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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 4, Minnesota 3
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 1, 2020
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Francis Charron, T.J. Luxmore
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Brian Murphy
Attendance: 17388
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 3014
Minnesota 2013
Periods:
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  • 3
1
Washington   Minnesota
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 0:00  
  0:26 Shot by Ryan Suter misses the net
T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Ryan Suter. 0:37  
  0:41 Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  0:42 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Alex Ovechkin hits Matt Dumba. 1:05  
  1:13 Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  1:49 Alex Galchenyuk blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler.
  2:06 Alex Galchenyuk hits Lars Eller.
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 2:15  
  2:20 Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:21 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Garnet Hathaway blocks shot from Ryan Suter. 2:28  
  2:42 Ryan Donato hits Nic Dowd.
Takeaway by Nic Dowd. 2:51  
  2:56 Shot by Ryan Donato misses the net
  3:01 Ryan Donato scores. Assisted by Ryan Suter.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 3:01  
Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net 3:42  
  4:44 Marcus Foligno hits Nick Jensen.
  4:59 Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 5:26  
  5:29 Greg Pateryn penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 5:29  
  5:35 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
  6:12 Alex Stalock penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie. Served by Marcus Foligno.
  6:12 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 6:44  
  6:45 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 7:12  
Alex Ovechkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom. 7:21  
  7:21 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  7:28 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  8:28 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  8:28 Brad Hunt shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Giveaway by Nick Jensen. 9:01  
  9:26 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Giveaway by Nic Dowd. 9:33  
Brenden Dillon hits Alex Galchenyuk. 9:37  
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 9:47  
Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 9:51  
Richard Panik scores. Assisted by Carl Hagelin. 10:28  
  10:28 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Ilya Kovalchuk. 10:59  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 10:59  
  11:16 Jared Spurgeon hits Nicklas Backstrom.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 11:23  
Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Ryan Suter. 11:38  
  11:43 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kevin Fiala. 11:56  
  11:56 Alex Galchenyuk wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  13:13 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  13:23 Kevin Fiala scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jared Spurgeon and Brad Hunt.
  13:25 Jordan Greenway hits Brenden Dillon.
  13:38 Marcus Foligno hits Brenden Dillon.
  14:01 Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  14:02 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  14:07 Shot by Matt Dumba misses the net
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 14:08  
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Kevin Fiala. 15:04  
T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Brad Hunt. 15:21  
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. 15:25  
  15:26 Gerald Mayhew shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  15:27 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 16:09  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 16:22  
Shot by Carl Hagelin misses the net 16:43  
  17:21 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Marcus Foligno. 17:22  
Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net 17:40  
  17:58 Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom.
  18:24 Mikko Koivu hits Nic Dowd.
  18:36 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Ryan Donato. 18:49  
  18:52 Ryan Donato shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Brenden Dillon shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 18:56  
  18:57 Ryan Hartman penalty for fighting against Brenden Dillon - 5 mins (Major).
Brenden Dillon penalty for fighting against Ryan Hartman - 5 mins (Major). 18:57  
  18:57 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  18:57 Ryan Hartman penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ilya Kovalchuk.
Ilya Kovalchuk penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Dumba. Served by Alex Ovechkin. 18:57  
Ilya Kovalchuk penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Dumba. 18:57  
Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Kevin Fiala. 19:41  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Alex Galchenyuk. 19:42  
2
Washington   Minnesota
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 0:00  
Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 0:22  
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 1:17  
  1:47 Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 2:15  
  2:47 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Nic Dowd hits Jared Spurgeon. 3:17  
Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Gerald Mayhew. 3:22  
  3:38 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  3:50 Shot by Greg Pateryn misses the net
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 4:03  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 4:06  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Alex Galchenyuk. 4:07  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 4:18  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Alex Galchenyuk. 4:19  
Ilya Kovalchuk shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 4:22  
  4:31 Matt Dumba blocks shot from Carl Hagelin.
Shot by Ilya Kovalchuk misses the net 4:58  
  5:12 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  5:38 Shot by Joel Eriksson Ek misses the net
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 5:39  
Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 6:06  
  6:21 Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  6:22 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  6:47 Shot by Ryan Donato misses the net
Dmitry Orlov hits Alex Galchenyuk. 7:05  
  7:05 Marcus Foligno hits Brenden Dillon.
