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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 4, Buffalo 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 15, 2018
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Pierre Lambert, Francois St. Laurent
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Bryan Pancich
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Buffalo 12003
Washington 2101SO4
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
  • SO
1
Buffalo   Washington
  0:00 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  0:06 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jakub Vrana. 0:16  
  0:17 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
  0:25 Tom Wilson hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
  0:27 Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net
  0:35 Tom Wilson hits Jeff Skinner.
  0:41 Michal Kempny penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Eichel.
  0:41 Devante Smith-Pelly wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  1:30 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  1:54 John Carlson blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
  2:04 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 2:29  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 2:39  
Jack Eichel scores. Assisted by Sam Reinhart and Rasmus Dahlin. 2:41  
  2:41 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka.
  2:51 Giveaway by T.J. Oshie.
  3:15 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  3:24 Madison Bowey hits Jason Pominville.
  3:27 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Matt Tennyson.
  3:29 Michal Kempny hits Vladimir Sobotka.
  3:29 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Giveaway by Carter Hutton. 3:37  
  3:39 Brett Connolly scores. Assisted by Devante Smith-Pelly.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 3:39  
Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Jakub Vrana. 3:50  
  3:59 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 4:06  
  4:27 Nic Dowd hits Kyle Okposo.
  4:48 Giveaway by Chandler Stephenson.
Takeaway by Marco Scandella. 5:27  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 5:35  
  5:36 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Takeaway by Jack Eichel. 5:42  
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 5:48  
  6:03 Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues.
  7:23 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  7:30 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  7:31 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  7:38 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
  8:27 Nic Dowd hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Shot by Zach Bogosian misses the net 8:46  
Vladimir Sobotka hits Jonas Siegenthaler. 8:51  
  9:00 Nic Dowd blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
  9:39 Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  9:41 Jakub Vrana scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  9:41 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
  10:10 John Carlson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Evan Rodrigues penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Carlson. 10:12  
  10:12 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
  10:24 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
Giveaway by Zach Bogosian. 10:26  
  10:37 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
  11:20 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
  11:45 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  11:50 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Takeaway by Rasmus Ristolainen. 12:09  
Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net 12:49  
  12:55 Giveaway by Pheonix Copley.
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 12:57  
  13:04 Chandler Stephenson hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Casey Mittelstadt blocks shot from Chandler Stephenson. 13:10  
  13:17 Chandler Stephenson hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  14:05 Shot by Michal Kempny misses the net
  14:10 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Marco Scandella blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 14:14  
  14:18 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Marco Scandella hits T.J. Oshie. 14:21  
Marco Scandella hits Alex Ovechkin. 14:35  
Vladimir Sobotka blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler. 14:36  
Giveaway by Matt Tennyson. 15:07  
  15:09 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
Matt Tennyson hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. 15:17  
Jack Eichel hits Tom Wilson. 15:24  
  15:32 Tom Wilson hits Matt Tennyson.
Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net 15:33  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 16:06  
  16:38 Brett Connolly blocks shot from Zach Bogosian.
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 16:50  
  17:29 Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Conor Sheary.
  17:37 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
Shot by Jason Pominville misses the net 18:24  
Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 18:41  
  18:52 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
  18:53 Dmitry Orlov hits Tage Thompson.
Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 18:56  
  18:56 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  19:02 Tom Wilson blocks shot from Zach Bogosian.
  19:08 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 19:21  
Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Jakub Vrana. 19:30  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 19:56  
2
Buffalo   Washington
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:00  
  0:15 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  0:26 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  0:43 Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  0:50 Michal Kempny penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Reinhart.
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 0:50  
Shot by Nathan Beaulieu misses the net 1:14  
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 1:19  
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 1:20  
  1:32 Tom Wilson hits Nathan Beaulieu.
  2:00 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Jack Eichel.
Jack Eichel scores a power play goal. Assisted by Rasmus Dahlin and Rasmus Ristolainen. 2:25  
  2:25 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 2:47  
Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 3:23  
Giveaway by Marco Scandella. 3:29  
  4:16 Giveaway by Pheonix Copley.
Shot by Zemgus Girgensons misses the net 4:17  
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 4:33  
  4:42 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  4:44 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Michal Kempny. 4:47  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 4:48  
  5:16 Nic Dowd hits Casey Mittelstadt.
  5:27 Shot by Travis Boyd misses the net
Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler. 5:38  
Kyle Okposo hits Jonas Siegenthaler. 5:49  
  5:51 Nic Dowd hits Kyle Okposo.
  6:10 Madison Bowey penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Eichel.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 6:10  
Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net 6:47  
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 6:55  
Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. 7:02  
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 7:07  
  7:20 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Jeff Skinner.
Rasmus Dahlin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jeff Skinner and Sam Reinhart. 7:21  
  7:21 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka.
  7:32 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 7:42  
  7:52 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 7:59  
Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 8:07  
Tage Thompson penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie. 8:12  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 8:12  
  9:26 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  9:55 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  10:00 Alex Ovechkin hits Zach Bogosian.
  10:11 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  10:18 Travis Boyd shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 10:20  
  10:28 Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov.
  10:31 Shot by Chandler Stephenson misses the net
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Nic Dowd. 10:49  
  10:53 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  10:54 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
  10:59 Madison Bowey shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 11:00  
  11:20 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Zach Bogosian blocks shot from John Carlson. 11:42  
Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 11:50  
  11:51 Michal Kempny penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Reinhart.
Sam Reinhart penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Pheonix Copley. 11:51  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:51  
  12:39 Tom Wilson hits Jack Eichel.
  12:46 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
Marco Scandella hits Lars Eller. 13:05  
  13:24 Shot by Jonas Siegenthaler misses the net
  13:31 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 13:32  
  13:46 Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Dmitry Orlov.
  13:46 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 14:06  
  14:08 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net 14:12  
  14:25 Giveaway by Jakub Vrana.
  14:34 Matt Niskanen hits Jeff Skinner.
  14:40 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Zach Bogosian penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson. 14:42  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 14:42  
  14:57 Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
  15:54 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 15:55  
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 16:02  
  16:06 John Carlson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  16:10 Alex Ovechkin hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Alex Ovechkin. 16:13  
Matt Tennyson hits Chandler Stephenson. 17:02  
  17:14 Takeaway by Matt Niskanen.
Jeff Skinner hits Matt Niskanen. 17:37  
  17:58 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  18:09 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  18:30 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Marco Scandella.
  18:39 Madison Bowey hits Casey Mittelstadt.
  18:46 Madison Bowey shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Kyle Okposo hits Madison Bowey. 18:52  
  18:55 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
  19:33 Giveaway by T.J. Oshie.
3
Buffalo   Washington
  0:00 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  0:06 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
  0:13 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  0:14 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
Marco Scandella penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 0:16  
  0:16 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
  0:43 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  0:44 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
  0:55 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  1:27 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
  1:52 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 2:24  
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 3:44  
Giveaway by Marco Scandella. 3:56  
  3:58 Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net
  4:01 Brett Connolly hits Conor Sheary.
  4:14 Jonas Siegenthaler hits Casey Mittelstadt.
Zach Bogosian blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. 4:29  
Jason Pominville hits Michal Kempny. 4:46  
  4:56 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
  5:08 Alex Ovechkin hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 5:22  
  5:38 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
  5:50 Shot by Jonas Siegenthaler misses the net
  5:55 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  5:56 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
  6:33 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 6:40  
  6:50 Madison Bowey shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Matt Tennyson hits Lars Eller. 7:03  
  7:04 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
  7:48 Nic Dowd hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
  7:51 Takeaway by Chandler Stephenson.
Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 7:53  
  9:08 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
  9:31 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Jack Eichel.
  9:40 Tom Wilson hits Jack Eichel.
Evan Rodrigues hits Madison Bowey. 9:52  
  10:11 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
Marco Scandella blocks shot from Brett Connolly. 10:46  
  10:59 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Casey Mittelstadt.
  11:24 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka.
  11:30 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka.
  11:53 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  11:58 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Giveaway by Jack Eichel. 12:12  
  12:19 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net 12:27  
  12:40 Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  12:41 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
  12:46 Alex Ovechkin hits Evan Rodrigues.
  13:14 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
  13:25 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 13:46  
  14:09 Giveaway by Jonas Siegenthaler.
Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net 14:12  
Casey Mittelstadt blocks shot from Devante Smith-Pelly. 14:26  
  14:36 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Casey Mittelstadt.
  15:13 Tom Wilson hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 15:15  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 15:16  
  15:22 Takeaway by Jakub Vrana.
  16:20 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 16:21  
  16:41 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  17:00 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Kyle Okposo.
  18:08 Brett Connolly hits Vladimir Sobotka.
  18:21 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 18:58  
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 19:00  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 19:06  
  19:18 Tom Wilson hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 19:58  
1 OT
Buffalo   Washington
  0:00 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 0:19  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 0:20  
  0:33 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:41  
Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 0:44  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 1:58  
  2:16 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  2:22 Lars Eller blocks shot from Jack Eichel.
  2:36 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 3:08  
  3:27 T.J. Oshie hits Evan Rodrigues.
  3:29 T.J. Oshie penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evan Rodrigues.
Evan Rodrigues penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie. 3:29  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 3:29  
Giveaway by Tage Thompson. 3:49  
  3:55 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 4:07  
  4:17 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley. 4:43  
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 4:56  
Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net 4:59  
Shootout
Round 1
BUF Jack Eichel misses the net.
WAS T.J. Oshie misses the net.
Round 2
WAS Evgeny Kuznetsov scores on shootout attempt.
BUF Shootout attempt by Tage Thompson. Saved by Pheonix Copley.
Round 3
WAS Shootout attempt by Nicklas Backstrom. Saved by Carter Hutton.
BUF Casey Mittelstadt scores on shootout attempt.
Round 4
WAS Alex Ovechkin scores on shootout attempt.
BUF Shootout attempt by Jason Pominville. Saved by Pheonix Copley.