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Buffalo 4,
Washington 3
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 24, 2021
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, James Tobias
Attendance: N/A
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, James Tobias
Attendance: N/A
Final Scoring Summary
| Final OT | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
| Buffalo | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1SO | 4 |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
- OT
- SO
1
| Buffalo | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| 0:32 | Garnet Hathaway hits Sam Reinhart. | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 0:42 | |
| 0:57 | Richard Panik hits Henri Jokiharju. | |
| Eric Staal shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 1:04 | |
| 1:05 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| Eric Staal blocks shot from Justin Schultz. | 1:30 | |
| 1:34 | Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 1:37 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| Cody Eakin hits Connor McMichael. | 1:53 | |
| Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net | 1:55 | |
| 2:54 | Brian Pinho shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 3:27 | |
| Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 3:34 | |
| Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 3:49 | |
| 3:53 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler. | 4:03 | |
| 4:33 | Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| 4:54 | Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Connor McMichael. | 5:05 | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 5:21 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 5:26 | |
| 5:43 | Zdeno Chara hits Cody Eakin. | |
| 6:10 | Brian Pinho hits Henri Jokiharju. | |
| Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 6:11 | |
| Shot by Brandon Montour misses the net | 6:39 | |
| 6:43 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Takeaway by Taylor Hall. | 6:55 | |
| 6:56 | Garnet Hathaway hits Taylor Hall. | |
| 6:58 | Justin Schultz scores. | |
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 6:58 | |
| Victor Olofsson blocks shot from Jakub Vrana. | 7:30 | |
| Tobias Rieder shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 8:04 | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Brian Pinho. | 8:05 | |
| 8:06 | Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Brian Pinho. | 8:08 | |
| 8:32 | Garnet Hathaway wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| 8:59 | Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 9:00 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. | |
| 9:00 | Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 9:12 | Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Curtis Lazar hits Justin Schultz. | 9:16 | |
| 9:40 | Giveaway by T.J. Oshie. | |
| Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 9:46 | |
| 10:34 | Richard Panik hits Brandon Montour. | |
| 10:36 | Shot by Richard Panik misses the net | |
| 10:44 | Richard Panik hits Eric Staal. | |
| 10:58 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 11:19 | |
| 11:29 | Lars Eller blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| 11:51 | Garnet Hathaway hits Taylor Hall. | |
| Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. | 12:20 | |
| 12:38 | Jakub Vrana hits Curtis Lazar. | |
| 12:41 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| 12:52 | Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 13:07 | Brian Pinho wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 14:05 | |
| 14:11 | Justin Schultz blocks shot from Taylor Hall. | |
| Colin Miller hits Carl Hagelin. | 14:24 | |
| 14:35 | Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Jake McCabe blocks shot from Richard Panik. | 14:54 | |
| 15:03 | Lars Eller shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 15:13 | Connor McMichael shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 15:21 | Connor McMichael penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Cody Eakin. | |
| 15:21 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | |
| Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 15:51 | |
| Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 16:34 | |
| Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net | 16:40 | |
| Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 17:46 | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 17:47 | |
| Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 17:53 | |
| 17:58 | Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. | |
| Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 18:45 | |
| Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 18:46 | |
| 18:56 | Garnet Hathaway hits Jake McCabe. | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 19:35 | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 19:50 |
2
| Buffalo | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| 0:10 | Giveaway by Carl Hagelin. | |
| Taylor Hall blocks shot from Brenden Dillon. | 0:31 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 0:51 | |
| Jake McCabe penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Justin Schultz. | 1:23 | |
| 1:23 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 1:31 | |
| 1:59 | John Carlson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Giveaway by Brandon Montour. | 2:05 | |
| 2:38 | Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 2:38 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | |
| 2:56 | Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 3:06 | Lars Eller shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 3:22 | Giveaway by Lars Eller. | |
| Sam Reinhart hits Zdeno Chara. | 3:51 | |
| 4:03 | Nic Dowd hits Sam Reinhart. | |
| Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 4:14 | |
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 4:15 | |
| 4:35 | Giveaway by Jonas Siegenthaler. | |
| Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 4:37 | |
| 4:38 | Conor Sheary wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| 4:50 | Zdeno Chara hits Kyle Okposo. | |
| 4:57 | Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 5:01 | Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net | |
| Rasmus Dahlin hits Justin Schultz. | 5:25 | |
| 5:33 | Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| 5:38 | Richard Panik shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Richard Panik. | 5:42 | |
| Takeaway by Jake McCabe. | 5:53 | |
| Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net | 6:00 | |
| Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net | 6:57 | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 6:58 | |
| 7:16 | Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 7:26 | Carl Hagelin hits Brandon Montour. | |
| 7:53 | Nicklas Backstrom hits Jack Eichel. | |
| Brandon Montour blocks shot from Justin Schultz. | 8:04 | |
| 8:18 | Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 8:20 | |
| 8:20 | Zdeno Chara penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Taylor Hall. | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 8:20 | |
| Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 9:17 | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 9:23 | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 9:30 | |
| Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 9:36 | |
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 9:37 | |
| Colin Miller shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 9:44 | |
| Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net | 9:51 | |
