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Nashville 6,
Washington 3
When: 12:30 PM ET, Monday, December 31, 2018
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Frederic L'Ecuyer, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 18506
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Frederic L'Ecuyer, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Nashville | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| Nashville | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 0:00 | |
| Ryan Hartman hits Michal Kempny. | 0:10 | |
| Ryan Johansen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 0:14 | |
| 0:16 | Giveaway by John Carlson. | |
| Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 0:28 | |
| 0:36 | Brooks Orpik hits Viktor Arvidsson. | |
| 0:56 | Takeaway by Tom Wilson. | |
| Takeaway by Mattias Ekholm. | 0:59 | |
| 1:01 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok. | |
| Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Travis Boyd. | 1:22 | |
| Zac Rinaldo hits Dmitry Orlov. | 1:28 | |
| 1:34 | Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Frederick Gaudreau. | |
| 1:39 | Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne. | |
| Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 2:06 | |
| Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 2:07 | |
| Roman Josi shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 2:09 | |
| 2:10 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. | |
| 2:26 | Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Shot by Roman Josi misses the net | 2:28 | |
| 2:41 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne. | |
| Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 2:42 | |
| 3:26 | Madison Bowey hits Austin Watson. | |
| Craig Smith blocks shot from Brett Connolly. | 3:50 | |
| Takeaway by Kevin Fiala. | 4:03 | |
| 4:30 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | |
| 4:33 | Michal Kempny scores. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 4:33 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. | |
| 5:35 | T.J. Oshie penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by P.K. Subban. | |
| Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Travis Boyd. | 5:35 | |
| 5:51 | Travis Boyd blocks shot from P.K. Subban. | |
| 6:06 | Takeaway by Chandler Stephenson. | |
| 6:26 | Giveaway by John Carlson. | |
| 6:37 | Giveaway by Lars Eller. | |
| 6:38 | John Carlson blocks shot from Craig Smith. | |
| Craig Smith shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 6:43 | |
| Takeaway by P.K. Subban. | 6:56 | |
| Shot by Viktor Arvidsson misses the net | 7:10 | |
| 8:03 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne. | |
| 8:15 | Dmitry Orlov hits Miikka Salomaki. | |
| 8:45 | Jakub Vrana scores. Assisted by John Carlson and Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 8:45 | |
| Rocco Grimaldi scores. Assisted by Zac Rinaldo and Mattias Ekholm. | 9:08 | |
| Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 9:08 | |
| 9:24 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok. | |
| 9:38 | Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. | |
| Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 9:42 | |
| Takeaway by Ryan Johansen. | 9:59 | |
| 10:08 | Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Takeaway by Mattias Ekholm. | 10:39 | |
| Viktor Arvidsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 10:43 | |
| Anthony Bitetto blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky. | 10:52 | |
| Austin Watson hits Brett Connolly. | 11:09 | |
| 11:15 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. | |
| Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 11:31 | |
| 11:52 | Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net | |
| 12:08 | Shot by Michal Kempny misses the net | |
| 12:09 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino. | |
| 12:10 | Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne. | |
| Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 12:17 | |
| 12:32 | Alex Ovechkin hits P.K. Subban. | |
| 12:55 | Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Takeaway by Mattias Ekholm. | 12:58 | |
| Rocco Grimaldi shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 13:28 | |
| 13:29 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. | |
| Takeaway by Ryan Hartman. | 13:34 | |
| Shot by P.K. Subban misses the net | 13:41 | |
| 13:48 | Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne. | |
| Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 13:49 | |
| Giveaway by Nick Bonino. | 14:12 | |
| Miikka Salomaki blocks shot from John Carlson. | 14:22 | |
| 14:22 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino. | |
| 14:26 | Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net | |
| P.K. Subban blocks shot from Tom Wilson. | 14:53 | |
| 14:54 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. | |
| Ryan Ellis hits T.J. Oshie. | 15:02 | |
| 15:15 | Takeaway by Michal Kempny. | |
| 15:35 | Michal Kempny blocks shot from Ryan Johansen. | |
| 15:49 | Alex Ovechkin hits Roman Josi. | |
| Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 16:07 | |
| Calle Jarnkrok shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 16:13 | |
| 16:17 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino. | |
| Austin Watson hits Brooks Orpik. | 16:21 | |
| 16:28 | Shot by Madison Bowey misses the net | |
| Dan Hamhuis blocks shot from Madison Bowey. | 16:52 | |
| Dan Hamhuis hits Lars Eller. | 16:56 | |
| 17:04 | Brooks Orpik hits Miikka Salomaki. | |
| Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Travis Boyd. | 17:19 | |
| Takeaway by P.K. Subban. | 17:31 | |
| Zac Rinaldo hits Dmitry Orlov. | 17:55 | |
| Ryan Ellis blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. | 18:06 | |
| Giveaway by Roman Josi. | 18:11 | |
| Giveaway by Ryan Ellis. | 18:33 | |
| Ryan Ellis blocks shot from John Carlson. | 18:40 | |
| 18:41 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. | |
| 18:47 | Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne. | |
| 18:49 | T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne. | |
| Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 19:06 | |
| Ryan Hartman hits Michal Kempny. | 19:16 | |
| 19:36 | Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | |
| Takeaway by Ryan Hartman. | 19:44 | |
| Mattias Ekholm shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 19:48 |
2
| Nashville | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 0:00 | |
| Giveaway by Ryan Ellis. | 0:19 | |
| 0:43 | Dmitry Orlov hits Viktor Arvidsson. | |
| Ryan Johansen hits Michal Kempny. | 0:49 | |
| 0:59 | Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne. | |
| 1:11 | Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Nick Bonino. | |
| Shot by Miikka Salomaki misses the net | 1:37 | |
| Shot by Anthony Bitetto misses the net | 1:44 | |
| 1:44 | Tom Wilson hits Dan Hamhuis. | |
| Shot by Anthony Bitetto misses the net | 1:50 | |
| 1:50 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok. | |
| 1:56 | Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Kevin Fiala. | |
| Anthony Bitetto hits Andre Burakovsky. | 2:04 | |
| 2:12 | Madison Bowey shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne. | |
| Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Travis Boyd. | 2:35 | |
| Rocco Grimaldi shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 2:44 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 2:45 | |
| Shot by Ryan Ellis misses the net | 2:49 | |
| Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net | 2:55 | |
| 3:07 | Tom Wilson hits Zac Rinaldo. | |
| Viktor Arvidsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 3:56 | |
| Giveaway by Mattias Ekholm. | 4:01 | |
| 4:27 | Shot by Travis Boyd misses the net | |
| Giveaway by Mattias Ekholm. | 4:29 | |
| Mattias Ekholm blocks shot from Devante Smith-Pelly. | 4:34 | |
| Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 4:53 | |
| Craig Smith shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 4:55 | |
| Shot by Roman Josi misses the net | 5:06 | |
| Calle Jarnkrok shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 5:12 | |
| 6:11 | Shot by Lars Eller misses the net | |
| 7:22 | Michal Kempny blocks shot from Viktor Arvidsson. | |
| 7:25 | Giveaway by Jakub Vrana. | |
| Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 7:30 | |
| 7:46 | Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne. | |
| Giveaway by Viktor Arvidsson. | 7:59 | |
| Takeaway by Viktor Arvidsson. | 8:13 | |
| 8:22 | Chandler Stephenson scores. Assisted by Devante Smith-Pelly and Braden Holtby. | |
| Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 8:22 | |
| 8:34 | Madison Bowey hits Roman Josi. | |
| Ryan Ellis hits Andre Burakovsky. | 8:51 | |
| 8:57 | Takeaway by Brett Connolly. | |
| 9:00 | Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne. | |
| Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 9:11 | |
| 9:18 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino. | |
| 9:40 | Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net | |
| Miikka Salomaki hits John Carlson. | 9:53 | |
| Miikka Salomaki scores. Assisted by Nick Bonino and Mattias Ekholm. | 9:57 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 9:57 | |
| 10:31 | Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net | |
| P.K. Subban blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. | 10:38 | |
| 10:58 | Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne. | |
| 11:22 | Giveaway by Madison Bowey. | |
| Dan Hamhuis blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky. | 11:34 | |
| 11:39 | Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne. | |
| Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 11:40 | |
| 11:49 | John Carlson blocks shot from Ryan Johansen. | |
| 11:50 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. | |
| Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 11:55 | |
| Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 11:56 | |
| Roman Josi shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 11:58 | |
| Ryan Johansen scores. Assisted by Roman Josi. | 11:59 | |
| Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 11:59 | |
| 12:49 | Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net | |
| 13:08 | Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino. | |
| Austin Watson blocks shot from Brooks Orpik. | 13:13 | |
| 13:24 | Giveaway by Devante Smith-Pelly. | |
| Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 13:51 | |
| Dan Hamhuis shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 13:57 | |
| Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net | 14:03 | |
| Rocco Grimaldi shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 14:28 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau scores. Assisted by Rocco Grimaldi and Craig Smith. | 14:30 | |
| Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 14:30 | |
| Roman Josi shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 14:50 | |
| Takeaway by Roman Josi. | 14:59 | |
| Roman Josi shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 15:12 | |
| 15:16 | Nicklas Backstrom hits Viktor Arvidsson. | |
| 15:34 | Tom Wilson hits Viktor Arvidsson. | |
| 15:44 | Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne. | |
| 16:01 | Madison Bowey shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne. | |
| 16:02 | Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino. | |
| 16:13 | Devante Smith-Pelly hits Miikka Salomaki. | |
| Giveaway by Mattias Ekholm. | 16:18 | |
| 16:25 | Giveaway by Devante Smith-Pelly. | |
| Miikka Salomaki hits Madison Bowey. | 16:32 | |
| 17:01 | Brooks Orpik hits Ryan Ellis. | |
| 17:06 | T.J. Oshie hits Viktor Arvidsson. | |
| 17:32 | Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net | |
| 17:43 | Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne. | |
| 17:50 | Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net | |
| 18:03 | Michal Kempny hits Viktor Arvidsson. | |
| Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 18:11 | |
| 18:31 | Tom Wilson hits Kevin Fiala. | |
| 18:43 | Madison Bowey blocks shot from Calle Jarnkrok. | |
| 18:43 | Giveaway by Madison Bowey. | |
| Shot by Mattias Ekholm misses the net | 18:47 | |
| Calle Jarnkrok shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 18:49 | |
| 18:50 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | |
| Frederick Gaudreau blocks shot from Brooks Orpik. | 19:14 | |
| 19:20 | Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky. | |
| Dan Hamhuis blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky. | 19:30 | |
| Anthony Bitetto blocks shot from Michal Kempny. | 19:48 |
3
| Nashville | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. | |
| 0:05 | Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net | |
| 0:10 | Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net | |
| 0:12 | Alex Ovechkin hits Viktor Arvidsson. | |
| Ryan Ellis blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 0:19 | |
| Takeaway by Ryan Ellis. | 0:33 | |
| Takeaway by Miikka Salomaki. | 1:15 | |
| 1:22 | Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. | |
| Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 1:50 | |
| Shot by Craig Smith misses the net | 1:52 | |
| Takeaway by Frederick Gaudreau. | 2:13 | |
| 2:23 | Brett Connolly hits Anthony Bitetto. | |
| 3:16 | John Carlson hits Mattias Ekholm. | |
| Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 3:36 | |
| 3:54 | Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne. | |
