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Washington 5,
Buffalo 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Jake Brenk, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Derek Nansen
Attendance: 18573
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Jake Brenk, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Derek Nansen
Attendance: 18573
Final Scoring Summary
| Final OT | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
| Buffalo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Washington | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1SO | 5 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
- OT
- SO
1
| Buffalo | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | |
| 0:14 | Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Alex Tuch. | |
| 0:32 | Nic Dowd hits Henri Jokiharju. | |
| 2:02 | Alexander Alexeyev hits Tyson Jost. | |
| 2:11 | Giveaway by T.J. Oshie. | |
| Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. | 2:34 | |
| 2:36 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| 2:40 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net | 2:53 | |
| Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net | 3:15 | |
| 3:32 | Giveaway by Martin Fehervary. | |
| 3:57 | Giveaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel. | |
| Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net | 4:04 | |
| 4:06 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. | |
| 4:29 | Tom Wilson hits Zemgus Girgensons. | |
| Shot by Riley Stillman misses the net | 4:37 | |
| 4:41 | Alex Ovechkin hits Peyton Krebs. | |
| Ilya Lyubushkin scores. Assisted by Peyton Krebs and Riley Stillman. | 4:43 | |
| Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | 4:43 | |
| 4:53 | Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. | |
| 5:04 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. | |
| 5:08 | Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net | |
| 5:19 | Giveaway by Alexander Alexeyev. | |
| 5:32 | Nicklas Backstrom hits Owen Power. | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | 5:33 | |
| 5:37 | Takeaway by T.J. Oshie. | |
| 5:44 | Conor Sheary hits Jacob Bryson. | |
| 5:46 | Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk. | |
| 5:57 | Conor Sheary hits Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| 6:17 | Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk. | |
| 6:44 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | |
| 6:48 | Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | 6:55 | |
| Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net | 6:58 | |
| 7:00 | Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. | |
| Zemgus Girgensons blocks shot from Matt Irwin. | 7:53 | |
| 8:00 | Craig Smith hits Riley Stillman. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 8:02 | |
| 8:21 | Takeaway by Craig Smith. | |
| 8:25 | Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. | 8:27 | |
| 8:40 | T.J. Oshie hits Jack Quinn. | |
| 8:42 | Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| JJ Peterka scores. Assisted by Jack Quinn. | 8:50 | |
| Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 8:50 | |
| 9:25 | Tom Wilson hits Tage Thompson. | |
| 9:33 | Tom Wilson blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. | |
| 9:40 | Aliaksei Protas wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons. | |
| Riley Stillman penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nicolas Aube-Kubel. | 9:46 | |
| 9:46 | T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons. | |
| 10:00 | Shot by Dylan Strome misses the net | |
| 10:03 | T.J. Oshie scores a power play goal. Assisted by Dylan Strome and Alex Ovechkin. | |
| 10:03 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | |
| 10:15 | Craig Smith hits Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| Giveaway by Peyton Krebs. | 10:30 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Anthony Mantha. | 10:32 | |
| 10:38 | Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. | 11:15 | |
| Giveaway by Owen Power. | 11:34 | |
| 12:55 | T.J. Oshie hits Jordan Greenway. | |
| 12:56 | Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. | |
| 13:06 | Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. | |
| 13:51 | Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net | |
| 13:54 | Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net | |
| Owen Power shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | 14:09 | |
| Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 14:10 | |
| Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | 14:12 | |
| Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 14:13 | |
| Peyton Krebs blocks shot from Rasmus Sandin. | 14:33 | |
| 14:43 | Tom Wilson hits Kyle Okposo. | |
| Zemgus Girgensons hits Rasmus Sandin. | 14:46 | |
| 15:06 | Shot by Aliaksei Protas misses the net | |
| Giveaway by Alex Tuch. | 15:11 | |
| 15:12 | Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 15:21 | Nicolas Aube-Kubel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 15:52 | Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 16:04 | Giveaway by Nick Jensen. | |
| 17:25 | Rasmus Sandin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 17:37 | Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net | |
| Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju. | 17:46 | |
| Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt. | 17:50 | |
| Tyson Jost blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk. | 17:51 | |
| Tyson Jost scores. | 18:06 | |
| Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson. | 18:06 | |
| 18:47 | Tom Wilson blocks shot from Riley Stillman. | |
