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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 3, Vegas 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Referees: Chris Rooney, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Greg Devorski
Attendance: 18702
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 1203
Vegas 1102
Periods:
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1
Washington   Vegas
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jonathan Marchessault. 0:00  
  0:09 Reilly Smith hits Dmitry Orlov.
  0:13 Deryk Engelland shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  0:14 Jonathan Marchessault wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
Matt Niskanen hits Alex Tuch. 0:42  
  0:57 Ryan Carpenter hits Alex Ovechkin.
  1:05 Cody Eakin hits Matt Niskanen.
Alex Ovechkin hits Brayden McNabb. 1:10  
  1:12 Ryan Carpenter hits Tom Wilson.
  1:15 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Brett Connolly.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against David Perron. 1:29  
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 1:40  
  1:40 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 2:04  
  2:05 Giveaway by Shea Theodore.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 2:17  
  2:26 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Christian Djoos blocks shot from Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 2:32  
  2:41 Takeaway by Tomas Nosek.
  2:47 Takeaway by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.
  2:52 Giveaway by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.
  2:57 Brayden McNabb hits Alex Ovechkin.
  3:12 Takeaway by Brayden McNabb.
  3:24 Brayden McNabb hits Tom Wilson.
  3:28 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  3:48 Giveaway by Brayden McNabb.
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 3:56  
  4:01 Takeaway by Brayden McNabb.
  4:14 Erik Haula hits Michal Kempny.
  4:18 James Neal hits Andre Burakovsky.
Brett Connolly hits Erik Haula. 4:22  
  4:35 Takeaway by Jonathan Marchessault.
John Carlson hits James Neal. 4:38  
Lars Eller hits Erik Haula. 4:40  
  4:41 James Neal shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:42 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  4:48 Colin Miller shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Chandler Stephenson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 5:15  
  5:23 Luca Sbisa hits Devante Smith-Pelly.
Chandler Stephenson hits Luca Sbisa. 5:28  
  5:43 Deryk Engelland shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tomas Nosek. 5:48  
Giveaway by Braden Holtby. 6:02  
  6:11 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare hits Matt Niskanen.
  6:17 Tomas Nosek shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 6:24  
  6:32 Takeaway by Tomas Nosek.
Shot by Christian Djoos misses the net 6:46  
  7:02 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Alex Ovechkin hits Cody Eakin. 7:26  
Brett Connolly hits Luca Sbisa. 7:54  
  7:58 James Neal scores. Assisted by Luca Sbisa and Colin Miller.
  7:58 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  8:17 Takeaway by Erik Haula.
Chandler Stephenson hits David Perron. 8:33  
  8:58 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 9:09  
  9:36 Giveaway by Reilly Smith.
  9:53 Giveaway by Luca Sbisa.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 10:03  
Tom Wilson hits Ryan Carpenter. 10:07  
  10:09 Ryan Carpenter wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  10:48 Deryk Engelland blocks shot from T.J. Oshie.
Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net 10:49  
  11:05 Ryan Reaves hits Nicklas Backstrom.
  11:12 Ryan Reaves blocks shot from Brooks Orpik.
  11:23 Luca Sbisa hits Lars Eller.
Brooks Orpik hits David Perron. 11:41  
  11:50 Takeaway by Brayden McNabb.
Brett Connolly hits Brayden McNabb. 11:51  
  12:01 Shot by Erik Haula misses the net
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 12:08  
Evgeny Kuznetsov hits James Neal. 12:13  
  12:37 Jonathan Marchessault wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Luca Sbisa. 12:49  
  13:05 Reilly Smith hits John Carlson.
  13:34 Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  13:35 Ryan Carpenter wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net 13:52  
T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Alex Tuch. 14:04  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 14:05  
  14:20 Takeaway by Jonathan Marchessault.
  14:33 Reilly Smith hits Tom Wilson.
  14:39 Brayden McNabb hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Tom Wilson hits William Karlsson. 14:42  
  14:42 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Lars Eller hits Luca Sbisa. 15:05  
Lars Eller hits Luca Sbisa. 15:11  
  15:39 Takeaway by Shea Theodore.
Brooks Orpik hits Ryan Carpenter. 15:42  
Brooks Orpik hits Ryan Carpenter. 15:50  
Takeaway by Devante Smith-Pelly. 16:18  
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 16:21  
Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 16:27  
Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. 16:32  
  16:39 Giveaway by Jonathan Marchessault.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 16:42  
T.J. Oshie penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Deryk Engelland. 16:43  
  16:43 Deryk Engelland penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie.
  16:43 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 17:20  
  17:21 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Lars Eller scores. Assisted by Michal Kempny and Andre Burakovsky. 17:27  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jonathan Marchessault. 17:27  
  17:57 Jonathan Marchessault hits Andre Burakovsky.
  18:16 Ryan Carpenter shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 18:36  
  18:37 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Alex Ovechkin hits Nate Schmidt. 18:48  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Erik Haula. 19:05  
Jakub Vrana hits Shea Theodore. 19:16  
Lars Eller hits Deryk Engelland. 19:19  
  19:27 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  19:58 Giveaway by Erik Haula.
2
Washington   Vegas
  0:00 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:41 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  1:19 David Perron hits Michal Kempny.
  1:24 Deryk Engelland shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Michal Kempny hits Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 1:56  
Brooks Orpik penalty for illegal check to head - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by James Neal. 2:04  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 2:04  
  2:09 Alex Tuch wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  2:23 William Karlsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  3:00 Reilly Smith hits Jay Beagle.
  3:05 Giveaway by Shea Theodore.
Tom Wilson hits Colin Miller. 3:43  
  3:52 Giveaway by Nate Schmidt.
  4:15 Ryan Carpenter shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:16 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  4:21 Brayden McNabb shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:23 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  4:47 Giveaway by Brayden McNabb.
Alex Ovechkin hits Brayden McNabb. 4:53  
  4:59 Alex Tuch hits Brooks Orpik.
  5:13 Alex Tuch penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Carlson.
  5:13 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 5:20  
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 5:21  
Alex Ovechkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Lars Eller and Nicklas Backstrom. 5:38  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 5:38  
  5:51 Luca Sbisa hits Devante Smith-Pelly.
  6:04 Shot by Colin Miller misses the net
  6:24 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Matt Niskanen hits Jonathan Marchessault. 6:25  
  6:25 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 6:26  
  6:47 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Erik Haula. 6:56  
  6:56 Erik Haula penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nicklas Backstrom.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan Carpenter. 6:56  
  7:14 Takeaway by Cody Eakin.
  7:18 Shot by Ryan Carpenter misses the net
  7:58 Shot by Brayden McNabb misses the net
  8:17 Brayden McNabb hits Matt Niskanen.
Michal Kempny hits David Perron. 8:52  
Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 9:02  
  9:15 Erik Haula shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  9:15 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  9:20 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Brooks Orpik scores. Assisted by Lars Eller and Andre Burakovsky. 9:41  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 9:41  
  9:58 Giveaway by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.
  10:03 Ryan Reaves hits Matt Niskanen.
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Tomas Nosek. 10:07  
Alex Ovechkin hits Tomas Nosek. 10:08  
  10:09 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  10:10 Ryan Reaves penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson.
  10:10 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 10:36  
  10:48 Takeaway by Tomas Nosek.
Nicklas Backstrom hits Tomas Nosek. 10:53  
Lars Eller hits Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 10:57  
  11:01 Takeaway by Tomas Nosek.
Nicklas Backstrom hits Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 11:10  
  11:26 Brayden McNabb hits T.J. Oshie.
Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. 11:34  
Dmitry Orlov penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Carpenter. 11:42  
  11:42 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  12:19 Shot by Erik Haula misses the net
  13:08 James Neal hits Tom Wilson.
Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Shea Theodore. 13:24  
  13:54 Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  14:12 William Karlsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  14:31 Ryan Reaves hits Brooks Orpik.
Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:31  
  14:37 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare blocks shot from Christian Djoos.
Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:41  
Lars Eller hits Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 14:47  
  15:33 Alex Tuch blocks shot from Matt Niskanen.
Jay Beagle shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 15:42  
  15:55 Alex Tuch hits Matt Niskanen.
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Cody Eakin. 15:59  
  16:03 Takeaway by David Perron.
Tom Wilson hits David Perron. 16:09  
Brooks Orpik hits James Neal. 16:38  
Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Colin Miller. 16:42  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 17:04  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 17:05  
  17:14 Takeaway by William Karlsson.
  17:23 Colin Miller hits T.J. Oshie.
T.J. Oshie penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Colin Miller. 17:27  
  17:27 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  17:47 Shea Theodore scores a power play goal. Assisted by Reilly Smith and William Karlsson.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Erik Haula. 17:47  
  17:54 James Neal hits John Carlson.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 18:13  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 18:13  
T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Shea Theodore. 18:19  
Matt Niskanen hits Jonathan Marchessault. 18:35  
  18:42 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  18:48 Takeaway by Shea Theodore.
Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net 18:55  
  19:04 William Karlsson hits Lars Eller.
3
Washington   Vegas
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jonathan Marchessault. 0:00  
  0:27 Jonathan Marchessault hits Tom Wilson.
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 0:52  
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 0:54  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Erik Haula. 0:55  
John Carlson blocks shot from Erik Haula. 1:05  
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 1:14  
  1:31 Cody Eakin hits Brooks Orpik.
Brooks Orpik hits Alex Tuch. 1:37  
Jakub Vrana blocks shot from Deryk Engelland. 2:19  
  2:47 William Karlsson hits Jakub Vrana.
Tom Wilson hits Ryan Reaves. 2:56  
  3:02 Ryan Reaves shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 3:06  
  3:11 Shot by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare misses the net
Tom Wilson penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brayden McNabb. 3:13  
  3:13 Alex Tuch wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  3:43 Alex Tuch hits Brooks Orpik.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Erik Haula. 3:44  
  4:04 Colin Miller shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Colin Miller. 4:05  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Jonathan Marchessault. 4:05  
  5:08 Colin Miller shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:14 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:16 Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:21 Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:31 Colin Miller shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:32 Alex Tuch wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  5:39 James Neal shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:54 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:54 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  6:02 Shea Theodore shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  6:02 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Jay Beagle blocks shot from Brayden McNabb. 6:08  
  6:48 Giveaway by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.
Jakub Vrana hits Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 6:56  
  7:26 Ryan Carpenter wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  7:44 Brayden McNabb hits Tom Wilson.
  8:25 Shot by William Karlsson misses the net
T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Jonathan Marchessault. 9:08  
Andre Burakovsky hits Luca Sbisa. 9:11  
Giveaway by Chandler Stephenson. 9:21  
  9:35 Luca Sbisa blocks shot from Devante Smith-Pelly.
  9:39 Luca Sbisa hits Devante Smith-Pelly.
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Colin Miller. 9:52  
Devante Smith-Pelly hits James Neal. 9:57  
  10:09 Shot by Erik Haula misses the net
  10:22 Jonathan Marchessault wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 10:32  
  10:50 William Karlsson blocks shot from Michal Kempny.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 10:59  
  11:15 Deryk Engelland blocks shot from Jakub Vrana.
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 11:22  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 11:24  
  11:25 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson.
Brett Connolly hits Tomas Nosek. 11:32  
Shot by Brooks Orpik misses the net 11:43  
  11:44 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson.
  12:00 Takeaway by David Perron.
  12:07 James Neal hits John Carlson.
Matt Niskanen hits James Neal. 12:29  
  12:57 Ryan Carpenter wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Andre Burakovsky blocks shot from Luca Sbisa. 13:17  
  13:24 Shot by Colin Miller misses the net
  13:28 Shot by Ryan Carpenter misses the net
  13:28 Takeaway by Colin Miller.
Tom Wilson hits Colin Miller. 14:03  
Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 14:13  
Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:20  
Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net 14:40  
Brooks Orpik hits Tomas Nosek. 15:02  
  15:02 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
John Carlson blocks shot from Nate Schmidt. 15:08  
  15:13 Brayden McNabb hits Tom Wilson.
  15:29 Brayden McNabb blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Erik Haula. 15:40  
  16:01 Takeaway by Shea Theodore.
T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Shea Theodore. 16:04  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 16:07  
  16:22 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  16:23 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Nate Schmidt. 16:30  
  16:36 Deryk Engelland hits Nicklas Backstrom.
  16:45 Nate Schmidt hits Tom Wilson.
  16:55 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net 17:31  
  17:42 Shot by David Perron misses the net
  18:01 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 18:01  
Giveaway by John Carlson. 18:07  
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Reilly Smith. 18:17  
  18:20 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  18:21 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Jay Beagle blocks shot from Colin Miller. 18:57  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan Carpenter. 18:59  
  19:05 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  19:18 Nate Schmidt shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch. 19:24  
Takeaway by John Carlson. 19:39  
  19:43 Shot by Colin Miller misses the net
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Erik Haula. 19:49  
John Carlson hits William Karlsson. 19:55  
  20:00 Erik Haula penalty for slashing - 5 mins (Major). Drawn by Brooks Orpik.
  20:00 Erik Haula penalty for game misconduct - 10 mins (Game Misconduct). Drawn by Brooks Orpik.