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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 3, Washington 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, March 9, 2020
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Steve Kozari, Frederic L'Ecuyer
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Andrew Smith
Attendance: 16539
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Washington 00202
Buffalo 1101SO3
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
  • SO
1
Washington   Buffalo
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 0:00  
  0:32 Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 0:33  
  1:16 Giveaway by Brandon Montour.
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 1:46  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 1:56  
  2:03 Jake McCabe blocks shot from Garnet Hathaway.
  2:11 Jake McCabe hits Garnet Hathaway.
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 2:31  
  2:38 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  3:17 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Nicklas Backstrom.
Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Jake McCabe. 4:03  
  4:19 Marcus Johansson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  4:43 Dominik Kahun shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:53 Victor Olofsson scores. Assisted by Marcus Johansson and Rasmus Dahlin.
  4:53 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 5:14  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 5:15  
Garnet Hathaway hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 5:43  
  5:53 Giveaway by Jack Eichel.
  6:26 Takeaway by Jack Eichel.
Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. 6:33  
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 6:38  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 6:41  
  6:42 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 6:48  
  6:49 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  7:14 Giveaway by Kyle Okposo.
Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin. 7:35  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Marcus Johansson. 8:05  
Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net 8:30  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 8:32  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 8:40  
  8:53 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  8:55 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  9:31 Curtis Lazar shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  9:35 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  9:37 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  9:40 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nick Jensen blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. 10:27  
  10:44 Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller blocks shot from Colin Miller. 10:50  
  11:08 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 11:37  
Brenden Dillon shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 11:56  
Giveaway by T.J. Oshie. 12:22  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 12:24  
  12:28 Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 13:03  
  13:56 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Garnet Hathaway.
  13:56 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 14:42  
  14:43 Johan Larsson penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jonas Siegenthaler.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 14:43  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 14:51  
Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net 15:01  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 15:23  
  16:08 Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Giveaway by Richard Panik. 16:58  
Nic Dowd hits Sam Reinhart. 17:08  
Nic Dowd blocks shot from Sam Reinhart. 17:17  
Nic Dowd blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 17:29  
  18:05 Takeaway by Brandon Montour.
  18:58 Takeaway by Wayne Simmonds.
  19:01 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. 19:27  
  19:32 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  19:39 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
2
Washington   Buffalo
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 0:00  
  0:11 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Brenden Dillon penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner. 0:18  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 0:18  
  0:40 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  0:53 Jack Eichel scores a power play goal. Assisted by Rasmus Dahlin and Rasmus Ristolainen.
  0:53 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  1:42 Shot by Zemgus Girgensons misses the net
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 2:11  
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 2:11  
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 2:25  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 2:26  
  2:33 Jimmy Vesey blocks shot from Nick Jensen.
Richard Panik penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner. 3:17  
  3:17 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  4:32 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 4:33  
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 5:06  
  5:52 Zemgus Girgensons hits Michal Kempny.
  6:49 Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Garnet Hathaway blocks shot from Jack Eichel. 7:15  
  7:16 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  7:39 Shot by Curtis Lazar misses the net
  7:51 Wayne Simmonds hits Nic Dowd.
  7:54 Shot by Colin Miller misses the net
Giveaway by Braden Holtby. 8:31  
  8:57 Brandon Montour blocks shot from Lars Eller.
  8:58 Brandon Montour hits Lars Eller.
Ilya Kovalchuk shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 9:16  
Tom Wilson hits Johan Larsson. 9:35  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 9:49  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 9:52  
Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net 10:18  
Giveaway by T.J. Oshie. 10:47  
Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. 10:49  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 10:50  
  10:55 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  11:11 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  11:42 Takeaway by Jimmy Vesey.
  11:49 Shot by Wayne Simmonds misses the net
  12:24 Curtis Lazar hits Michal Kempny.
  12:39 Jake McCabe hits Richard Panik.
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 13:00  
  14:11 Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Nick Jensen.
  14:23 Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. 15:26  
  15:31 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
Nicklas Backstrom hits Sam Reinhart. 15:37  
  15:53 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Garnet Hathaway.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 16:00  
  16:11 Wayne Simmonds hits Michal Kempny.
