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Washington 4,
New Jersey 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 25, 2021
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Brandon Blandina, Jon McIsaac
Linesmen: Jesse Marquis, Kory Nagy
Attendance: N/A
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Brandon Blandina, Jon McIsaac
Linesmen: Jesse Marquis, Kory Nagy
Attendance: N/A
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| New Jersey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Washington | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| New Jersey | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 0:00 | |
| 0:04 | Justin Schultz hits Janne Kuokkanen. | |
| Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net | 0:20 | |
| 0:29 | Richard Panik blocks shot from Dmitry Kulikov. | |
| 0:36 | Richard Panik hits Dmitry Kulikov. | |
| P.K. Subban shoots misses the net | 0:52 | |
| 1:21 | Giveaway by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Nicholas Merkley scores. | 1:23 | |
| Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 1:23 | |
| Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 1:33 | |
| 1:40 | Nic Dowd hits Jack Hughes. | |
| 1:49 | John Carlson hits Jesper Bratt. | |
| Ryan Murray blocks shot from Brenden Dillon. | 1:57 | |
| Damon Severson hits Tom Wilson. | 2:32 | |
| Damon Severson blocks shot from Tom Wilson. | 2:40 | |
| 2:41 | T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| 2:47 | Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net | |
| Dmitry Kulikov hits Daniel Sprong. | 2:56 | |
| Janne Kuokkanen hits Justin Schultz. | 3:01 | |
| 3:04 | Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 3:10 | Dmitry Orlov scores. Assisted by Justin Schultz and Daniel Sprong. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 3:10 | |
| 3:50 | Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | |
| Takeaway by Jack Hughes. | 4:25 | |
| 5:32 | Justin Schultz hits Miles Wood. | |
| Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 5:42 | |
| 5:43 | Garnet Hathaway hits Dmitry Kulikov. | |
| 6:00 | Daniel Sprong wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| Yegor Sharangovich penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Conor Sheary. | 6:13 | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. | 6:13 | |
| 6:34 | Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 7:51 | |
| 8:29 | Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. | |
| 9:06 | Garnet Hathaway hits P.K. Subban. | |
| 9:23 | Garnet Hathaway hits Jesper Bratt. | |
| Shot by Mikhail Maltsev misses the net | 9:43 | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 10:20 | |
| 10:48 | Alex Ovechkin hits Michael McLeod. | |
| Miles Wood blocks shot from John Carlson. | 11:00 | |
| P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 11:02 | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 11:08 | |
| Ty Smith shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 11:17 | |
| 11:18 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| 11:34 | Dmitry Orlov hits Travis Zajac. | |
| Shot by Janne Kuokkanen misses the net | 11:39 | |
| Shot by Ty Smith misses the net | 11:52 | |
| 12:01 | Takeaway by Jakub Vrana. | |
| Ty Smith blocks shot from Jakub Vrana. | 12:03 | |
| Yegor Sharangovich hits Tom Wilson. | 12:08 | |
| Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. | 12:33 | |
| Ryan Murray shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 12:39 | |
| 12:54 | Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Jesper Bratt. | |
| 12:57 | Conor Sheary hits Sami Vatanen. | |
| 13:39 | Zdeno Chara penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kyle Palmieri. | |
| 13:39 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| 14:08 | Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Kyle Palmieri. | |
| 14:09 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| 14:36 | Dmitry Orlov hits Jack Hughes. | |
| P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 14:47 | |
| Nicholas Merkley shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 14:48 | |
| Miles Wood shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 14:49 | |
| Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net | 14:50 | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 15:23 | |
| 15:46 | Nic Dowd blocks shot from Ty Smith. | |
| 15:47 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| 16:28 | Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 16:33 | |
| Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 16:39 | |
| 16:40 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| 17:05 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| 17:12 | John Carlson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 17:13 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| 17:16 | Shot by John Carlson misses the net | |
| 18:02 | Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Damon Severson. | |
| Shot by Ty Smith misses the net | 18:09 | |
| 18:15 | Jakub Vrana penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ty Smith. | |
| 18:15 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| Takeaway by Jack Hughes. | 18:55 | |
| Shot by Nicholas Merkley misses the net | 19:16 | |
| 19:25 | Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Nicholas Merkley. | |
| 19:58 | Garnet Hathaway blocks shot from Ty Smith. |
2
| New Jersey | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 0:00 | |
| 1:17 | Brenden Dillon hits Janne Kuokkanen. | |
| Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net | 1:22 | |
| Giveaway by P.K. Subban. | 2:05 | |
| 2:07 | Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 2:26 | Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. | |
| Takeaway by Sami Vatanen. | 2:36 | |
| 2:49 | T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 2:55 | Shot by Richard Panik misses the net | |
| 3:29 | Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Nicholas Merkley. | |
| 3:48 | Shot by Richard Panik misses the net | |
| 3:55 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net | 5:02 | |
| Takeaway by Yegor Sharangovich. | 5:03 | |
| 5:14 | Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net | |
| 5:48 | Tom Wilson hits Janne Kuokkanen. | |
| Shot by Janne Kuokkanen misses the net | 5:53 | |
| 6:05 | Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Miles Wood scores. Assisted by Janne Kuokkanen and Damon Severson. | 6:20 | |
| 6:20 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| 6:37 | John Carlson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Nicholas Merkley hits Brenden Dillon. | 6:54 | |
| 7:02 | Shot by John Carlson misses the net | |
| 7:06 | Shot by Brenden Dillon misses the net | |
| 7:15 | Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Daniel Sprong Assisted by John Carlson. | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 7:15 | |
| Miles Wood shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 7:40 | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 7:41 | |
| Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 7:43 | |
| Takeaway by Janne Kuokkanen. | 7:57 | |
