VGK
Vegas Golden Knights
28-17-14 · L1 · L10: 4-4-2
W
W
W
L
L
SO
OT
L
W
L
Final
2—3
2026-02-27 · Capital One Arena
WSH
Washington Capitals
31-23-7 · W3 · L10: 7-2-1
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
OT
W
L
VGK controlled xG 4.0 to 2.6 but WSH won on execution
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEVGK xG
4.01
ACTUAL
2 — 3
WSH xG
2.64
Scoring Timeline
0.07
MED xG
2P 00:49Even Strength
80
Pierre-Luc Dubois(2)
L · WSH · #80
Aliaksei Protas (21), Rasmus Sandin (17)VGK 0 - 1 WSH
0.21
HIGH xG
2P 03:23Even Strength80
Pierre-Luc Dubois(3)
L · WSH · #80
Aliaksei Protas (22)VGK 0 - 2 WSH
0.06
MED xG
2P 14:52Even Strength
6
Jakob Chychrun(22)
D · WSH · #6
Rasmus Sandin (18), Pierre-Luc Dubois (2)VGK 0 - 3 WSH
0.22
HIGH xG
3P 02:27Even Strength
Braeden Bowman(8)
R · VGK
Kaedan Korczak (10), Brayden McNabb (4)VGK 1 - 3 WSH
0.07
MED xG
3P 09:15Power Play
48
Tomas Hertl(23)
C · VGK · #48
Pavel Dorofeyev (19), Mitch Marner (43)VGK 2 - 3 WSH
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
48
Logan Thompson
G · WSH · #48
24/26 saves, .923 SV%, +1.3 GSAx
★2
40
Akira Schmid
G · VGK · #40
27/30 saves, .900 SV%, -0.3 GSAx
★3
80
Pierre-Luc Dubois
L · WSH · #80
2G, 1A, 6 SOG
Team Stats
VGKWSH
26Shots30
4.01xGF2.64
56.3CF%43.7
48.1FO%51.8
1/3PP0/5
20Hits17
12Blocks17
20Giveaways19
3Takeaways4
10PIM6
Period Breakdown
| Period | VGK SOG | WSH SOG | VGK xG | WSH xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | 10 | 0.96 | 0.67 |
| 2nd | 7 | 9 | 1.23 | 1.11 |
| 3rd | 11 | 8 | 1.82 | 0.86 |
| Total | 24 | 27 | 4.01 | 2.64 |
Penalties
8 TOTAL1P 12:47
Teamtoo-many-men-on-the-ice (2 min)
1P 15:34
Matt Roycross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Reilly Smith2P 04:41
Braeden Bowmanhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Nic Dowd2P 05:58
Noah Hanifinhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Dylan Strome2P 16:44
Ryan Leonardslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Shea Theodore3P 05:26
Kaedan Korczakcross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Justin Sourdif3P 08:15
Teamtoo-many-men-on-the-ice (2 min)
3P 15:36
Mark Stonehigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois