This marks the 14th time in NHL history that 4+ goals were scored in the first period of Game 1 in the Final. The last such instance came in 2010: https://t. co/AzZ8BsVoj9 #NHLStats pic. com/FaX9lrLIw9Washington picked itself up off the mat after Colin Miller gave Vegas a 1-0 lead by scoring goals 42 seconds apart to take a 2-1 lead. Brett Connolly scored on a perfect redirection of a Michal Kempny shot from the point at 14:41. Video: WSH@VGK, Gm1: Connolly tips one home between own legsIt was Connolly's fifth goal of the postseason and the first time in these playoffs that Vegas allowed an opponent a goal in the first period. Forty-two seconds later center Nicklas Backstrom scored to give the Capitals the lead. Video: WSH@VGK, Gm1: Backstrom strikes on the backhandBut William Karlsson ended a Vegas flurry by stuffing a loose puck inside the short-side post before a scrambling Holtby could get there at 18:19.
Their dominance paid off when Reilly Smith slammed home a pretty pass from defenseman Deryk Engelland from behind the net at 3:21. Video: WSH@VGK, Gm1: Smith cleans up loose puck in frontJonathan Marchessault had the secondary assist on Smith's goal and has 19 points (eight goals, 11 assists), the most scored by a player in his team's first playoff appearance. Capitals defenseman John Carlson answered, however, at 8:29, shooting home a beautiful no-look pass by T. J.
Stanley Cup Final Game 1 Live Blog: Golden Knights vs. Capitals11:07 p. m. ETThe Vegas Golden Knights take Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, winning a wild 6-4 affair against the Washington Capitals at T-Mobile Arena on Monday. Tomas Nosek scored the game-winning goal at 9:44 of the third period, converting a beautiful pass from defenseman Shea Theodore. Nosek, who had one goal this postseason, added an empty-net goal at 19:57 after blocking a point shot From Alex Ovechkin.
He had not scored in his other five appearances this postseason. Vegas forward Jonathan Marchessault left the game at 5:53 of the third period after a hit from Wilson at center ice. Wilson received a two-minute penalty for interference. 10:10 p. ETThe second period looked a lot like the first period and, as a result, we are tied 3-3. The Golden Knights dominated early, like they did in the first period.
Oshie to tie it. Video: WSH@VGK, Gm1: Carlson ties game, sets Caps recordCarlson has 17 career playoff goals, the most by a defenseman in Capitals history. He passed Kevin Hatcher, who had 16. Marc-Andre Fleury has 15 saves. Braden Holtby has 21. Tweet from @NHLGIFs: A shot hit the post, so you know what Fleury is doing. pic. com/ZBpAfrPJsn9:09 p. ETWhat a wild first period of Game 1. The Golden Knights and the Capitals are tied at 2-2. Tweet from @PR_NHL: William Karlsson (@WKarlsson71) scored his seventh goal of the playoffs to tie Game 1 at 2-2.
Game 2 is here on Wednesday (8 p. ET; NBCSN, SN, CBC, TVAS). Tweet from @NHL: This is going to be a good series. A REALLY GOOD series. #StanleyCup pic. twitter. com/N5S9qMZzbSEight of the nine goals scored in the game were at even strength. Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made 24 saves to win his fifth straight game. He last allowed four goals in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final against the Winnipeg Jets. Video: WSH@VGK, Gm1: Fleury denies Oshie's tricky bidWashington goalie Braden Holtby allowed five goals on 33 shots.
Forward Erik Haula had the assist. Video: WSH@VGK, Gm1: Miller threads home a heavy slapperWashington forward Andre Burakovsky was in the penalty box for boarding. The Golden Knights, behind a revved-up crowd, came out flying, firing off the first five shots. Ryan Carpenter had the first shot of the game and then started a bit of a scrum by charging hard to the net. Washington got its first shot, and the only one through the first 10 minutes, when Brett Connolly fired a wrist shot from the slot off the mask of goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury at 5:38. 8:30 p.
ETWhat an opening to the 2018 Stanley Cup Final. The Vegas Golden Knights took their pre-game ceremony to a new level, clearing a bar that had been set higher in each of the previous three rounds. Monday, the show featured five villains, including one who descended from the rafters against the solitary Golden Knight and plenty of pyrotechnics. There were flaming arrows fired from The Fortress onto the ice, a flaming catapult and the iconic sword battle at center ice to end the show. No surprise, the Golden Knight won. Video: WSH@VGK, Gm1: Vegas' ceremony kicks off Cup FinalThen Carnell Johnson sang "The Star-Spangled Banner, " followed by Michael Buffer announcing the starting lineups in the same manner he has announced countless boxing title matches in this city, telling the crowd, "Let's Get Ready to Rumble! "When he was finished, Buffer asked the crowd, "Now, tell me what time is it? " The crowd roared, "It's Knight Time! "Tweet from @PR_NHL: Let���s get ready to rumble! Game 1 of the 2018 #StanleyCup Final is underway between the @GoldenKnights and @Capitals (NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS).
Karlsson has seven postseason goals, one behind Jonathan Marchessault for the team lead. Video: WSH@VGK, Gm1: Karlsson banks one home off HoltbyVegas goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made eight saves; Holtby made nine. Tweet from @NHL: The scene in Vegas. com/TdKOyzxvEETweet from @NHL: The scene in Washington. com/BiGOTOMYEA8:45 p. ETIt's a dream start for the Golden Knights. After dominating the first seven minutes of the game, Vegas scored the first goal of the 2018 Stanley Cup Final, a power-play score from defenseman Colin Miller, whose slap shot from the right point found its way through traffic and past goaltender Braden Holtby at 7:15.
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The five goals are the most he has allowed this postseason. Video: WSH@VGK, Gm1: Holtby reaches back to prevent a goal10:55 p. ETWhat a finish we are looking at here. With 10:16 remaining in the third period of Game 1, the Vegas Golden Knights lead the Washington Capitals, 5-4. Vegas forward Tomas Nosek scored at 9:44 of the third, one-timing home a beautiful pass from defenseman Shea Theodore. Video: WSH@VGK, Gm1: Nosek nets Theodore's cross-ice feedForward Tom Wilson had given Washington its second lead of the game when he scored 1:10 into the period, his shot somehow trickling through the legs of goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and into the net for a 4-3 lead. Alex Ovechkin had the primary assist on the goal, his first point of the Final and 23rd of the postseason.
Video: WSH@VGK, Gm1: Wilson credited with go-ahead goalIt is the fourth time this postseason that Fleury has allowed four or more goals, but he had allowed a total of six goals in his past four outings, all victories. Vegas forward Ryan Reaves answered 1:38 later with an unassisted goal. He knocked defenseman down John Carlson in the slot, got the loose puck and fired it past Braden Holtby to cap a good forechecking shift by the fourth line of the Golden Knights. Video: WSH@VGK, Gm1: Reaves goes upstairs for the equalizerReaves has goals in back-to-back games. He scored the game-winning goal in the Game 5 victory against the Winnipeg Jets in the Western Conference Final eight days ago.
Vegas Golden Knights - ClickOnDetroit What: NHL HockeyWho: Vegas Golden Knights (24-15-2) vs. Washington Capitals (23-10-9)When: Monday, January 24Time: 7:00 p.m. ETWhere: Capital One