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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 4, Boston 3
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, December 28, 2017
Where: Captial One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: T.J. Luxmore, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Scott Cherrey
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Boston 20103
Washington 0211SO4
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
  • SO
1
Boston   Washington
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:00  
  0:18 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Brad Marchand.
Takeaway by Brad Marchand. 0:39  
Shot by Patrice Bergeron misses the net 0:43  
Shot by Zdeno Chara misses the net 0:50  
Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 1:07  
  1:16 Jakub Vrana hits Kevan Miller.
David Backes scores. Assisted by Riley Nash and Danton Heinen. 1:23  
  1:23 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  1:54 Takeaway by Madison Bowey.
  1:55 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Noel Acciari.
  1:57 Madison Bowey hits Tim Schaller.
Sean Kuraly hits Brett Connolly. 2:04  
  2:06 Madison Bowey hits Noel Acciari.
Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:11  
Noel Acciari scores. Assisted by Sean Kuraly. 2:12  
Ryan Spooner wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 2:12  
  2:27 John Carlson blocks shot from Jake DeBrusk.
Ryan Spooner wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 2:27  
Torey Krug shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:30  
Ryan Spooner wins the faceoff against Alex Chiasson. 2:31  
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 2:52  
  2:58 Alex Ovechkin hits Charlie McAvoy.
  3:01 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
Shot by Patrice Bergeron misses the net 3:24  
  3:33 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
  3:35 Dmitry Orlov hits David Pastrnak.
  4:24 John Carlson hits Noel Acciari.
  4:42 Madison Bowey blocks shot from Sean Kuraly.
Takeaway by Tim Schaller. 5:06  
  5:08 Brooks Orpik hits Tim Schaller.
Sean Kuraly penalty for fighting against Brooks Orpik - 5 mins (Major). 5:11  
Sean Kuraly penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brooks Orpik. Served by Anders Bjork. 5:11  
  5:11 Brooks Orpik penalty for fighting against Sean Kuraly - 5 mins (Major).
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 5:11  
  5:42 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
  5:56 John Carlson shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
Tim Schaller wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 5:57  
  6:02 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
  6:17 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
  6:20 Takeaway by John Carlson.
  6:23 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  6:27 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Brett Connolly. 6:28  
  6:52 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
  6:54 Alex Ovechkin hits Brandon Carlo.
  7:20 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
  7:23 Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 7:24  
  7:30 Takeaway by Alex Chiasson.
  7:50 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Ryan Spooner.
  8:03 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
  8:05 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Riley Nash.
Giveaway by Anton Khudobin. 8:42  
  8:42 Christian Djoos penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Riley Nash.
  8:54 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
Ryan Spooner shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:58  
Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:07  
  10:18 Lars Eller blocks shot from Torey Krug.
Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net 10:23  
Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net 10:45  
  10:48 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
  10:55 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
Takeaway by Anders Bjork. 10:55  
Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Brooks Orpik. 11:43  
  12:18 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Danton Heinen.
  12:25 Alex Chiasson blocks shot from Kevan Miller.
  12:33 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jake DeBrusk.
Takeaway by Brad Marchand. 13:13  
Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 13:16  
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 13:36  
  13:52 Takeaway by Jay Beagle.
  13:55 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Patrice Bergeron.
  14:20 Takeaway by Jay Beagle.
Tim Schaller shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 14:40  
  14:41 T.J. Oshie penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kevan Miller.
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 14:41  
Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 14:49  
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 14:50  
David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 15:04  
David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 15:05  
  15:07 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  15:27 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Torey Krug.
  16:00 Dmitry Orlov hits Charlie McAvoy.
  16:16 Giveaway by Braden Holtby.
Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:18  
Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 16:19  
David Backes shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:48  
  17:45 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
  17:46 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
  17:49 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
  18:17 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 18:18  
Kevan Miller hits Alex Ovechkin. 19:25  
Riley Nash blocks shot from Brooks Orpik. 19:56  
2
Boston   Washington
  0:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
  0:12 Alex Ovechkin hits Brad Marchand.