| Colin Miller scores a power play goal. Assisted by Rasmus Ristolainen and Casey Mittelstadt. | 10:07 | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 10:07 | |
| 10:16 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 10:20 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jakub Vrana. | 10:37 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nicklas Backstrom. | 10:45 | |
| Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. | 10:45 | |
| Curtis Lazar shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 10:50 | |
| Jake McCabe hits T.J. Oshie. | 11:09 | |
| 11:20 | Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net | |
| 11:51 | T.J. Oshie scores a power play goal. Assisted by Justin Schultz and Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 11:51 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 11:59 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 12:02 | |
| 12:03 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| 12:07 | Nic Dowd penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Eichel. | |
| 12:07 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 12:30 | |
| Victor Olofsson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Sam Reinhart and Jack Eichel. | 13:04 | |
| 13:04 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 13:24 | |
| 14:11 | Justin Schultz blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 14:12 | |
| Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net | 14:28 | |
| Eric Staal shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 15:05 | |
| 15:46 | Jonas Siegenthaler penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Reinhart. | |
| 15:46 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 16:08 | |
| 16:32 | John Carlson blocks shot from Sam Reinhart. | |
| Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 16:46 | |
| 17:08 | Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Taylor Hall. | |
| Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 17:17 | |
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. | 17:58 | |
| 18:30 | Justin Schultz blocks shot from Eric Staal. | |
| 18:40 | Takeaway by Justin Schultz. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 18:49 | |
| 18:57 | Jonas Siegenthaler hits Eric Staal. | |
| Shot by Henri Jokiharju misses the net | 19:00 | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 19:08 | |
| 19:28 | Richard Panik shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 19:29 |
3
| Buffalo | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 0:11 | |
| Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net | 0:52 | |
| 0:59 | Garnet Hathaway blocks shot from Jake McCabe. | |
| Jake McCabe hits Garnet Hathaway. | 1:06 | |
| Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. | 1:23 | |
| 1:23 | Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Eric Staal shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 1:36 | |
| Eric Staal shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 1:42 | |
| Brandon Montour blocks shot from Justin Schultz. | 1:51 | |
| Brandon Montour blocks shot from Zdeno Chara. | 2:01 | |
| 2:12 | Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net | |
| 2:19 | Shot by Zdeno Chara misses the net | |
| 2:23 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Conor Sheary. | 3:09 | |
| 3:34 | Brian Pinho blocks shot from Colin Miller. | |
| 4:18 | Conor Sheary blocks shot from Riley Sheahan. | |
| Curtis Lazar hits Conor Sheary. | 4:30 | |
| Curtis Lazar blocks shot from Zdeno Chara. | 5:01 | |
| 5:08 | Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Carl Hagelin. | 5:09 | |
| 5:20 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| 5:54 | Shot by Garnet Hathaway misses the net | |
| 6:03 | Nic Dowd penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| 6:03 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | |
| 6:30 | Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 6:57 | |
| Eric Staal scores a power play goal. Assisted by Rasmus Ristolainen and Colin Miller. | 6:59 | |
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. | 6:59 | |
| 7:24 | Brian Pinho wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| 7:32 | Brian Pinho wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| 7:49 | Brian Pinho shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Brandon Montour penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Conor Sheary. | 7:50 | |
| 7:50 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits John Carlson. | 8:05 | |
| 8:30 | John Carlson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 8:43 | Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. | 8:44 | |
| 9:28 | Nicklas Backstrom scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jakub Vrana and John Carlson. | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 9:28 | |
| 10:04 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. | |
| 10:25 | Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net | 10:33 | |
| Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Brian Pinho. | 10:33 | |
| Riley Sheahan hits Trevor van Riemsdyk. | 11:05 | |
| 11:11 | Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 12:00 | John Carlson blocks shot from Jack Eichel. | |
| 12:12 | Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 12:16 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. | |
| 12:54 | Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 13:00 | |
| 13:16 | Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk. | |
| 13:58 | Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net | |
| Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 14:32 | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 14:37 | |
| Brandon Montour blocks shot from Zdeno Chara. | 15:00 | |
| Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net | 15:25 | |
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 15:26 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. | 16:16 | |
| 17:06 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| 18:10 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 18:47 | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 18:50 | |
| Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 18:52 | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 18:53 | |
| Shot by Cody Eakin misses the net | 19:04 | |
| Shot by Brandon Montour misses the net | 19:39 |
1 OT
| Buffalo | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 0:00 | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 0:40 | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 0:58 | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 0:58 | |
| Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 1:22 | |
| Shot by Colin Miller misses the net | 2:05 | |
| 2:22 | Richard Panik hits Colin Miller. | |
| 2:36 | John Carlson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 2:48 | |
| 2:49 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| 3:12 | Takeaway by Nic Dowd. | |
| 3:16 | Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 3:56 | Shot by John Carlson misses the net | |
| 4:13 | Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| 4:15 | Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. | |
| Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 4:24 | |
| Colin Miller blocks shot from Brenden Dillon. | 4:55 |
Shootout
Round 1
| WAS | Shootout attempt by John Carlson. Saved by Linus Ullmark. |
| BUF | Jack Eichel scores on shootout attempt. |
Round 2
| WAS | Shootout attempt by T.J. Oshie. Saved by Linus Ullmark. |
| BUF | Shootout attempt by Casey Mittelstadt. Saved by Vitek Vanecek. |
Round 3
| WAS | Shootout attempt by Nicklas Backstrom. Saved by Linus Ullmark. |