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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 3, Detroit 2
When: 5:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 6, 2019
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Frederic L'Ecuyer, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 19515
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 1023
Detroit 1102
Periods:
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  • 3
1
Washington   Detroit
  0:00 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 0:24  
  0:33 Shot by Jonathan Ericsson misses the net
  1:03 Shot by Andreas Athanasiou misses the net
Matt Niskanen hits Luke Glendening. 1:23  
  1:28 Niklas Kronwall blocks shot from Jakub Vrana.
  1:42 Shot by Thomas Vanek misses the net
  1:52 Thomas Vanek hits Lars Eller.
Travis Boyd wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. 2:00  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 2:21  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 2:25  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 2:25  
  2:27 Tyler Bertuzzi blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 2:41  
Tom Wilson hits Dylan Larkin. 2:49  
  2:50 Shot by Filip Hronek misses the net
  2:55 Jonathan Ericsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Jonathan Ericsson. 3:01  
  3:10 Takeaway by Filip Hronek.
  3:10 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 3:13  
  3:13 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Darren Helm. 3:23  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 3:23  
  3:25 Darren Helm shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Dmitry Orlov hits Andreas Athanasiou. 3:40  
  3:40 Andreas Athanasiou shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  3:41 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Brett Connolly.
Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 3:57  
  4:12 Takeaway by Anthony Mantha.
  4:27 Justin Abdelkader wins the faceoff against Travis Boyd.
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 4:36  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 4:58  
  5:00 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 5:29  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 5:31  
Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net 5:56  
  5:57 Niklas Kronwall blocks shot from T.J. Oshie.
  6:07 Darren Helm hits Nicklas Backstrom.
  6:15 Nick Jensen hits Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net 6:37  
  6:42 Frans Nielsen blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 6:50  
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 6:53  
Tom Wilson scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 6:57  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 6:57  
Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Dylan Larkin. 7:28  
Brooks Orpik hits Tyler Bertuzzi. 7:33  
  8:28 Justin Abdelkader hits Travis Boyd.
  8:32 Christoffer Ehn shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 8:34  
  8:59 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Niklas Kronwall. 9:02  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 9:26  
  9:31 Andreas Athanasiou shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 9:38  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tyler Bertuzzi. 9:38  
  9:47 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  10:09 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  10:28 Takeaway by Anthony Mantha.
  10:32 Frans Nielsen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  10:43 Shot by Nick Jensen misses the net
Brett Connolly blocks shot from Christoffer Ehn. 11:13  
Dmitry Orlov hits Anthony Mantha. 11:16  
  12:05 Justin Abdelkader shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Brooks Orpik hits Christoffer Ehn. 12:09  
  13:33 Shot by Dennis Cholowski misses the net
Giveaway by Jakub Vrana. 14:06  
  14:08 Anthony Mantha scores.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 14:08  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 15:19  
  16:20 Christoffer Ehn blocks shot from Devante Smith-Pelly.
  16:48 Giveaway by Niklas Kronwall.
  16:59 Justin Abdelkader hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 17:07  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 17:26  
T.J. Oshie hits Jonathan Ericsson. 17:28  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 17:52  
Giveaway by John Carlson. 17:56  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 18:13  
  18:14 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 18:19  
John Carlson blocks shot from Jonathan Ericsson. 18:34  
  18:37 Dylan Larkin penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Ovechkin.
  18:37 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  19:01 Darren Helm shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 19:22  
2
Washington   Detroit
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 0:00  
  0:12 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
  0:23 Takeaway by Darren Helm.
  1:07 Justin Abdelkader shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 1:08  
  1:14 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Takeaway by Andre Burakovsky. 1:56  
Shot by Andre Burakovsky misses the net 2:08  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 2:12  
  2:27 Giveaway by Dylan Larkin.
  2:37 Shot by Gustav Nyquist misses the net
  2:54 Nick Jensen blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  3:07 Shot by Jonathan Ericsson misses the net
  3:56 Giveaway by Luke Witkowski.
T.J. Oshie hits Luke Witkowski. 3:57  
  4:18 Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson.
Dmitry Orlov hits Christoffer Ehn. 4:47  
  5:05 Jacob De La Rose hits Travis Boyd.
  5:09 Jacob De La Rose shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:10 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  5:15 Shot by Anthony Mantha misses the net
  5:33 Giveaway by Anthony Mantha.
  6:08 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  6:16 Jonathan Ericsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  6:47 Filip Hronek scores. Assisted by Dylan Larkin and Gustav Nyquist.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 6:48  
Michal Kempny hits Luke Glendening. 7:00  
  7:07 Andreas Athanasiou blocks shot from John Carlson.
  7:11 Luke Glendening hits T.J. Oshie.
