 30-for-62 on faceoffs for a 48 percent faceoff win rate.

Second period

The Washington Capitals produced 2 goals in the second period, and their power play added 2 goals on 6 opportunities for a 33 percent conversion rate.

The Golden Knights answered with 3 goals in the second period and recorded 29 shots in the game.

Third period

The Washington Capitals added 1 goal in the third period after taking 18 hits and logging 8 takeaways.

The Golden Knights scored 1 goal in the third period and generated 2 shorthanded goals on 3 shorthanded shots.

Overtime and shootout

The teams played overtime with the Caps taking 4 shots and Vegas taking 1 before the shootout decided the Washington Capitals vs Vegas Golden Knights match summary.

Logan Thompson finished with 25 saves on 29 shots against, and he stopped all 3 shootout shots while the Caps scored once on 2 shootout attempts for the deciding margin.

Dylan Strome scored 1 goal on 2 shots, and Anthony Beauvillier scored 1 goal on 1 shot for a 100 percent shooting night.

Justin Sourdif posted 2 points with 1 goal and 1 assist on 4 shots, and Alex Ovechkin added 1 assist on 1 shot as the Caps kept pace in a back-and-forth road recap.

Jack Eichel was listed among the game stars for Vegas as the Knights finished with 15 hits and 12 penalty minutes in the Vegas recap.

Up next

The Caps next game is scheduled for 7:00 PM EDT on 3/31/2026 at Capital One Arena in Washington, District of Columbia, with viewing on ESPN+, MNMT, and NBCS-PH.

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