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Washington 5,
Buffalo 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 24, 2018
Where: Captial One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Jon McIsaac
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Kiel Murchison
Attendance: 18506
Where: Captial One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Jon McIsaac
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Kiel Murchison
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Buffalo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| Buffalo | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly. | 0:08 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly hits Matt Niskanen. | 0:18 | |
| 0:50 | Evgeny Kuznetsov scores. Assisted by Brett Connolly and Dmitry Orlov. | |
| 0:50 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | |
| Kyle Okposo hits John Carlson. | 1:08 | |
| 1:23 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. | |
| 2:22 | Alex Chiasson hits Casey Nelson. | |
| 2:23 | Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | |
| 2:27 | Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net | |
| Scott Wilson hits Matt Niskanen. | 2:33 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 2:35 | |
| 2:46 | Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 2:53 | Tom Wilson hits Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 3:09 | |
| Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 3:50 | |
| 3:51 | Brett Connolly penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evan Rodrigues. | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. | 3:51 | |
| Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net | 4:01 | |
| 4:02 | Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. | |
| 4:08 | Giveaway by Matt Niskanen. | |
| 4:12 | Brooks Orpik hits Sam Reinhart. | |
| Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net | 4:30 | |
| Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net | 4:58 | |
| 5:07 | John Carlson blocks shot from Sam Reinhart. | |
| Shot by Nicholas Baptiste misses the net | 5:42 | |
| Nicholas Baptiste shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 5:53 | |
| 6:01 | John Carlson blocks shot from Marco Scandella. | |
| Johan Larsson hits Dmitry Orlov. | 6:19 | |
| 6:19 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 6:32 | T.J. Oshie hits Zemgus Girgensons. | |
| 6:39 | Dmitry Orlov hits Casey Nelson. | |
| Takeaway by Scott Wilson. | 6:45 | |
| 7:31 | Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net | |
| Benoit Pouliot blocks shot from Michal Kempny. | 7:37 | |
| Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 7:44 | |
| Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Brett Connolly. | 8:02 | |
| 8:06 | Shot by Alex Chiasson misses the net | |
| Victor Antipin blocks shot from Lars Eller. | 8:23 | |
| 8:24 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | |
| Zemgus Girgensons hits John Carlson. | 8:32 | |
| 9:12 | Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 9:17 | Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | |
| 9:53 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 10:00 | Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 11:05 | |
| Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 11:40 | |
| Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson. | 11:45 | |
| Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net | 11:52 | |
| 12:25 | Tom Wilson hits Kyle Okposo. | |
| Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 12:41 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Lars Eller. | 12:57 | |
| Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky. | 13:29 | |
| 14:33 | Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. | |
| Nicholas Baptiste blocks shot from Christian Djoos. | 14:51 | |
| Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Alex Chiasson. | 15:47 | |
| Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 16:08 | |
| 16:15 | Michal Kempny blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. | |
| Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net | 16:21 | |
| 17:03 | Takeaway by T.J. Oshie. | |
| 17:05 | Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net | |
| Scott Wilson blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. | 17:28 | |
| 17:34 | Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. | 17:35 | |
| Takeaway by Marco Scandella. | 17:57 | |
| Benoit Pouliot shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 18:18 | |
| Evan Rodrigues blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky. | 18:28 | |
| 18:31 | Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 18:42 | Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 18:43 | |
| Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons. | 19:02 | |
| Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 19:04 | |
| 19:05 | Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Nicholas Baptiste. | |
| 19:16 | T.J. Oshie hits Victor Antipin. | |
| Nicholas Baptiste shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 19:19 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. | 19:20 | |
| Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 19:23 | |
| 19:24 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Takeaway by Sam Reinhart. | 19:30 |
2
| Buffalo | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| 0:15 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | 0:27 | |
| 0:28 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | |
| Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net | 0:49 | |
| 1:11 | Giveaway by Matt Niskanen. | |
| Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 1:18 | |
| 1:43 | Takeaway by John Carlson. | |
| 1:46 | Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Brett Connolly. | 1:47 | |
| Casey Nelson blocks shot from John Carlson. | 2:25 | |
| 3:09 | Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Alex Chiasson. | 3:10 | |
| 3:15 | Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. | 3:17 | |
| 3:31 | Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net | |
| Nathan Beaulieu hits Alex Chiasson. | 3:37 | |
| 3:44 | Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 3:45 | |
| 4:34 | Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net | |
| 4:41 | Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 5:22 | |
| 5:33 | Tom Wilson hits Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| 5:44 | Nicklas Backstrom hits Sam Reinhart. | |
| Shot by Nathan Beaulieu misses the net | 5:47 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 5:57 | |
| 5:58 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nicholas Baptiste. | |
| 6:08 | Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 6:13 | Lars Eller shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 6:35 | Giveaway by Michal Kempny. | |
| 6:40 | Michal Kempny blocks shot from Jordan Nolan. | |
| 7:19 | T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Marco Scandella. | |
| 7:24 | Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 7:25 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | |
| 8:26 | Tom Wilson hits Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| 8:37 | Brooks Orpik hits Nicholas Baptiste. | |
| Nicholas Baptiste shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 8:41 | |
| 8:43 | Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. | |
| 8:56 | Tom Wilson hits Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Alex Ovechkin. | 9:07 | |
| 9:18 | Brooks Orpik hits Sam Reinhart. | |
| Benoit Pouliot shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 9:20 | |
| 9:33 | Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Benoit Pouliot. | |
| Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly. | 9:39 | |
| 9:48 | Lars Eller shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 10:19 | Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Scott Wilson. | |
| Shot by Johan Larsson misses the net | 10:24 | |
| Josh Gorges blocks shot from John Carlson. | 11:17 | |
| Josh Gorges hits John Carlson. | 11:24 | |
