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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 5, New Jersey 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 26, 2017
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Steve Miller
Attendance: 13428
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 2215
New Jersey 0202
Periods:
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  • 2
  • 3
1
Washington   New Jersey
  0:00 Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Jay Beagle.
  0:27 Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Dmitry Orlov shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 2:32  
Tom Wilson shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 2:41  
  3:05 Taylor Hall shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  3:05 Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Jay Beagle.
  4:44 Stefan Noesen shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Alex Ovechkin scores. 6:14
(1-0)
 
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Travis Zajac. 6:14  
Dmitry Orlov shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 7:32  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 7:53  
Lars Eller wins the face-off against Jacob Josefson. 7:53  
  8:38 Steven Santini shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  9:05 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  10:13 Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
  10:45 Travis Zajac shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  10:49 Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  11:09 Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Chandler Stephenson wins the face-off against Vernon Fiddler. 12:41  
  12:44 Vernon Fiddler wins the face-off against Chandler Stephenson.
  12:58 Kyle Quincey shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  13:37 Kyle Palmieri shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Travis Zajac. 13:53  
  14:18 Kyle Palmieri shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  14:18 Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 15:08  
Chandler Stephenson wins the face-off against Vernon Fiddler. 15:59  
Tom Wilson shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 16:09  
  16:09 Vernon Fiddler wins the face-off against Chandler Stephenson.
Tom Wilson shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 16:48  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Travis Zajac. 16:48  
  17:26 Kyle Palmieri shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  17:34 Damon Severson shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  17:37 Kyle Palmieri penalty for High sticking - 2 mins.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Vernon Fiddler. 17:37  
Andre Burakovsky scores a power play goal. 18:28
(2-0)
 
  18:28 Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
Karl Alzner penalty for Hooking - 2 mins. 19:01  
  19:01 Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Lars Eller.
  19:17 Taylor Hall shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
2
Washington   New Jersey
Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Adam Henrique. 0:00  
Lars Eller shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 0:58  
  1:41 Kyle Palmieri shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Travis Zajac. 1:41  
Nate Schmidt shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 2:29  
Alex Ovechkin shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 2:34  
  3:19
(2-1)
Stefan Noesen scores. Assisted by Pavel Zacha. Assisted by Jacob Josefson.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Adam Henrique. 3:19  
Marcus Johansson shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 3:29  
  3:29 Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Justin Williams.
Chandler Stephenson wins the face-off against Vernon Fiddler. 4:04  
  4:24 Vernon Fiddler shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:25 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:25 Vernon Fiddler penalty for Roughing - 2 mins.
Tom Wilson penalty for Roughing - 2 mins. 4:25  
Matt Niskanen penalty for Roughing - 2 mins. 4:25  
Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Taylor Hall. 4:25  
  5:03 Taylor Hall shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the face-off against Travis Zajac. 5:03  
  6:56 Travis Zajac shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  6:56 Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Jay Beagle.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Jacob Josefson. 7:29  
  7:37 Jacob Josefson wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  7:54 Pavel Zacha shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  7:54 Jacob Josefson wins the face-off against Lars Eller.
Andre Burakovsky shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 8:14  
Lars Eller shoots. Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 8:19  
Lars Eller wins the face-off against Vernon Fiddler. 8:19  
Lars Eller scores. Assisted by Dmitry Orlov. Assisted by Andre Burakovsky. 8:29
(3-1)
 
  8:29 Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  9:23 Karl Stollery penalty for Hooking - 2 mins.
  9:23 Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Justin Williams.
Evgeny Kuznetsov scores a power play goal. Assisted by Dmitry Orlov. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin. 10:19
(4-1)
 
  10:19 Steven Santini penalty for Hooking - 2 mins.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Vernon Fiddler. 10:19  
Nate Schmidt shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider. 10:48  
Dmitry Orlov shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider. 10:48  
Justin Williams wins the face-off against Adam Henrique. 10:48  
Alex Ovechkin shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider. 11:00  
  11:00 Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider. 12:13  
Tom Wilson wins the face-off against Taylor Hall. 12:13  
  14:57 Damon Severson shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Marcus Johansson shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider. 15:15  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider. 15:21  
Chandler Stephenson wins the face-off against Pavel Zacha. 15:45  
Daniel Winnik shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider. 15:59  
Daniel Winnik penalty for Roughing - 2 mins. 16:38  
Lars Eller wins the face-off against Travis Zajac. 16:38  
Lars Eller wins the face-off against Adam Henrique. 17:27  
Lars Eller shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider. 17:54  
  18:16
(4-2)
Adam Henrique scores a power play goal. Assisted by Michael Cammalleri. Assisted by PA Parenteau.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Jacob Josefson. 18:16  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Adam Henrique. 19:38  
Brooks Orpik shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider. 19:54  
  19:54 Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
3
Washington   New Jersey
  0:00 Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Jay Beagle.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Adam Henrique. 1:33  
Lars Eller wins the face-off against Jacob Josefson. 1:59  
  2:17 Jacob Josefson shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:17 Jacob Josefson wins the face-off against Lars Eller.
  4:13 Taylor Hall shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Brooks Orpik shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider. 5:18  
  5:18 Jacob Josefson wins the face-off against Lars Eller.
Matt Niskanen shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider. 5:59  
Chandler Stephenson shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider. 6:04  
  6:13 Jon Merrill shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  6:22 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Brooks Orpik penalty for Fighting - 5 mins. 6:52  
Tom Wilson penalty for Game misconduct - 10 mins. 6:52  
  6:52 Kyle Palmieri penalty for Fighting - 5 mins.
  6:52 Kyle Palmieri penalty for Instigating - 2 mins.
  6:52 Kyle Palmieri penalty for Game misconduct - 10 mins.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Travis Zajac. 6:52  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider. 7:09  
Justin Williams wins the face-off against Travis Zajac. 7:09  
  8:27 Jacob Josefson wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  9:07 Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Chandler Stephenson.
  9:15 Travis Zajac wins the face-off against Chandler Stephenson.
  10:25 Miles Wood shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Adam Henrique. 10:25  
  13:58 Adam Henrique shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  14:09 Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
Lars Eller wins the face-off against Vernon Fiddler. 15:19  
  16:17 Karl Stollery shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Chandler Stephenson shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider. 16:44  
  17:00 Adam Henrique shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  17:00 Adam Henrique wins the face-off against Jay Beagle.
Evgeny Kuznetsov scores on an empty net. 18:07
(5-2)
 
  18:07 Jacob Josefson wins the face-off against Lars Eller.
Alex Ovechkin shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider. 18:46  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Adam Henrique. 18:47  
Taylor Chorney shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider. 18:53  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider. 19:00  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots. Saved by Cory Schneider. 19:20  
  19:57 Jacob Josefson shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Jacob Josefson. 19:58