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Washington 4,
Buffalo 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, March 25, 2022
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Jean Hebert, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Julien Fournier, Ryan Gibbons
Attendance: 9740
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Jean Hebert, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Julien Fournier, Ryan Gibbons
Attendance: 9740
Final Scoring Summary
| Final OT | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
| Washington | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1SO | 4 |
| Buffalo | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
- OT
- SO
1
| Washington | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 0:35 | Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| Matt Irwin hits Rasmus Asplund. | 1:51 | |
| 1:56 | Giveaway by Mark Pysyk. | |
| Dmitry Orlov hits Vinnie Hinostroza. | 2:32 | |
| 2:49 | Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Axel Jonsson-Fjallby. | |
| Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 3:11 | |
| Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. | 3:30 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 4:01 | |
| 4:25 | Casey Mittelstadt hits Garnet Hathaway. | |
| Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 4:40 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. | 4:41 | |
| Anthony Mantha shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 4:55 | |
| 5:09 | Tage Thompson hits Tom Wilson. | |
| 5:25 | Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. | |
| Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 5:35 | |
| 5:36 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 6:22 | Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. | |
| Connor McMichael blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. | 6:38 | |
| 7:18 | Mark Pysyk blocks shot from Conor Sheary. | |
| 7:44 | Shot by Colin Miller misses the net | |
| 7:45 | Rasmus Asplund wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| Nick Jensen hits Jacob Bryson. | 8:49 | |
| Anthony Mantha scores. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson. | 9:15 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | 9:15 | |
| Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 9:37 | |
| 10:02 | Shot by Zemgus Girgensons misses the net | |
| 10:41 | Dylan Cozens hits Martin Fehervary. | |
| Axel Jonsson-Fjallby shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 10:41 | |
| Shot by Martin Fehervary misses the net | 10:54 | |
| 10:55 | Giveaway by Peyton Krebs. | |
| Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Tage Thompson. | 12:15 | |
| Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 13:11 | |
| Lars Eller hits Rasmus Dahlin. | 13:18 | |
| Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | 13:27 | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 13:42 | |
| 13:59 | Takeaway by Dylan Cozens. | |
| 14:07 | Giveaway by Dylan Cozens. | |
| 14:19 | Jacob Bryson hits Connor McMichael. | |
| Nick Jensen hits Victor Olofsson. | 14:49 | |
| Shot by Garnet Hathaway misses the net | 15:03 | |
| 15:14 | Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net | |
| 15:39 | Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Matt Irwin. | |
| 15:49 | Jeff Skinner scores. Assisted by Tage Thompson. | |
| 15:49 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 16:07 | Zemgus Girgensons hits Martin Fehervary. | |
| 16:16 | Zemgus Girgensons hits Martin Fehervary. | |
| Tom Wilson hits Jacob Bryson. | 16:18 | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 16:19 | |
| 16:20 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. | |
| 16:30 | Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. | |
| Marcus Johansson blocks shot from Colin Miller. | 16:37 | |
| Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net | 17:14 | |
| Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 17:21 | |
| Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | 17:26 | |
| Takeaway by Conor Sheary. | 17:35 | |
| 17:54 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Michal Kempny penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner. | 18:16 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 18:16 | |
| 18:54 | Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. | |
| John Carlson blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. | 19:43 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. | 19:44 | |
| 19:59 | Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net |
2
| Washington | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | 0:00 | |
| 1:00 | Mattias Samuelsson hits Conor Sheary. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 1:49 | |
| Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Victor Olofsson. | 2:15 | |
| 2:56 | Dylan Cozens hits Marcus Johansson. | |
| 3:05 | Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. | |
| Shot by Marcus Johansson misses the net | 3:16 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | 3:17 | |
| Giveaway by Martin Fehervary. | 3:20 | |
| 3:25 | Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. | |
| 3:43 | Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net | |
| Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 3:56 | |
| Nick Jensen scores. Assisted by Dmitry Orlov and Conor Sheary. | 4:06 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | 4:06 | |
| Dmitry Orlov hits Rasmus Asplund. | 5:16 | |
| Anthony Mantha blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson. | 5:29 | |
| Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 5:38 | |
| Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 5:38 | |
| 5:39 | Vinnie Hinostroza wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. | |
| Giveaway by Matt Irwin. | 5:50 | |
| 5:52 | Colin Miller shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. | |
| 6:28 | Giveaway by Vinnie Hinostroza. | |
| Garnet Hathaway hits Dylan Cozens. | 6:58 | |
| Shot by Lars Eller misses the net | 7:18 | |
| 7:49 | Takeaway by Cody Eakin. | |
| Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. | 7:56 | |
| 8:05 | Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net | |
| 8:40 | Mark Pysyk shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. | |
| 8:41 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Tom Wilson hits Mattias Samuelsson. | 9:07 | |
| 9:53 | Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. | |
| 10:18 | Shot by Colin Miller misses the net | |
| Giveaway by Tom Wilson. | 10:19 | |
| 10:23 | Jeff Skinner scores. Assisted by Mattias Samuelsson. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | 10:23 | |
| Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | 10:35 | |
| Alex Ovechkin hits Henri Jokiharju. | 11:02 | |
| Dmitry Orlov hits Mark Pysyk. | 11:34 | |
| 11:40 | Shot by Peyton Krebs misses the net | |
| Tom Wilson hits Alex Tuch. | 12:30 | |
| 12:37 | Alex Tuch hits Tom Wilson. | |
| 12:55 | Victor Olofsson scores. Assisted by Casey Mittelstadt and Rasmus Asplund. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | 12:55 | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 13:20 | |
| Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 13:40 | |
| 13:45 | Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Anthony Mantha. | |
| 13:57 | Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Martin Fehervary. | |
| Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 14:10 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | 14:11 | |
| 14:14 | Zemgus Girgensons blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | |
| Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net | 14:19 | |
| 14:20 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 14:33 | Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Justin Schultz. | |
| Takeaway by Conor Sheary. | 15:07 | |
| 15:16 | Colin Miller hits Garnet Hathaway. | |
| Giveaway by John Carlson. | 15:23 | |
| Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 16:44 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 16:46 | |
| Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 16:47 | |
| 16:47 | Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 16:59 | Jeff Skinner penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Garnet Hathaway. | |
| Garnet Hathaway penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner. | 16:59 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | 16:59 | |
| Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 17:06 | |
| 17:22 | Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. | |
| 17:23 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 17:27 | Giveaway by Kyle Okposo. | |
| Anthony Mantha shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 17:40 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | 17:41 | |
| 17:42 | Alex Tuch blocks shot from John Carlson. | |
| 17:43 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Shot by John Carlson misses the net | 18:02 | |
| Anthony Mantha shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 18:20 | |
| John Carlson blocks shot from Tage Thompson. | 18:30 | |
| Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net | 18:50 | |
| Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 19:36 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | 19:37 | |
| Giveaway by Lars Eller. | 19:47 | |
| Garnet Hathaway hits Zemgus Girgensons. | 19:52 | |
| 19:54 | Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | 19:55 |
3
| Washington | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | 0:00 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 0:22 | |
| Shot by Marcus Johansson misses the net | 1:17 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 1:20 | |
| Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 1:26 | |
| Lars Eller shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 1:36 | |
| Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | 2:16 | |
| Shot by Connor McMichael misses the net | 2:21 | |
| 2:21 | Vinnie Hinostroza wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. | |
| 2:38 | Giveaway by Vinnie Hinostroza. | |
| 3:10 | Giveaway by Jeff Skinner. | |
| 3:33 | Giveaway by Jeff Skinner. | |
| Martin Fehervary hits Jeff Skinner. | 4:01 | |
| Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 4:47 | |
| 5:11 | Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. | |
| 5:14 | Shot by Rasmus Asplund misses the net | |
| 5:19 | Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net | |
| 5:33 | Takeaway by Mark Pysyk. | |
| Dmitry Orlov hits Victor Olofsson. | 5:45 | |
| 5:52 | Mattias Samuelsson hits Conor Sheary. | |
| Tom Wilson blocks shot from Jacob Bryson. | 6:07 | |
| 6:08 | Takeaway by Alex Tuch. | |
| Marcus Johansson hits Jacob Bryson. | 6:46 | |
| Takeaway by John Carlson. | 6:48 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 6:57 | |
| Matt Irwin blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. | 7:28 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 7:29 | |
| Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 7:51 | |
| 8:09 | Rasmus Asplund hits Conor Sheary. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | 8:12 | |
| 8:20 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | 8:36 | |
| 8:52 | Jacob Bryson blocks shot from John Carlson. | |
| 8:53 | Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 9:06 | Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net | |
| Matt Irwin hits Vinnie Hinostroza. | 10:05 | |
| Matt Irwin blocks shot from Alex Tuch. | 10:15 | |
| Shot by Axel Jonsson-Fjallby misses the net | 10:26 | |
| 10:51 | Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. | |
| 11:16 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 11:58 | |
| Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 12:02 | |
| 12:03 | Mark Pysyk penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 12:03 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 12:10 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 12:20 | Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 12:26 | Shot by Henri Jokiharju misses the net | |
| 12:36 | Takeaway by Tage Thompson. | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 13:45 | |
| Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net | 14:03 | |
| 14:26 | Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. | |
| 14:45 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| Nick Jensen blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. | 15:16 | |
| 16:08 | Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. | |
| John Carlson blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. | 16:14 | |
| Tom Wilson hits Kyle Okposo. | 17:16 | |
| 17:49 | Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Vinnie Hinostroza. | 17:53 | |
| Martin Fehervary hits Henri Jokiharju. | 18:47 | |
| Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 18:52 |
1 OT
| Washington | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 0:47 | |
| 0:57 | Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. | |
| 1:05 | Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. | |
| 1:17 | Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. | |
| 1:19 | Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | 1:20 | |
| Anthony Mantha shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 1:36 | |
| 1:58 | Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net | |
| 2:48 | Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net | |
| Justin Schultz hits Henri Jokiharju. | 3:35 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 3:40 | |
| 4:06 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 4:24 | Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | 4:25 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 4:39 | |
| Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 4:49 | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 4:57 | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 4:58 | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | 4:59 |
Shootout
Round 1
| BUF | Tage Thompson scores on shootout attempt. |
| WAS | Nicklas Backstrom misses the net. |
Round 2
| BUF | Shootout attempt by Casey Mittelstadt. Saved by Ilya Samsonov. |
| WAS | Evgeny Kuznetsov scores on shootout attempt. |
Round 3
| BUF | Alex Tuch misses the net. |
| WAS | Alex Ovechkin scores on shootout attempt. |