| 11:38 | Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 11:39 | T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| 12:59 | Giveaway by Matt Niskanen. | |
| 13:01 | Andre Burakovsky blocks shot from Nathan Beaulieu. | |
| 13:20 | Andre Burakovsky scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Matt Niskanen. | |
| 13:20 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | |
| 13:36 | Tom Wilson hits Jason Pominville. | |
| 13:55 | Giveaway by Tom Wilson. | |
| Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 14:01 | |
| Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 14:06 | |
| 14:09 | Brooks Orpik hits Johan Larsson. | |
| 14:14 | Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Scott Wilson. | |
| 14:22 | Brooks Orpik hits Scott Wilson. | |
| 14:31 | Michal Kempny blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. | |
| Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 14:33 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. | 14:34 | |
| Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net | 14:43 | |
| Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Jay Beagle. | 14:59 | |
| Benoit Pouliot blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. | 15:18 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 15:19 | |
| Marco Scandella hits Lars Eller. | 16:06 | |
| 16:08 | Chandler Stephenson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 16:09 | Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | |
| Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Brooks Orpik. | 16:15 | |
| 16:24 | Devante Smith-Pelly hits Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| 16:31 | Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. | |
| Josh Gorges hits Tom Wilson. | 17:07 | |
| 17:18 | Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Giveaway by Josh Gorges. | 17:24 | |
| Johan Larsson blocks shot from Tom Wilson. | 17:34 | |
| 17:40 | Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | |
| 17:56 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 17:57 | |
| 18:07 | Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. | |
| Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net | 18:07 | |
| 18:18 | Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Marco Scandella. | |
| Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net | 18:23 | |
| 18:26 | Matt Niskanen hits Benoit Pouliot. | |
| Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 18:31 | |
| 18:32 | Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. | |
| Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Alex Chiasson. | 18:47 | |
| 19:22 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. | |
| 19:26 | Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 19:27 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 19:37 | |
| 19:38 | Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Devante Smith-Pelly. | 19:52 |
3
| Buffalo | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Sam Reinhart scores. Assisted by Casey Nelson. | 0:14 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 0:14 | |
| Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly. | 0:37 | |
| Takeaway by Benoit Pouliot. | 1:06 | |
| Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 1:43 | |
| 1:43 | Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | |
| Shot by Josh Gorges misses the net | 1:55 | |
| Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. | 1:56 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jay Beagle. | 2:36 | |
| Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net | 2:55 | |
| Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 2:56 | |
| 3:18 | Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Jordan Nolan. | |
| 3:19 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Benoit Pouliot shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 3:43 | |
| 4:04 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 4:36 | Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Christian Djoos. | 4:36 | |
| 5:25 | Giveaway by T.J. Oshie. | |
| 5:29 | Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Jason Pominville. | |
| 5:54 | Michal Kempny blocks shot from Jordan Nolan. | |
| Marco Scandella hits Lars Eller. | 6:05 | |
| Shot by Casey Nelson misses the net | 6:13 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 6:39 | |
| 7:01 | Brett Connolly blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| 7:17 | Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Benoit Pouliot blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. | 7:28 | |
| 7:58 | Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 8:01 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 8:03 | Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 8:42 | |
| Kyle Okposo penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Philipp Grubauer. | 8:43 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 8:43 | |
| 9:17 | Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 9:24 | Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 10:13 | Alex Ovechkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by John Carlson and Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Zemgus Girgensons wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. | 10:13 | |
| Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues. | 10:30 | |
| 10:42 | Jay Beagle hits Evan Rodrigues. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 11:18 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 11:19 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 11:21 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 11:22 | |
| Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net | 11:55 | |
| 11:56 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | |
| 12:00 | Giveaway by Christian Djoos. | |
| Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 12:02 | |
| Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 12:03 | |
| Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 12:04 | |
| 12:11 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons. | |
| 12:34 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 12:36 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 12:37 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 12:38 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 12:47 | Takeaway by Tom Wilson. | |
| 12:55 | Shot by John Carlson misses the net | |
| Jacob Josefson shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 13:29 | |
| 14:04 | Lars Eller shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| 14:16 | Andre Burakovsky penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). | |
| 14:16 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| 14:37 | Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. | |
| 14:38 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| 15:27 | Chandler Stephenson hits Sam Reinhart. | |
| Victor Antipin shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | 15:59 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 16:00 | |
| Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net | 16:06 | |
| Casey Nelson blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. | 17:06 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 17:07 | |
| 17:48 | Lars Eller scores. Assisted by Matt Niskanen. | |
| 17:48 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. | |
| Takeaway by Nicholas Baptiste. | 18:21 | |
| 18:36 | Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by John Carlson and Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 18:36 | Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | |
| Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Devante Smith-Pelly. | 18:45 | |
| Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues. | 18:54 | |
| 19:22 | Lars Eller shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. | |
| Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 19:23 | |
| 19:26 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. | |
| Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 19:35 | |
| 19:43 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. |