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Washington 2,
New Jersey 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, April 2, 2021
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Dan Kelly, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 3600
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Dan Kelly, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 3600
Final Scoring Summary
| Final OT | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
| Washington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| New Jersey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
- OT
1
| Washington | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 0:08 | Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Yegor Sharangovich. | 0:43 | |
| 0:47 | Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Conor Sheary blocks shot from P.K. Subban. | 0:55 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | 1:11 | |
| 1:24 | P.K. Subban blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | |
| Takeaway by Justin Schultz. | 1:42 | |
| 2:00 | Ryan Murray blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | |
| Garnet Hathaway hits Andreas Johnsson. | 2:09 | |
| Takeaway by Nic Dowd. | 2:40 | |
| Garnet Hathaway hits Jesper Boqvist. | 2:50 | |
| 3:08 | Takeaway by Mikhail Maltsev. | |
| John Carlson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mikhail Maltsev. | 3:18 | |
| 3:18 | Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. | |
| 3:18 | Giveaway by Jack Hughes. | |
| 4:38 | Shot by Ty Smith misses the net | |
| 4:41 | Jesper Bratt penalty for goaltender interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | 4:41 | |
| 4:57 | Ryan Murray blocks shot from Lars Eller. | |
| Takeaway by Conor Sheary. | 5:03 | |
| 5:08 | Ryan Murray blocks shot from Lars Eller. | |
| Giveaway by T.J. Oshie. | 5:54 | |
| Takeaway by John Carlson. | 6:05 | |
| 6:16 | Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 6:31 | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | 6:31 | |
| Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 6:39 | |
| Justin Schultz blocks shot from Yegor Sharangovich. | 6:45 | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | 6:45 | |
| 6:58 | Takeaway by Kyle Palmieri. | |
| 7:00 | Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 7:34 | |
| 7:59 | Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| 8:21 | Giveaway by Jack Hughes. | |
| 8:29 | Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net | |
| 8:36 | Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 8:43 | Miles Wood shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 8:43 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 8:50 | |
| Takeaway by Lars Eller. | 9:01 | |
| T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Ty Smith. | 9:20 | |
| Brenden Dillon shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 9:30 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | 9:37 | |
| 9:37 | Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 10:10 | |
| Takeaway by Garnet Hathaway. | 10:10 | |
| Shot by Nick Jensen misses the net | 10:42 | |
| 10:42 | Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Tom Wilson blocks shot from Dmitry Kulikov. | 11:02 | |
| Conor Sheary hits Dmitry Kulikov. | 11:03 | |
| 11:19 | Dmitry Kulikov hits Tom Wilson. | |
| 11:48 | Shot by Damon Severson misses the net | |
| Giveaway by T.J. Oshie. | 11:54 | |
| 11:54 | Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Giveaway by Daniel Sprong. | 12:48 | |
| 13:05 | Michael McLeod hits Tom Wilson. | |
| 13:22 | Ryan Murray hits Tom Wilson. | |
| 13:47 | Giveaway by Jack Hughes. | |
| Shot by John Carlson misses the net | 13:56 | |
| Garnet Hathaway hits Dmitry Kulikov. | 14:17 | |
| Garnet Hathaway hits Dmitry Kulikov. | 14:24 | |
| 14:33 | Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| 14:50 | Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 15:03 | Takeaway by Yegor Sharangovich. | |
| 15:10 | Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Lars Eller shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 15:18 | |
| Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 15:22 | |
| 15:39 | Sami Vatanen hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 15:57 | Giveaway by Jack Hughes. | |
| Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 16:48 | |
| 17:01 | Michael McLeod hits Nick Jensen. | |
| 17:19 | Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net | |
| 17:25 | Shot by Miles Wood misses the net | |
| Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 17:53 | |
| 17:53 | Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. | 18:15 | |
| 18:38 | Giveaway by Yegor Sharangovich. | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 18:41 | |
| 18:41 | Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 19:05 | Shot by Kyle Palmieri misses the net | |
| 19:30 | Janne Kuokkanen shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 19:36 |
2
| Washington | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 0:35 | |
| 0:35 | Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| Justin Schultz blocks shot from Jesper Bratt. | 0:50 | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 0:50 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | 1:09 | |
| 1:18 | Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| 1:34 | Takeaway by Mikhail Maltsev. | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 1:39 | |
| 1:57 | Ryan Murray blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. | |
| 2:12 | Sami Vatanen penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Ovechkin. | |
| T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 2:12 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 2:23 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 2:23 | |
| 2:23 | Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. | |
| T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 2:34 | |
| T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Yegor Sharangovich. | 2:34 | |
| Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | 3:31 | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 3:57 | |
| Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 4:03 | |
| Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 4:16 | |
| 4:16 | Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | 4:37 | |
| 5:05 | Ty Smith shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 5:23 | |
| Shot by Nick Jensen misses the net | 5:28 | |
| Lars Eller shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 5:35 | |
| Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 5:43 | |
| Zdeno Chara hits Miles Wood. | 6:08 | |
| Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 6:30 | |
| 7:10 | Takeaway by Jesper Bratt. | |
| John Carlson blocks shot from Ryan Murray. | 7:17 | |
