Washington Capitals Left Wing Alex Ovechkin (8) skates with the puck during the 1st period against the Las Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Washington Capitals Left Wing Alex Ovechkin (8) skates with the puck during the 1st period against the Las Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Washington Capitals Left Wing Carl Hagelin (62) with the puck behind the net during the 1st period against the Las Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Washington Capitals Center Alexei Protas (59) fighting for position in front of the net during the 1st period against the Las Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Washington Capitals Left Wing Alex Ovechkin (8) skating up ice looking for the puck during the 1st period against the Las Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Washington Capitals Center Evgeny Kuznetsov (92) making a pass during the 1st period against the Las Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Washington Capitals Center Nicklas Backstrom (19) fighting for position in front of the net during the 1st period against the Las Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Washington Capitals Center Nicklas Backstrom (19) getting shoved in front of the net by Las Vegas Golden Knights Defenseman Shea Theodore (27) during the 1st period at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Washington Capitals Center Evgeny Kuznetsov (92) with the puck in the corner during the 1st period against the Las Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Washington Capitals Defenseman Dmitry Orlov (9) with the puck at the point during the 1st period against the Las Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Washington Capitals Left Wing Alex Ovechkin (8) about to pass the puck during the 1st period against the Las Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Washington Capitals Left Wing Conor Sheary (73) on the edge of the face-off circle during the 1st period against the Las Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Washington Capitals Center Lars Eller (20) on the edge of the face-off circle during the 1st period against the Las Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Washington Capitals Defenseman Dmitry Orlov (9) looking for puck during the 1st period against the Las Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Former Capitals player and current Las Vegas Golden Knights Center Chandler Stephenson (20) skates during a break in the action during the 1st period at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Washington Capitals Center Nic Dowd (26) waiting for pass during the 1st period against the Las Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Washington Capitals Right Wing Garnet Hathaway (21) standing in front of the net during the 2nd period against the Las Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Washington Capitals Right Wing Garnet Hathaway (21) getting cross checked in front of the net by Las Vegas Golden Knights Defenseman Dylan Coghlan (52) during the 2nd period at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Washington Capitals Right Wing Garnet Hathaway (21) chasing the puck up ice during the 2nd period against the Las Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Washington Capitals Right Wing Tom Wilson (43) passing the puck during the 2nd period against the Las Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Washington Capitals Right Wing Brett Leason (49) looking for the puck during the 2nd period against the Las Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Washington Capitals Center Alexei Protas (59) about to put the puck on net during the 2nd period against the Las Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)-

Washington Capitals Center Alexei Protas (59) fighting for the puck in front of the net during the 2nd period against the Las Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Washington Capitals Defenseman John Carlson (74) and Las Vegas Golden Knights Center Chandler Stephenson (20) talking during a break in the action during the 2nd period against the Las Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 24, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)