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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Minnesota 5, Washington 3
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 19, 2023
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Ben O'Quinn
Attendance: 19231
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 0123
Minnesota 2125
Periods:
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1
Washington   Minnesota
  0:00 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
  0:20 Brandon Duhaime hits Martin Fehervary.
  0:41 Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  0:48 Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  0:50 Matt Boldy scores. Assisted by Marcus Johansson and Frederick Gaudreau.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 0:50  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 1:35  
  1:36 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 1:38  
  1:39 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  1:49 Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello.
  2:06 Giveaway by Sam Steel.
Shot by Aliaksei Protas misses the net 2:39  
  3:18 Mason Shaw hits Martin Fehervary.
Alexander Alexeyev hits Brandon Duhaime. 3:41  
  4:18 Takeaway by Matt Boldy.
Alex Ovechkin hits Matt Boldy. 4:26  
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 4:30  
  4:36 Matt Boldy scores. Assisted by Marcus Johansson and Joel Eriksson Ek.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 4:36  
  4:51 Joel Eriksson Ek hits T.J. Oshie.
Alexander Alexeyev shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 4:51  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 4:52  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 5:14  
  5:25 John Klingberg blocks shot from Sonny Milano.
  6:50 Takeaway by Jonas Brodin.
  6:56 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
T.J. Oshie hits Jonas Brodin. 7:02  
  7:08 Oskar Sundqvist shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 7:09  
Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas. 7:16  
  7:22 Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  8:20 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk. 8:55  
  9:01 Shot by John Klingberg misses the net
  9:30 Sam Steel hits Matt Irwin.
Matt Irwin penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Steel. 9:34  
  9:34 Sam Steel penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Irwin.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Mats Zuccarello. 9:34  
  10:46 Shot by Ryan Hartman misses the net
T.J. Oshie hits Jared Spurgeon. 10:52  
  11:00 Shot by Jared Spurgeon misses the net
Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Marcus Johansson. 11:17  
  11:30 Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas. 12:09  
Takeaway by Matt Irwin. 12:25  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 12:45  
  13:00 Connor Dewar penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sonny Milano.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 13:00  
  13:16 Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 13:24  
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 13:26  
Rasmus Sandin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 13:35  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 13:45  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sam Steel. 14:04  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 14:25  
Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:41  
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:42  
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:43  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:48  
Giveaway by Nic Dowd. 15:20  
  15:28 Shot by Alex Goligoski misses the net
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 15:53  
  16:04 Mats Zuccarello blocks shot from Craig Smith.
Giveaway by Alexander Alexeyev. 16:17  
  16:22 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  16:32 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
  16:36 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
  16:48 Oskar Sundqvist hits Alexander Alexeyev.
Alex Ovechkin hits Frederick Gaudreau. 17:00  
  17:52 Jared Spurgeon hits T.J. Oshie.
Tom Wilson hits Jake Middleton. 17:59  
Craig Smith shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 18:25  
Takeaway by Craig Smith. 18:33  
  18:53 Connor Dewar blocks shot from Craig Smith.
  19:08 Alex Goligoski shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  19:12 Ryan Reaves shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  19:48 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Jonas Brodin. 19:59  
2
Washington   Minnesota
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 0:00  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 0:18  
  0:39 Jake Middleton shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:49  
T.J. Oshie hits Jonas Brodin. 1:11  
  1:19 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  1:31 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  1:35 Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sam Steel. 1:36  
  1:43 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  1:52 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Craig Smith shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 2:07  
Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Marcus Johansson. 2:55  
Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 2:58  
Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Joel Eriksson Ek. 3:11  
  3:18 Joel Eriksson Ek hits Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. 3:22  
  3:25 Giveaway by Mason Shaw.
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 3:27  
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. 3:28  
  3:50 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  3:55 Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  3:56 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  4:42 Jonas Brodin penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie.
  4:42 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
  5:17 Takeaway by Mason Shaw.
  5:30 Giveaway by Mason Shaw.
Alex Ovechkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Rasmus Sandin. 5:34  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 5:34  
  6:28 John Klingberg shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  6:33 Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello.
Nicolas Aube-Kubel shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 6:38  
  6:39 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Joel Eriksson Ek. 6:56  
  6:58 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  7:01 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  7:08 Shot by Matt Dumba misses the net
T.J. Oshie hits Matt Dumba. 7:16  
Tom Wilson hits Jonas Brodin. 7:32  
  8:21 Jake Middleton blocks shot from Alexander Alexeyev.
  8:42 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. 8:58  
  9:34 Shot by Mason Shaw misses the net
Sonny Milano hits Alex Goligoski. 9:39  
Craig Smith shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 9:50  
  10:14 Ryan Reaves scores. Assisted by Ryan Hartman and Mason Shaw.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 10:14  
  10:34 Takeaway by Matt Dumba.
  10:42 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 11:18  
Giveaway by T.J. Oshie. 11:41  
  12:00 Joel Eriksson Ek hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from John Klingberg. 12:30  
T.J. Oshie blocks shot from John Klingberg. 12:46  
  12:52 Shot by John Klingberg misses the net
T.J. Oshie penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Klingberg. 12:53  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 12:53  
  13:31 Giveaway by Matt Boldy.
Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from John Klingberg. 14:01  
Takeaway by Tom Wilson. 14:06  
Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Mats Zuccarello. 14:10  
Evgeny Kuznetsov penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mats Zuccarello. 14:16  
  14:16 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  14:20 Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net
Martin Fehervary hits Joel Eriksson Ek. 14:25  
  15:02 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  15:04 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  15:05 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 15:06  
  15:14 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson.
  15:31 Ryan Hartman penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson.
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 15:31  
  15:49 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  15:50 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 16:31  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 17:10  
  17:11 Sam Steel wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
  17:19 Matt Dumba blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
T.J. Oshie hits Jake Middleton. 17:24  
  17:46 Jake Middleton blocks shot from Rasmus Sandin.
Aliaksei Protas hits Matt Boldy. 18:27  
  18:37 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 18:55  
Matt Irwin hits Oskar Sundqvist. 19:07  
  19:26 Brandon Duhaime shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  19:45 Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  19:57 Mason Shaw hits Matt Irwin.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 19:59  
Matt Irwin penalty for fighting against Mason Shaw - 5 mins (Major). 20:00  
  20:00 Mason Shaw penalty for fighting against Matt Irwin - 5 mins (Major).
3
Washington   Minnesota
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 0:00  
Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net 0:17  
Alex Ovechkin hits Jared Spurgeon. 0:30  
  1:05 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  1:31 Matt Dumba hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
T.J. Oshie penalty for instigating - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Dumba. Served by Sonny Milano. 1:32  
T.J. Oshie penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Game Misconduct). Drawn by Matt Dumba. 1:32  
T.J. Oshie penalty for fighting against Matt Dumba - 5 mins (Major). 1:32  
  1:32 Matt Dumba penalty for fighting against T.J. Oshie - 5 mins (Major).
  1:32 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Matt Boldy. 1:56  
  2:03 Giveaway by John Klingberg.
  2:16 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  2:20 John Klingberg shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  2:30 Giveaway by John Klingberg.
  3:36 Giveaway by Oskar Sundqvist.
  3:46 Brandon Duhaime scores. Assisted by Oskar Sundqvist.
  3:46 Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. 3:51  
Rasmus Sandin hits Ryan Reaves. 4:11  
  4:19 Alex Goligoski shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 4:20  
Alex Ovechkin hits Ryan Hartman. 4:26  
  4:37 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Alex Ovechkin hits Jared Spurgeon. 4:48  
Alex Ovechkin hits Jared Spurgeon. 4:52  
  4:56 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 5:52  
Craig Smith hits Alex Goligoski. 6:13  
  6:14 Frederick Gaudreau blocks shot from Sonny Milano.
  6:33 Alex Goligoski blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom.
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. 6:34  
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 6:37  
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. 6:38  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 6:40  
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. 6:42  
Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 7:18  
  7:23 Mason Shaw blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
  7:26 Mason Shaw shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  8:07 Oskar Sundqvist hits Matt Irwin.
Nic Dowd hits Matt Dumba. 8:14  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 8:26  
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 9:14  
  9:25 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  9:27 Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net
  9:33 John Klingberg shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 10:10  
Nicolas Aube-Kubel shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 10:28  
Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Jonas Brodin. 10:33  
  11:02 Matt Dumba hits Nic Dowd.
  11:37 Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  11:42 Connor Dewar shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  11:43 Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  12:01 Ryan Reaves hits Aliaksei Protas.
Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 12:20  
  12:30 Connor Dewar penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 12:30  
Alex Ovechkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Tom Wilson and Dylan Strome. 12:33  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 12:33  
Rasmus Sandin hits John Klingberg. 12:42  
Shot by Rasmus Sandin misses the net 12:50  
Giveaway by Craig Smith. 13:12  
Conor Sheary hits John Klingberg. 13:22  
Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from John Klingberg. 13:24  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 13:41  
  13:58 Matt Boldy scores.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 13:58  
  14:09 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  14:17 Shot by Jonas Brodin misses the net
Craig Smith blocks shot from Mason Shaw. 15:05  
  15:19 Mason Shaw blocks shot from Craig Smith.
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 15:46  
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 15:47  
  16:00 Giveaway by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  16:16 Giveaway by Joel Eriksson Ek.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 16:23  
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 16:25  
Dylan Strome scores. Assisted by Tom Wilson and Alex Ovechkin. 16:26  
  16:26 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
Rasmus Sandin hits Sam Steel. 16:41  
  16:43 Sam Steel shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net 17:52  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 18:01  
Sonny Milano shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 19:01  
  19:09 Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 19:37  
  19:47 Connor Dewar wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
Tom Wilson penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Game Misconduct). 19:47  
  19:47 Matt Dumba penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Dumba. 19:47