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Washington Capitals vs Vegas Golden Knights

Regular season · Saturday, January 30, 2027 · T-Mobile Arena

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Game preview

The Washington Capitals visit the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, January 30, 2027, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on SN+, TVAS2, MNMT2 and SCRIPPS.

This is the second of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Capitals

Game 3 of a road trip: New Jersey and Utah, now Vegas.

  1. 202027-01-20: no game
  2. 212027-01-21: no game
  3. 222027-01-22: vs NYI
  4. 232027-01-23: no game
  5. 242027-01-24: at NJD
  6. 252027-01-25: no game
  7. 262027-01-26: no game
  8. 272027-01-27: no game
  9. 282027-01-28: no game
  10. 292027-01-29: at UTA
  11. 302027-01-30: at VGK, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~368 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,525 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Golden Knights

Another game at home.

  1. 202027-01-20: vs EDM
  2. 212027-01-21: no game
  3. 222027-01-22: vs BOS
  4. 232027-01-23: no game
  5. 242027-01-24: at CHI
  6. 252027-01-25: no game
  7. 262027-01-26: at NSH
  8. 272027-01-27: no game
  9. 282027-01-28: vs BUF
  10. 292027-01-29: no game
  11. 302027-01-30: vs WSH
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Washington CapitalsCapitalsTue, Oct 13 at CAR
  1. L1NewStrome#17Wilson#43Tuch#89
    9:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewSourdif#34Beauvillier#72Frank#53
    7:56 together at 5v5
  3. L3Ovechkin#8Protas#21Protas#62
    6:47 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewJenner#22Kyrou#25Leonard#9
    6:08 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chychrun#6Liljegren#27
    14:26 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFehérváry#42Hutson#44
    10:37 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHoll#4Desharnais#73
    7:24 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ovechkin LStrome CWilson RLeonard RChychrun D2:11
  2. 2Protas LTuch RKyrou RFrank RHutson D0:56

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jenner CWilson RDesharnais DFehérváry D1:40
  2. 2Protas LTuch RChychrun DLiljegren D1:00
Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsTue, Oct 13 at NSH
  1. L1Barbashev#49Eichel#9Stone#61
    12:11 together at 5v5
  2. L2Connelly#24Hertl#48Lavoie#36
    10:54 together at 5v5
  3. L3Karlsson#71Howden#21Marner#93
    9:41 together at 5v5
  4. L4Dowd#26Gatcomb#17Bowman#42
    9:00 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewAndersson#4Lauzon#5
    15:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHanifin#15Coghlan#52
    15:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3McNabb#3Theodore#27
    14:43 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connelly LHertl CEichel CStone RMarner R1:49
  2. 2Barbashev LKarlsson CBowman RTheodore DAndersson D1:49

Penalty kill

  1. 1Dowd CKarlsson CMcNabb DTheodore D1:39
  2. 2Eichel CStone RHanifin DLauzon D1:25

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

WSHVGK

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

WSH 65% (13th most shuffled)VGK 77% (2nd most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

WSH 1:54 left (13th earliest · 13 pulls)VGK 1:30 left (5th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

WSH 49.8s (7th longest)VGK 47.9s (12th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

WSH 37% (4th most often)VGK 26% (5th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series