  7:21 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 7:28  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 7:29  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 7:30  
  8:20 Niklas Kronwall shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  8:21 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Travis Boyd.
  8:42 Luke Witkowski hits Chandler Stephenson.
  8:45 Jacob De La Rose wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. 9:08  
Matt Niskanen hits Christoffer Ehn. 9:18  
  9:24 Luke Witkowski shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Filip Hronek. 9:35  
  10:32 Filip Hronek shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Alex Ovechkin penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Darren Helm. 10:33  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 10:33  
Takeaway by Brooks Orpik. 11:32  
  11:49 Niklas Kronwall shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Thomas Vanek. 11:53  
  12:19 Giveaway by Thomas Vanek.
Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net 12:49  
  12:54 Giveaway by Luke Glendening.
  13:08 Giveaway by Filip Hronek.
  13:34 Takeaway by Jacob De La Rose.
  13:35 Jacob De La Rose shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  13:36 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  13:41 Giveaway by Dylan Larkin.
  13:58 Dylan Larkin blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
Jonas Siegenthaler penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dylan Larkin. 14:11  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Justin Abdelkader. 14:11  
Chandler Stephenson hits Andreas Athanasiou. 15:26  
  15:57 Takeaway by Thomas Vanek.
Lars Eller blocks shot from Niklas Kronwall. 16:00  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 16:40  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 16:41  
  16:46 Giveaway by Dylan Larkin.
  17:11 Takeaway by Luke Glendening.
  17:23 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 18:01  
  18:27 Filip Hronek shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  18:28 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  19:01 Takeaway by Jacob De La Rose.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 19:26  
Jakub Vrana blocks shot from Filip Hronek. 19:41  
Giveaway by Jakub Vrana. 19:44  
Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net 19:54  
  19:55 Jonathan Ericsson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jakub Vrana.
  19:55 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
3
Washington   Detroit
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 0:00  
  0:30 Nick Jensen blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 1:28  
  1:42 Jacob De La Rose hits John Carlson.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 1:48  
  1:55 Jacob De La Rose blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 1:59  
  2:00 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  2:24 Takeaway by Tyler Bertuzzi.
  2:25 Shot by Tyler Bertuzzi misses the net
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. 2:39  
  3:16 Niklas Kronwall blocks shot from Brooks Orpik.
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Anthony Mantha. 3:21  
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Frans Nielsen. 3:40  
Travis Boyd wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 3:43  
  3:50 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  4:30 Darren Helm shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
John Carlson hits Andreas Athanasiou. 4:38  
Jakub Vrana hits Nick Jensen. 4:48  
Giveaway by Tom Wilson. 5:14  
  5:18 Shot by Jonathan Ericsson misses the net
  5:26 Giveaway by Dylan Larkin.
  6:06 Justin Abdelkader shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Travis Boyd scores. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Brett Connolly. 6:19  
Travis Boyd wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 6:19  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Frans Nielsen. 6:55  
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 6:58  
  7:01 Niklas Kronwall penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller.
  7:01 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net 8:13  
  8:24 Luke Glendening blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 8:39  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 8:46  
T.J. Oshie hits Nick Jensen. 8:51  
Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net 9:27  
  9:49 Dylan Larkin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Giveaway by Jakub Vrana. 9:58  
  10:26 Takeaway by Dennis Cholowski.
Brooks Orpik hits Andreas Athanasiou. 10:35  
  10:44 Nick Jensen blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler.
Lars Eller blocks shot from Filip Hronek. 10:57  
  11:02 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  11:40 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net 12:03  
Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 12:14  
  12:16 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  12:24 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  12:38 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Travis Boyd.
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Anthony Mantha. 12:48  
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 13:13  
  13:27 Anthony Mantha shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  13:28 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  13:43 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  14:09 Giveaway by Andreas Athanasiou.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 14:12  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jacob De La Rose. 14:47  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 14:59  
Brooks Orpik hits Christoffer Ehn. 15:13  
Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 15:25  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 15:27  
  15:57 Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 15:59  
Michal Kempny scores. Assisted by Matt Niskanen and Evgeny Kuznetsov. 16:08  
  16:08 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Travis Boyd.
Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 16:27  
  16:27 Frans Nielsen wins the faceoff against Travis Boyd.
  16:33 Frans Nielsen blocks shot from Brett Connolly.
T.J. Oshie penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dylan Larkin. 17:13  
  17:13 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Takeaway by Tom Wilson. 17:37  
  18:05 Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Jimmy Howard. 18:08  
  18:29 Giveaway by Thomas Vanek.
Shot by Chandler Stephenson misses the net 18:31  
  18:54 Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 19:27  
  19:30 Andreas Athanasiou penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Carlson.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 19:30  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 19:34  
T.J. Oshie penalty for high sticking - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by Filip Hronek. 19:56  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 19:56