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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New Jersey 3, Washington 2
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 22, 2020
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees: Jean Hebert, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Brian Murphy
Attendance: 16514
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 0112
New Jersey 1113
Periods:
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1
Washington   New Jersey
  0:00 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:45 Takeaway by Kyle Palmieri.
  0:52 Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 1:00  
  1:07 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Alex Ovechkin hits Colton White. 1:14  
Tom Wilson hits Connor Carrick. 1:30  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 2:31  
Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net 2:36  
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 2:36  
  2:36 Connor Carrick penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 3:15  
  3:47 Kevin Rooney blocks shot from John Carlson.
  3:50 P.K. Subban hits T.J. Oshie.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 4:00  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 4:00  
  4:19 Joey Anderson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Dmitry Orlov hits Mirco Mueller. 4:29  
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 5:21  
  5:21 Travis Zajac penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michal Kempny.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 5:36  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 5:57  
  5:58 Giveaway by Damon Severson.
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 6:22  
  6:22 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  6:42 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 6:42  
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 7:10  
  7:20 Damon Severson blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Alex Ovechkin hits Mirco Mueller. 7:26  
  7:36 Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net
  7:37 Takeaway by Pavel Zacha.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 7:46  
  7:54 Kyle Palmieri hits Brenden Dillon.
  8:23 Colton White hits Richard Panik.
Carl Hagelin hits Jack Hughes. 8:31  
Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 9:05  
Garnet Hathaway hits P.K. Subban. 9:21  
  9:48 Damon Severson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  9:51 Takeaway by Kevin Rooney.
  10:06 Takeaway by Kevin Rooney.
  10:11 Shot by Colton White misses the net
Michal Kempny blocks shot from Connor Carrick. 10:19  
Tom Wilson hits Nicholas Merkley. 10:43  
  10:57 Wayne Simmonds hits John Carlson.
  10:59 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from P.K. Subban. 11:07  
Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 11:57  
  11:57 Takeaway by Wayne Simmonds.
  12:32 Giveaway by Colton White.
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. 12:52  
  12:55 Jesper Bratt scores. Assisted by Damon Severson.
  12:55 Kevin Rooney wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 13:09  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 13:16  
John Carlson blocks shot from Damon Severson. 13:49  
  14:13 Nico Hischier hits T.J. Oshie.
  14:35 P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  14:42 Shot by P.K. Subban misses the net
  14:42 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Connor Carrick. 14:47  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 14:47  
  15:09 Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net
Garnet Hathaway hits Pavel Zacha. 15:09  
  15:16 Jesper Bratt hits Garnet Hathaway.
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 15:36  
Takeaway by Carl Hagelin. 15:36  
  15:36 Wayne Simmonds wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Damon Severson. 15:49  
  15:52 Wayne Simmonds shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  15:54 Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 15:55  
  16:02 Nicholas Merkley hits Nick Jensen.
T.J. Oshie hits Mirco Mueller. 16:13  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 16:14  
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 16:18  
  16:18 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 16:40  
  16:48 Damon Severson hits Tom Wilson.
Garnet Hathaway hits Colton White. 17:23  
Nic Dowd hits Colton White. 17:23  
Garnet Hathaway hits Connor Carrick. 17:38  
  17:51 Shot by Nikita Gusev misses the net
  18:16 Travis Zajac hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  18:23 P.K. Subban blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom.
John Carlson hits Kevin Rooney. 18:39  
Tom Wilson hits Dakota Mermis. 18:53  
  19:07 Kyle Palmieri wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  19:33 Takeaway by P.K. Subban.
  19:47 Shot by P.K. Subban misses the net
Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net 19:58  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 19:59  
2
Washington   New Jersey
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 0:00  
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. 0:44  
  0:47 Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net
Michal Kempny blocks shot from Jack Hughes. 0:59  
  1:00 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 1:00  
  1:15 Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 1:15  
Giveaway by Nick Jensen. 1:39  
  1:50 Pavel Zacha hits Nick Jensen.
Brenden Dillon hits Nicholas Merkley. 2:17  
Dmitry Orlov hits John Hayden. 2:40  
  2:46 Kevin Rooney shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Kevin Rooney. 2:46  
Garnet Hathaway hits Dakota Mermis. 2:58  
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 3:24  
  3:31 John Hayden blocks shot from Michal Kempny.
Garnet Hathaway hits John Hayden. 3:42  
Shot by Jonas Siegenthaler misses the net 4:08  
  4:15 Dakota Mermis blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 4:16  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 4:16  
  4:22 Takeaway by Jesper Bratt.
  4:57 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Brenden Dillon shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 4:57  
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 5:18  
Takeaway by Lars Eller. 5:18  
  5:28 Takeaway by Colton White.
  5:37 Giveaway by Colton White.
Garnet Hathaway hits John Hayden. 6:07  
  6:21 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  6:31 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  6:34 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Tom Wilson hits Mirco Mueller. 6:56  
  7:27 Nikita Gusev shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  7:27 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 7:37  
  7:38 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  8:01 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  8:11 Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 8:11  
  8:22 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nick Jensen blocks shot from Connor Carrick. 8:22  
  8:25 P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  8:25 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  8:32 P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  9:03 Giveaway by Nicholas Merkley.
