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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 5, Buffalo 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Jake Brenk, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Derek Nansen
Attendance: 18573
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Buffalo 30104
Washington 1031SO5
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
  • SO
1
Buffalo   Washington
  0:00 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  0:14 Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Alex Tuch.
  0:32 Nic Dowd hits Henri Jokiharju.
  2:02 Alexander Alexeyev hits Tyson Jost.
  2:11 Giveaway by T.J. Oshie.
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 2:34  
  2:36 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  2:40 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net 2:53  
Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net 3:15  
  3:32 Giveaway by Martin Fehervary.
  3:57 Giveaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net 4:04  
  4:06 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
  4:29 Tom Wilson hits Zemgus Girgensons.
Shot by Riley Stillman misses the net 4:37  
  4:41 Alex Ovechkin hits Peyton Krebs.
Ilya Lyubushkin scores. Assisted by Peyton Krebs and Riley Stillman. 4:43  
Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 4:43  
  4:53 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
  5:04 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
  5:08 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
  5:19 Giveaway by Alexander Alexeyev.
  5:32 Nicklas Backstrom hits Owen Power.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 5:33  
  5:37 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
  5:44 Conor Sheary hits Jacob Bryson.
  5:46 Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk.
  5:57 Conor Sheary hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  6:17 Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk.
  6:44 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  6:48 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 6:55  
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 6:58  
  7:00 Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Jeff Skinner.
Zemgus Girgensons blocks shot from Matt Irwin. 7:53  
  8:00 Craig Smith hits Riley Stillman.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 8:02  
  8:21 Takeaway by Craig Smith.
  8:25 Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 8:27  
  8:40 T.J. Oshie hits Jack Quinn.
  8:42 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
JJ Peterka scores. Assisted by Jack Quinn. 8:50  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 8:50  
  9:25 Tom Wilson hits Tage Thompson.
  9:33 Tom Wilson blocks shot from Jeff Skinner.
  9:40 Aliaksei Protas wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons.
Riley Stillman penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nicolas Aube-Kubel. 9:46  
  9:46 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons.
  10:00 Shot by Dylan Strome misses the net
  10:03 T.J. Oshie scores a power play goal. Assisted by Dylan Strome and Alex Ovechkin.
  10:03 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  10:15 Craig Smith hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Giveaway by Peyton Krebs. 10:30  
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Anthony Mantha. 10:32  
  10:38 Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. 11:15  
Giveaway by Owen Power. 11:34  
  12:55 T.J. Oshie hits Jordan Greenway.
  12:56 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
  13:06 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
  13:51 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
  13:54 Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net
Owen Power shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 14:09  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 14:10  
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 14:12  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 14:13  
Peyton Krebs blocks shot from Rasmus Sandin. 14:33  
  14:43 Tom Wilson hits Kyle Okposo.
Zemgus Girgensons hits Rasmus Sandin. 14:46  
  15:06 Shot by Aliaksei Protas misses the net
Giveaway by Alex Tuch. 15:11  
  15:12 Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  15:21 Nicolas Aube-Kubel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  15:52 Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  16:04 Giveaway by Nick Jensen.
  17:25 Rasmus Sandin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  17:37 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju. 17:46  
Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt. 17:50  
Tyson Jost blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk. 17:51  
Tyson Jost scores. 18:06  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson. 18:06  
  18:47 Tom Wilson blocks shot from Riley Stillman.
  19:34 Craig Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  19:48 Anthony Mantha hits Jacob Bryson.
  19:58 Giveaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
2
Buffalo   Washington
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 0:00  
  0:41 Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Shot by Peyton Krebs misses the net 0:59  
  1:06 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Kyle Okposo.
  1:07 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
  1:37 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  2:18 Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 2:20  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 2:48  
Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net 2:57  
  3:16 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 3:41  
  3:47 Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 3:49  
  4:01 Nick Jensen penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tage Thompson.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 4:01  
Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net 4:23  
  4:32 Giveaway by Conor Sheary.
  4:56 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 5:26  
  5:47 Giveaway by Nic Dowd.
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 5:59  
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 6:04  
  6:39 Craig Smith hits Zemgus Girgensons.
  6:45 Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju.
Tyson Jost shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 7:05  
Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net 7:18  
  7:52 Martin Fehervary hits Casey Mittelstadt.
Riley Stillman hits Conor Sheary. 8:00  
  8:44 Shot by Alexander Alexeyev misses the net
  9:37 Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  9:38 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk. 9:42  
Riley Stillman hits Tom Wilson. 10:50  
Giveaway by Tage Thompson. 11:01  
Tage Thompson hits Nicolas Aube-Kubel. 11:03  
  11:06 Aliaksei Protas hits Riley Stillman.
  11:16 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Riley Stillman blocks shot from Martin Fehervary. 11:30  
  11:31 Craig Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  11:32 Craig Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 11:33  
  11:55 Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Owen Power.