| 7:22 | Giveaway by Jesper Bratt. | |
| 7:51 | Yegor Sharangovich blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev. | 7:51 | |
| 8:03 | Giveaway by Michael McLeod. | |
| 8:03 | Giveaway by Ty Smith. | |
| 8:13 | Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| John Carlson scores. Assisted by Lars Eller. | 8:22 | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | 8:22 | |
| 8:31 | Dmitry Kulikov hits Garnet Hathaway. | |
| Nic Dowd hits Janne Kuokkanen. | 9:00 | |
| Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. | 9:24 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 9:28 | |
| Zdeno Chara hits Miles Wood. | 10:13 | |
| 10:47 | Janne Kuokkanen blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | 11:43 | |
| 12:36 | Jesper Boqvist shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| 12:53 | Jesper Boqvist shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| 12:53 | Michael McLeod scores. Assisted by Jesper Boqvist and Ryan Murray. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 12:53 | |
| 13:00 | Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 13:00 | |
| 13:10 | Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| 13:21 | Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Garnet Hathaway hits Pavel Zacha. | 13:40 | |
| 14:02 | Giveaway by Ty Smith. | |
| 14:08 | Ty Smith blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | |
| 14:49 | Giveaway by Ty Smith. | |
| 15:31 | Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov. | |
| 16:06 | Jesper Boqvist blocks shot from John Carlson. | |
| Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 17:10 | |
| 17:21 | Giveaway by Andreas Johnsson. | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 17:53 | |
| 18:28 | Dmitry Kulikov blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. | |
| T.J. Oshie hits Travis Zajac. | 18:34 | |
| Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Yegor Sharangovich. | 18:50 | |
| Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. | 18:55 | |
| Dmitry Orlov penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mikhail Maltsev. | 19:07 | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 19:07 | |
| 19:38 | Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri. |
3
| Washington | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 0:00 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 0:26 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | 1:03 | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 1:27 | |
| 1:36 | Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev. | 1:36 | |
| Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net | 1:50 | |
| Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 2:07 | |
| 2:07 | Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 2:29 | Travis Zajac hits Tom Wilson. | |
| 2:35 | Shot by P.K. Subban misses the net | |
| Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Pavel Zacha. | 3:34 | |
| 3:50 | Giveaway by Damon Severson. | |
| Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Mikhail Maltsev. | 5:19 | |
| 5:28 | Shot by Andreas Johnsson misses the net | |
| 5:34 | Shot by Mikhail Maltsev misses the net | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev. | 5:34 | |
| Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 6:05 | |
| Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 6:14 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | 6:14 | |
| 6:31 | Takeaway by Travis Zajac. | |
| 7:20 | Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| 7:37 | Janne Kuokkanen hits Carl Hagelin. | |
| Shot by Brenden Dillon misses the net | 7:42 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | 8:02 | |
| Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 8:11 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 8:34 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | 8:34 | |
| 8:50 | Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Giveaway by Brenden Dillon. | 8:52 | |
| John Carlson blocks shot from Miles Wood. | 8:57 | |
| Nick Jensen hits Miles Wood. | 9:13 | |
| 9:32 | Mikhail Maltsev shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| 9:32 | Mikhail Maltsev wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 9:55 | |
| Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. | 10:44 | |
| Justin Schultz blocks shot from Damon Severson. | 11:07 | |
| John Carlson blocks shot from Yegor Sharangovich. | 11:27 | |
| 11:35 | Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| 11:35 | Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| 12:17 | Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | 12:17 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | 12:39 | |
| Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net | 12:50 | |
| 13:02 | Damon Severson hits Tom Wilson. | |
| Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 13:22 | |
| Takeaway by T.J. Oshie. | 14:11 | |
| 14:23 | Jesper Bratt blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. | |
| 14:57 | Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net | |
| Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 15:30 | |
| 15:57 | Miles Wood shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| 16:04 | Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 16:13 | Miles Wood shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| 16:52 | Shot by Dmitry Kulikov misses the net | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 16:57 | |
| Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 17:06 | |
| 17:20 | Dmitry Kulikov hits Garnet Hathaway. | |
| Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 17:38 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 17:38 | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 17:42 | |
| 17:42 | Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | 18:15 | |
| Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 18:22 | |
| 19:32 | Dmitry Kulikov hits Lars Eller. | |
| Shot by John Carlson misses the net | 19:36 | |
| 19:43 | Shot by Janne Kuokkanen misses the net |
1 OT
| Washington | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | 0:00 | |
| Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 0:12 | |
| John Carlson blocks shot from Kyle Palmieri. | 0:47 | |
| 0:47 | Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| 1:18 | Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| 1:18 | Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. | |
| 1:38 | Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | 1:48 | |
| Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | 2:32 | |
| 2:46 | Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net | |
| 3:11 | Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| 3:47 | Damon Severson blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 4:32 | Shot by Travis Zajac misses the net | |
| Dmitry Orlov scores. | 4:39 |