HOW IT WENT DOWN
Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the game's first goal at 6:18 of the opening period to put Washington up, 1-0. A seeing-eye wrist shot from Alec Martinez tied the game at 1-1 and the teams entered the intermission level. Alex Ovechkin's 49th goal of the season was the only strike in the second period as the Capitals took a 2-1 lead into the third period. Evgenii Dadonov and Chandler Stephenson scored 49 seconds apart to give Vegas its first lead of the night early in the third. Ovechkin potted his 50th goal of the season at 13:36 of the third to tie the game at 3-3. In overtime, Theodore walked around T.J. Oshie and lifted a backhand shot past Ilya Samsonov to lock in the 4-3 win for Vegas.
TOP PERFORMERS
Shea Theodore: Theodore's goal in overtime was his third overtime winner this season.
Evgenii Dadonov: Dadonov had two points (1G, 1A) as he hit the 20-goal mark for the season.
Chandler Stephenson: Stephenson found the back of the net for the second game in a row.
STAT OF THE KNIGHT
Robin Lehner (12 saves) and Logan Thompson (13 saves) shared the net for Vegas in the win and combined for 25 saves on 28 shots.
ATTENDANCE: 18,240
LOOKING AHEAD
The Golden Knights will play their final home game of the regular season against the San Jose Sharks on Sunday at 7 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena. Tune in on AT&T SportsNet, FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340 and Deportes Vegas 1460.