Takeaway by David Pastrnak. 0:27  
Giveaway by David Pastrnak. 0:29  
David Backes shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 0:50  
Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 1:06  
Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 1:07  
  1:08 Christian Djoos blocks shot from Danton Heinen.
  1:11 Giveaway by Brett Connolly.
  1:14 Tom Wilson hits Brandon Carlo.
Shot by Riley Nash misses the net 1:22  
David Backes hits John Carlson. 1:26  
David Backes hits Lars Eller. 1:33  
  2:10 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
  2:17 Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 2:18  
Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. 2:31  
Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 2:34  
Shot by Danton Heinen misses the net 2:46  
  2:52 Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from David Backes.
Brandon Carlo hits T.J. Oshie. 2:54  
Shot by Patrice Bergeron misses the net 4:10  
Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:16  
  4:28 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Charlie McAvoy.
  4:43 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 5:07  
Sean Kuraly hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. 5:30  
  5:38 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Torey Krug.
Sean Kuraly hits Matt Niskanen. 5:44  
  6:16 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 6:17  
  6:43 Brett Connolly penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Grzelcyk.
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 6:43  
  6:47 Jay Beagle blocks shot from David Pastrnak.
  6:52 Jay Beagle blocks shot from David Pastrnak.
  6:53 Brooks Orpik hits Brad Marchand.
Ryan Spooner shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:08  
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 7:09  
  7:15 John Carlson blocks shot from Torey Krug.
  7:23 Takeaway by Lars Eller.
  7:45 Tom Wilson hits Brad Marchand.
Patrice Bergeron shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:58  
  7:59 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against David Backes.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 7:59  
  8:28 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Jake DeBrusk.
David Backes shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:51  
  9:02 Alex Ovechkin hits Torey Krug.
  9:25 Giveaway by Christian Djoos.
Tim Schaller shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:33  
Ryan Spooner wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 9:51  
Shot by Jake DeBrusk misses the net 10:03  
  10:10 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jake DeBrusk.
  10:13 Giveaway by Madison Bowey.
  10:44 Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Anders Bjork.
Ryan Spooner blocks shot from Brooks Orpik. 10:46  
  10:57 Madison Bowey blocks shot from Jake DeBrusk.
Shot by Jake DeBrusk misses the net 11:00  
Zdeno Chara hits Devante Smith-Pelly. 11:17  
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 11:30  
  11:44 Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  11:55 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
  11:56 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Riley Nash.
  12:04 Lars Eller hits Riley Nash.
  12:31 Lars Eller scores. Assisted by Tom Wilson.
  12:31 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  12:40 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Tim Schaller.
  12:53 Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net
Torey Krug penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jakub Vrana. 12:54  
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 12:54  
  13:13 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
Zdeno Chara hits John Carlson. 13:14  
  13:16 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
  13:17 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  13:39 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 13:40  
  13:45 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
Kevan Miller blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. 13:48  
  14:07 Alex Ovechkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by John Carlson and Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 14:07  
  14:14 Lars Eller hits Riley Nash.
Ryan Spooner wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 14:20  
  15:03 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 15:04  
  15:15 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  15:44 Shot by Madison Bowey misses the net
  16:00 Takeaway by Madison Bowey.
  16:02 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
  16:03 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
  16:31 Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
  16:33 Andre Burakovsky hits Brandon Carlo.
  16:48 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
Sean Kuraly penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson. 17:03  
  17:03 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
Patrice Bergeron blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 17:08  
Giveaway by Brad Marchand. 17:29  
  17:43 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Zdeno Chara blocks shot from John Carlson. 18:05  
Shot by Tim Schaller misses the net 18:32  
Charlie McAvoy hits Tom Wilson. 19:41  
3
Boston   Washington
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:00  
  0:06 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Zdeno Chara.
Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 0:14  
David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 0:23  
  0:24 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Ryan Spooner.
  0:24 Tom Wilson hits Kevan Miller.
Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Brett Connolly. 0:54  
  0:55 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Riley Nash.
Riley Nash blocks shot from Christian Djoos. 1:00  
  1:04 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
  1:13 Tom Wilson hits Kevan Miller.
  1:40 Lars Eller hits Noel Acciari.
