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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 5, New Jersey 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 30, 2017
Where: Captial One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Jersey 1012
Washington 2125
Periods:
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1
New Jersey   Washington
  0:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  0:17 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
Giveaway by Marcus Johansson. 0:29  
  0:35 Devante Smith-Pelly hits John Moore.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:57  
  1:01 Jakub Vrana blocks shot from Steven Santini.
Nico Hischier blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 1:29  
  1:56 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net 2:03  
  2:11 Lars Eller hits Miles Wood.
  2:26 Tom Wilson scores. Assisted by Christian Djoos and John Carlson.
  2:26 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
  2:48 Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  2:48 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Chandler Stephenson. 3:01  
Blake Coleman hits Brooks Orpik. 3:08  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 3:12  
  3:25 Giveaway by Brooks Orpik.
  3:30 Taylor Chorney hits Travis Zajac.
Shot by Will Butcher misses the net 3:36  
  3:52 Brooks Orpik penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marcus Johansson.
  3:52 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Alex Chiasson. 4:26  
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:54  
  5:16 Matt Niskanen hits Jesper Bratt.
  5:58 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  5:59 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  6:15 Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net
  6:23 John Carlson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 6:24  
  6:31 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 6:32  
Steven Santini blocks shot from Devante Smith-Pelly. 7:04  
Takeaway by Kyle Palmieri. 7:07  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 7:19  
  7:28 Christian Djoos blocks shot from Jesper Bratt.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 7:41  
  7:52 Tom Wilson hits John Moore.
Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Tom Wilson. 8:05  
Sami Vatanen hits Tom Wilson. 8:07  
Giveaway by Damon Severson. 8:54  
  9:05 Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  9:30 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:39  
  9:51 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Pavel Zacha.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 9:57  
  10:23 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
Will Butcher shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:59  
  11:09 Christian Djoos scores. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 11:09  
  11:35 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Stefan Noesen.
Andy Greene blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 11:55  
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 12:10  
  12:11 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
  12:19 Alex Chiasson hits Brian Boyle.
  12:26 Taylor Chorney hits Brian Gibbons.
Takeaway by Brian Gibbons. 13:00  
Brian Gibbons shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 13:06  
  13:33 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  13:36 Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from Marcus Johansson.
  13:51 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Steven Santini shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 14:12  
  14:27 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Steven Santini.
  14:27 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
Steven Santini hits Devante Smith-Pelly. 14:34  
  14:40 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  14:45 Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net
Takeaway by Andy Greene. 14:55  
Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Tom Wilson. 15:16  
Pavel Zacha hits Lars Eller. 15:20  
  15:30 John Carlson blocks shot from John Moore.
  15:30 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 15:44  
  15:50 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  15:54 Alex Chiasson blocks shot from Will Butcher.
Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:03  
Blake Coleman hits John Carlson. 16:06  
Steven Santini shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:32  
  16:55 Shot by Brooks Orpik misses the net
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 16:55  
  17:20 Brett Connolly hits Sami Vatanen.
John Moore scores. Assisted by Travis Zajac and Marcus Johansson. 17:35  
  17:35 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  18:01 Takeaway by Jakub Vrana.
Takeaway by Stefan Noesen. 18:27  
Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:29  
  18:30 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  18:38 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Stefan Noesen.
Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 19:24  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 19:25  
Shot by Sami Vatanen misses the net 19:30  
  19:41 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Kyle Palmieri.
  19:45 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  19:55 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
2
New Jersey   Washington
  0:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  0:14 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  0:55 John Carlson blocks shot from Andy Greene.
  1:03 Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net
Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net 1:15  
  2:00 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 2:08  
  2:17 Tom Wilson hits Sami Vatanen.
Takeaway by Stefan Noesen. 2:23  
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:36  
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 3:04  
Brian Boyle shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:13  
  3:14 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 3:29  
  3:33 Chandler Stephenson hits Taylor Hall.
Takeaway by Travis Zajac. 4:31  
Shot by Marcus Johansson misses the net 4:36  
  4:56 Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net
Kyle Palmieri blocks shot from John Carlson. 5:07  
Pavel Zacha penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Christian Djoos. 5:34  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 5:34  
  5:52 John Carlson blocks shot from Brian Gibbons.
  6:12 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  6:26 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  6:27 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  6:28 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman.
Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 6:43  
  7:01 John Carlson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 7:01  
  7:29 Matt Niskanen hits Kyle Palmieri.
  7:39 Dmitry Orlov hits Taylor Hall.
  7:55 Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  8:04 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
  8:50 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  8:57 Jay Beagle hits Travis Zajac.
  9:16 Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  9:46 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:57  
Shot by Miles Wood misses the net 10:44  
  11:01 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Stefan Noesen.
Steven Santini hits Jakub Vrana. 11:09  
  11:27 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
Steven Santini hits Lars Eller. 11:39  
Andy Greene blocks shot from John Carlson. 11:48  
  12:03 Takeaway by John Carlson.
  12:25 Taylor Chorney blocks shot from Brian Boyle.
Takeaway by Brian Boyle. 12:39  
Shot by Brian Boyle misses the net 12:45  
  12:48 Alex Chiasson hits Brian Gibbons.
Shot by Blake Coleman misses the net 13:01  
Takeaway by Blake Coleman. 13:09  
Shot by Kyle Palmieri misses the net 13:42  
Steven Santini hits Jay Beagle. 13:56  
  14:08 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Devante Smith-Pelly. 14:22  
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 14:32  
Jesper Bratt hits Devante Smith-Pelly. 14:43  
  14:51 Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Sami Vatanen.
  15:01 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  15:30 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  15:41 John Carlson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 15:42  
  15:49 T.J. Oshie penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Steven Santini.
  15:49 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:02  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 16:02  
  16:30 Alex Chiasson blocks shot from Sami Vatanen.
  16:59 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Marcus Johansson.
  17:09 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
  17:15 Giveaway by Lars Eller.
Will Butcher blocks shot from Lars Eller. 17:34  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 17:35  
Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 17:52  
Blake Coleman hits Brooks Orpik. 18:35  
  18:47 Brooks Orpik hits Blake Coleman.
Steven Santini blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 19:10  
John Moore shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 19:59  
3
New Jersey   Washington
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:00  
  0:08 Nicklas Backstrom hits Travis Zajac.
Shot by Marcus Johansson misses the net 0:18  
  0:21 Brooks Orpik hits Kyle Palmieri.
  0:26 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Sami Vatanen.
John Moore blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 0:35  
  0:36 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net 0:55  
  1:12 Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Takeaway by Damon Severson. 1:18  
  1:25 John Carlson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 1:26  
  1:39 Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net
  3:25 Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  3:30 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  3:33 Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  3:35 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
Jesper Bratt blocks shot from Christian Djoos. 3:37  
  3:39 Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
Takeaway by Taylor Hall. 3:47  
  3:57 Dmitry Orlov hits Taylor Hall.
Takeaway by Nico Hischier. 4:02  
  4:04 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Taylor Hall.
Taylor Hall hits Devante Smith-Pelly. 4:08  
  4:12 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
  4:25 Matt Niskanen scores. Assisted by Devante Smith-Pelly and Alex Ovechkin.
  4:25 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:33  
  4:37 Brooks Orpik hits Stefan Noesen.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 4:43  
Shot by Will Butcher misses the net 4:53  
Pavel Zacha hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. 4:55  
Steven Santini hits Lars Eller. 6:26  
  6:51 Dmitry Orlov hits Jesper Bratt.
  7:18 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Stefan Noesen.
Pavel Zacha hits Dmitry Orlov. 7:23  
  7:53 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 8:12  
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:47  
Travis Zajac scores. Assisted by Marcus Johansson and Sami Vatanen. 9:00  
  9:00 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  9:15 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
John Moore hits T.J. Oshie. 9:28  
John Moore blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 9:38  
  9:54 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Will Butcher.
  9:55 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
Brian Boyle hits Taylor Chorney. 10:27  
  10:37 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  10:40 Giveaway by Brett Connolly.
Miles Wood hits Taylor Chorney. 10:49  
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 11:04  
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 11:22  
  11:22 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Damon Severson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Carlson. 11:57  
  11:57 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman.
  12:32 Takeaway by John Carlson.
  12:40 Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Andy Greene blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. 12:40  
Takeaway by Travis Zajac. 13:06  
Steven Santini blocks shot from John Carlson. 13:06  
  13:24 Lars Eller blocks shot from Nico Hischier.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 13:25  
Andy Greene blocks shot from Lars Eller. 13:51  
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 13:52  
Jesper Bratt hits Alex Chiasson. 14:48  
Will Butcher shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 14:57  
  14:58 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Taylor Hall blocks shot from Alex Chiasson. 15:47  
  15:57 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  16:00 Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  16:11 Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Taylor Hall.
  16:18 Takeaway by Matt Niskanen.
Andy Greene blocks shot from Tom Wilson. 16:51  
Brian Gibbons hits Christian Djoos. 17:00  
John Moore blocks shot from Lars Eller. 17:09  
John Moore hits Lars Eller. 17:23  
Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri. 17:49  
  18:05 Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
Shot by John Moore misses the net 18:45  
John Moore shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:54  
  18:57 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Damon Severson.
Shot by Brian Boyle misses the net 18:58  
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 18:59  
  19:11 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
  19:19 Nicklas Backstrom scores on an empty net. Assisted by John Carlson.
  19:19 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
  19:31 Chandler Stephenson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
Brian Boyle shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 19:39  
  19:44 Tom Wilson hits Brian Boyle.