| 19:34 | Craig Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 19:48 | Anthony Mantha hits Jacob Bryson. | |
| 19:58 | Giveaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel. |
2
| Buffalo | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 0:00 | |
| 0:41 | Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Shot by Peyton Krebs misses the net | 0:59 | |
| 1:06 | T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. | |
| 1:07 | Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. | |
| 1:37 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | |
| 2:18 | Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk. | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 2:20 | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 2:48 | |
| Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net | 2:57 | |
| 3:16 | Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net | 3:41 | |
| 3:47 | Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin. | |
| Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | 3:49 | |
| 4:01 | Nick Jensen penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tage Thompson. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 4:01 | |
| Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net | 4:23 | |
| 4:32 | Giveaway by Conor Sheary. | |
| 4:56 | Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net | 5:26 | |
| 5:47 | Giveaway by Nic Dowd. | |
| Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | 5:59 | |
| Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net | 6:04 | |
| 6:39 | Craig Smith hits Zemgus Girgensons. | |
| 6:45 | Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. | |
| Tyson Jost shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | 7:05 | |
| Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net | 7:18 | |
| 7:52 | Martin Fehervary hits Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Riley Stillman hits Conor Sheary. | 8:00 | |
| 8:44 | Shot by Alexander Alexeyev misses the net | |
| 9:37 | Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 9:38 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. | |
| Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk. | 9:42 | |
| Riley Stillman hits Tom Wilson. | 10:50 | |
| Giveaway by Tage Thompson. | 11:01 | |
| Tage Thompson hits Nicolas Aube-Kubel. | 11:03 | |
| 11:06 | Aliaksei Protas hits Riley Stillman. | |
| 11:16 | Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | |
| Riley Stillman blocks shot from Martin Fehervary. | 11:30 | |
| 11:31 | Craig Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 11:32 | Craig Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 11:33 | |
| 11:55 | Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Owen Power. | |
| Shot by Henri Jokiharju misses the net | 11:59 | |
| 12:00 | Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | 12:48 | |
| 12:49 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. | |
| 12:57 | Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 13:08 | Giveaway by Nick Jensen. | |
| Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net | 13:09 | |
| Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | 13:22 | |
| 13:27 | Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas. | |
| Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net | 13:32 | |
| Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | 13:37 | |
| 13:39 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons. | |
| Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 13:46 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Tom Wilson. | 14:21 | |
| Jacob Bryson hits Alex Ovechkin. | 14:28 | |
| 14:42 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| 15:21 | Rasmus Sandin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 15:22 | Craig Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Craig Smith. | 15:42 | |
| 15:48 | Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk. | |
| 15:52 | Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | 16:41 | |
| 16:57 | Martin Fehervary hits Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. | 17:02 | |
| 17:08 | Giveaway by Nick Jensen. | |
| Jacob Bryson hits Conor Sheary. | 17:15 | |
| 17:22 | Shot by Dylan Strome misses the net | |
| 17:48 | Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Zemgus Girgensons blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk. | 18:18 | |
| 18:19 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | |
| Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Nick Jensen. | 18:23 | |
| 18:37 | Tom Wilson hits Peyton Krebs. | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 18:59 | |
| Owen Power shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | 19:11 | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 19:12 | |
| Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | 19:30 | |
| Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 19:31 | |
| 19:33 | Conor Sheary blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. | |
| 19:46 | Rasmus Sandin blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 19:53 |
3
| Buffalo | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | |
| 0:13 | Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Henri Jokiharju. | |
| 0:51 | Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Takeaway by Alex Tuch. | 1:08 | |
| 1:18 | Nicolas Aube-Kubel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 1:26 | Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 1:32 | Evgeny Kuznetsov scores. Assisted by Alexander Alexeyev and T.J. Oshie. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. | 1:32 | |
| Jordan Greenway blocks shot from Alexander Alexeyev. | 1:45 | |
| 1:59 | Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 2:03 | Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 2:04 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 2:05 | |