Giveaway by Torey Krug. 1:59  
Tim Schaller blocks shot from Madison Bowey. 2:02  
  2:03 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  2:13 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
Giveaway by David Pastrnak. 2:51  
  3:05 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
Shot by Riley Nash misses the net 3:52  
Charlie McAvoy hits Nicklas Backstrom. 4:03  
  4:12 Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
  4:41 John Carlson shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 4:42  
Giveaway by Noel Acciari. 4:53  
  4:58 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
  5:04 T.J. Oshie penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Charlie McAvoy.
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 5:04  
Takeaway by Brad Marchand. 5:24  
  5:28 Giveaway by Alex Chiasson.
  5:41 Tom Wilson hits Brad Marchand.
  6:02 Brooks Orpik hits Brad Marchand.
  6:15 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Torey Krug.
Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:49  
Shot by Charlie McAvoy misses the net 7:01  
Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:12  
Danton Heinen hits Alex Chiasson. 7:15  
David Backes scores. Assisted by Danton Heinen and Jake DeBrusk. 7:19  
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 7:19  
  7:25 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Zdeno Chara.
  7:36 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Sean Kuraly.
  7:43 Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by Tim Schaller misses the net 7:44  
  8:03 Alex Ovechkin hits Kevan Miller.
  8:14 Madison Bowey shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 8:15  
  8:22 Devante Smith-Pelly penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zdeno Chara.
  8:22 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Ryan Spooner.
Patrice Bergeron shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:05  
  9:11 Takeaway by John Carlson.
Giveaway by Ryan Spooner. 9:22  
  9:36 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
  9:37 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against David Backes.
  9:39 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:03  
Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:20  
  10:34 Tom Wilson hits Sean Kuraly.
  10:46 Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
  10:48 Tom Wilson hits Brandon Carlo.
  11:06 Brooks Orpik hits Tim Schaller.
  11:12 Brett Connolly hits Sean Kuraly.
  11:20 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
  11:22 Brett Connolly scores. Assisted by Lars Eller and Madison Bowey.
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:22  
Team penalty for Boston delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Anders Bjork. 11:22  
  11:45 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  12:15 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
  12:45 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
  13:21 John Carlson shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
David Pastrnak hits Matt Niskanen. 14:01  
Takeaway by David Backes. 14:20  
Takeaway by Danton Heinen. 14:39  
Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky. 15:08  
Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 15:17  
  15:57 Giveaway by John Carlson.
Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:06  
Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net 16:10  
  16:19 Brooks Orpik hits Brad Marchand.
  16:31 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Matt Grzelcyk.
Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk. 16:38  
  16:41 Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov.
  16:44 Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net
  16:49 Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net
  17:18 T.J. Oshie hits Charlie McAvoy.
  17:25 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 17:29  
  17:39 Giveaway by John Carlson.
Riley Nash hits Brooks Orpik. 17:50  
  18:03 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
Giveaway by Sean Kuraly. 18:10  
  18:30 Matt Niskanen hits Sean Kuraly.
  19:13 Matt Niskanen hits Brad Marchand.
  19:34 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 19:35  
  19:44 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Riley Nash.
1 OT
Boston   Washington
  0:00 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
Riley Nash shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 1:21  
  1:30 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  1:50 John Carlson blocks shot from Riley Nash.
  1:54 Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net
  1:55 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
Shot by Ryan Spooner misses the net 2:04  
  2:25 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
  2:26 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
  2:37 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  2:39 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
  3:06 Giveaway by T.J. Oshie.
  3:11 Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from Charlie McAvoy.
  3:12 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Spooner.
Takeaway by Brandon Carlo. 3:45  
Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:09  
  4:10 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Riley Nash.
David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:24  
Giveaway by David Pastrnak. 4:26  
Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 4:37  
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 4:39  
Giveaway by Charlie McAvoy. 4:55  
  4:59 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin.
Shootout
Round 1
WAS T.J. Oshie misses the net.
BOS Brad Marchand misses the net.
Round 2
WAS Shootout attempt by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Saved by Anton Khudobin.
BOS Shootout attempt by David Pastrnak. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Round 3
BOS Riley Nash misses the net.
WAS Alex Ovechkin scores on shootout attempt.