  17:04 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 17:05  
Giveaway by John Carlson. 17:26  
  17:31 Johan Larsson hits Tom Wilson.
Michal Kempny hits Kyle Okposo. 17:51  
Ilya Kovalchuk shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 18:11  
  18:12 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 18:30  
Ilya Kovalchuk hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 19:05  
Jakub Vrana hits Jake McCabe. 19:55  
Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net 19:59  
3
Washington   Buffalo
  0:00 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 0:34  
  0:36 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  0:43 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Michal Kempny.
  0:49 Brandon Montour blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
  0:55 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  1:21 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Alex Ovechkin.
Alex Ovechkin hits Johan Larsson. 1:28  
  2:10 Colin Miller hits Lars Eller.
Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 2:16  
  2:17 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  2:33 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  3:05 Giveaway by Jake McCabe.
Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net 3:16  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 3:30  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 3:31  
Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 3:33  
  3:33 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Tom Wilson hits Zemgus Girgensons. 3:42  
John Carlson hits Kyle Okposo. 4:11  
  4:57 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Garnet Hathaway hits Rasmus Dahlin. 5:03  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 5:23  
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 5:30  
Ilya Kovalchuk shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 5:43  
  5:44 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
John Carlson blocks shot from Jack Eichel. 6:08  
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 6:17  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 6:18  
  6:33 Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  7:08 Takeaway by Johan Larsson.
  7:17 Takeaway by Dominik Kahun.
  7:46 Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 8:24  
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 8:34  
  8:35 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 8:43  
  8:52 Giveaway by Colin Miller.
  9:00 Jimmy Vesey shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 9:12  
Takeaway by Jonas Siegenthaler. 9:38  
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 11:10  
  11:11 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 11:59  
  12:18 Takeaway by Johan Larsson.
Dmitry Orlov hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 13:01  
Dmitry Orlov scores. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson. 13:11  
  13:11 Marcus Johansson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 13:12  
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 13:41  
Shot by Nick Jensen misses the net 14:00  
  14:00 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  14:22 Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 14:22  
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 14:44  
  14:48 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Brenden Dillon shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 15:55  
  15:56 Marcus Johansson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  16:24 Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 17:03  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 17:12  
  17:30 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  17:44 Johan Larsson hits Nick Jensen.
  17:49 Shot by Johan Larsson misses the net
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Marcus Johansson. 17:50  
  18:07 Henri Jokiharju hits Lars Eller.
Ilya Kovalchuk shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 18:25  
  18:54 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 19:02  
  19:22 Brandon Montour blocks shot from John Carlson.
  19:32 Jack Eichel blocks shot from Brenden Dillon.
1 OT
Washington   Buffalo
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 0:00  
Ilya Kovalchuk shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 1:02  
Dmitry Orlov hits Victor Olofsson. 1:44  
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 2:07  
Dmitry Orlov penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Colin Miller. 2:10  
  2:10 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson.
  2:22 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:25 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson.
  3:07 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  3:26 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Marcus Johansson. 3:27  
Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Marcus Johansson. 4:05  
  4:06 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  4:14 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
  4:28 Giveaway by Jack Eichel.
  4:56 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Marcus Johansson. 4:57  
Shootout
Round 1
BUF Shootout attempt by Jack Eichel. Saved by Braden Holtby.
WAS Shootout attempt by T.J. Oshie. Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Round 2
BUF Shootout attempt by Sam Reinhart. Saved by Braden Holtby.
WAS Shootout attempt by Ilya Kovalchuk. Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Round 3
BUF Shootout attempt by Victor Olofsson. Saved by Braden Holtby.
WAS Shootout attempt by Nicklas Backstrom. Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Round 4
BUF Rasmus Dahlin scores on shootout attempt.
WAS Evgeny Kuznetsov scores on shootout attempt.
Round 5
BUF Shootout attempt by Jimmy Vesey. Saved by Braden Holtby.
WAS Shootout attempt by Alex Ovechkin. Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Round 6
BUF Marcus Johansson misses the net.
WAS Shootout attempt by Jakub Vrana. Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Round 7
BUF Dominik Kahun scores on shootout attempt.
WAS Shootout attempt by Richard Panik. Saved by Linus Ullmark.