| 2:17 | Nick Jensen hits Peyton Krebs. | |
| 2:30 | Nick Jensen blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. | |
| Tage Thompson hits Alexander Alexeyev. | 2:52 | |
| 3:09 | Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk. | |
| 3:21 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | |
| 3:23 | Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Alex Tuch blocks shot from Rasmus Sandin. | 3:25 | |
| 4:05 | Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 4:06 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 4:12 | |
| Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt. | 4:20 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | 4:26 | |
| 4:26 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. | |
| Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. | 5:01 | |
| Zemgus Girgensons scores. Assisted by Peyton Krebs and Owen Power. | 5:22 | |
| 5:22 | Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 5:42 | |
| 5:42 | Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Dylan Strome. | 5:43 | |
| 5:52 | Rasmus Sandin hits Riley Stillman. | |
| 6:07 | Alexander Alexeyev hits Tyson Jost. | |
| 6:13 | Conor Sheary blocks shot from Jacob Bryson. | |
| Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | 6:36 | |
| 6:44 | Tom Wilson hits Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| 6:45 | Matt Irwin blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 7:01 | Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 7:37 | Tom Wilson blocks shot from Alex Tuch. | |
| Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | 7:53 | |
| 8:18 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | |
| 8:24 | Craig Smith blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| 8:39 | Martin Fehervary hits Peyton Krebs. | |
| 8:42 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | |
| Tage Thompson hits Nic Dowd. | 9:03 | |
| Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | 9:16 | |
| 9:51 | Conor Sheary hits Ilya Lyubushkin. | |
| Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | 10:14 | |
| 10:30 | Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Trevor van Riemsdyk and Dylan Strome. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 10:30 | |
| 10:47 | Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 11:00 | T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Alexander Alexeyev. | 11:01 | |
| Kyle Okposo hits Nicklas Backstrom. | 11:31 | |
| 11:37 | Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | 11:38 | |
| 11:44 | Martin Fehervary hits Kyle Okposo. | |
| Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk. | 12:20 | |
| 12:21 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | |
| 12:43 | T.J. Oshie hits Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| 13:51 | Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | |
| Jordan Greenway blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | 13:53 | |
| 13:54 | Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Kyle Okposo hits Alexander Alexeyev. | 15:08 | |
| Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 15:21 | |
| Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | 15:29 | |
| 15:30 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | |
| Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. | 15:55 | |
| 15:58 | Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 15:59 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Tyson Jost shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | 16:13 | |
| 16:18 | Alex Ovechkin penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ilya Lyubushkin. | |
| 16:18 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net | 16:53 | |
| Alex Tuch penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Irwin. | 17:36 | |
| 17:36 | Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | |
| 17:44 | Shot by Dylan Strome misses the net | |
| 17:59 | Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 18:45 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 18:52 | Tom Wilson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 18:52 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | |
| 19:11 | Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk. | |
| 19:19 | Martin Fehervary hits Jeff Skinner. | |
| 19:27 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 19:48 | Shot by Nicolas Aube-Kubel misses the net | |
| 19:50 | Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. |
1 OT
| Buffalo | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 0:00 | |
| Shot by Owen Power misses the net | 1:37 | |
| Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | 1:54 | |
| Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 1:55 | |
| 2:41 | Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk. | |
| Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | 3:15 | |
| 3:25 | Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | |
| Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. | 3:40 | |
| 3:41 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| Jack Quinn blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 4:01 | |
| Dylan Cozens penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie. | 4:03 | |
| 4:03 | T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons. | |
| 4:33 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | 4:40 | |
| 4:46 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 4:53 |
Shootout
Round 1
| WAS | Evgeny Kuznetsov scores on shootout attempt. |
| BUF | Shootout attempt by Alex Tuch. Saved by Charlie Lindgren. |
Round 2
| WAS | T.J. Oshie scores on shootout attempt. |
| BUF | Shootout attempt by Tage Thompson. Saved by Charlie Lindgren. |