Washington Capitals chase fifth straight win over Vegas Golden Knights
Washington Capitals meet Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena, Wednesday 11:00am (NHL). Washington Capitals have won the last four against Vegas Golden Knights.
The big picture
Washington Capitals come in 16th on the ladder; Vegas Golden Knights are 8th. Vegas Golden Knights are the side higher up the table.
Washington Capitals are 8–6 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.5 goals for and 3.4 against.
Vegas Golden Knights are 11–7 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.3 goals for and 2.8 against.
Form
Washington Capitals have won three of their last five and most recently lost to Dallas Stars 5–6.
Vegas Golden Knights have won three of their last five and most recently beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1.
Head to head
These sides have met 21 times on our records since 2017: Washington Capitals 11, Vegas Golden Knights 10.
Last time out (2025-26), Washington Capitals won 5–4 at T-Mobile Arena.
Washington Capitals have won the last four against Vegas Golden Knights.
Biggest margin between these two: Washington Capitals by 4 goals in 2017-18 (6–2).
Players to watch
For Washington Capitals, watch Alex Tuch (0.7 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27) and Boone Jenner (6 goals, 1 assist in 2026-27).
For Vegas Golden Knights, watch Mark Stone (10 goals, 9 assists in 2026-27) and Tomas Hertl (7 goals, 5 assists in 2026-27).
Milestone watch
Tomas Hertl is set to play game 1,000.
At Capital One Arena
Washington Capitals have won 16 of their last 23 at Capital One Arena.
The deeper numbers
Vegas Golden Knights haven't beaten Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena since 2022-23: 3 meetings there since then.
What the numbers say
On form, ladder and history, Vegas Golden Knights have the edge.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
