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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 5, Buffalo 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 24, 2018
Where: Captial One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Jon McIsaac
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Kiel Murchison
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 0011
Washington 1135
Periods:
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1
Buffalo   Washington
  0:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly. 0:08  
Ryan O'Reilly hits Matt Niskanen. 0:18  
  0:50 Evgeny Kuznetsov scores. Assisted by Brett Connolly and Dmitry Orlov.
  0:50 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Kyle Okposo hits John Carlson. 1:08  
  1:23 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
  2:22 Alex Chiasson hits Casey Nelson.
  2:23 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
  2:27 Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net
Scott Wilson hits Matt Niskanen. 2:33  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 2:35  
  2:46 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  2:53 Tom Wilson hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 3:09  
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 3:50  
  3:51 Brett Connolly penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evan Rodrigues.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 3:51  
Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net 4:01  
  4:02 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
  4:08 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
  4:12 Brooks Orpik hits Sam Reinhart.
Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net 4:30  
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 4:58  
  5:07 John Carlson blocks shot from Sam Reinhart.
Shot by Nicholas Baptiste misses the net 5:42  
Nicholas Baptiste shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 5:53  
  6:01 John Carlson blocks shot from Marco Scandella.
Johan Larsson hits Dmitry Orlov. 6:19  
  6:19 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  6:32 T.J. Oshie hits Zemgus Girgensons.
  6:39 Dmitry Orlov hits Casey Nelson.
Takeaway by Scott Wilson. 6:45  
  7:31 Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net
Benoit Pouliot blocks shot from Michal Kempny. 7:37  
Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 7:44  
Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Brett Connolly. 8:02  
  8:06 Shot by Alex Chiasson misses the net
Victor Antipin blocks shot from Lars Eller. 8:23  
  8:24 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Zemgus Girgensons hits John Carlson. 8:32  
  9:12 Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  9:17 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  9:53 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  10:00 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 11:05  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 11:40  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson. 11:45  
Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net 11:52  
  12:25 Tom Wilson hits Kyle Okposo.
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 12:41  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Lars Eller. 12:57  
Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky. 13:29  
  14:33 Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
Nicholas Baptiste blocks shot from Christian Djoos. 14:51  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Alex Chiasson. 15:47  
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 16:08  
  16:15 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues.
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 16:21  
  17:03 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
  17:05 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
Scott Wilson blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 17:28  
  17:34 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 17:35  
Takeaway by Marco Scandella. 17:57  
Benoit Pouliot shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 18:18  
Evan Rodrigues blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky. 18:28  
  18:31 Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
  18:42 Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 18:43  
Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons. 19:02  
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 19:04  
  19:05 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Nicholas Baptiste.
  19:16 T.J. Oshie hits Victor Antipin.
Nicholas Baptiste shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 19:19  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 19:20  
Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 19:23  
  19:24 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Takeaway by Sam Reinhart. 19:30  
2
Buffalo   Washington
  0:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  0:15 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 0:27  
  0:28 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 0:49  
  1:11 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 1:18  
  1:43 Takeaway by John Carlson.
  1:46 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Brett Connolly. 1:47  
Casey Nelson blocks shot from John Carlson. 2:25  
  3:09 Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Alex Chiasson. 3:10  
  3:15 Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 3:17  
  3:31 Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net
Nathan Beaulieu hits Alex Chiasson. 3:37  
  3:44 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 3:45  
  4:34 Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net
  4:41 Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 5:22  
  5:33 Tom Wilson hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
  5:44 Nicklas Backstrom hits Sam Reinhart.
Shot by Nathan Beaulieu misses the net 5:47  
Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 5:57  
  5:58 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nicholas Baptiste.
  6:08 Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  6:13 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  6:35 Giveaway by Michal Kempny.
  6:40 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Jordan Nolan.
  7:19 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Marco Scandella.
  7:24 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  7:25 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  8:26 Tom Wilson hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
  8:37 Brooks Orpik hits Nicholas Baptiste.
Nicholas Baptiste shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 8:41  
  8:43 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  8:56 Tom Wilson hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Alex Ovechkin. 9:07  
  9:18 Brooks Orpik hits Sam Reinhart.
