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Washington 2,
Buffalo 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 21, 2018
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Francis Charron, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Pierre Racicot
Attendance: 18506
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Francis Charron, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Pierre Racicot
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Buffalo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Washington | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| Buffalo | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 0:00 | |
| Giveaway by Jack Eichel. | 0:15 | |
| 0:25 | Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | |
| 0:34 | Tom Wilson hits Jack Eichel. | |
| 0:45 | Michal Kempny blocks shot from Marco Scandella. | |
| Marco Scandella hits Jakub Vrana. | 0:54 | |
| 1:09 | Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Vladimir Sobotka blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | 1:26 | |
| 1:29 | T.J. Oshie hits Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| 1:31 | Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | |
| Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 1:32 | |
| 1:50 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Kyle Okposo hits Jonas Siegenthaler. | 2:20 | |
| 2:34 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | |
| Giveaway by Jake McCabe. | 3:00 | |
| Tage Thompson blocks shot from John Carlson. | 3:21 | |
| Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. | 3:46 | |
| 3:49 | Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Sam Reinhart. | |
| 3:50 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Takeaway by Zach Bogosian. | 3:58 | |
| Jack Eichel blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 4:17 | |
| 4:27 | Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net | |
| Jeff Skinner penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 4:32 | |
| 4:32 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | |
| 4:49 | Takeaway by John Carlson. | |
| Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 4:54 | |
| 5:14 | Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | |
| 5:33 | Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 5:59 | Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. | |
| 6:02 | Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | |
| 6:30 | Brett Connolly hits Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| 7:00 | Takeaway by Chandler Stephenson. | |
| Giveaway by Conor Sheary. | 7:02 | |
| 7:04 | Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | |
| 7:05 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka. | |
| 7:30 | Takeaway by Chandler Stephenson. | |
| 7:50 | Shot by Madison Bowey misses the net | |
| Marco Scandella blocks shot from Chandler Stephenson. | 7:56 | |
| 8:03 | Chandler Stephenson hits Vladimir Sobotka. | |
| 8:16 | Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net | 8:21 | |
| Giveaway by Kyle Okposo. | 8:26 | |
| 8:28 | Tom Wilson penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 8:28 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 8:36 | |
| 8:37 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. | |
| Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net | 9:34 | |
| 10:24 | Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 11:11 | Giveaway by Michal Kempny. | |
| Shot by Remi Elie misses the net | 11:11 | |
| Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 11:21 | |
| 11:22 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. | |
| Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net | 11:34 | |
| Shot by Zach Bogosian misses the net | 11:46 | |
| 11:54 | Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | |
| 12:22 | Tom Wilson hits Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| 12:29 | Giveaway by Jakub Vrana. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 12:33 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 12:52 | |
| Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 12:54 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 13:00 | |
| 13:11 | Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net | |
| 13:41 | Brett Connolly hits Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 13:59 | |
| 14:00 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| 14:22 | Nicklas Backstrom hits Jake McCabe. | |
| Jeff Skinner blocks shot from Michal Kempny. | 14:34 | |
| Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 15:35 | |
| Shot by Johan Larsson misses the net | 15:46 | |
| 15:52 | Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Zach Bogosian. | |
| 16:20 | Matt Niskanen hits Evan Rodrigues. | |
| Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 16:24 | |
| Vladimir Sobotka hits Matt Niskanen. | 16:41 | |
| 16:52 | Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | |
| 16:54 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 17:00 | Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | |
| 17:05 | Shot by Jonas Siegenthaler misses the net | |
| 17:13 | Lars Eller shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | |
| 17:19 | Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 17:19 | |
| Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net | 17:34 | |
| 17:36 | Giveaway by Michal Kempny. | |
| 17:44 | Tom Wilson hits Jack Eichel. | |
| 17:49 | Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 17:50 | |
| Takeaway by Tage Thompson. | 18:47 | |
| Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 19:06 | |
| 19:42 | Nic Dowd hits Marco Scandella. | |
| 19:45 | Devante Smith-Pelly hits Conor Sheary. | |
| 19:53 | Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons. |
2
| Buffalo | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 0:00 | |
| 0:09 | Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 0:16 | |
| Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. | 0:25 | |
| Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net | 0:28 | |
| Takeaway by Vladimir Sobotka. | 0:55 | |
| Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 1:00 | |
| 1:00 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka. | |
| 1:08 | Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Vladimir Sobotka. | |
| 1:13 | Michal Kempny hits Conor Sheary. | |
| 1:25 | T.J. Oshie hits Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 1:31 | |
| Conor Sheary blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. | 1:42 | |
| 1:46 | Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. | |
| 2:37 | Jonas Siegenthaler penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Conor Sheary. | |
| 2:37 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. | |
| Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen. | 2:46 | |
| 2:50 | Chandler Stephenson scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Nic Dowd. | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 2:50 | |
| Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net | 4:16 | |
| 4:25 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 4:56 | Shot by John Carlson misses the net | |
| 5:17 | Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | |
| Takeaway by Jake McCabe. | 5:41 | |
| 6:04 | Jonas Siegenthaler hits Tage Thompson. | |
| 6:10 | Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net | |
| 6:43 | Giveaway by Michal Kempny. | |
| 6:46 | Giveaway by Madison Bowey. | |
| Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 6:49 | |
| 6:56 | Devante Smith-Pelly hits Lawrence Pilut. | |
| Evan Rodrigues penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michal Kempny. | 7:12 | |
| 7:12 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | |
| Takeaway by Jake McCabe. | 7:29 | |
| 7:48 | T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | |
| 7:54 | Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin. | |
| 8:10 | Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | |
| 8:10 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka. | |
| 8:27 | Shot by John Carlson misses the net | |
| Giveaway by Jake McCabe. | 8:28 | |
| Shot by Johan Larsson misses the net | 9:11 | |
| 9:18 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Giveaway by Zach Bogosian. | 9:27 | |
| 9:35 | Matt Niskanen hits Zemgus Girgensons. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dmitry Orlov. | 9:38 | |
| 9:38 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | |
| 10:18 | Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net | |
| Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 10:27 | |
| 11:05 | John Carlson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | |
| 11:09 | Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net | |
| 11:17 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 12:07 | |
| 12:40 | Giveaway by Lars Eller. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 12:47 | |
| 13:20 | Nic Dowd hits Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin. | 13:39 | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 13:50 | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 13:59 | |
| 14:22 | Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Sam Reinhart. | |
| 14:39 | Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net | |
| 14:49 | Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 15:03 | |
| 15:24 | Madison Bowey blocks shot from Johan Larsson. | |
| 15:29 | Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | |
| Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 15:30 | |
| 15:39 | Giveaway by Lars Eller. | |
| 16:16 | Madison Bowey shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | |
| 16:45 | Michal Kempny blocks shot from Vladimir Sobotka. | |
| 17:29 | Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. | |
| Vladimir Sobotka shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 17:36 | |
| 17:37 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 18:11 | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 18:13 | |
| 18:24 | T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Marco Scandella. | |
| 18:28 | Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Jake McCabe. | |
| Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net | 18:49 | |
| Jake McCabe blocks shot from Nic Dowd. | 19:00 | |
| Takeaway by Jack Eichel. | 19:08 | |
| Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 19:27 | |
| 19:40 | Madison Bowey hits Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 19:41 | |
| 19:51 | Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Lawrence Pilut. | |
| 19:58 | Devante Smith-Pelly hits Rasmus Ristolainen. |
3
| Buffalo | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 0:00 | |
| 0:36 | Takeaway by Tom Wilson. | |
| 0:37 | Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | |
| 0:39 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | 0:46 | |
| 0:59 | T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Conor Sheary. | |
| Lawrence Pilut shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 1:10 | |
| Vladimir Sobotka hits Matt Niskanen. | 1:14 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits T.J. Oshie. | 1:21 | |
| 1:26 | Giveaway by T.J. Oshie. | |
| 1:44 | Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net | |
| Remi Elie shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 2:02 | |
| Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 2:10 | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 2:11 | |
| Takeaway by Sam Reinhart. | 2:28 | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 2:30 | |
| Takeaway by Jack Eichel. | 2:37 | |
| Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net | 2:41 | |
| 2:47 | John Carlson blocks shot from Jack Eichel. | |
| 2:56 | Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Jack Eichel. | |
| Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 2:57 | |
| Shot by Jake McCabe misses the net | 3:10 | |
| Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 3:24 | |
| 3:25 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. | |
| 4:01 | Giveaway by T.J. Oshie. | |
| 4:16 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | |
| 4:33 | Giveaway by Braden Holtby. | |
| Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net | 4:36 | |
| Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 4:56 | |
| Takeaway by Tage Thompson. | 5:05 | |
| Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 5:10 | |
| 5:46 | Shot by Chandler Stephenson misses the net | |
| 5:53 | Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. | |
| 6:09 | Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | |
| 7:23 | Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | |
| 7:38 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. | |
| 7:42 | Giveaway by Michal Kempny. | |
| 7:46 | Jakub Vrana blocks shot from Jake McCabe. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 8:53 | |
| 8:58 | Michal Kempny blocks shot from Tage Thompson. | |
| Johan Larsson scores. Assisted by Tage Thompson and Rasmus Ristolainen. | 9:01 | |
| 9:01 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 9:14 | |
| 9:21 | Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| 9:24 | Matt Niskanen penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner. | |
| 9:24 | Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | 9:36 | |
| Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 10:33 | |
| Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 10:57 | |
| Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 11:35 | |
| Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | 11:56 | |
| Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons. | 12:25 | |
| Jake McCabe blocks shot from Tom Wilson. | 12:32 | |
| 12:58 | Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 13:00 | Tom Wilson scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 13:00 | |
| 13:34 | John Carlson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | |
| 13:52 | Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | |
| Vladimir Sobotka penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller. | 14:23 | |
| 14:23 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | |
| 15:04 | Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net | |
| 15:22 | Giveaway by T.J. Oshie. | |
| Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net | 16:11 | |
| Johan Larsson blocks shot from Lars Eller. | 16:28 | |
| 16:30 | Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | |
| Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 17:29 | |
| Conor Sheary hits Matt Niskanen. | 17:35 | |
| 17:48 | Nic Dowd penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 17:48 | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 18:06 | |
| 18:07 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| 18:11 | John Carlson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | |
| 18:20 | Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 18:23 | Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net | |
| 18:50 | Lars Eller blocks shot from Jack Eichel. | |
| Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net | 19:19 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 19:35 | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 19:36 | |
| 19:37 | Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. | |
| Takeaway by Rasmus Ristolainen. | 19:53 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 19:54 | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | 19:57 |