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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 6, NY Islanders 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, March 16, 2018
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Francois St. Laurent
Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Greg Devorski
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
 
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NY Islanders 0123
Washington 1236
Periods:
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1
NY Islanders   Washington
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:00  
  0:54 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  0:58 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  1:04 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
Johnny Boychuk penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Ovechkin. 1:04  
  1:16 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
John Tavares blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 1:56  
  2:06 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
Adam Pelech blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 2:33  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Andre Burakovsky. 2:34  
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Travis Boyd. 3:14  
Giveaway by Jaroslav Halak. 3:30  
  3:32 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
Giveaway by Mathew Barzal. 3:45  
Ryan Pulock blocks shot from Michal Kempny. 3:51  
  4:02 Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 4:03  
Casey Cizikas penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Ovechkin. 4:13  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 4:13  
Takeaway by Anthony Beauvillier. 4:50  
John Tavares shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:56  
  5:28 Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  5:47 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
  6:00 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tanner Fritz.
  6:36 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
  6:59 Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Anders Lee hits Andre Burakovsky. 7:01  
Anders Lee shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:19  
Adam Pelech shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:19  
  7:36 Shot by Brooks Orpik misses the net
  7:52 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
  7:59 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 8:20  
  8:41 Matt Niskanen hits Josh Bailey.
  8:45 Lars Eller blocks shot from Adam Pelech.
  8:45 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
John Tavares shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:55  
  8:59 Lars Eller blocks shot from Anthony Beauvillier.
  9:02 Travis Boyd wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Brock Nelson hits Christian Djoos. 9:23  
  9:46 Takeaway by Jay Beagle.
  10:03 Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Johnny Boychuk.
  10:36 John Carlson shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Giveaway by Andrew Ladd. 10:44  
  11:20 Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Jordan Eberle.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:25  
Shot by Josh Bailey misses the net 12:11  
  12:11 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  12:26 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Josh Bailey.
Anders Lee hits Lars Eller. 12:48  
  12:54 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tanner Fritz.
Brock Nelson hits Brooks Orpik. 13:11  
Tanner Fritz hits Christian Djoos. 13:35  
  13:55 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Thomas Hickey.
Thomas Hickey penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie. 14:00  
  14:00 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  14:11 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  14:33 T.J. Oshie scores a power play goal. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 14:33  
  15:59 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
  16:23 John Carlson hits Mathew Barzal.
Takeaway by Mathew Barzal. 16:34  
  16:59 Shot by Travis Boyd misses the net
Shot by Brock Nelson misses the net 17:23  
  17:51 Travis Boyd shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  17:51 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 17:52  
Cal Clutterbuck hits Brooks Orpik. 18:04  
  18:43 Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net
Shot by Adam Pelech misses the net 19:26  
  19:30 Devante Smith-Pelly wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  19:30 Alex Ovechkin penalty for broken stick - 2 mins (Minor).
  19:59 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from John Tavares.
2
NY Islanders   Washington
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 0:00  
  0:07 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  0:57 Brooks Orpik hits Anthony Beauvillier.
  1:15 Matt Niskanen hits Brock Nelson.
Ryan Pulock shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 1:19  
Shot by Anthony Beauvillier misses the net 1:46  
  2:00 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  2:13 John Carlson shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 2:39  
  3:05 Andre Burakovsky blocks shot from Jordan Eberle.
Brandon Davidson hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. 3:14  
Andrew Ladd shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:39  
  3:45 Evgeny Kuznetsov penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jordan Eberle.
  3:45 Devante Smith-Pelly wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Giveaway by Mathew Barzal. 4:07  
  4:09 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson. 4:10  
  4:48 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Shot by Nick Leddy misses the net 5:08  
  5:09 John Carlson blocks shot from Anders Lee.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 5:11  
Anders Lee shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 5:28  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 5:30  
Mathew Barzal scores a power play goal. 5:30  
  6:08 Tom Wilson penalty for fighting against Ross Johnston - 5 mins (Major).
Ross Johnston penalty for fighting against Tom Wilson - 5 mins (Major). 6:08  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 6:08  
Ross Johnston penalty for instigating - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson. Served by Mathew Barzal. 6:08  
Ross Johnston penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Misconduct). 6:08  
Ross Johnston penalty for game misconduct - 10 mins (Game Misconduct). 6:08  
Cal Clutterbuck penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie. 6:19  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 6:19  
  6:41 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  6:54 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  7:10 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  7:10 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Adam Pelech blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 7:11  
  7:12 Nicklas Backstrom scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and John Carlson.
  7:12 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Brock Nelson blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 7:47  
Adam Pelech hits Andre Burakovsky. 8:10  
Adam Pelech blocks shot from Lars Eller. 8:14  
Giveaway by Adam Pelech. 8:18  
Tanner Fritz blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 8:27  
  8:30 Dmitry Orlov penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Casey Cizikas.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 8:30  
  8:47 Takeaway by Brooks Orpik.
  9:07 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from John Tavares.
  9:07 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Takeaway by Mathew Barzal. 9:12  
Giveaway by Mathew Barzal. 9:18  
Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:35  
Shot by Anthony Beauvillier misses the net 10:37  
  10:50 Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Thomas Hickey.
Ryan Pulock shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 11:06  
Ryan Pulock shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 11:08  
Cal Clutterbuck shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 11:09  
  11:10 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Cal Clutterbuck.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:17  
Shot by Anders Lee misses the net 11:23  
  11:38 Shot by Michal Kempny misses the net
  11:40 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Shot by John Tavares misses the net 11:56  
  11:58 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
Shot by Jordan Eberle misses the net 12:58  
  13:28 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  13:29 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Thomas Hickey blocks shot from Brooks Orpik. 13:36  
  13:48 Brooks Orpik hits Tanner Fritz.
  14:07 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  14:24 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Cal Clutterbuck hits Brooks Orpik. 14:36  
Adam Pelech blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 15:25  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 15:25  
Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 15:53  
  16:01 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Nick Leddy.
Takeaway by Mathew Barzal. 16:07  
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 16:50  
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 16:56  
Takeaway by Ryan Pulock. 17:26  
Giveaway by Thomas Hickey. 17:31  
  17:51 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  17:52 Shot by Alex Chiasson misses the net
  17:55 Matt Niskanen scores. Assisted by Alex Chiasson and Nicklas Backstrom.
  17:55 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Anthony Beauvillier.
Shot by Anthony Beauvillier misses the net 18:20  
  18:43 Lars Eller blocks shot from Anders Lee.
  18:44 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  19:03 Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  19:12 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  19:20 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Johnny Boychuk.
  19:33 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 19:54  
Thomas Hickey penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 19:54  
3
NY Islanders   Washington
John Tavares wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 0:00  
Casey Cizikas blocks shot from John Carlson. 0:23  
  0:35 Alex Ovechkin hits Casey Cizikas.
Brandon Davidson blocks shot from John Carlson. 1:06  
  1:15 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  1:28 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Andrew Ladd.
  1:46 Alex Chiasson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jakub Vrana and Dmitry Orlov.
  1:46 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
Ryan Pulock hits Andre Burakovsky. 2:10  
Mathew Barzal hits T.J. Oshie. 2:17  
  2:45 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
  3:13 Shot by Christian Djoos misses the net
  3:14 Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  3:18 Tom Wilson hits Brock Nelson.
  3:37 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Adam Pelech hits Tom Wilson. 4:03  
  4:06 Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  4:07 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  4:25 John Carlson hits Anders Lee.
  4:27 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
  4:48 Jakub Vrana blocks shot from Ryan Pulock.
Andrew Ladd shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:49  
  4:50 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
Shot by Thomas Hickey misses the net 4:59  
  5:25 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
  5:53 Jay Beagle shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Anthony Beauvillier blocks shot from Devante Smith-Pelly. 6:03  
  6:21 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Anders Lee shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:35  
  7:05 Tom Wilson hits Tanner Fritz.
Brock Nelson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:07  
  7:12 Tom Wilson hits Andrew Ladd.
Tanner Fritz penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Ovechkin. 7:23  
  7:23 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
Casey Cizikas hits Lars Eller. 8:58  
  9:04 Takeaway by Lars Eller.
Casey Cizikas shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:04  
  9:05 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  9:15 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Nick Leddy.
  9:16 Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  9:29 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  9:48 Giveaway by Tom Wilson.
  9:59 Tom Wilson blocks shot from John Tavares.
  10:07 Giveaway by Christian Djoos.
  10:10 Christian Djoos blocks shot from John Tavares.
  10:56 Jakub Vrana scores. Assisted by Alex Chiasson.
Brock Nelson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jordan Eberle and Ryan Pulock. 13:52  
Ryan Pulock hits Travis Boyd. 15:31  
John Tavares scores a power play goal. Assisted by Mathew Barzal and Ryan Pulock. 16:14  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 16:14  
Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:40  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 16:41  
  17:37 Takeaway by Lars Eller.
Nick Leddy hits Lars Eller. 17:44  
  17:56 Lars Eller hits Mathew Barzal.
  18:02 Lars Eller scores on an empty net. Assisted by Jay Beagle.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 18:02  
Ryan Pulock hits T.J. Oshie. 18:28  
  18:35 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Shot by Brock Nelson misses the net 18:45  
  18:55 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Tanner Fritz.
  19:15 Brooks Orpik hits Anthony Beauvillier.
  19:16 Travis Boyd wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  19:46 Shot by Alex Chiasson misses the net
  19:47 Travis Boyd wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.