| 8:22 | Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Yegor Sharangovich. | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. | 8:42 | |
| Shot by Michael McLeod misses the net | 9:02 | |
| 9:03 | T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Miles Wood. | |
| Takeaway by Andreas Johnsson. | 9:20 | |
| Shot by Andreas Johnsson misses the net | 9:21 | |
| 9:33 | Conor Sheary hits Ryan Murray. | |
| 9:39 | Takeaway by T.J. Oshie. | |
| 9:41 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| 9:48 | Shot by John Carlson misses the net | |
| 10:10 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev. | |
| 10:22 | Giveaway by Zdeno Chara. | |
| 10:26 | Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Mikhail Maltsev. | |
| 10:27 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 10:33 | |
| 11:10 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| 11:41 | Takeaway by Daniel Sprong. | |
| 11:42 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 11:47 | Evgeny Kuznetsov scores. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Brenden Dillon. | |
| 11:47 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| Takeaway by Kyle Palmieri. | 12:05 | |
| Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 12:27 | |
| 12:28 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 12:32 | |
| 13:13 | T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 13:21 | |
| 13:24 | Justin Schultz shoots misses the net | |
| Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 13:25 | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 13:32 | |
| 13:41 | Alex Ovechkin hits Damon Severson. | |
| 14:10 | Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from Damon Severson. | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 14:11 | |
| Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 14:19 | |
| 14:20 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | |
| 15:02 | Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| P.K. Subban blocks shot from Zdeno Chara. | 15:16 | |
| Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Carl Hagelin. | 15:21 | |
| 15:27 | Garnet Hathaway hits Ryan Murray. | |
| Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Brenden Dillon. | 15:51 | |
| Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 16:08 | |
| 16:26 | Giveaway by Justin Schultz. | |
| Shot by Janne Kuokkanen misses the net | 16:26 | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. | 16:49 | |
| 16:59 | Giveaway by Zdeno Chara. | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 18:29 | |
| 18:49 | Takeaway by Justin Schultz. | |
| Miles Wood shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 18:54 | |
| 19:02 | Dmitry Orlov hits Michael McLeod. | |
| Takeaway by Ty Smith. | 19:12 |
3
| New Jersey | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| Damon Severson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 0:48 | |
| Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 0:49 | |
| Miles Wood blocks shot from John Carlson. | 1:26 | |
| Michael McLeod blocks shot from John Carlson. | 1:32 | |
| 1:54 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| 2:16 | T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| 3:05 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. | |
| 3:11 | Shot by John Carlson misses the net | |
| 3:25 | Giveaway by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Shot by Nicholas Merkley misses the net | 3:27 | |
| 3:42 | Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 3:57 | Takeaway by Nick Jensen. | |
| Takeaway by Miles Wood. | 4:03 | |
| 4:30 | Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net | |
| 4:51 | Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 4:52 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| 6:00 | Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 6:16 | Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net | |
| 6:33 | Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net | |
| 6:36 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| 7:08 | Takeaway by Conor Sheary. | |
| Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 7:36 | |
| 7:40 | Garnet Hathaway hits Pavel Zacha. | |
| 8:06 | Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Jack Hughes. | |
| 8:42 | Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Jesper Bratt. | |
| Takeaway by Mikhail Maltsev. | 8:42 | |
| Nicholas Merkley hits Justin Schultz. | 8:43 | |
| Nicholas Merkley shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 8:49 | |
| 8:50 | Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Mikhail Maltsev. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 8:51 | |
| 9:44 | Garnet Hathaway hits Jack Hughes. | |
| 10:24 | Giveaway by T.J. Oshie. | |
| Andreas Johnsson wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. | 10:24 | |
| Janne Kuokkanen shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 10:26 | |
| 10:38 | Nick Jensen penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Yegor Sharangovich. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 10:38 | |
| Jesper Bratt scores a power play goal. Assisted by Ty Smith and Pavel Zacha. | 11:04 | |
| 11:17 | Nick Jensen hits Michael McLeod. | |
| 11:39 | Alex Ovechkin hits Dmitry Kulikov. | |
| 11:39 | Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net | |
| 11:50 | T.J. Oshie hits Michael McLeod. | |
| Giveaway by Damon Severson. | 12:00 | |
| 12:06 | Evgeny Kuznetsov scores. Assisted by Justin Schultz. | |
| 12:06 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 12:16 | |
| 12:23 | Takeaway by Carl Hagelin. | |
| 12:25 | Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Sami Vatanen penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Garnet Hathaway. | 12:26 | |
| 12:26 | T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. | |
| 12:57 | Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Travis Zajac blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | 13:25 | |
| Takeaway by P.K. Subban. | 13:35 | |
| 13:52 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| P.K. Subban hits Conor Sheary. | 14:20 | |
| P.K. Subban blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 14:29 | |
| Dmitry Kulikov blocks shot from Tom Wilson. | 14:31 | |
| 14:32 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. | |
| Ty Smith hits Carl Hagelin. | 14:43 | |
| 14:51 | Garnet Hathaway hits Ty Smith. | |
| 15:12 | Garnet Hathaway hits Kyle Palmieri. | |
| 15:58 | Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Mikhail Maltsev wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. | 16:00 | |
| 16:05 | Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net | |
| 16:22 | T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 16:55 | |
| 17:17 | T.J. Oshie hits Ty Smith. | |
| Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 17:22 | |
| Andreas Johnsson wins the faceoff against Garnet Hathaway. | 17:29 | |
| Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | 17:39 | |
| Janne Kuokkanen hits Nick Jensen. | 18:34 | |
| 19:46 | John Carlson blocks shot from Ty Smith. | |
| 19:52 | Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Jack Hughes. | |
| Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 19:56 | |
| 19:59 | Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Ty Smith. |