  7:13 Alex Galchenyuk wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  7:44 Marcus Foligno hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 8:05  
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 8:07  
  8:08 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  8:30 Ryan Suter shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Garnet Hathaway penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jordan Greenway. 8:31  
  8:31 Jordan Greenway penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Garnet Hathaway.
Richard Panik penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Suter. 8:31  
  8:31 Ryan Suter penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Richard Panik.
  8:31 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  8:40 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  8:55 Giveaway by Kevin Fiala.
  8:59 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  9:47 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  10:06 Ryan Donato shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  10:12 Ryan Donato shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Dmitry Orlov hits Ryan Donato. 10:12  
  10:49 Alex Galchenyuk hits Alex Ovechkin.
Ilya Kovalchuk hits Marcus Foligno. 10:55  
  11:09 Brad Hunt blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler.
Carl Hagelin blocks shot from Alex Galchenyuk. 11:24  
  11:43 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  12:24 Joel Eriksson Ek hits Brenden Dillon.
  12:33 Ryan Hartman hits John Carlson.
John Carlson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jared Spurgeon. 12:46  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 12:46  
  13:44 Shot by Eric Staal misses the net
  14:19 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Matt Dumba. 14:49  
Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Brad Hunt. 14:52  
  15:00 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Nic Dowd hits Jordan Greenway. 15:19  
Takeaway by John Carlson. 15:55  
  16:12 Giveaway by Ryan Donato.
  16:28 Ryan Donato hits Nick Jensen.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 16:30  
  16:45 Takeaway by Ryan Donato.
  16:46 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 17:21  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 17:28  
Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net 17:35  
T.J. Oshie hits Eric Staal. 17:37  
  18:12 Giveaway by Alex Stalock.
Shot by Richard Panik misses the net 18:14  
Giveaway by Michal Kempny. 18:26  
  19:14 Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net 19:59  
3
Washington   Minnesota
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 0:00  
  0:16 Ryan Suter blocks shot from Jakub Vrana.
  0:17 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
  0:25 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 0:31  
  0:37 Zach Parise blocks shot from John Carlson.
  0:38 Giveaway by Ryan Suter.
Tom Wilson scores. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:40  
  0:40 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:53 Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  1:11 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  1:14 Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  1:42 Greg Pateryn shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  1:50 Brad Hunt shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  1:51 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
John Carlson blocks shot from Eric Staal. 2:17  
Giveaway by John Carlson. 2:27  
Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Kevin Fiala. 2:33  
Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 2:57  
  3:32 Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 4:06  
  4:40 Takeaway by Brad Hunt.
  4:51 Brad Hunt shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:56 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 5:14  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 5:21  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 5:33  
  5:46 Giveaway by Jared Spurgeon.
  6:30 Ryan Suter blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  6:39 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 6:51  
  8:24 Giveaway by Greg Pateryn.
  8:27 Brad Hunt blocks shot from T.J. Oshie.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 8:33  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 8:34  
Ilya Kovalchuk shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 8:38  
John Carlson blocks shot from Ryan Donato. 9:22  
  9:26 Ryan Donato hits Lars Eller.
Takeaway by John Carlson. 9:58  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 10:11  
  10:11 Mats Zuccarello wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  10:29 Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  10:35 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  10:36 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  11:00 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Michal Kempny penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kevin Fiala. 11:40  
  11:40 Alex Galchenyuk wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 12:01  
  12:42 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 12:43  
  12:52 Zach Parise shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  12:53 Zach Parise scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kevin Fiala.
  12:53 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  14:30 Ryan Donato hits John Carlson.
  14:38 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  15:09 Eric Staal shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  15:24 Brad Hunt shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  15:25 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  15:46 Giveaway by Jared Spurgeon.
  16:04 Takeaway by Ryan Hartman.
  16:44 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  16:57 Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 16:58  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Alex Stalock. 17:21  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Alex Galchenyuk. 17:22  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 18:38  
Carl Hagelin blocks shot from Matt Dumba. 19:31  
  19:39 Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  19:40 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 19:47