The Washington Capitals secured a 4-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena, improving their season record to 1-1-0.

Jakub Vrana opened the scoring in his first game back with the Capitals, followed by goals from Tom Wilson, Aliaksei Protas, and Jakob Chychrun. Jack Eichel scored for Vegas, but the Capitals maintained their lead through the third period.

Alex Ovechkin reached a milestone with two assists, becoming the sixth player in NHL history to achieve 700 assists and 700 goals.