Shot by Henri Jokiharju misses the net 11:59  
  12:00 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 12:48  
  12:49 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
  12:57 Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  13:08 Giveaway by Nick Jensen.
Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net 13:09  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 13:22  
  13:27 Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas.
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 13:32  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 13:37  
  13:39 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 13:46  
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Tom Wilson. 14:21  
Jacob Bryson hits Alex Ovechkin. 14:28  
  14:42 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  15:21 Rasmus Sandin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  15:22 Craig Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Craig Smith. 15:42  
  15:48 Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk.
  15:52 Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 16:41  
  16:57 Martin Fehervary hits Casey Mittelstadt.
Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. 17:02  
  17:08 Giveaway by Nick Jensen.
Jacob Bryson hits Conor Sheary. 17:15  
  17:22 Shot by Dylan Strome misses the net
  17:48 Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Zemgus Girgensons blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk. 18:18  
  18:19 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Nick Jensen. 18:23  
  18:37 Tom Wilson hits Peyton Krebs.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 18:59  
Owen Power shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 19:11  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 19:12  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 19:30  
Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 19:31  
  19:33 Conor Sheary blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju.
  19:46 Rasmus Sandin blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 19:53  
3
Buffalo   Washington
  0:00 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  0:13 Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Henri Jokiharju.
  0:51 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Takeaway by Alex Tuch. 1:08  
  1:18 Nicolas Aube-Kubel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  1:26 Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  1:32 Evgeny Kuznetsov scores. Assisted by Alexander Alexeyev and T.J. Oshie.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 1:32  
Jordan Greenway blocks shot from Alexander Alexeyev. 1:45  
  1:59 Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  2:03 Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  2:04 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 2:05  
  2:17 Nick Jensen hits Peyton Krebs.
  2:30 Nick Jensen blocks shot from Kyle Okposo.
Tage Thompson hits Alexander Alexeyev. 2:52  
  3:09 Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk.
  3:21 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  3:23 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Alex Tuch blocks shot from Rasmus Sandin. 3:25  
  4:05 Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  4:06 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 4:12  
Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt. 4:20  
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 4:26  
  4:26 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. 5:01  
Zemgus Girgensons scores. Assisted by Peyton Krebs and Owen Power. 5:22  
  5:22 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 5:42  
  5:42 Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Dylan Strome. 5:43  
  5:52 Rasmus Sandin hits Riley Stillman.
  6:07 Alexander Alexeyev hits Tyson Jost.
  6:13 Conor Sheary blocks shot from Jacob Bryson.
Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 6:36  
  6:44 Tom Wilson hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  6:45 Matt Irwin blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt.
  7:01 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  7:37 Tom Wilson blocks shot from Alex Tuch.
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 7:53  
  8:18 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  8:24 Craig Smith blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
  8:39 Martin Fehervary hits Peyton Krebs.
  8:42 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Tage Thompson hits Nic Dowd. 9:03  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 9:16  
  9:51 Conor Sheary hits Ilya Lyubushkin.
Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 10:14  
  10:30 Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Trevor van Riemsdyk and Dylan Strome.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 10:30  
  10:47 Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  11:00 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Alexander Alexeyev. 11:01  
Kyle Okposo hits Nicklas Backstrom. 11:31  
  11:37 Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 11:38  
  11:44 Martin Fehervary hits Kyle Okposo.
Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk. 12:20  
  12:21 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  12:43 T.J. Oshie hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  13:51 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Jordan Greenway blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 13:53  
  13:54 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Kyle Okposo hits Alexander Alexeyev. 15:08  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 15:21  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 15:29  
  15:30 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 15:55  
  15:58 Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  15:59 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Tyson Jost shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 16:13  
  16:18 Alex Ovechkin penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ilya Lyubushkin.
  16:18 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 16:53  
Alex Tuch penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Irwin. 17:36  
  17:36 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  17:44 Shot by Dylan Strome misses the net
  17:59 Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  18:45 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  18:52 Tom Wilson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom.
  18:52 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  19:11 Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk.
  19:19 Martin Fehervary hits Jeff Skinner.
  19:27 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  19:48 Shot by Nicolas Aube-Kubel misses the net
  19:50 Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
1 OT
Buffalo   Washington
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:00  
Shot by Owen Power misses the net 1:37  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 1:54  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 1:55  
  2:41 Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk.
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 3:15  
  3:25 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 3:40  
  3:41 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Jack Quinn blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 4:01  
Dylan Cozens penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie. 4:03  
  4:03 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons.
  4:33 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 4:40  
  4:46 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 4:53  
Shootout
Round 1
WAS Evgeny Kuznetsov scores on shootout attempt.
BUF Shootout attempt by Alex Tuch. Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Round 2
WAS T.J. Oshie scores on shootout attempt.
BUF Shootout attempt by Tage Thompson. Saved by Charlie Lindgren.