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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 4, New Jersey 3
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 21, 2021
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Jean Hebert, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Travis Toomey
Attendance: N/A
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Jersey 1113
Washington 0134
Periods:
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1
New Jersey   Washington
  0:00 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 1:26  
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 1:26  
  1:32 Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Damon Severson.
Ryan Murray hits Garnet Hathaway. 2:06  
  2:25 Shot by Nick Jensen misses the net
  2:46 Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 2:47  
  2:56 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Nikita Gusev shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 3:41  
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 4:08  
Andreas Johnsson blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 4:31  
P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 5:24  
  5:52 Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Michael McLeod.
  5:53 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev.
  6:06 Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Travis Zajac.
  6:21 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Ryan Murray hits Garnet Hathaway. 6:35  
  6:41 Shot by Carl Hagelin misses the net
  6:56 Shot by Garnet Hathaway misses the net
  7:12 Nic Dowd blocks shot from Kyle Palmieri.
Kyle Palmieri hits Nick Jensen. 7:14  
  7:32 Nick Jensen penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Pavel Zacha.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 8:09  
  8:15 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Shot by Travis Zajac misses the net 9:02  
Andreas Johnsson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kyle Palmieri and Pavel Zacha. 9:02  
  9:35 Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  9:55 Tom Wilson hits Nathan Bastian.
Shot by Ryan Murray misses the net 10:01  
  10:23 Alex Ovechkin hits Miles Wood.
  10:59 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  10:59 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  11:05 John Carlson shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  11:06 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  11:10 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
Giveaway by Aaron Dell. 11:29  
Dmitry Kulikov hits John Carlson. 11:39  
  11:42 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  11:43 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev.
  11:58 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
Travis Zajac hits T.J. Oshie. 12:04  
Takeaway by Nikita Gusev. 12:16  
Damon Severson hits Lars Eller. 12:26  
P.K. Subban blocks shot from Zdeno Chara. 13:01  
Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri. 13:01  
P.K. Subban blocks shot from Zdeno Chara. 13:13  
  13:17 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Ryan Murray blocks shot from Jakub Vrana. 13:23  
  13:44 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 13:45  
Shot by Miles Wood misses the net 13:56  
Sami Vatanen hits Lars Eller. 14:10  
  14:13 Shot by Richard Panik misses the net
  14:22 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net 14:43  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 14:48  
  15:28 Giveaway by Brenden Dillon.
Mikhail Maltsev shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 15:30  
  15:31 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri. 15:47  
  16:04 Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  16:25 Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  16:26 Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
Nathan Bastian wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 16:27  
  16:40 Lars Eller hits Michael McLeod.
  16:50 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  17:17 Dmitry Orlov hits Nathan Bastian.
Miles Wood penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Richard Panik. 17:23  
  17:23 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev.
Mikhail Maltsev shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 17:42  
  18:38 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  18:55 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  19:04 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
Ryan Murray hits Tom Wilson. 19:17  
  19:26 Giveaway by Lars Eller.
Takeaway by Kyle Palmieri. 19:55  
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 19:57  
2
New Jersey   Washington
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 0:00  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 0:07  
  0:22 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  0:23 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nathan Bastian.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 0:37  
  0:48 Garnet Hathaway hits Ty Smith.
Shot by Kyle Palmieri misses the net 0:55  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 1:00  
  1:15 Shot by Richard Panik misses the net
  1:17 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  1:20 Richard Panik shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  1:23 Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
Nathan Bastian wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 1:23  
Takeaway by Nathan Bastian. 1:33  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 1:37  
  2:07 Justin Schultz blocks shot from Nikita Gusev.
  2:17 Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  2:20 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  2:53 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Jesper Bratt.
  3:02 Justin Schultz blocks shot from Nico Hischier.
Kyle Palmieri wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 3:03  
Shot by Kyle Palmieri misses the net 3:19  
Jack Hughes scores. Assisted by Andreas Johnsson and Kyle Palmieri. 3:19  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 3:55  
Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Richard Panik. 4:11  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 4:12  
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 4:23  
  4:24 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  4:45 Justin Schultz blocks shot from Nico Hischier.
Takeaway by Damon Severson. 5:04  
Shot by Ty Smith misses the net 5:09  
Ty Smith shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 5:18  
  5:19 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev.
Giveaway by Ryan Murray. 5:25  
  5:27 Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 5:28  
  5:36 Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  6:09 John Carlson shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  6:14 Takeaway by Jakub Vrana.
  6:23 Shot by Zdeno Chara misses the net
Shot by Dmitry Kulikov misses the net 6:37  
  6:42 Nick Jensen hits Jack Hughes.
Shot by Kyle Palmieri misses the net 6:58  
Shot by Damon Severson misses the net 7:28  
Giveaway by Ty Smith. 7:59  
Ryan Murray blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 8:01  
  8:23 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
  9:00 Takeaway by John Carlson.
  9:51 Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  10:10 Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net 10:23  
  10:45 Garnet Hathaway penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ty Smith.
  10:45 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Ty Smith shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 12:02  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 12:04  
  12:20 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  12:48 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  13:05 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  13:07 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
Sami Vatanen penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Richard Panik. 13:13  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 13:13  
Travis Zajac blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 13:26  
  13:38 T.J. Oshie scores a power play goal. Assisted by John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom.
  13:38 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  14:11 Takeaway by Nic Dowd.
Shot by Andreas Johnsson misses the net 14:24  
  14:55 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 14:56  
  15:09 John Carlson hits Nathan Bastian.
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 15:31  
  15:54 Alex Ovechkin hits Nathan Bastian.
Nico Hischier blocks shot from Nick Jensen. 16:09  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 16:33  
  17:08 Richard Panik shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  17:09 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  17:19 Giveaway by Brenden Dillon.
  17:31 Lars Eller blocks shot from P.K. Subban.
Shot by Travis Zajac misses the net 17:41  
Takeaway by Travis Zajac. 17:54  
  18:24 Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  18:37 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  18:38 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Nathan Bastian blocks shot from Justin Schultz. 19:04  
  19:26 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net 19:41  
3
New Jersey   Washington
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 0:00  
Mikhail Maltsev shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 0:23  
Nikita Gusev shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 0:33  
  1:38 Nick Jensen blocks shot from Pavel Zacha.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 2:01  
Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net 2:19  
  2:24 Nick Jensen hits Nico Hischier.
Shot by P.K. Subban misses the net 2:39  
Giveaway by P.K. Subban. 2:45  
Ryan Murray hits Jakub Vrana. 2:55  
  3:29 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
Ty Smith hits Tom Wilson. 4:00  
  4:02 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  4:19 Brenden Dillon shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 4:20  
  4:26 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Ryan Murray hits Nick Jensen. 4:52  
  5:03 Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 5:09  
Nathan Bastian hits Dmitry Orlov. 5:18  
  5:36 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  5:40 Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net
Dmitry Kulikov hits T.J. Oshie. 6:06  
  6:30 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Damon Severson.
Shot by Mikhail Maltsev misses the net 6:47  
  6:48 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  6:53 Giveaway by Nick Jensen.
  7:09 Garnet Hathaway hits Damon Severson.
  7:15 Nick Jensen hits Andreas Johnsson.
  7:26 Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  7:27 Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  7:43 Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 7:49  
Ryan Murray hits Tom Wilson. 7:49  
  7:56 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
Shot by Nathan Bastian misses the net 8:23  
Nathan Bastian hits Dmitry Orlov. 8:27  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 8:34  
Shot by Sami Vatanen misses the net 8:42  
Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 8:47  
Dmitry Kulikov hits Dmitry Orlov. 9:02  
Giveaway by Sami Vatanen. 9:06  
  9:09 Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net
  9:16 John Carlson scores. Assisted by Brenden Dillon and Jakub Vrana.
  9:16 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  9:59 Brenden Dillon shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
Kyle Palmieri penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Richard Panik. 10:00  
  10:00 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  10:06 John Carlson shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  10:42 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 10:43  
  11:53 T.J. Oshie scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Lars Eller.
  11:53 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Kyle Palmieri hits Nic Dowd. 12:12  
  12:27 Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Aaron Dell.
  12:35 Shot by Garnet Hathaway misses the net
  12:58 Zdeno Chara hits Andreas Johnsson.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 13:04  
  13:05 Zdeno Chara penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jesper Bratt.
  13:05 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  13:12 Giveaway by Brenden Dillon.
Shot by P.K. Subban misses the net 13:15  
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 13:35  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 13:36  
  13:42 Nick Jensen blocks shot from Kyle Palmieri.
Shot by Kyle Palmieri misses the net 14:11  
P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 14:18  
  15:03 Garnet Hathaway blocks shot from Nikita Gusev.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 15:48  
Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 16:08  
Ryan Murray penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Carl Hagelin. 16:49  
  16:49 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  16:56 Alex Ovechkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by TJ. Oshie. and Nicklas Backstrom.
  16:56 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Ty Smith hits Garnet Hathaway. 17:06  
  17:19 Garnet Hathaway blocks shot from Ty Smith.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 17:20  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 17:53  
Jesper Bratt hits John Carlson. 18:10  
  18:31 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  18:57 Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Damon Severson.
Shot by Andreas Johnsson misses the net 18:58  
  18:59 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  19:34 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 19:35  
  19:45 Giveaway by Zdeno Chara.
  19:48 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Nikita Gusev scores. Assisted by Damon Severson. 19:49