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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 9, Montreal 2
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 31, 2022
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Francois St. Laurent
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Kilian McNamara
Attendance: 18573
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Montreal 0202
Washington 2349
Periods:
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1
Montreal   Washington
  0:00 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Giveaway by Mike Hoffman. 0:12  
  0:14 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  0:26 Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  0:32 Erik Gustafsson scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Conor Sheary.
  0:32 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Takeaway by Jordan Harris. 1:11  
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 1:22  
  1:30 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  1:31 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  1:36 Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Chris Wideman blocks shot from Joe Snively. 1:37  
Christian Dvorak blocks shot from Matt Irwin. 1:40  
Juraj Slafkovsky hits Martin Fehervary. 1:58  
  2:10 Giveaway by Marcus Johansson.
  2:36 Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Jordan Harris blocks shot from Dylan Strome. 2:55  
Joel Armia hits Sonny Milano. 3:00  
  3:34 Conor Sheary hits Jordan Harris.
Takeaway by Josh Anderson. 3:56  
Giveaway by Josh Anderson. 3:57  
Arber Xhekaj hits Nic Dowd. 4:30  
  4:32 Garnet Hathaway scores. Assisted by Aliaksei Protas and Nic Dowd.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 4:32  
  4:47 Giveaway by Nic Dowd.
  5:09 Lars Eller blocks shot from Chris Wideman.
Juraj Slafkovsky wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 5:13  
  5:18 Joe Snively blocks shot from Jordan Harris.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 5:19  
Shot by Christian Dvorak misses the net 5:24  
Johnathan Kovacevic hits Conor Sheary. 5:37  
  5:46 Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net
Shot by Jake Evans misses the net 6:32  
Michael Pezzetta hits Nick Jensen. 6:38  
Joel Edmundson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 6:44  
Michael Pezzetta hits Dmitry Orlov. 6:48  
Takeaway by Jake Evans. 6:52  
Joel Edmundson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 6:56  
Joel Edmundson blocks shot from Martin Fehervary. 7:05  
  7:11 Shot by Anthony Mantha misses the net
  7:27 Matt Irwin hits Mike Hoffman.
  7:30 Sonny Milano hits Jonathan Drouin.
Josh Anderson hits Lars Eller. 8:01  
Takeaway by Jordan Harris. 8:12  
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 8:16  
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 8:21  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 8:22  
Shot by Arber Xhekaj misses the net 8:26  
  8:35 Nic Dowd hits Kirby Dach.
  8:47 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Shot by Kirby Dach misses the net 8:48  
Arber Xhekaj hits Garnet Hathaway. 8:51  
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 8:59  
  9:00 Conor Sheary wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
Johnathan Kovacevic hits Erik Gustafsson. 9:57  
  10:09 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  10:23 Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Christian Dvorak blocks shot from Erik Gustafsson. 10:33  
Jordan Harris blocks shot from Sonny Milano. 10:39  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 10:49  
  10:59 Giveaway by Charlie Lindgren.
  11:04 Matt Irwin blocks shot from Chris Wideman.
  11:18 Shot by Joe Snively misses the net
Josh Anderson penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Joe Snively. 11:20  
  11:20 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Joel Edmundson blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:32  
  11:42 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
  12:56 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  13:20 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 13:21  
  13:35 Shot by Nic Dowd misses the net
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 13:36  
  13:49 Garnet Hathaway hits Chris Wideman.
  13:53 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  13:56 Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  14:18 Matt Irwin hits Juraj Slafkovsky.
Takeaway by Johnathan Kovacevic. 14:46  
Takeaway by Jonathan Drouin. 15:21  
Joel Edmundson blocks shot from Anthony Mantha. 15:39  
  15:47 Nick Jensen hits Joel Armia.
Takeaway by Kirby Dach. 16:20  
  16:24 Nic Dowd blocks shot from Nick Suzuki.
  16:29 Martin Fehervary hits Nick Suzuki.
Arber Xhekaj shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 16:38  
  16:39 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 17:21  
Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 18:14  
  18:15 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  18:27 Shot by Anthony Mantha misses the net
Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 18:47  
  18:48 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  19:00 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 19:12  
Kirby Dach shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 19:43  
Jordan Harris shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 19:50  
  19:51 Nick Jensen blocks shot from Nick Suzuki.
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 19:55  
  19:56 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
2
Montreal   Washington
  0:00 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 0:10  
Cole Caufield hits Erik Gustafsson. 0:25  
  1:08 Takeaway by Marcus Johansson.
  1:50 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  1:59 Matt Irwin hits Michael Pezzetta.
  2:07 Sonny Milano hits Arber Xhekaj.
  2:20 Matt Irwin hits Joel Armia.
Shot by Joel Armia misses the net 2:25  
  2:51 Dylan Strome blocks shot from Juraj Slafkovsky.
  2:54 Martin Fehervary penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Christian Dvorak.
Christian Dvorak penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Martin Fehervary. 2:54  
  2:54 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  3:09 Erik Gustafsson shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  3:18 Lars Eller penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Joel Edmundson.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 3:18  
Cole Caufield scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nick Suzuki and Kirby Dach. 4:02  
  4:02 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  4:29 Dmitry Orlov hits Josh Anderson.
Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 4:31  
  4:37 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 4:39  
  4:41 Giveaway by Erik Gustafsson.
Joel Edmundson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 4:52  
Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 4:55  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 4:56  
  5:01 Nick Jensen hits Cole Caufield.
  5:11 Aliaksei Protas hits Chris Wideman.
  5:43 Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Cole Caufield.
  5:56 Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 6:09  
Juraj Slafkovsky hits Matt Irwin. 6:20  
  6:34 Lars Eller hits Arber Xhekaj.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 6:42  
  7:06 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
Nick Suzuki blocks shot from Nick Jensen. 7:11  
  7:15 Sonny Milano shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Kirby Dach hits Nick Jensen. 7:38  
  7:49 Sonny Milano hits Jordan Harris.
Michael Pezzetta shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 7:55  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 7:57  
Josh Anderson hits Erik Gustafsson. 8:08  
Jonathan Drouin hits Nic Dowd. 8:11  
  8:29 Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  8:31 Nic Dowd scores. Assisted by Aliaksei Protas and Erik Gustafsson.
Johnathan Kovacevic penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Garnet Hathaway. 8:31  
  8:31 Garnet Hathaway penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Johnathan Kovacevic.
  8:31 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  8:44 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 8:45  
  9:06 Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Trevor van Riemsdyk and Lars Eller.
  9:06 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach.
Arber Xhekaj shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 9:22  
Kirby Dach shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 9:39  
Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net 10:09  
  10:15 Nick Jensen hits Josh Anderson.
Giveaway by Brendan Gallagher. 10:45  
  11:11 Matt Irwin blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher.
Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic. 11:22  
Johnathan Kovacevic hits Sonny Milano. 11:35  
  11:56 Takeaway by Dylan Strome.
Jordan Harris blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 12:03  
  12:22 Erik Gustafsson hits Michael Pezzetta.
Takeaway by Cole Caufield. 12:36  
Cole Caufield scores. 12:39  
  12:39 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  12:54 Aliaksei Protas wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Chris Wideman hits Garnet Hathaway. 12:59  
  13:18 Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  13:22 Nic Dowd hits Cole Caufield.
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 13:39  
Kirby Dach hits Garnet Hathaway. 13:42  
Jordan Harris blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 13:55  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 13:56  
Jonathan Drouin hits Marcus Johansson. 14:12  
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 14:21  
Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic. 14:55  
  15:20 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
Juraj Slafkovsky hits Matt Irwin. 15:50  
  16:18 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  16:25 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  16:27 Joe Snively shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Takeaway by Joel Armia. 16:45  
  16:50 Dmitry Orlov hits Joel Armia.
Shot by Michael Pezzetta misses the net 16:56  
Johnathan Kovacevic shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 16:59  
  17:00 Aliaksei Protas wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  17:08 Aliaksei Protas wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  17:39 Shot by Erik Gustafsson misses the net
Chris Wideman penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nic Dowd. 17:41  
  17:41 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Jake Evans shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 17:48  
Christian Dvorak blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 18:19  
  18:32 Shot by Erik Gustafsson misses the net
Joel Edmundson blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 18:53  
  19:06 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  19:21 Dylan Strome scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Marcus Johansson.
  19:21 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  19:51 Joe Snively blocks shot from Jordan Harris.
3
Montreal   Washington
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 0:00  
Kirby Dach wins the faceoff against Aliaksei Protas. 0:20  
Giveaway by Kirby Dach. 0:29  
  0:40 Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  0:41 Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  0:42 Shot by Garnet Hathaway misses the net
Arber Xhekaj hits Aliaksei Protas. 0:47  
Nick Suzuki penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Jensen. 0:54  
  0:54 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  0:57 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  1:22 Alex Ovechkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Erik Gustafsson and Marcus Johansson.
  1:22 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 1:29  
  1:48 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  2:15 Sonny Milano shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  2:33 Giveaway by Charlie Lindgren.
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 3:08  
  3:15 Nick Jensen blocks shot from Jake Evans.
Michael Pezzetta shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 3:32  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 3:34  
  4:13 Nic Dowd hits Johnathan Kovacevic.
  4:17 Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  4:35 Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  4:43 Joe Snively hits Jordan Harris.
  4:50 Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 4:51  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 5:01  
  5:31 Marcus Johansson scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Martin Fehervary.
Brendan Gallagher penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). 5:31  
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 5:31  
  6:59 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
  7:06 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Conor Sheary. 7:07  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Conor Sheary. 7:13  
  7:18 Alex Ovechkin penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jordan Harris.
  7:18 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Mike Hoffman shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 9:10  
Shot by Arber Xhekaj misses the net 9:20  
Michael Pezzetta blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 10:27  
Takeaway by Nick Suzuki. 10:42  
Kirby Dach shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 10:47  
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 10:48  
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 10:52  
  10:55 Matt Irwin blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 11:21  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 11:26  
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 11:29  
  11:33 Giveaway by Erik Gustafsson.
Shot by Chris Wideman misses the net 11:37  
Takeaway by Chris Wideman. 11:43  
Arber Xhekaj hits Anthony Mantha. 12:05  
  12:07 Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  13:11 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  13:12 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  13:28 Aliaksei Protas hits Jordan Harris.
Kirby Dach shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 13:38  
  13:52 Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  13:53 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  14:23 Erik Gustafsson blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 14:24  
Giveaway by Arber Xhekaj. 14:34  
Arber Xhekaj hits Marcus Johansson. 14:44  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 14:54  
  15:24 Matt Irwin blocks shot from Joel Armia.
  15:41 Takeaway by Anthony Mantha.
  15:43 Anthony Mantha scores.
  15:43 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Johnathan Kovacevic shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 16:04  
  16:15 Garnet Hathaway blocks shot from Cole Caufield.
  16:35 Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Conor Sheary.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 16:35  
Shot by Chris Wideman misses the net 16:55  
  17:25 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  18:11 Sonny Milano hits Justin Barron.
  18:40 Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net
  19:42 Nic Dowd blocks shot from Jake Evans.
  19:57 Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  19:58 Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  19:59 Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Jake Allen.