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Washington 3,
Columbus 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 21, 2023
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees: Justin Kea, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Devin Berg, David Brisebois
Attendance: 18172
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees: Justin Kea, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Devin Berg, David Brisebois
Attendance: 18172
Final Scoring Summary
| Final OT | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Columbus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
- OT
1
| Washington | Columbus | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| 0:17 | Erik Gudbranson hits Dylan Strome. | |
| Hendrix Lapierre wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. | 0:44 | |
| 1:13 | Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Ivan Miroshnichenko. | |
| 1:22 | Giveaway by Justin Danforth. | |
| 2:41 | Shot by Brendan Gaunce misses the net | |
| 2:47 | Sean Kuraly hits Nicolas Aube-Kubel. | |
| 3:01 | Shot by Kirill Marchenko misses the net | |
| Giveaway by Tom Wilson. | 3:29 | |
| 3:49 | Shot by Yegor Chinakhov misses the net | |
| Joel Edmundson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 4:16 | |
| 6:08 | Emil Bemstrom blocks shot from Joel Edmundson. | |
| 6:10 | Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| 6:42 | Erik Gudbranson hits Tom Wilson. | |
| Alex Ovechkin hits Kirill Marchenko. | 6:53 | |
| Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 7:00 | |
| Ivan Miroshnichenko shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 7:56 | |
| Matthew Phillips shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 7:57 | |
| 7:59 | Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Aliaksei Protas. | |
| Takeaway by Aliaksei Protas. | 8:26 | |
| Nick Jensen blocks shot from Kent Johnson. | 8:48 | |
| 9:07 | Shot by David Jiricek misses the net | |
| Beck Malenstyn penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). | 9:20 | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. | 9:20 | |
| 10:25 | Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 10:35 | Yegor Chinakhov shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| Nick Jensen blocks shot from Yegor Chinakhov. | 10:47 | |
| 11:38 | Giveaway by Erik Gudbranson. | |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 11:39 | |
| 12:02 | Sean Kuraly hits Nicolas Aube-Kubel. | |
| Rasmus Sandin shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 12:02 | |
| 12:12 | Brendan Gaunce shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 12:48 | Emil Bemstrom shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| Hendrix Lapierre blocks shot from Kent Johnson. | 13:00 | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth. | 13:02 | |
| 13:07 | Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 13:16 | Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. | 13:23 | |
| 14:24 | Emil Bemstrom blocks shot from Rasmus Sandin. | |
| Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. | 14:53 | |
| Nick Jensen blocks shot from Kirill Marchenko. | 15:10 | |
| 16:16 | Brendan Gaunce hits Aliaksei Protas. | |
| 16:27 | Shot by Sean Kuraly misses the net | |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. | 16:29 | |
| 16:53 | Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 17:02 | David Jiricek penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Beck Malenstyn. | |
| Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. | 17:02 | |
| Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | 17:05 | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 17:20 | |
| 17:34 | Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from John Carlson. | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 17:43 | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 18:11 | |
| 18:24 | Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| Anthony Mantha scores a power play goal. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson. | 18:24 | |
| Joel Edmundson blocks shot from Yegor Chinakhov. | 19:36 | |
| 19:57 | Zach Werenski blocks shot from Matthew Phillips. | |
| 19:59 | Giveaway by Elvis Merzlikins. |
2
| Washington | Columbus | |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. | 0:00 | |
| Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. | 0:11 | |
| John Carlson blocks shot from Dmitri Voronkov. | 0:30 | |
| Matthew Phillips blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | 0:41 | |
| Hendrix Lapierre wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. | 0:42 | |
| Hendrix Lapierre blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk. | 0:48 | |
| 1:01 | Shot by Cole Sillinger misses the net | |
| 1:12 | Shot by Andrew Peeke misses the net | |
| Aliaksei Protas hits Andrew Peeke. | 1:30 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. | 1:43 | |
| 2:41 | Sean Kuraly hits Nick Jensen. | |
| Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 2:45 | |
| 2:47 | Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 2:54 | Sean Kuraly hits Matthew Phillips. | |
| 2:55 | Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| 3:17 | Jake Bean blocks shot from Nicolas Aube-Kubel. | |
| 3:19 | Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| 3:26 | Yegor Chinakhov shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| John Carlson blocks shot from Zach Werenski. | 3:47 | |
| 3:50 | Dmitri Voronkov shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth. | 3:51 | |
| 4:23 | Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Nic Dowd. | |
| 4:30 | Johnny Gaudreau blocks shot from Rasmus Sandin. | |
| 4:38 | Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| Hendrix Lapierre wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. | 4:39 | |
| 4:45 | Takeaway by Kent Johnson. | |
| 4:47 | Kent Johnson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. | 4:49 | |
| 5:03 | Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 5:15 | Shot by Erik Gudbranson misses the net | |
| 5:49 | Alexandre Texier shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 6:41 | Alexandre Texier penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Martin Fehervary. | |
| Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. | 6:41 | |
| 6:50 | Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | |
| Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 6:57 | |
| Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. | 6:58 | |
| 7:03 | Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | |
| Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net | 7:04 | |
| Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net | 7:19 | |
| Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | 7:37 | |
| 8:01 | Ivan Provorov blocks shot from Dylan Strome. | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 8:10 | |
| 8:18 | Ivan Provorov blocks shot from John Carlson. | |
| 8:34 | Ivan Provorov blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | |
| 8:35 | Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Rasmus Sandin shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 8:42 | |
| 8:50 | Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 9:33 | Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| Beck Malenstyn hits David Jiricek. | 9:47 | |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel blocks shot from David Jiricek. | 10:16 | |
