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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 3, Buffalo 2
When: 3:00 PM ET, Monday, February 19, 2018
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Peter MacDougall, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 18228
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 0213
Buffalo 0022
Periods:
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1
Washington   Buffalo
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 0:00  
  0:18 Evander Kane shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  0:37 Evander Kane hits John Carlson.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 0:45  
  1:30 Shot by Johan Larsson misses the net
Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 1:49  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 1:50  
  1:56 Evan Rodrigues blocks shot from Brooks Orpik.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 2:04  
Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 2:07  
Giveaway by Chandler Stephenson. 2:40  
Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 3:30  
  3:30 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  3:46 Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 3:55  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 4:11  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 4:23  
Madison Bowey hits Johan Larsson. 4:46  
  4:53 Justin Falk shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  5:53 Scott Wilson blocks shot from John Carlson.
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Evan Rodrigues. 5:53  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 6:15  
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 6:44  
  6:48 Giveaway by Evander Kane.
  6:56 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Alex Ovechkin.
  7:19 Jason Pominville hits Tom Wilson.
  7:41 Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 8:22  
  8:56 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  8:57 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 9:38  
Takeaway by Jay Beagle. 9:43  
Alex Ovechkin hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 9:50  
  10:07 Justin Falk hits Devante Smith-Pelly.
Chandler Stephenson shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 10:12  
  10:44 Zemgus Girgensons hits Madison Bowey.
  10:45 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 10:45  
  10:58 Zemgus Girgensons hits Matt Niskanen.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 11:34  
Shot by Christian Djoos misses the net 11:51  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 12:02  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 12:02  
  12:24 Scott Wilson blocks shot from Brett Connolly.
  12:35 Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky.
Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky. 12:51  
Brooks Orpik hits Zemgus Girgensons. 13:02  
  13:07 Sam Reinhart hits Devante Smith-Pelly.
  14:44 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Alex Ovechkin hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 15:08  
  15:13 Evander Kane shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 15:14  
  15:38 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  16:09 Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net
Brooks Orpik hits Sam Reinhart. 16:17  
  16:17 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  16:20 Jacob Josefson shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  16:32 Jacob Josefson hits Tom Wilson.
Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 16:46  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 16:48  
  16:48 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Brett Connolly.
  17:04 Evander Kane hits Andre Burakovsky.
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Nathan Beaulieu. 17:11  
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 17:21  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 17:34  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 17:34  
Takeaway by T.J. Oshie. 17:44  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 17:51  
Jakub Vrana hits Casey Nelson. 17:51  
  17:51 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Jakub Vrana.
  17:53 Johan Larsson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jakub Vrana.
  17:53 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 18:20  
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 18:20  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 18:43  
Brett Connolly penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Scott Wilson. 18:54  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 18:54  
  19:45 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  19:45 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
2
Washington   Buffalo
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 0:00  
  1:14 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Christian Djoos and John Carlson. 1:18  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. 1:18  
  1:25 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net 1:38  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nicholas Baptiste. 1:38  
  1:57 Nicholas Baptiste hits Brooks Orpik.
Giveaway by Brooks Orpik. 2:15  
Madison Bowey shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 2:24  
Brooks Orpik hits Scott Wilson. 2:33  
  2:51 Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net 3:02  
Alex Ovechkin hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 3:14  
  3:31 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Matt Niskanen.
  3:51 Evander Kane shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 3:52  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 4:29  
  4:29 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  4:37 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 4:45  
Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net 4:46  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 5:11  
  5:24 Jason Pominville hits Brooks Orpik.
  5:30 Evander Kane hits Madison Bowey.
  5:31 Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net
Jakub Vrana blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. 5:33  
  5:35 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 6:10  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 6:16  
  6:24 Evander Kane shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. 6:24  
Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 6:33  
Devante Smith-Pelly wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. 6:34  
  6:45 Giveaway by Jacob Josefson.
Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 7:14  
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 7:33  
  7:55 Johan Larsson hits Brooks Orpik.
  8:09 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
  8:53 Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 9:02  
  9:19 Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 9:19  
Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net 9:59  
  10:07 Takeaway by Evander Kane.
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 10:24  
Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 11:17  
  11:27 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net 11:49  
  12:14 Johan Larsson blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 12:15  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 12:35  
Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net 12:36  
  12:43 Evander Kane hits Matt Niskanen.
  12:47 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Jakub Vrana hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 13:06  
  13:09 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 13:32  
John Carlson scores. Assisted by TJ. Oshie. Assisted by Jakub Vrana. 13:33  
Evgeny Kuznetsov penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evan Rodrigues. 13:33  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 13:33  
  14:00 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. 14:51  
Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 16:16  
  16:28 Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  17:02 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  17:41 Evander Kane shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  17:41 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  18:22 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  19:10 Takeaway by Kyle Okposo.
  19:16 Shot by Scott Wilson misses the net
  19:29 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  19:29 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 19:47  
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 19:49  
Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 19:50  
  19:54 Evander Kane blocks shot from Matt Niskanen.
3
Washington   Buffalo
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 0:00  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 0:12  
  0:12 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:23 Evander Kane shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  0:23 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 0:35  
  0:43 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 1:03  
  1:13 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 2:30  
  2:30 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  2:52 Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 3:17  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 3:34  
  3:46 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Nicklas Backstrom penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Ristolainen. 4:14  
  4:14 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  4:50 Sam Reinhart shoots misses the net
  5:15 Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  5:16 Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evander Kane. 5:17  
  6:19 Evander Kane shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  6:31 Shot by Evander Kane misses the net
  6:42 Justin Falk hits Nicklas Backstrom.
Giveaway by Devante Smith-Pelly. 6:47  
  6:56 Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  7:07 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  7:08 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Marco Scandella. 7:21  
  7:54 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 8:27  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 9:16  
Alex Ovechkin hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 9:22  
Tom Wilson hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 9:36  
  9:41 Scott Wilson hits Madison Bowey.
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. 10:02  
  10:38 Jacob Josefson shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Giveaway by Madison Bowey. 10:45  
  10:50 Jacob Josefson hits Brooks Orpik.
Matt Niskanen hits Sam Reinhart. 11:10  
  11:14 Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net
  11:22 Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net
Dmitry Orlov hits Evander Kane. 11:23  
  11:28 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  11:31 Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 11:32  
  12:18 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Andre Burakovsky.
  12:42 Kyle Okposo scores. Assisted by Scott Wilson. Assisted by Evan Rodrigues.
  12:42 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 12:49  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 13:03  
  13:04 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Tom Wilson.
  13:15 Shot by Evander Kane misses the net
  13:17 Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. 13:18  
  14:24 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
John Carlson blocks shot from Evander Kane. 14:27  
  14:27 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  14:31 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 14:31  
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 14:55  
Lars Eller blocks shot from Sam Reinhart. 14:58  
  15:01 Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. 15:10  
  15:37 Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
  15:37 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  15:55 Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons.
  16:11 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  16:49 Evander Kane blocks shot from Matt Niskanen.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 17:39  
Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. 17:53  
  18:45 Evander Kane shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  18:54 Giveaway by Casey Nelson.
Giveaway by Matt Niskanen. 19:10  
  19:31 Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen.
Evgeny Kuznetsov scores on an empty net. 19:34  
  19:34 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  19:39 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. 19:46  
Giveaway by John Carlson. 19:50  
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. 19:52  
  19:56 Evander Kane scores. Assisted by Ryan O'Reilly and Sam Reinhart.
  19:56 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.