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Buffalo 7,
Washington 4
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 26, 2023
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Brandon Blandina, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, James Tobias
Attendance: 19070
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Brandon Blandina, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, James Tobias
Attendance: 19070
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Buffalo | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| Washington | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net | 0:23 | |
| 0:37 | Owen Power shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 1:11 | |
| Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net | 1:12 | |
| 1:17 | Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Erik Gustafsson. | |
| Dylan McIlrath hits JJ Peterka. | 1:41 | |
| Shot by Craig Smith misses the net | 2:20 | |
| 2:45 | Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons. | 2:59 | |
| 3:21 | Takeaway by Owen Power. | |
| 3:26 | Owen Power shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 3:34 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 3:35 | |
| 3:53 | Vinnie Hinostroza shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| 3:54 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 5:13 | Takeaway by JJ Peterka. | |
| 5:28 | Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | 6:27 | |
| T.J. Oshie hits Owen Power. | 6:34 | |
| 6:44 | Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net | |
| 7:07 | Takeaway by Tage Thompson. | |
| Shot by Dylan McIlrath misses the net | 7:34 | |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 7:43 | |
| 7:44 | Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | 7:50 | |
| 7:59 | Victor Olofsson blocks shot from Craig Smith. | |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Peyton Krebs. | 8:09 | |
| 8:13 | Peyton Krebs hits Craig Smith. | |
| Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 8:27 | |
| 8:57 | Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 9:13 | |
| Giveaway by Nick Jensen. | 9:27 | |
| Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Tyson Jost. | 9:30 | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. | 9:31 | |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Kale Clague. | 9:54 | |
| 10:13 | Takeaway by Ilya Lyubushkin. | |
| 10:40 | Dylan Cozens scores. Assisted by Casey Mittelstadt and Ilya Lyubushkin. | |
| 10:40 | Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 12:13 | |
| Martin Fehervary hits Zemgus Girgensons. | 12:19 | |
| 12:25 | Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| 12:51 | Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 13:45 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 14:04 | Takeaway by Dylan Cozens. | |
| 14:08 | Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| Dylan Strome scores. Assisted by Nick Jensen and T.J. Oshie. | 14:45 | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. | 14:45 | |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Henri Jokiharju. | 14:56 | |
| 15:04 | Shot by Tyson Jost misses the net | |
| 15:08 | Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| Dylan McIlrath hits Tyson Jost. | 15:23 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 15:43 | |
| 15:43 | Takeaway by Ilya Lyubushkin. | |
| 15:49 | Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Tom Wilson hits Tage Thompson. | 16:29 | |
| Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 16:33 | |
| 16:35 | Tage Thompson scores. | |
| Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 16:35 | |
| Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 16:47 | |
| T.J. Oshie scores. Assisted by Dylan Strome and Nick Jensen. | 16:50 | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 16:50 | |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 17:10 | |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Owen Power. | 17:20 | |
| Shot by Dylan McIlrath misses the net | 17:58 | |
| 18:33 | Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 18:40 | Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| 19:01 | Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| 19:34 | Giveaway by Kale Clague. | |
| Shot by Sonny Milano misses the net | 19:38 | |
| Martin Fehervary hits Kyle Okposo. | 19:44 | |
| 19:55 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. |
2
| Washington | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| 0:56 | Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| 1:18 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 1:35 | Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| 1:59 | Owen Power shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| Tom Wilson hits Dylan Cozens. | 1:59 | |
| 2:00 | JJ Peterka wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| Nick Jensen hits JJ Peterka. | 3:27 | |
| 3:43 | Shot by Tyson Jost misses the net | |
| Conor Sheary hits Mattias Samuelsson. | 3:54 | |
| Shot by Craig Smith misses the net | 3:55 | |
| 4:22 | Zemgus Girgensons blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk. | |
| T.J. Oshie hits Ilya Lyubushkin. | 4:56 | |
| Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 5:02 | |
| Shot by Dylan Strome misses the net | 5:03 | |
| 5:48 | Shot by Mattias Samuelsson misses the net | |
| 5:49 | Jeff Skinner scores. Assisted by Mattias Samuelsson and Jack Quinn. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 5:49 | |
| 6:11 | Vinnie Hinostroza shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| 6:30 | Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| 6:42 | Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Tom Wilson. | |
| 7:08 | Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | 7:09 | |
| 7:27 | Takeaway by Peyton Krebs. | |
| 7:30 | Shot by Owen Power misses the net | |
| Erik Gustafsson hits JJ Peterka. | 8:02 | |
| 8:36 | Zemgus Girgensons scores. Assisted by Kyle Okposo and Tyson Jost. | |
| 8:36 | Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| 9:20 | Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 9:21 | |
| 9:58 | Takeaway by Henri Jokiharju. | |
| 10:07 | Vinnie Hinostroza scores. Assisted by Owen Power and Dylan Cozens. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | 10:07 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom hits Mattias Samuelsson. | 11:03 | |
| 11:10 | Tyson Jost shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 11:11 | Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| Sonny Milano hits Kyle Okposo. | 11:26 | |
| Giveaway by Martin Fehervary. | 11:35 | |
| 11:45 | Kale Clague shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 11:46 | Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Jack Quinn. | 12:29 | |
| Giveaway by Nic Dowd. | 12:45 | |
| 12:49 | Dylan Cozens scores. Assisted by Jack Quinn. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 12:49 | |
| Dylan McIlrath blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. | 12:55 | |
| 13:22 | Owen Power hits Tom Wilson. | |
| 13:27 | Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 13:28 | Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 13:35 | Peyton Krebs hits Conor Sheary. | |
| Shot by Martin Fehervary misses the net | 13:57 | |
| 14:28 | Tyson Jost shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| Sonny Milano shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 15:20 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Quinn. | 15:21 | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 15:37 | |
| Shot by Erik Gustafsson misses the net | 15:47 | |
| Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Erik Gustafsson and Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 15:49 | |
| 15:49 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. | 16:15 | |
| 16:32 | Jack Quinn penalty for fighting against Nicolas Aube-Kubel - 5 mins (Major). | |
| 16:32 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel penalty for fighting against Jack Quinn - 5 mins (Major). | 16:32 | |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Quinn. Served by Sonny Milano. | 16:32 | |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 16:54 | |
| 17:01 | Giveaway by Dylan Cozens. | |
| Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Tage Thompson. | 17:47 | |
| 17:59 | Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 18:00 | Dylan Cozens penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Martin Fehervary. | |
| Martin Fehervary penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dylan Cozens. | 18:00 | |
| 18:00 | Dylan Cozens penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Martin Fehervary. Served by JJ Peterka. | |
| 18:00 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| 18:03 | Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju. | |
| 18:31 | Takeaway by Henri Jokiharju. | |
| 18:35 | Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 18:40 | Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Sonny Milano scores a power play goal. | 18:40 | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 18:58 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | 18:59 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. | 19:17 | |
| 19:28 | Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 19:42 | |
| 19:52 | Takeaway by Tage Thompson. | |
| 19:56 | Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. |
3
| Washington | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | 0:00 | |
| 0:24 | Owen Power shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 0:26 | Owen Power shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 1:01 | Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net | |
| 1:24 | Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net | |
| 1:25 | Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 1:41 | Shot by Zemgus Girgensons misses the net | |
| 1:56 | Kyle Okposo hits Conor Sheary. | |
| Shot by Craig Smith misses the net | 2:09 | |
| 2:33 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| 2:41 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| 2:52 | Giveaway by Owen Power. | |
| Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 3:45 | |
| Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. | 4:03 | |
| Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 4:14 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 4:15 | |
| Craig Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 4:20 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. | 5:00 | |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 5:19 | |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 5:57 | |
| 6:10 | Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 7:04 | Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net | |
| Nick Jensen penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tage Thompson. | 7:09 | |
| 7:09 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| 7:14 | Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| Tom Wilson blocks shot from Tage Thompson. | 7:16 | |
| Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. | 7:19 | |
| 8:05 | Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net | |
| Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 8:21 | |
| 8:47 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 9:06 | Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 9:39 | Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 10:06 | Tyson Jost hits T.J. Oshie. | |
| 10:23 | Owen Power blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 10:49 | |
| 11:07 | Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 11:17 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 11:18 | |
| 11:52 | Dylan Cozens scores. Assisted by Vinnie Hinostroza and Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 11:52 | Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 13:05 | |
| Shot by Martin Fehervary misses the net | 13:08 | |
| Tom Wilson hits Peyton Krebs. | 13:32 | |
| 13:37 | Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| 13:55 | Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Matt Irwin. | |
| Nic Dowd penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Peyton Krebs. | 14:02 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 14:02 | |
| 14:03 | Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 14:40 | Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 14:44 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 15:16 | Takeaway by Tage Thompson. | |
| Matt Irwin blocks shot from Jacob Bryson. | 15:54 | |
| Conor Sheary blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. | 16:03 | |
| 16:20 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 16:57 | |
| Shot by Nicolas Aube-Kubel misses the net | 17:17 | |
| 18:32 | Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Tom Wilson. | |
| 18:33 | Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | 18:41 | |
| 19:01 | Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 19:03 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| Lars Eller shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 19:26 | |
| 19:26 | Henri Jokiharju penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller. | |
| 19:26 | Zemgus Girgensons wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. | |
| T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 19:58 |