How to watch today’s Washington Capitals vs Vegas Golden Knights NHL game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

The Washington Capitals will square off against the Vegas Golden Knights to open a thrilling NHL battle on October 15, 2024, at 7:00 pm ET/4:00 pm PT.

The Vegas Golden Knights are completely unbeaten with a 3-0-0 record, while the Washington Capitals are off to a poor start with a 0-1-0 record.

The Capitals have done a great job of killing penalties, now leading the league at 100%. This is an area where they will try to balance out Vegas's offensive power. However, their 41.8% face-off win rate, which is the worst in the NHL, is a concern because it could hurt their chances of keeping the puck.

Vegas, on the other hand, is exceptionally effective at face-offs; they rank ninth with a 52.7% gain rate, which gives them an advantage in controlling the game's pace. The Golden Knights will be looking to get better at penalty-killing. Right now, they are 25th in the league with a 66.7% success rate.

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Washington Capitals vs Vegas Golden Knights: Date and puck-drop time

The Washington Capitals and the Vegas Golden Knights will meet in an epic NHL game on October 15, 2024, at 7:00 pm ET/4:00 pm PT, at Capital One Arena, in Washington, D.C.

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TV channel: MNMT, SCRIPPS

Streaming service: ESPN+

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Washington Capitals vs Vegas Golden Knights team news

Washington Capitals team news

Charlie Lindgren has gone and a 4.16 GAA along with a .875 SV%. He has not yet recorded a shutout.

John Carlson is currently making a difference with two points (one goal and one assist).

Dylan Strome has 1 goal and 1 assist in 20:21 of ice time each game, proving his importance to the Capitals' offense.

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Vegas Golden Knights team news

Adin Hill has had a great start to the season with a 2-0-0 performance, but his 3.50 GAA and a .870 SV% show that his defense could use some work.

Ilya Samsonov has been great in the one game he has appeared in, with a record of 1-0-0, and 1.01 GAA, with a .957 SV%.

Jack Eichel has already scored 7 goals (1 goal, and 6 assists).

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Washington Capitals and Vegas Golden Knights head-to-head record

The Vegas Golden Knights won four of the last five meetings between the two teams, making this a series that they control. When these two teams last met, on December 3rd, 2023, the Golden Knights easily won 4-1, whereas Washington's only success in this time was 3-0 on November 15th, 2023. Vegas has always been good at getting goals. In their four wins, they've scored at least three, including a 6-2 thrashing in January 2023. But the Capitals have had a hard time stopping Vegas's strong offense. Close setbacks like the 4-3 loss in April 2022 show how weak they are. Because of these recent events, Vegas clearly has a mental edge going into this game. If Washington cannot tighten up their defense, it may be hard for them to prevent the Golden Knights' powerful attack again.

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