Nic Dowd hits Dakota Mermis. 9:29  
Nic Dowd hits Dakota Mermis. 9:58  
  10:14 Kevin Rooney shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Brenden Dillon penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kevin Rooney. 10:14  
  10:14 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  10:39 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  10:39 Takeaway by Jack Hughes.
  10:45 Nico Hischier shoots misses the net
  11:18 Nicholas Merkley shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 11:18  
  11:18 Wayne Simmonds scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jesper Bratt and Nikita Gusev.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Kevin Rooney. 11:18  
  12:11 Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net
  12:51 Kevin Rooney shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  12:58 Kevin Rooney hits Alex Ovechkin.
  13:27 Connor Carrick hits Dmitry Orlov.
  13:43 Giveaway by Connor Carrick.
Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net 13:52  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 14:03  
  14:03 Colton White penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie.
  14:03 Joey Anderson wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
Tom Wilson scores a power play goal. Assisted by John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom. 14:44  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 14:44  
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 15:15  
  15:15 Dakota Mermis hits Richard Panik.
  15:42 Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  15:50 Takeaway by Dakota Mermis.
  15:58 Dakota Mermis shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  15:59 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Brendan Leipsic blocks shot from Pavel Zacha. 16:10  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 16:17  
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 16:30  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Kevin Rooney. 16:30  
  16:45 John Hayden penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Carlson.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 16:45  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 17:15  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 17:15  
  17:15 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 17:34  
  18:02 Giveaway by Dakota Mermis.
  18:12 P.K. Subban blocks shot from Jakub Vrana.
  18:34 P.K. Subban blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
Shot by Nic Dowd misses the net 19:18  
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 19:46  
Shot by Richard Panik misses the net 20:00  
3
Washington   New Jersey
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 0:00  
Michal Kempny blocks shot from Wayne Simmonds. 0:58  
  1:05 Shot by Dakota Mermis misses the net
  1:07 Dakota Mermis shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  1:07 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Alex Ovechkin hits Dakota Mermis. 1:20  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 1:27  
  1:27 Nikita Gusev shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Richard Panik hits Colton White. 1:39  
  1:46 Jesper Bratt blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler.
  1:56 Connor Carrick blocks shot Nick Jensen shoots
  2:08 John Hayden hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  2:15 John Hayden wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  2:26 Shot by John Hayden misses the net
  2:44 Takeaway by Joey Anderson.
Garnet Hathaway hits Joey Anderson. 3:01  
Giveaway by John Carlson. 3:12  
Nicklas Backstrom hits Jack Hughes. 3:30  
Takeaway by T.J. Oshie. 4:05  
Giveaway by T.J. Oshie. 4:09  
  4:27 Shot by Mirco Mueller misses the net
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 4:46  
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 4:47  
Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Nick Jensen. 4:50  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 4:50  
  4:55 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Takeaway by Richard Panik. 5:03  
  6:02 Dakota Mermis hits Nic Dowd.
  6:05 Damon Severson blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler.
  6:41 John Hayden shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  7:00 Kyle Palmieri blocks shot from Jakub Vrana.
Garnet Hathaway hits P.K. Subban. 7:37  
Giveaway by Michal Kempny. 7:47  
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Wayne Simmonds. 7:54  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 7:54  
Michal Kempny hits Nicholas Merkley. 8:23  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 8:50  
  9:19 Pavel Zacha hits Richard Panik.
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 9:52  
  10:00 John Hayden blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler.
  10:04 John Hayden hits T.J. Oshie.
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 10:19  
Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 10:20  
  10:21 John Hayden blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 10:23  
  10:51 Colton White penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Colton White. 10:51  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 10:51  
  10:59 Kyle Palmieri hits Nick Jensen.
Takeaway by Tom Wilson. 11:15  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 11:20  
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 11:20  
  11:55 Dakota Mermis penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 11:55  
  12:14 Joey Anderson blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  12:21 Takeaway by Travis Zajac.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 12:42  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 12:43  
  12:55 Kevin Rooney blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  13:30 P.K. Subban hits Dmitry Orlov.
  13:41 Travis Zajac penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 13:41  
  13:53 Mirco Mueller blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net 14:03  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 14:14  
Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net 14:20  
  14:52 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 14:52  
  15:19 Mirco Mueller blocks shot from Lars Eller.
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. 15:27  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 15:38  
Evgeny Kuznetsov penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kyle Palmieri. 15:44  
  15:44 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Michal Kempny blocks shot from Nico Hischier. 16:38  
  16:52 Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Michal Kempny penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kyle Palmieri. 16:55  
  16:55 Nicholas Merkley shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  16:55 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  17:05 Nikita Gusev shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Damon Severson. 17:33  
  17:46 Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net
Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Damon Severson. 17:55  
  18:01 Damon Severson scores. Assisted by Nikita Gusev and Kyle Palmieri.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 18:01  
  18:15 Mirco Mueller hits Lars Eller.
  18:21 Mirco Mueller blocks shot from T.J. Oshie.
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 18:33  
  18:55 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  19:07 Damon Severson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  19:10 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  19:10 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 19:25  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 19:36