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Washington 5,
New Jersey 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 7, 2018
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Wes McCauley, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 18506
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Wes McCauley, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| New Jersey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| New Jersey | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman. | |
| 0:18 | Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Takeaway by Blake Coleman. | 0:32 | |
| Pavel Zacha blocks shot from Brett Connolly. | 0:39 | |
| 0:59 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net | 1:14 | |
| Damon Severson blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. | 1:20 | |
| 1:24 | Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net | |
| Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 1:25 | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 1:39 | |
| 1:53 | Brooks Orpik hits Pavel Zacha. | |
| 2:03 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 2:15 | Jakub Jerabek hits Miles Wood. | |
| 2:21 | Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Tom Wilson. | |
| 2:21 | Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. | |
| 2:28 | Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. | |
| Brian Boyle shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 2:53 | |
| Takeaway by John Moore. | 3:42 | |
| 3:48 | Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Stefan Noesen. | |
| 4:09 | Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin. | |
| Andy Greene blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | 4:28 | |
| 4:31 | Takeaway by Tom Wilson. | |
| 4:35 | Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | |
| Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net | 4:55 | |
| Miles Wood shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 5:07 | |
| Patrick Maroon hits John Carlson. | 5:18 | |
| Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. | 5:36 | |
| 6:02 | Jakub Jerabek hits Brian Boyle. | |
| 6:23 | Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| Drew Stafford shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 7:25 | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson. | 7:27 | |
| Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net | 7:30 | |
| 7:36 | Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Damon Severson. | |
| 7:47 | Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 7:53 | Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 7:59 | Giveaway by Tom Wilson. | |
| Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 8:00 | |
| Nico Hischier scores. Assisted by Patrick Maroon and Damon Severson. | 8:10 | |
| 8:10 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| Giveaway by Cory Schneider. | 8:21 | |
| 8:26 | Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 8:27 | Jakub Vrana wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| Miles Wood shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 8:36 | |
| 8:36 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| 8:48 | Takeaway by Lars Eller. | |
| 11:29 | Matt Niskanen penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nico Hischier. | |
| Nico Hischier penalty for embellishment - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Niskanen. | 11:29 | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 11:29 | |
| Takeaway by Michael Grabner. | 11:56 | |
| Brian Gibbons hits Dmitry Orlov. | 12:46 | |
| 12:49 | Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 14:10 | John Carlson blocks shot from Will Butcher. | |
| Takeaway by Mirco Mueller. | 14:39 | |
| 14:50 | Matt Niskanen hits Jesper Bratt. | |
| Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 14:52 | |
| 14:53 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| Drew Stafford shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 15:26 | |
| 16:09 | Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. | |
| Blake Coleman hits Tom Wilson. | 16:15 | |
| Mirco Mueller blocks shot from Jakub Vrana. | 17:28 | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 17:40 | |
| Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 18:14 | |
| 18:18 | Jakub Jerabek blocks shot from Miles Wood. | |
| 18:43 | Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net | |
| 19:02 | Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky. | |
| 19:12 | Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net | |
| 19:17 | Shot by Michal Kempny misses the net | |
| Nico Hischier blocks shot from Michal Kempny. | 19:23 | |
| Giveaway by Damon Severson. | 19:26 | |
| 19:30 | John Carlson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 19:32 | Nicklas Backstrom scores. Assisted by Brett Connolly and John Carlson. | |
| 19:32 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman. | |
| 19:54 | Tom Wilson hits Blake Coleman. |
2
| New Jersey | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman. | |
| Takeaway by Mirco Mueller. | 0:17 | |
| 0:26 | Giveaway by John Carlson. | |
| Shot by Brian Gibbons misses the net | 0:27 | |
| 0:55 | Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin. | |
| 0:58 | Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| Nico Hischier blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | 1:02 | |
| 1:14 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| 1:27 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| Takeaway by Pavel Zacha. | 2:10 | |
| 3:10 | Devante Smith-Pelly hits Mirco Mueller. | |
| Andy Greene blocks shot from John Carlson. | 3:29 | |
| 3:37 | Shot by Michal Kempny misses the net | |
| 3:44 | Michal Kempny scores. Assisted by Shane Gersich and Chandler Stephenson. | |
| Blake Coleman wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 3:44 | |
| 3:58 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| John Moore shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 4:13 | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 4:14 | |
| Drew Stafford shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 4:16 | |
| 4:45 | Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 5:25 | John Carlson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 5:26 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 5:32 | |
| 5:57 | Michal Kempny penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Miles Wood. | |
| 5:57 | Devante Smith-Pelly wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 6:48 | |
| 6:50 | Devante Smith-Pelly wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. | |
| Brian Boyle shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 7:20 | |
| Shot by Drew Stafford misses the net | 7:29 | |
| 8:33 | Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | |
| 8:34 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| Patrick Maroon hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 8:54 | |
| 9:15 | Alex Chiasson penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Patrick Maroon. | |
| Patrick Maroon penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Chiasson. | 9:15 | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 9:15 | |
| Andy Greene shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 10:43 | |
| 10:51 | Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. | |
| Andy Greene blocks shot from Jakub Vrana. | 11:05 | |
| 11:21 | Takeaway by John Carlson. | |
| 12:01 | Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Brian Boyle. | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 12:02 | |
| 12:10 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| 12:14 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| Ben Lovejoy hits Jakub Jerabek. | 13:22 | |
| Shot by Brian Gibbons misses the net | 13:27 | |
| 13:42 | Shot by Andre Burakovsky misses the net | |
| Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 13:43 | |
| Shot by John Moore misses the net | 14:06 | |
| 14:15 | John Carlson blocks shot from John Moore. | |
| Takeaway by Brian Boyle. | 14:33 | |
| Miles Wood shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 14:47 | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. | 14:48 | |
| Shot by Miles Wood misses the net | 14:53 | |
| 15:02 | Jakub Jerabek hits Patrick Maroon. | |
| Miles Wood hits Jakub Jerabek. | 15:31 | |
| 15:45 | Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 16:58 | Takeaway by John Carlson. | |
| 17:01 | Shot by John Carlson misses the net | |
| 17:02 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman. | |
| 17:24 | Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 17:34 | Takeaway by John Carlson. | |
| 17:37 | Giveaway by John Carlson. | |
| Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 17:39 | |
| 17:51 | Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 18:14 | Lars Eller hits Brian Boyle. | |
| Brian Boyle shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 18:34 | |
| 18:36 | Giveaway by Braden Holtby. | |
| 18:37 | Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Jimmy Hayes. | |
| 18:38 | Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| 18:41 | Shane Gersich blocks shot from Damon Severson. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. | 18:42 | |
| 18:49 | Jakub Jerabek hits Patrick Maroon. | |
| Miles Wood scores. Assisted by Patrick Maroon and Pavel Zacha. | 19:07 | |
| Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 19:07 | |
| Damon Severson hits Andre Burakovsky. | 19:26 | |
| 19:31 | Andre Burakovsky hits Damon Severson. | |
| Giveaway by John Moore. | 19:41 | |
| 19:44 | Dmitry Orlov hits Nico Hischier. | |
| 19:52 | Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. |
3
| New Jersey | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman. | |
| Blake Coleman wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 0:14 | |
| Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 0:19 | |
| Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 0:20 | |
| 0:35 | Takeaway by Tom Wilson. | |
| 0:59 | Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | |
| 1:28 | Giveaway by Brett Connolly. | |
| Patrick Maroon scores. Assisted by Pavel Zacha and Miles Wood. | 2:04 | |
| 2:04 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. | |
| Takeaway by Brian Boyle. | 2:27 | |
| 2:29 | Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Brian Boyle. | |
| 2:40 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Patrick Maroon. | |
| 2:50 | Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| Patrick Maroon hits Lars Eller. | 2:53 | |
| 2:58 | Shot by Michal Kempny misses the net | |
| Ben Lovejoy hits Chandler Stephenson. | 3:33 | |
| 4:16 | Takeaway by Tom Wilson. | |
| 4:20 | Alex Ovechkin shoots misses the net | |
| 4:24 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. | |
| 4:26 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| Blake Coleman wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 4:27 | |
| 5:01 | Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net | |
| 5:07 | Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net | |
| Giveaway by Stefan Noesen. | 5:09 | |
| 5:11 | Alex Ovechkin scores. | |
| Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 5:11 | |
| 5:23 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 5:36 | |
| 6:10 | Shot by John Carlson misses the net | |
| Giveaway by Drew Stafford. | 6:37 | |
| 6:41 | Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net | |
| 6:44 | Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 6:45 | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 7:20 | |
| 7:38 | Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Patrick Maroon. | |
| 8:43 | Takeaway by Devante Smith-Pelly. | |
| Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 8:54 | |
| 9:09 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman. | |
| 9:21 | Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from Brian Gibbons. | |
| 9:22 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman. | |
| 9:32 | Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. | 10:53 | |
| 10:58 | Shane Gersich blocks shot from Ben Lovejoy. | |
| 11:41 | Andre Burakovsky hits Damon Severson. | |
| 11:50 | Andre Burakovsky scores. Assisted by Michal Kempny and Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 11:50 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle. | |
| Jimmy Hayes penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 12:14 | |
| 12:14 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman. | |
| 12:44 | Takeaway by Brett Connolly. | |
| 12:57 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| Ben Lovejoy shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 13:04 | |
| Nico Hischier penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Andre Burakovsky. | 14:47 | |
| 14:47 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman. | |
| Giveaway by Ben Lovejoy. | 15:38 | |
| Brian Gibbons shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 15:45 | |
| 15:48 | John Carlson hits Brian Gibbons. | |
| 16:42 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 16:46 | Brett Connolly hits Mirco Mueller. | |
| John Moore blocks shot from Brett Connolly. | 16:54 | |
| Drew Stafford hits Lars Eller. | 17:17 | |
| 17:36 | Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky. | |
| Shot by Miles Wood misses the net | 17:48 | |
| 17:55 | Giveaway by Lars Eller. | |
| Miles Wood shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 18:03 | |
| 18:40 | Brooks Orpik hits Stefan Noesen. | |
| 18:43 | Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Damon Severson. | |
| Patrick Maroon shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 18:51 | |
| 19:00 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 19:03 | Shot by Jakub Jerabek misses the net | |
| 19:09 | Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 19:14 | Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | |
| Giveaway by Jimmy Hayes. | 19:38 | |
| Brian Gibbons blocks shot from John Carlson. | 19:39 | |
| 19:40 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman. | |
| 19:45 | Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Cory Schneider. | |
| 19:49 | Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | |
| 19:53 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman. | |
| Brian Gibbons blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | 19:57 |