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