The Washington Capitals (36-28-9) conclude their final multi-game road trip of the 2025-26 season. They will visit the Vegas Golden Knights (32-26-15) at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night.

The puck drops at 10:30 p.m. ET. The Capitals look to finish their road trip on a high note, after an impressive victory against Utah.

The Capitals began the road trip with a 3-0 loss to St. Louis on Tuesday. They looked to be heading towards back-to-back setbacks when they trailed 3-1 to Utah on Thursday. However, the Capitals roared back with two goals from Alex Ovechkin in the second period, followed by four more in the third. Washington ended up leaving Utah with an impressive 7-4 victory.

Meanwhile, Vegas currently sits in third place in the Pacific Division standings. However, the Golden Knights head into Saturday’s game 1-4-1 in their last six games.

Ovechkin recorded his 34th career hat trick when he sealed the game with an empty-netter in the final minute. Ivan Miroshnichenko also scored twice for his first multi-goal game of his NHL career.

Ovechkin's performance was crucial for the Capitals' comeback, demonstrating his ability to lead the team in critical moments.

Utah forward Brandon Tanev shoved Matt Roy head-first into the boards with an intent to injure. This led to Tom Wilson giving Tanev a piece of his mind. However, Wilson was given a double minor for roughing, while Tanev was given just a minor penalty for boarding.

Later in the game, Brandon Duhaime dropped the gloves with Tanev after Ovechkin’s second goal tied the game at 3-3. Then, Wilson got involved in another fight as he and Lawson Crouse went at it.

The Capitals took the last meeting against Vegas with a 3-2 victory at home. Pierre-Luc Dubois finished with a pair of goals, while Logan Thompson recorded 24 saves against his former team.

This history of matchups adds an element of anticipation to the upcoming game, as both teams seek victory.

Expected Capitals Lines: Aliaksei Protas – Dylan Strome – Alex Ovechkin, Connor McMichael – Pierre-Luc Dubois – Tom Wilson, Anthony Beauvillier – Justin Sourdif – Ryan Leonard, Brandon Duhaime – Hendrix Lapierre – Ivan Miroshnichenko. Defensemen: Jakob Chychrun – Trevor van Riemsdyk, Martin Fehervary – Rasmus Sandin, Cole Hutson – Matt Roy. Goalies: Logan Thompson, Charlie Lindgren. Expected Golden Knights Lines: Ivan Barbashev – Jack Eichel – Mark Stone, Mitch Marner – Tomas Hertl – Pavel Dorofeyev, Reilly Smtih – Brett Howden – Colton Sissons, Cole Smith – Nic Dowd – Keegan Kolesar. Defensemen: Brayden McNabb – Shea Theodore, Noah Hanifin – Kaedan Korczak, Jeremy Lauzon – Rasmus Andersson. Goalies: Adin Hill, Akira Schmid.

TV: Monumental Sports Network. Radio: 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio Network.

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