Benoit Pouliot shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 9:20  
  9:33 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Benoit Pouliot.
Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly. 9:39  
  9:48 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  10:19 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Scott Wilson.
Shot by Johan Larsson misses the net 10:24  
Josh Gorges blocks shot from John Carlson. 11:17  
Josh Gorges hits John Carlson. 11:24  
  11:38 Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  11:39 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  12:59 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
  13:01 Andre Burakovsky blocks shot from Nathan Beaulieu.
  13:20 Andre Burakovsky scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Matt Niskanen.
  13:20 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
  13:36 Tom Wilson hits Jason Pominville.
  13:55 Giveaway by Tom Wilson.
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 14:01  
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 14:06  
  14:09 Brooks Orpik hits Johan Larsson.
  14:14 Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Scott Wilson.
  14:22 Brooks Orpik hits Scott Wilson.
  14:31 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Kyle Okposo.
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 14:33  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 14:34  
Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net 14:43  
Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Jay Beagle. 14:59  
Benoit Pouliot blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. 15:18  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 15:19  
Marco Scandella hits Lars Eller. 16:06  
  16:08 Chandler Stephenson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  16:09 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Brooks Orpik. 16:15  
  16:24 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
  16:31 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Kyle Okposo.
Josh Gorges hits Tom Wilson. 17:07  
  17:18 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Giveaway by Josh Gorges. 17:24  
Johan Larsson blocks shot from Tom Wilson. 17:34  
  17:40 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  17:56 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 17:57  
  18:07 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 18:07  
  18:18 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Marco Scandella.
Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net 18:23  
  18:26 Matt Niskanen hits Benoit Pouliot.
Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 18:31  
  18:32 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Alex Chiasson. 18:47  
  19:22 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
  19:26 Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 19:27  
Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 19:37  
  19:38 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Devante Smith-Pelly. 19:52  
3
Buffalo   Washington
  0:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Sam Reinhart scores. Assisted by Casey Nelson. 0:14  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:14  
Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly. 0:37  
Takeaway by Benoit Pouliot. 1:06  
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 1:43  
  1:43 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
Shot by Josh Gorges misses the net 1:55  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 1:56  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jay Beagle. 2:36  
Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net 2:55  
Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 2:56  
  3:18 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Jordan Nolan.
  3:19 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Benoit Pouliot shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 3:43  
  4:04 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  4:36 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Christian Djoos. 4:36  
  5:25 Giveaway by T.J. Oshie.
  5:29 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Jason Pominville.
  5:54 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Jordan Nolan.
Marco Scandella hits Lars Eller. 6:05  
Shot by Casey Nelson misses the net 6:13  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 6:39  
  7:01 Brett Connolly blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen.
  7:17 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Benoit Pouliot blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 7:28  
  7:58 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  8:01 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  8:03 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 8:42  
Kyle Okposo penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Philipp Grubauer. 8:43  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 8:43  
  9:17 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  9:24 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  10:13 Alex Ovechkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by John Carlson and Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Zemgus Girgensons wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 10:13  
Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues. 10:30  
  10:42 Jay Beagle hits Evan Rodrigues.
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 11:18  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 11:19  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 11:21  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 11:22  
Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net 11:55  
  11:56 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  12:00 Giveaway by Christian Djoos.
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 12:02  
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 12:03  
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 12:04  
  12:11 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons.
  12:34 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  12:36 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  12:37 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  12:38 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  12:47 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
  12:55 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
Jacob Josefson shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 13:29  
  14:04 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  14:16 Andre Burakovsky penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor).
  14:16 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  14:37 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Kyle Okposo.
  14:38 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  15:27 Chandler Stephenson hits Sam Reinhart.
Victor Antipin shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 15:59  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 16:00  
Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net 16:06  
Casey Nelson blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. 17:06  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 17:07  
  17:48 Lars Eller scores. Assisted by Matt Niskanen.
  17:48 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
Takeaway by Nicholas Baptiste. 18:21  
  18:36 Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by John Carlson and Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  18:36 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Devante Smith-Pelly. 18:45  
Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues. 18:54  
  19:22 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 19:23  
  19:26 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.
Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 19:35  
  19:43 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson.