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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New Jersey 6, Washington 3
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Brandon Blandina, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Matt MacPherson
Attendance: 17156
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Jersey 2226
Washington 1203
Periods:
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1
New Jersey   Washington
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. 0:00  
Kevin Bahl blocks shot from Nicolas Aube-Kubel. 0:53  
Colin Miller hits Beck Malenstyn. 1:05  
  1:11 Nic Dowd hits Kevin Bahl.
  1:14 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  1:25 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  1:37 Shot by Ethan Bear misses the net
Nathan Bastian hits Matthew Phillips. 2:15  
  2:29 Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Chris Tierney.
Colin Miller shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard. 3:00  
Nico Hischier scores. Assisted by Colin Miller and Nico Daws. 3:03  
  3:03 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  3:10 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  3:13 John Carlson hits Tyler Toffoli.
  3:30 John Carlson shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 3:54  
Colin Miller shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard. 3:56  
  4:31 Alex Ovechkin hits Colin Miller.
Nathan Bastian blocks shot from Rasmus Sandin. 4:54  
  4:57 Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Chris Tierney.
  5:02 Shot by Ethan Bear misses the net
  5:08 Anthony Mantha shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  5:10 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  5:36 Giveaway by Dylan Strome.
  5:43 Takeaway by Rasmus Sandin.
  5:52 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Colin Miller shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard. 6:05  
Takeaway by Kevin Bahl. 6:15  
Giveaway by Tyler Toffoli. 6:24  
  7:03 Tom Wilson hits Simon Nemec.
  7:14 Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Curtis Lazar.
  8:59 Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Jesper Bratt.
  9:15 Max Pacioretty penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Marino.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 9:15  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 9:22  
Nico Hischier scores a power play goal. Assisted by Luke Hughes and Jack Hughes. 9:50  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 9:50  
  10:00 Nick Jensen hits Curtis Lazar.
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 10:02  
Takeaway by Kevin Bahl. 10:16  
Alexander Holtz shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard. 10:21  
Curtis Lazar hits Trevor van Riemsdyk. 10:30  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 10:44  
Nico Hischier hits Ethan Bear. 11:04  
  11:28 Ethan Bear blocks shot from Nico Hischier.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 11:31  
  12:09 Giveaway by Martin Fehervary.
  13:04 Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 13:06  
  13:39 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  13:43 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
  14:03 John Carlson hits Nathan Bastian.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 14:13  
  14:45 Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Jesper Bratt.
Giveaway by Colin Miller. 15:16  
Kevin Bahl blocks shot from Max Pacioretty. 15:17  
Colin Miller hits Max Pacioretty. 15:33  
Giveaway by Curtis Lazar. 15:39  
  15:40 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson. 15:42  
Erik Haula shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard. 15:48  
  15:52 Giveaway by Nick Jensen.
Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net 15:53  
  15:58 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 16:05  
  16:08 Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Luke Hughes.
  16:16 Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard. 16:22  
Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net 16:38  
Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 16:42  
  16:53 Beck Malenstyn hits Nathan Bastian.
Nathan Bastian penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Beck Malenstyn. 16:55  
  16:55 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  17:06 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
  17:55 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Aliaksei Protas. 17:57  
Chris Tierney blocks shot from Rasmus Sandin. 18:01  
  18:03 Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  18:04 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  18:38 Connor McMichael scores a power play goal. Assisted by Rasmus Sandin and Anthony Mantha.
  18:38 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  18:52 Takeaway by Matthew Phillips.
  18:56 Giveaway by Matthew Phillips.
  19:01 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  19:12 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  19:32 John Carlson blocks shot from Luke Hughes.
  19:43 Alex Ovechkin hits Jack Hughes.
  19:46 Shot by Nic Dowd misses the net
Giveaway by Tyler Toffoli. 19:53  
  19:56 Nicolas Aube-Kubel shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
2
New Jersey   Washington
  0:00 Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  0:15 Connor McMichael shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  0:26 Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas.
  0:39 Giveaway by Connor McMichael.
Shot by Tyler Toffoli misses the net 0:47  
  0:50 Nic Dowd blocks shot from Colin Miller.
  0:53 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Giveaway by Kevin Bahl. 1:03  
Shot by Curtis Lazar misses the net 1:38  
  1:40 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  1:48 Tom Wilson hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  2:14 Rasmus Sandin hits Alexander Holtz.
Takeaway by Brendan Smith. 2:18  
Nathan Bastian hits Nick Jensen. 2:56  
  3:07 Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  3:45 Max Pacioretty hits Simon Nemec.
Simon Nemec shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard. 4:14  
Giveaway by Simon Nemec. 4:27  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. 4:40  
  5:16 Martin Fehervary hits Alexander Holtz.
Shot by Jonas Siegenthaler misses the net 5:20  
  5:42 Giveaway by Tom Wilson.
  5:56 Ethan Bear blocks shot from Dawson Mercer.
Erik Haula shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard. 6:14  
Takeaway by Erik Haula. 6:25  
  6:27 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  6:54 Takeaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
  6:55 Giveaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. 6:56  
  7:05 Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas.
  7:15 Connor McMichael blocks shot from Simon Nemec.
Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard. 7:23  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 7:25  
  7:27 Max Pacioretty blocks shot from Colin Miller.
  7:42 Max Pacioretty hits Kevin Bahl.
Shot by Colin Miller misses the net 8:01  
Dawson Mercer scores. Assisted by Erik Haula and Nico Hischier. 8:08  
Nathan Bastian wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 8:08  
  8:28 Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin.
Shot by Nathan Bastian misses the net 8:29  
  8:36 Rasmus Sandin blocks shot from Chris Tierney.
Chris Tierney shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard. 8:40  
  8:50 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. 8:53  
  8:57 Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Erik Haula hits Nick Jensen. 9:15  
Takeaway by Jonas Siegenthaler. 9:55  
Giveaway by Tyler Toffoli. 10:02  
Takeaway by Jack Hughes. 10:09  
  10:16 Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Tyler Toffoli.
Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net 10:26  
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. 10:28  
Giveaway by Jonas Siegenthaler. 10:45  
  11:25 Evgeny Kuznetsov scores. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Martin Fehervary.
  11:25 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Dawson Mercer shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard. 11:52  
  12:06 Tom Wilson hits Erik Haula.
  12:11 Ethan Bear shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
Nathan Bastian wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 12:14  
  12:25 Ethan Bear hits Brendan Smith.
  12:29 Dylan Strome blocks shot from Luke Hughes.
  12:30 Giveaway by Max Pacioretty.
  12:36 Shot by Ethan Bear misses the net
Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard. 12:44  
  12:46 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard. 12:51  
Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard. 12:59  
  13:01 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  13:12 Nic Dowd hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
Alexander Holtz shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard. 13:46  
  13:48 Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. 13:54  
  14:00 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  14:01 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  14:35 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
  14:46 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 14:48  
  14:53 Beck Malenstyn hits John Marino.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard. 14:55  
  15:41 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
Takeaway by Jack Hughes. 16:03  
Nathan Bastian hits Max Pacioretty. 16:18  
  16:25 Shot by Matthew Phillips misses the net
Nathan Bastian hits Aliaksei Protas. 16:28  
  17:03 Rasmus Sandin hits Erik Haula.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 17:10  
Michael McLeod hits Ethan Bear. 17:19  
Colin Miller penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson. 17:29  
  17:29 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
Brendan Smith blocks shot from John Carlson. 17:56  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 17:59  
  18:04 Tom Wilson hits Brendan Smith.
  18:58 John Carlson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Alex Ovechkin.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 18:58  
  19:09 Beck Malenstyn hits Luke Hughes.
  19:21 Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Aliaksei Protas. 19:23  
Michael McLeod hits Martin Fehervary. 19:35  
Michael McLeod scores. Assisted by Alexander Holtz. 19:44  
  19:44 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  19:49 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
3
New Jersey   Washington
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. 0:00  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. 0:08  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. 0:14  
Erik Haula blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler. 0:20  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. 0:27  
  1:16 Giveaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
  1:31 Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
Curtis Lazar hits Tom Wilson. 1:45  
Colin Miller hits Tom Wilson. 2:08  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 2:09  
Giveaway by Dawson Mercer. 2:19  
  3:06 Takeaway by Nic Dowd.
Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from John Carlson. 3:11  
Jonas Siegenthaler penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Beck Malenstyn. 3:22  
  3:22 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  3:29 John Carlson shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  3:32 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  4:18 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  4:48 Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Tyler Toffoli.
  5:08 Alex Ovechkin penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jesper Bratt.
  5:08 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  5:27 Shot by Nic Dowd misses the net
Giveaway by Jack Hughes. 5:47  
  6:32 Shot by Beck Malenstyn misses the net
Nathan Bastian hits Beck Malenstyn. 6:33  
Erik Haula shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard. 6:47  
Erik Haula shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard. 7:00  
Dawson Mercer scores. Assisted by Erik Haula and Nathan Bastian. 7:16  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 7:16  
Takeaway by Chris Tierney. 7:37  
Shot by Curtis Lazar misses the net 7:43  
  8:39 John Carlson shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 8:42  
  8:50 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  9:02 Giveaway by John Carlson.
Takeaway by Jack Hughes. 9:23  
Jesper Bratt hits Nick Jensen. 9:27  
  9:28 Giveaway by Nick Jensen.
  10:05 Shot by Connor McMichael misses the net
Giveaway by Michael McLeod. 10:10  
Curtis Lazar shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard. 10:19  
  10:54 Martin Fehervary hits Nathan Bastian.
Brendan Smith hits John Carlson. 10:57  
  12:24 Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  12:28 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 12:47  
  12:49 Tom Wilson blocks shot from Luke Hughes.
  12:58 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard. 13:04  
  13:13 Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from Luke Hughes.
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. 13:19  
  13:21 Aliaksei Protas blocks shot from John Marino.
Shot by Curtis Lazar misses the net 13:23  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard. 14:33  
  15:02 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
Dawson Mercer blocks shot from Rasmus Sandin. 15:05  
Kevin Bahl blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 15:13  
  15:32 Rasmus Sandin hits Curtis Lazar.
Shot by Alexander Holtz misses the net 15:33  
Michael McLeod scores. Assisted by Alexander Holtz and Curtis Lazar. 15:35  
  15:35 Nicolas Aube-Kubel wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Hunter Shepard. 16:13  
Takeaway by Dawson Mercer. 16:22  
Shot by Erik Haula misses the net 16:39  
Shot by Dawson Mercer misses the net 16:43  
Shot by Dawson Mercer misses the net 16:51  
  17:01 Giveaway by Nick Jensen.
  17:31 Beck Malenstyn blocks shot from John Marino.
Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Nicolas Aube-Kubel. 17:42  
  17:44 Rasmus Sandin blocks shot from Nathan Bastian.
  18:14 Anthony Mantha shoots Saved by Nico Daws.
  18:22 Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Nico Hischier.
  18:25 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  19:29 Beck Malenstyn hits Brendan Smith.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nicolas Aube-Kubel. 19:33  
Brendan Smith penalty for boarding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Beck Malenstyn. 19:51  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Beck Malenstyn. 19:51