NHL Recaps: Wednesday, May 30, 2018

1 game: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

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Washington Capitals

Vegas Golden Knights

Washington Capitals edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2

Washington Capitals beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 at VGK. Lars Eller (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore and Tuch) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:32 together.

•Lars Eller had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:37.
•Andre Burakovsky had 2 assists (2 points) in 10:54.
•VGK's first power-play unit (Smith, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore and Tuch) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:32 together.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Lars Eller WSH	at VGK	1	2	3	1	6	0	18:37	—
Andre Burakovsky WSH	at VGK	0	2	2	0	1	1	10:54	—
Brooks Orpik WSH	at VGK	1	0	1	3	6	2	19:13	—
Jonathan Marchessault VGK	vs WSH	0	0	0	9	2	0	20:50	—
Brayden McNabb VGK	vs WSH	0	0	0	1	7	1	20:47	—

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Braden Holtby WSH	at VGK	W	39	2	.949
Marc-Andre Fleury VGK	vs WSH	L	26	3	.885

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