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Washington 3,
Buffalo 2
When: 3:00 PM ET, Monday, February 19, 2018
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Peter MacDougall, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 18228
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Peter MacDougall, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 18228
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Washington | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Buffalo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| Washington | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | 0:00 | |
| 0:18 | Evander Kane shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| 0:37 | Evander Kane hits John Carlson. | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 0:45 | |
| 1:30 | Shot by Johan Larsson misses the net | |
| Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 1:49 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | 1:50 | |
| 1:56 | Evan Rodrigues blocks shot from Brooks Orpik. | |
| Lars Eller shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 2:04 | |
| Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | 2:07 | |
| Giveaway by Chandler Stephenson. | 2:40 | |
| Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 3:30 | |
| 3:30 | Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 3:46 | Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 3:55 | |
| Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 4:11 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | 4:23 | |
| Madison Bowey hits Johan Larsson. | 4:46 | |
| 4:53 | Justin Falk shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| 5:53 | Scott Wilson blocks shot from John Carlson. | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly hits Evan Rodrigues. | 5:53 | |
| Shot by John Carlson misses the net | 6:15 | |
| Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. | 6:44 | |
| 6:48 | Giveaway by Evander Kane. | |
| 6:56 | Rasmus Ristolainen hits Alex Ovechkin. | |
| 7:19 | Jason Pominville hits Tom Wilson. | |
| 7:41 | Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | 8:22 | |
| 8:56 | Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| 8:57 | Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 9:38 | |
| Takeaway by Jay Beagle. | 9:43 | |
| Alex Ovechkin hits Rasmus Ristolainen. | 9:50 | |
| 10:07 | Justin Falk hits Devante Smith-Pelly. | |
| Chandler Stephenson shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 10:12 | |
| 10:44 | Zemgus Girgensons hits Madison Bowey. | |
| 10:45 | Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | 10:45 | |
| 10:58 | Zemgus Girgensons hits Matt Niskanen. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | 11:34 | |
| Shot by Christian Djoos misses the net | 11:51 | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 12:02 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | 12:02 | |
| 12:24 | Scott Wilson blocks shot from Brett Connolly. | |
| 12:35 | Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky. | |
| Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky. | 12:51 | |
| Brooks Orpik hits Zemgus Girgensons. | 13:02 | |
| 13:07 | Sam Reinhart hits Devante Smith-Pelly. | |
| 14:44 | Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Alex Ovechkin hits Rasmus Ristolainen. | 15:08 | |
| 15:13 | Evander Kane shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | 15:14 | |
| 15:38 | Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 16:09 | Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net | |
| Brooks Orpik hits Sam Reinhart. | 16:17 | |
| 16:17 | Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| 16:20 | Jacob Josefson shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| 16:32 | Jacob Josefson hits Tom Wilson. | |
| Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 16:46 | |
| Lars Eller shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 16:48 | |
| 16:48 | Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Brett Connolly. | |
| 17:04 | Evander Kane hits Andre Burakovsky. | |
| Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Nathan Beaulieu. | 17:11 | |
| Giveaway by Lars Eller. | 17:21 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 17:34 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | 17:34 | |
| Takeaway by T.J. Oshie. | 17:44 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 17:51 | |
| Jakub Vrana hits Casey Nelson. | 17:51 | |
| 17:51 | Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Jakub Vrana. | |
| 17:53 | Johan Larsson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jakub Vrana. | |
| 17:53 | Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 18:20 | |
| T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | 18:20 | |
| Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | 18:43 | |
| Brett Connolly penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Scott Wilson. | 18:54 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | 18:54 | |
| 19:45 | Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| 19:45 | Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. |
2
| Washington | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | 0:00 | |
| 1:14 | Rasmus Ristolainen hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Christian Djoos and John Carlson. | 1:18 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. | 1:18 | |
| 1:25 | Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net | 1:38 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nicholas Baptiste. | 1:38 | |
| 1:57 | Nicholas Baptiste hits Brooks Orpik. | |
| Giveaway by Brooks Orpik. | 2:15 | |
| Madison Bowey shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 2:24 | |
| Brooks Orpik hits Scott Wilson. | 2:33 | |
| 2:51 | Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net | 3:02 | |
| Alex Ovechkin hits Rasmus Ristolainen. | 3:14 | |
| 3:31 | Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. | |
| 3:51 | Evander Kane shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | 3:52 | |
| Shot by John Carlson misses the net | 4:29 | |
| 4:29 | Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 4:37 | Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 4:45 | |
| Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net | 4:46 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | 5:11 | |
| 5:24 | Jason Pominville hits Brooks Orpik. | |
| 5:30 | Evander Kane hits Madison Bowey. | |
| 5:31 | Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net | |
| Jakub Vrana blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. | 5:33 | |
| 5:35 | Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | 6:10 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | 6:16 | |
| 6:24 | Evander Kane shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. | 6:24 | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 6:33 | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. | 6:34 | |
| 6:45 | Giveaway by Jacob Josefson. | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 7:14 | |
| T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | 7:33 | |
| 7:55 | Johan Larsson hits Brooks Orpik. | |
| 8:09 | Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net | |
| 8:53 | Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues. | |
| Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | 9:02 | |
| 9:19 | Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | 9:19 | |
| Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net | 9:59 | |
| 10:07 | Takeaway by Evander Kane. | |
| Giveaway by Lars Eller. | 10:24 | |
| Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 11:17 | |
| 11:27 | Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net | 11:49 | |
| 12:14 | Johan Larsson blocks shot from Tom Wilson. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | 12:15 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | 12:35 | |
| Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net | 12:36 | |
| 12:43 | Evander Kane hits Matt Niskanen. | |
| 12:47 | Rasmus Ristolainen hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Jakub Vrana hits Rasmus Ristolainen. | 13:06 | |
| 13:09 | Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net | 13:32 | |
| John Carlson scores. Assisted by TJ. Oshie. Assisted by Jakub Vrana. | 13:33 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evan Rodrigues. | 13:33 | |
| Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | 13:33 | |
| 14:00 | Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. | 14:51 | |
| Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 16:16 | |
| 16:28 | Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 17:02 | Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 17:41 | Evander Kane shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| 17:41 | Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 18:22 | Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 19:10 | Takeaway by Kyle Okposo. | |
| 19:16 | Shot by Scott Wilson misses the net | |
| 19:29 | Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| 19:29 | Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 19:47 | |
| Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 19:49 | |
| Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | 19:50 | |
| 19:54 | Evander Kane blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. |
3
| Washington | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | 0:00 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 0:12 | |
| 0:12 | Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 0:23 | Evander Kane shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| 0:23 | Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | 0:35 | |
| 0:43 | Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 1:03 | |
| 1:13 | Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 2:30 | |
| 2:30 | Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 2:52 | Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. | |
| Shot by John Carlson misses the net | 3:17 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | 3:34 | |
| 3:46 | Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Ristolainen. | 4:14 | |
| 4:14 | Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. | |
| 4:50 | Sam Reinhart shoots misses the net | |
| 5:15 | Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| 5:16 | Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evander Kane. | 5:17 | |
| 6:19 | Evander Kane shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| 6:31 | Shot by Evander Kane misses the net | |
| 6:42 | Justin Falk hits Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Giveaway by Devante Smith-Pelly. | 6:47 | |
| 6:56 | Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| 7:07 | Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| 7:08 | Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Marco Scandella. | 7:21 | |
| 7:54 | Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net | |
| Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 8:27 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. | 9:16 | |
| Alex Ovechkin hits Rasmus Ristolainen. | 9:22 | |
| Tom Wilson hits Rasmus Ristolainen. | 9:36 | |
| 9:41 | Scott Wilson hits Madison Bowey. | |
| Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. | 10:02 | |
| 10:38 | Jacob Josefson shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| Giveaway by Madison Bowey. | 10:45 | |
| 10:50 | Jacob Josefson hits Brooks Orpik. | |
| Matt Niskanen hits Sam Reinhart. | 11:10 | |
| 11:14 | Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net | |
| 11:22 | Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net | |
| Dmitry Orlov hits Evander Kane. | 11:23 | |
| 11:28 | Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| 11:31 | Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | 11:32 | |
| 12:18 | Rasmus Ristolainen hits Andre Burakovsky. | |
| 12:42 | Kyle Okposo scores. Assisted by Scott Wilson. Assisted by Evan Rodrigues. | |
| 12:42 | Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | 12:49 | |
| Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | 13:03 | |
| 13:04 | Rasmus Ristolainen hits Tom Wilson. | |
| 13:15 | Shot by Evander Kane misses the net | |
| 13:17 | Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. | 13:18 | |
| 14:24 | Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| John Carlson blocks shot from Evander Kane. | 14:27 | |
| 14:27 | Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 14:31 | Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | 14:31 | |
| Giveaway by Lars Eller. | 14:55 | |
| Lars Eller blocks shot from Sam Reinhart. | 14:58 | |
| 15:01 | Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net | |
| Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | 15:10 | |
| 15:37 | Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Tom Wilson. | |
| 15:37 | Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. | |
| 15:55 | Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons. | |
| 16:11 | Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| 16:49 | Evander Kane blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. | |
| Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | 17:39 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. | 17:53 | |
| 18:45 | Evander Kane shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. | |
| 18:54 | Giveaway by Casey Nelson. | |
| Giveaway by Matt Niskanen. | 19:10 | |
| 19:31 | Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov scores on an empty net. | 19:34 | |
| 19:34 | Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 19:39 | Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. | 19:46 | |
| Giveaway by John Carlson. | 19:50 | |
| Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. | 19:52 | |
| 19:56 | Evander Kane scores. Assisted by Ryan O'Reilly and Sam Reinhart. | |
| 19:56 | Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. | |