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Buffalo 5,
Washington 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 15, 2021
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Furman South
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, James Tobias
Attendance: N/A
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Furman South
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, James Tobias
Attendance: N/A
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Buffalo | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| Buffalo | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| Dylan Cozens hits Brenden Dillon. | 0:23 | |
| 0:27 | Giveaway by T.J. Oshie. | |
| 0:33 | Anthony Mantha blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. | |
| Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 0:42 | |
| 0:50 | Anthony Mantha blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| 1:15 | Dmitry Orlov hits Rasmus Asplund. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 1:20 | |
| 1:29 | Giveaway by John Carlson. | |
| 1:55 | Zdeno Chara hits Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| 2:04 | Nick Jensen blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| Victor Olofsson blocks shot from Carl Hagelin. | 2:13 | |
| Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. | 2:31 | |
| Takeaway by Kyle Okposo. | 2:42 | |
| Takeaway by Kyle Okposo. | 2:45 | |
| Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 2:47 | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 2:49 | |
| 3:51 | Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 4:10 | |
| 4:32 | Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 4:53 | |
| 5:21 | Garnet Hathaway hits Matt Irwin. | |
| Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 5:26 | |
| Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 5:27 | |
| 5:38 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| Takeaway by Tobias Rieder. | 6:15 | |
| 6:42 | Giveaway by Nick Jensen. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 7:01 | |
| 7:20 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 7:33 | Takeaway by Justin Schultz. | |
| 7:44 | Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 7:50 | Tom Wilson shoots misses the net | |
| Giveaway by Colin Miller. | 8:20 | |
| Kyle Okposo blocks shot from John Carlson. | 8:46 | |
| 9:05 | Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 9:16 | Nic Dowd hits Matt Irwin. | |
| 9:27 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| Giveaway by Cody Eakin. | 9:53 | |
| 9:58 | Shot by Daniel Sprong misses the net | |
| 10:07 | Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Tobias Rieder. | |
| 10:08 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Arttu Ruotsalainen. | |
| 10:22 | Anthony Mantha hits Jacob Bryson. | |
| Jacob Bryson hits Nicklas Backstrom. | 10:32 | |
| 10:48 | Nicklas Backstrom penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Arttu Ruotsalainen. | |
| 10:48 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 11:09 | Takeaway by Nic Dowd. | |
| 11:53 | Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 12:07 | |
| Dylan Cozens hits Zdeno Chara. | 12:38 | |
| Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 12:51 | |
| 13:01 | Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 13:31 | Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. | |
| Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 13:35 | |
| 13:43 | Justin Schultz blocks shot from Anders Bjork. | |
| 13:53 | Giveaway by T.J. Oshie. | |
| Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 13:58 | |
| Anders Bjork shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 14:00 | |
| 14:08 | Shot by Anthony Mantha misses the net | |
| Giveaway by Victor Olofsson. | 14:17 | |
| 14:22 | Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Tobias Rieder shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 14:42 | |
| 14:44 | Brenden Dillon hits Tobias Rieder. | |
| Jacob Bryson hits Conor Sheary. | 15:22 | |
| 15:29 | Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net | |
| Arttu Ruotsalainen shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 16:17 | |
| 16:34 | Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | |
| Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. | 16:39 | |
| 16:45 | Tom Wilson hits Victor Olofsson. | |
| 17:10 | Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt. | 18:16 | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 18:23 | |
| 18:34 | Nick Jensen hits Jeff Skinner. | |
| 18:38 | Zdeno Chara hits Dylan Cozens. | |
| 18:46 | Nick Jensen hits Henri Jokiharju. | |
| Sam Reinhart scores. Assisted by Dylan Cozens and Henri Jokiharju. | 18:50 | |
| 18:50 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Daniel Sprong. | 18:58 | |
| 19:00 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| Cody Eakin hits Nicklas Backstrom. | 19:30 | |
| 19:33 | Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 19:37 | Dmitry Orlov scores. Assisted by T.J. Oshie. | |
| 19:37 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| Shot by Colin Miller misses the net | 19:58 |
2
| Buffalo | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 0:00 | |
| 0:44 | Takeaway by Tom Wilson. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 1:07 | |
| 1:16 | Giveaway by Anthony Mantha. | |
| 1:33 | Giveaway by Justin Schultz. | |
| Victor Olofsson scores. | 1:36 | |
| Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 1:36 | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 1:57 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 2:16 | |
| 2:32 | Lars Eller hits Cody Eakin. | |
| Matt Irwin blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. | 2:46 | |
| Tobias Rieder blocks shot from Justin Schultz. | 2:51 | |
| Matt Irwin blocks shot from Nic Dowd. | 3:22 | |
| 3:42 | Garnet Hathaway hits Matt Irwin. | |
| Matt Irwin penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Garnet Hathaway. | 3:45 | |
| 3:45 | T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Tobias Rieder. | |
| 4:33 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 5:02 | T.J. Oshie hits Colin Miller. | |
| Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | 5:26 | |
| 5:27 | Anthony Mantha wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | 5:33 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Anders Bjork. | 5:42 | |
| 5:42 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | |
| 5:55 | Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 6:11 | |
| Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net | 6:23 | |
| Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net | 6:25 | |
| Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 6:51 | |
| Shot by Arttu Ruotsalainen misses the net | 7:15 | |
| Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 7:15 | |
| 7:18 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| 7:24 | Giveaway by Carl Hagelin. | |
| 7:50 | Giveaway by Nic Dowd. | |
| Henri Jokiharju hits Carl Hagelin. | 8:01 | |
| 8:19 | Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Giveaway by Colin Miller. | 8:32 | |
| 8:35 | Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | |
| 8:41 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| 8:45 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 8:52 | Shot by John Carlson misses the net | |
| 8:53 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tobias Rieder. | |
| 9:02 | Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 9:59 | Anthony Mantha scores. Assisted by John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 9:59 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | |
| 10:31 | Conor Sheary shoots misses the net | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 11:05 | |
| Jeff Skinner shoots misses the net | 11:09 | |
| Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Zdeno Chara. | 11:22 | |
| Anders Bjork blocks shot from Nick Jensen. | 11:22 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 11:32 | |
| 11:48 | Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net | |
| 12:00 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 12:01 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | |
| Jeff Skinner blocks shot from John Carlson. | 12:07 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Nicklas Backstrom. | 12:38 | |
| 12:52 | Anthony Mantha hits Jacob Bryson. | |
| Anders Bjork scores. Assisted by Dylan Cozens. | 13:23 | |
| 13:23 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 13:57 | Garnet Hathaway hits Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Matt Irwin hits Carl Hagelin. | 14:10 | |
| Colin Miller hits Carl Hagelin. | 14:35 | |
| 14:41 | John Carlson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 14:43 | Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 14:44 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | |
| Takeaway by Victor Olofsson. | 15:11 | |
| 15:21 | Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Jeff Skinner. | |
| Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. | 15:21 | |
| 15:22 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| Arttu Ruotsalainen hits Nick Jensen. | 15:35 | |
| 15:58 | Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 16:55 | Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Tage Thompson. | |
| 17:30 | Dmitry Orlov hits Tobias Rieder. | |
| Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. | 17:37 | |
| Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. | 18:01 | |
| 18:02 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. | |
| 18:15 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 18:39 | Alex Ovechkin hits Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| Arttu Ruotsalainen shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. | 18:46 | |
| Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 18:53 | |
| Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 19:02 | |
| Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net | 19:09 | |
| 19:21 | Tom Wilson hits Jacob Bryson. | |
| 19:36 | Tom Wilson hits Arttu Ruotsalainen. | |
| 19:45 | Anthony Mantha hits Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt. | 19:57 |
3
| Buffalo | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| 0:09 | Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Arttu Ruotsalainen. | |
| Henri Jokiharju penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson. | 0:35 | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. | 0:35 | |
| 1:40 | T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson. | 1:41 | |
| 2:37 | Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | |
| 3:26 | Daniel Sprong shoots misses the net | |
| 4:17 | Alex Ovechkin hits Matt Irwin. | |
| 4:23 | Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | |
| 4:29 | Takeaway by John Carlson. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. | 5:20 | |
| 5:26 | Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 5:48 | Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 5:49 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | |
| 5:54 | Lars Eller shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 6:15 | |
| 7:36 | T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 7:37 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 7:42 | Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Jacob Bryson hits Lars Eller. | 8:18 | |
| 8:52 | T.J. Oshie hits Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| 9:14 | Shot by John Carlson misses the net | |
| Rasmus Dahlin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Anthony Mantha. | 9:34 | |
| 9:34 | T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| 9:52 | Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 9:55 | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. | 9:57 | |
| Takeaway by Anders Bjork. | 10:33 | |
| 10:37 | John Carlson blocks shot from Anders Bjork. | |
| Cody Eakin blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | 11:25 | |
| 11:34 | Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 12:29 | Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 12:31 | |
| Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. | 12:44 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 12:52 | |
| Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. | 12:56 | |
| 13:42 | Shot by Zdeno Chara misses the net | |
| 13:46 | Zdeno Chara hits Anders Bjork. | |
| 13:56 | Nicklas Backstrom hits Colin Miller. | |
| 13:59 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | |
| 14:00 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Matt Irwin penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson. | 14:01 | |
| 14:01 | Tom Wilson penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Irwin. | |
| 14:01 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 14:07 | Lars Eller shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 14:58 | Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| 15:03 | Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. | |
| Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. | 15:03 | |
| 15:04 | T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. | |
| 15:13 | Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. | |
| Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net | 15:17 | |
| 15:34 | John Carlson hits Jeff Skinner. | |
| 15:38 | Nicklas Backstrom penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Reinhart. | |
| 15:38 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 15:46 | Giveaway by Nick Jensen. | |
| Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net | 15:57 | |
| 16:08 | Zdeno Chara hits Sam Reinhart. | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 16:14 | |
| Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. | 17:49 | |
| 18:08 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 18:22 | Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | |
| Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net | 18:44 | |
| 19:05 | Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net | |
| 19:11 | Giveaway by Anthony Mantha. | |
| Tage Thompson scores on an empty net. Assisted by Rasmus Asplund. | 19:17 | |
| Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 19:17 | |
| 19:40 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | |
| 19:43 | Shot by Lars Eller misses the net | |
| Colin Miller blocks shot from Lars Eller. | 19:59 |