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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 4, Tampa Bay 0
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Referees: Wes McCauley, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 19092
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 1214
Tampa Bay 0000
Periods:
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1
Washington   Tampa Bay
  0:00 Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Tom Wilson hits Chris Kunitz. 0:57  
Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Tom Wilson. 1:02  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos. 1:02  
  1:07 Victor Hedman hits T.J. Oshie.
Nicklas Backstrom hits Steven Stamkos. 1:11  
  1:13 Dan Girardi hits Jakub Vrana.
  1:50 Giveaway by Brayden Point.
Shot by Christian Djoos misses the net 1:53  
  1:59 Brayden Point penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller.
  1:59 Tyler Johnson wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
  2:08 Ryan McDonagh hits Nicklas Backstrom.
  2:13 Takeaway by Tyler Johnson.
  2:51 Ryan McDonagh blocks shot from T.J. Oshie.
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 3:12  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 3:13  
Shot by Chandler Stephenson misses the net 3:44  
Tom Wilson hits Mikhail Sergachev. 5:00  
  5:18 Alex Killorn hits Dmitry Orlov.
  5:41 Alex Killorn shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 5:42  
Brooks Orpik hits Tyler Johnson. 5:54  
  6:02 Ondrej Palat hits Brooks Orpik.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos. 6:05  
  6:15 Alex Killorn shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Victor Hedman. 6:22  
Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Ryan McDonagh. 6:46  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 6:47  
  6:55 J.T. Miller wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Brooks Orpik hits Anthony Cirelli. 6:59  
Chandler Stephenson blocks shot from Braydon Coburn. 7:37  
Lars Eller hits Anthony Cirelli. 7:44  
Brooks Orpik hits Braydon Coburn. 7:53  
  8:01 Shot by Cedric Paquette misses the net
  8:05 J.T. Miller hits Lars Eller.
  8:31 Ryan McDonagh shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Alex Ovechkin hits Cedric Paquette. 9:13  
  9:19 Chris Kunitz hits Matt Niskanen.
  9:25 Mikhail Sergachev blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  9:35 Victor Hedman blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 9:47  
  10:09 Tyler Johnson hits John Carlson.
  10:19 Tyler Johnson hits John Carlson.
  10:46 Yanni Gourde shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Shot by Jay Beagle misses the net 10:53  
Christian Djoos blocks shot from Anthony Cirelli. 11:08  
  11:10 Victor Hedman shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle hits Anthony Cirelli. 11:18  
  11:22 Yanni Gourde hits Brooks Orpik.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos. 11:22  
  11:29 Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  11:36 Anton Stralman shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 11:44  
  12:01 Steven Stamkos shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  12:16 Chris Kunitz shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  12:21 Chris Kunitz shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  12:28 Shot by Braydon Coburn misses the net
Takeaway by Matt Niskanen. 12:38  
  12:49 Ryan Callahan hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 12:56  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 12:58  
Tom Wilson penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Braydon Coburn. 12:59  
  12:59 Braydon Coburn penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson.
  12:59 Tyler Johnson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  13:05 Dan Girardi hits T.J. Oshie.
T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Nikita Kucherov. 13:44  
T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Ryan McDonagh. 13:53  
  13:58 Shot by Brayden Point misses the net
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 14:26  
  15:07 Braydon Coburn penalty for fighting against Tom Wilson - 5 mins (Major).
Tom Wilson penalty for fighting against Braydon Coburn - 5 mins (Major). 15:07  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos. 15:07  
John Carlson blocks shot from Victor Hedman. 15:24  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 15:36  
Brooks Orpik hits Yanni Gourde. 16:39  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 16:46  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tyler Johnson. 16:47  
  16:55 Takeaway by Ondrej Palat.
  16:59 Shot by Brayden Point misses the net
  17:07 Ondrej Palat hits Matt Niskanen.
Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 17:14  
  17:15 Cedric Paquette wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
John Carlson blocks shot from Ryan Callahan. 17:25  
  17:53 Ryan Callahan hits Matt Niskanen.
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 17:59  
Giveaway by T.J. Oshie. 18:15  
  18:32 Takeaway by Dan Girardi.
  18:44 Alex Killorn hits Andre Burakovsky.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 18:47  
  19:12 Ondrej Palat hits Andre Burakovsky.
  19:13 Tyler Johnson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  19:14 Tyler Johnson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  19:53 Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
2
Washington   Tampa Bay
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tyler Johnson. 0:00  
  0:18 Victor Hedman shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  0:28 Shot by Ondrej Palat misses the net
Michal Kempny blocks shot from Victor Hedman. 0:35  
  1:10 Anton Stralman shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  1:17 Chris Kunitz hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  1:22 Alex Killorn wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Michal Kempny hits Alex Killorn. 1:36  
  1:40 Steven Stamkos hits John Carlson.
  1:50 Nikita Kucherov shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:02 Alex Killorn shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
John Carlson blocks shot from Yanni Gourde. 2:19  
  2:27 Shot by Dan Girardi misses the net
  2:33 Shot by Victor Hedman misses the net
  2:35 Nikita Kucherov shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:37 J.T. Miller wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson.
Jay Beagle hits Dan Girardi. 2:52  
  3:18 Shot by Yanni Gourde misses the net
  3:20 Tyler Johnson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Alex Ovechkin hits Anton Stralman. 3:26  
  3:40 Giveaway by Ondrej Palat.
  3:48 Tyler Johnson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  4:17 Brayden Point shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:33 Victor Hedman hits T.J. Oshie.
John Carlson hits Nikita Kucherov. 4:41  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 4:54  
Tom Wilson hits Victor Hedman. 4:58  
  5:09 Victor Hedman hits Tom Wilson.
  5:24 J.T. Miller wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  5:48 J.T. Miller hits Matt Niskanen.
  5:57 Giveaway by J.T. Miller.
  6:00 J.T. Miller blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky.
  6:01 Tyler Johnson wins the faceoff against Jakub Vrana.
  6:12 Tyler Johnson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Michal Kempny hits Ondrej Palat. 6:34  
Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net 6:47  
  7:15 J.T. Miller hits Matt Niskanen.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos. 7:37  
  7:49 Shot by Steven Stamkos misses the net
  8:20 Anton Stralman shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Alex Ovechkin hits Steven Stamkos. 8:24  
  8:29 Anton Stralman hits Devante Smith-Pelly.
Andre Burakovsky scores. 8:59  
  8:59 Tyler Johnson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  9:26 Victor Hedman hits Brett Connolly.
  9:48 Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  10:13 Nikita Kucherov shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Cedric Paquette. 10:14  
  10:20 Chris Kunitz hits Matt Niskanen.
Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Ryan McDonagh. 10:41  
  11:05 Ryan Callahan hits Dmitry Orlov.
  11:46 Shot by Anthony Cirelli misses the net
  11:58 Shot by Braydon Coburn misses the net
  12:08 J.T. Miller shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  12:13 J.T. Miller hits Brooks Orpik.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tyler Johnson. 12:21  
Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky. 12:34  
  12:46 Tyler Johnson hits Andre Burakovsky.
Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Ondrej Palat. 13:21  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 13:30  
  13:36 Alex Killorn shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  13:41 Steven Stamkos hits Dmitry Orlov.
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 14:11  
  14:21 Cedric Paquette hits Brooks Orpik.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos. 14:26  
  14:46 Nikita Kucherov hits Lars Eller.
Lars Eller hits Alex Killorn. 15:02  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 15:11  
  15:27 Ryan Callahan hits Michal Kempny.
Alex Ovechkin hits Victor Hedman. 15:43  
  15:48 Cedric Paquette hits Tom Wilson.
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 15:49  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tyler Johnson. 15:50  
Chandler Stephenson hits Mikhail Sergachev. 15:58  
  16:10 Ondrej Palat shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Andre Burakovsky scores. Assisted by John Carlson. 16:31  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against J.T. Miller. 16:31  
  17:05 Shot by Anthony Cirelli misses the net
  17:42 Shot by Nikita Kucherov misses the net
  17:58 Giveaway by Steven Stamkos.
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 18:12  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos. 18:55  
  19:02 Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  19:17 Alex Killorn hits Dmitry Orlov.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Tyler Johnson. 19:28  
3
Washington   Tampa Bay
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tyler Johnson. 0:00  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Tyler Johnson. 0:16  
Giveaway by John Carlson. 0:20  
Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Chris Kunitz. 0:34  
Dmitry Orlov hits Steven Stamkos. 1:25  
  1:29 Anton Stralman hits Chandler Stephenson.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 1:34  
  1:35 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
John Carlson blocks shot from Anthony Cirelli. 1:43  
  1:44 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  1:56 Dan Girardi hits T.J. Oshie.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 2:00  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 2:10  
  2:15 Dan Girardi blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
  2:25 Anthony Cirelli hits Matt Niskanen.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 2:29  
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 2:37  
Shot by Christian Djoos misses the net 2:43  
Dmitry Orlov hits Mikhail Sergachev. 3:16  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos. 3:18  
Matt Niskanen penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nikita Kucherov. 3:23  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 3:23  
  4:20 Giveaway by Victor Hedman.
Takeaway by John Carlson. 4:43  
  4:46 Takeaway by Steven Stamkos.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Yanni Gourde. 5:16  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos. 5:29  
Giveaway by Jakub Vrana. 5:51  
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Steven Stamkos. 6:06  
Takeaway by Tom Wilson. 6:25  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 6:29  
  7:35 Tyler Johnson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  7:45 Ondrej Palat hits Matt Niskanen.
Takeaway by Lars Eller. 8:00  
Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against Tyler Johnson. 8:09  
  8:34 Chris Kunitz hits Tom Wilson.
  8:39 Cedric Paquette hits Michal Kempny.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 10:01  
  10:11 Victor Hedman hits Andre Burakovsky.
Alex Ovechkin hits Dan Girardi. 10:31  
  10:36 Ondrej Palat blocks shot from Christian Djoos.
  10:49 Shot by Brayden Point misses the net
  10:53 Tyler Johnson wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  11:00 Victor Hedman shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
John Carlson blocks shot from Steven Stamkos. 11:59  
  12:24 Cedric Paquette shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  12:25 Cedric Paquette wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Jay Beagle blocks shot from Victor Hedman. 12:32  
  12:39 Dan Girardi shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  13:30 Yanni Gourde hits Alex Ovechkin.
  13:31 Yanni Gourde hits Tom Wilson.
  14:30 Shot by Ondrej Palat misses the net
  14:42 Steven Stamkos shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Takeaway by Lars Eller. 14:49  
  15:00 Alex Killorn hits Lars Eller.
Chandler Stephenson shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 15:15  
Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin. 15:33  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 15:35  
  15:48 Ryan Callahan shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  15:49 J.T. Miller wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom scores on an empty net. 16:17  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 16:17  
  17:04 Mikhail Sergachev shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  17:12 Yanni Gourde hits Tom Wilson.
  17:41 Braydon Coburn shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Christian Djoos hits Ryan Callahan. 17:51  
  18:17 Shot by Brayden Point misses the net
Giveaway by John Carlson. 18:19  
  18:31 Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
John Carlson hits Steven Stamkos. 19:12  
  19:45 Chris Kunitz hits Alex Ovechkin.
  19:52 Nikita Kucherov penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Ovechkin.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 19:52