| 4:02 | Jonas Siegenthaler hits Miikka Salomaki. | |
| 4:34 | Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net | |
| Mattias Ekholm penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie. | 4:57 | |
| Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 4:57 | |
| 5:03 | Takeaway by John Carlson. | |
| 5:07 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne. | |
| Roman Josi blocks shot from John Carlson. | 5:18 | |
| 5:49 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne. | |
| 6:13 | Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Dan Hamhuis. | |
| P.K. Subban blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. | 6:36 | |
| Calle Jarnkrok blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. | 6:57 | |
| 7:03 | Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net | |
| Mattias Ekholm blocks shot from Brett Connolly. | 8:03 | |
| 8:04 | Andre Burakovsky hits Craig Smith. | |
| 8:24 | Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne. | |
| Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Travis Boyd. | 8:25 | |
| Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 8:40 | |
| Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 8:44 | |
| Takeaway by Nick Bonino. | 8:58 | |
| 10:12 | Takeaway by T.J. Oshie. | |
| 10:18 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. | |
| Ryan Ellis scores. Assisted by Ryan Johansen and Viktor Arvidsson. | 10:35 | |
| Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 10:35 | |
| Takeaway by Kevin Fiala. | 10:43 | |
| Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 10:45 | |
| 10:56 | Shot by Lars Eller misses the net | |
| Anthony Bitetto hits Andre Burakovsky. | 11:10 | |
| 11:25 | Shot by Travis Boyd misses the net | |
| Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Travis Boyd. | 11:32 | |
| 12:24 | Chandler Stephenson blocks shot from Roman Josi. | |
| Austin Watson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 12:39 | |
| 12:44 | Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Giveaway by Viktor Arvidsson. | 13:00 | |
| Shot by Ryan Hartman misses the net | 13:19 | |
| 13:37 | Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | |
| P.K. Subban blocks shot from Tom Wilson. | 13:49 | |
| 13:50 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok. | |
| Craig Smith blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. | 13:52 | |
| 14:14 | Madison Bowey hits Calle Jarnkrok. | |
| 14:22 | Nicklas Backstrom hits Kevin Fiala. | |
| 14:28 | Nicklas Backstrom hits Kevin Fiala. | |
| Shot by Craig Smith misses the net | 14:31 | |
| Rocco Grimaldi shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 14:53 | |
| Shot by Anthony Bitetto misses the net | 15:01 | |
| 15:08 | Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky. | |
| 15:24 | Shot by Andre Burakovsky misses the net | |
| 15:39 | Alex Ovechkin hits Ryan Ellis. | |
| Giveaway by Ryan Ellis. | 15:45 | |
| Miikka Salomaki blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler. | 15:47 | |
| 16:03 | Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne. | |
| 16:23 | Tom Wilson hits Nick Bonino. | |
| 16:28 | Alex Ovechkin hits Ryan Hartman. | |
| 16:29 | Evgeny Kuznetsov penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Bonino. | |
| 16:29 | Alex Ovechkin penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Hartman. | |
| Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 16:29 | |
| Shot by Kevin Fiala misses the net | 16:41 | |
| 16:42 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. | |
| 16:44 | Giveaway by Brooks Orpik. | |
| 17:10 | Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Roman Josi. | |
| Takeaway by Ryan Ellis. | 17:13 | |
| Ryan Johansen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 17:27 | |
| Viktor Arvidsson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Ryan Johansen and Kevin Fiala. | 18:00 | |
| Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 18:00 | |
| Giveaway by Pekka Rinne. | 18:43 | |
| 19:00 | Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne. | |
| 19:01 | T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. | |
| 19:06 | Shot by John Carlson misses the net | |
| 19:13 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen. | |
| 19:23 | Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin. | |
| 19:28 | Takeaway by T.J. Oshie. | |
| 19:47 | Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin. | |
| 19:48 | Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net |