| 10:39 | Shot by Zach Werenski misses the net | |
| 10:50 | Emil Bemstrom blocks shot from Adam Fantilli. | |
| Dylan Strome blocks shot from Zach Werenski. | 11:31 | |
| 11:51 | Shot by Brendan Gaunce misses the net | |
| Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 12:08 | |
| Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 12:09 | |
| 12:18 | Shot by Andrew Peeke misses the net | |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Sean Kuraly. | 12:32 | |
| 12:56 | Kirill Marchenko wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| 13:59 | Shot by Justin Danforth misses the net | |
| 14:13 | Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 15:18 | Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| 15:18 | Cole Sillinger scores. Assisted by Emil Bemstrom and Johnny Gaudreau. | |
| Joel Edmundson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 15:36 | |
| Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 15:38 | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 15:52 | |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 16:26 | |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 17:05 | |
| Takeaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel. | 17:06 | |
| Anthony Mantha scores. Assisted by Aliaksei Protas and John Carlson. | 17:24 | |
| 17:24 | Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre. | |
| 17:38 | Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 17:40 | Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| 17:43 | Johnny Gaudreau shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 17:45 | Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| 17:48 | Jake Bean shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 18:23 | David Jiricek shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 18:26 | Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| 18:28 | Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. | 18:30 | |
| John Carlson blocks shot from Yegor Chinakhov. | 18:52 | |
| Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Yegor Chinakhov. | 18:58 | |
| 19:10 | Yegor Chinakhov shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. | 19:13 | |
| 19:35 | Takeaway by Kent Johnson. | |
| 19:36 | Kent Johnson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 19:39 | Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 19:41 | Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| 19:51 | Emil Bemstrom blocks shot from Joel Edmundson. | |
| 19:53 | Cole Sillinger hits Nic Dowd. |
3
| Washington | Columbus | |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. | 0:00 | |
| 0:09 | Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| 1:02 | Shot by Dmitri Voronkov misses the net | |
| 1:05 | David Jiricek shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth. | 1:07 | |
| 1:20 | Shot by Johnny Gaudreau misses the net | |
| 1:38 | Shot by Adam Fantilli misses the net | |
| 2:01 | Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre. | |
| 2:20 | Cole Sillinger hits Anthony Mantha. | |
| Shot by Joel Edmundson misses the net | 2:22 | |
| 2:56 | Dmitri Voronkov blocks shot from Matthew Phillips. | |
| 2:58 | Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Matthew Phillips. | |
| 3:20 | Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| John Carlson blocks shot from Yegor Chinakhov. | 3:24 | |
| 3:43 | Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 4:10 | Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| Takeaway by Tom Wilson. | 4:25 | |
| 5:29 | Shot by Kent Johnson misses the net | |
| Hendrix Lapierre wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. | 5:56 | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. | 6:56 | |
| Nic Dowd blocks shot from Andrew Peeke. | 7:35 | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. | 7:50 | |
| 8:05 | Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 8:06 | Shot by Adam Fantilli misses the net | |
| 8:12 | Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 8:53 | Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Tom Wilson. | |
| 9:18 | Jake Bean shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| Rasmus Sandin hits Cole Sillinger. | 9:32 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. | 9:39 | |
| Hendrix Lapierre shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 10:01 | |
| Shot by Hendrix Lapierre misses the net | 10:28 | |
| Shot by Anthony Mantha misses the net | 10:44 | |
| Shot by Aliaksei Protas misses the net | 10:52 | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 10:54 | |
| 10:56 | Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Shot by Matthew Phillips misses the net | 10:58 | |
| 11:00 | Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 11:08 | Adam Fantilli shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 11:57 | Dmitri Voronkov wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | |
| Giveaway by Dylan Strome. | 12:42 | |
| 12:49 | Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre. | |
| 12:49 | Yegor Chinakhov scores. Assisted by Dmitri Voronkov and Erik Gudbranson. | |
| 13:27 | Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Aliaksei Protas. | |
| 13:35 | Cole Sillinger shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 14:57 | Takeaway by Johnny Gaudreau. | |
| 15:25 | Shot by Adam Fantilli misses the net | |
| 15:33 | Shot by David Jiricek misses the net | |
| 15:49 | Jake Bean shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. | 16:00 | |
| 17:06 | Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | |
| 17:13 | Emil Bemstrom blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | |
| 17:19 | Ivan Provorov blocks shot from Tom Wilson. | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. | 18:05 | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 18:47 | |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 18:53 | |
| Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Dmitri Voronkov. | 18:55 | |
| 18:56 | Yegor Chinakhov blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | |
| Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 19:00 | |
| 19:36 | Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 19:37 | Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. | 19:41 | |
| Beck Malenstyn hits Zach Werenski. | 19:51 |
1 OT
| Washington | Columbus | |
|---|---|---|
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Adam Fantilli. | 0:00 | |
| 0:19 | Adam Fantilli wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 0:54 | Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| 2:25 | Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. | 2:27 | |
| Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 2:33 | |
| Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 2:34 | |
| Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. | 2:42 | |
| 2:42 | Elvis Merzlikins penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson. Served by Kent Johnson. | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 3:03 | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 3:14 | |
| Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. | 3:40 | |
| Alex Ovechkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Dylan Strome and John Carlson. | 4:07 |