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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY
Boston at Washington
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Jean Hebert, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Brad Kovachik
Boston at Washington
Final 1 2 3 T 
BOS 0 0 0 0
WAS 2 4 1 7
Boxscore 
Periods:
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1
Boston   Washington
  0:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
  0:16 Nicklas Backstrom hits Charlie McAvoy.
  0:17 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask.
  0:24 T.J. Oshie scores. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Matt Niskanen.
  0:24 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against David Krejci.
  1:04 Giveaway by Braden Holtby.
Sean Kuraly hits John Carlson. 1:16  
  1:29 Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask.
Sean Kuraly hits Chandler Stephenson. 1:36  
Sean Kuraly penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller. 1:45  
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 1:45  
  1:47 Evgeny Kuznetsov scores a power play goal.
  1:47 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Devante Smith-Pelly. 1:55  
Joakim Nordstrom shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:02  
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 2:03  
  2:08 Nic Dowd blocks shot from Chris Wagner.
Chris Wagner hits Nathan Walker. 2:10  
Joakim Nordstrom hits Brooks Orpik. 2:18  
  2:18 Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Matt Grzelcyk.
Kevan Miller hits Nathan Walker. 2:32  
  2:38 Nic Dowd hits Noel Acciari.
  2:51 Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
  2:56 Giveaway by Jakub Vrana.
  3:01 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from John Moore.
  3:08 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
Shot by John Moore misses the net 3:09  
Zdeno Chara hits T.J. Oshie. 3:29  
  3:42 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask.
David Krejci wins the faceoff against Alex Ovechkin. 3:44  
  3:56 Giveaway by John Carlson.
Shot by Jake DeBrusk misses the net 3:57  
  4:09 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 4:11  
  4:32 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask.
  4:33 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against David Backes.
David Backes wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 4:48  
  5:18 Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 5:20  
Takeaway by Zdeno Chara. 5:30  
  5:34 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from David Pastrnak.
  5:35 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Brad Marchand.
David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 5:37  
  6:26 Giveaway by Jakub Vrana.
Shot by Chris Wagner misses the net 6:27  
  6:31 Madison Bowey hits Chris Wagner.
Chris Wagner hits Brooks Orpik. 6:40  
  7:37 Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask.
David Backes wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 7:38  
Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Christian Djoos. 7:54  
David Backes shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:06  
John Moore blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky. 8:17  
  8:26 Jakub Vrana penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Donato.
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 8:26  
Patrice Bergeron shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:45  
  8:59 Shot by Nic Dowd misses the net
  9:05 Takeaway by Nic Dowd.
Shot by Charlie McAvoy misses the net 9:33  
Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from John Carlson. 10:05  
Shot by Chris Wagner misses the net 10:28  
Noel Acciari hits Nicklas Backstrom. 10:40  
  10:44 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 10:45  
Giveaway by Joakim Nordstrom. 11:04  
  11:29 Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  11:44 Dmitry Orlov hits David Pastrnak.
  11:51 Matt Niskanen hits Brad Marchand.
  12:16 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask.
David Krejci wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 12:17  
Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 13:01  
Shot by Jake DeBrusk misses the net 13:01  
  13:29 Nathan Walker shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask.
  13:44 Shot by Nic Dowd misses the net
Sean Kuraly hits Nathan Walker. 13:47  
Sean Kuraly hits Nic Dowd. 13:55  
David Backes hits Christian Djoos. 14:03  
  14:13 Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net
Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 14:29  
  14:44 Takeaway by Matt Niskanen.
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 14:58  
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 15:15  
David Krejci wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 15:29  
Shot by David Krejci misses the net 15:58  
Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:03  
Charlie McAvoy hits Alex Ovechkin. 16:23  
  16:28 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask.
  16:56 Lars Eller hits Kevan Miller.
Takeaway by Kevan Miller. 17:00  
Joakim Nordstrom shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 17:08  
Joakim Nordstrom shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 17:13  
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Devante Smith-Pelly. 17:21  
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 17:41  
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 17:50  
Patrice Bergeron shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:00  
  18:16 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask.
David Krejci wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 18:17  
Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:32  
  19:07 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask.
  19:34 Madison Bowey hits David Backes.
  19:53 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
Kevan Miller hits Andre Burakovsky. 19:56  
2
Boston   Washington
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:00  
  0:13 Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
Kevan Miller blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 0:17  
Brad Marchand hits Matt Niskanen. 0:22  
  0:32 Takeaway by Jakub Vrana.
  1:01 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask.
  1:02 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
Noel Acciari hits Alex Ovechkin. 1:12  
  1:14 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jake DeBrusk.
  1:53 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask.
  1:55 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
Shot by Ryan Donato misses the net 2:15  
Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:26  
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 2:27  
  2:44 T.J. Oshie hits Matt Grzelcyk.
Brad Marchand penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jakub Vrana. 3:01  
  3:01 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against David Backes.
  3:11 John Carlson shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask.
  3:19 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
Patrice Bergeron shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:39  
Kevan Miller hits T.J. Oshie. 4:09  
  4:17 Alex Ovechkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie.
David Krejci wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 4:17  
David Krejci wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 4:22  
Jake DeBrusk hits Andre Burakovsky. 4:44  
  4:57 Takeaway by Chandler Stephenson.
  5:02 Takeaway by Lars Eller.
Takeaway by David Pastrnak. 5:49  
David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 5:50  
Kevan Miller hits Nathan Walker. 6:02  
  6:10 Nathan Walker hits Kevan Miller.
Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Nathan Walker. 6:11  
  6:13 Nic Dowd scores. Assisted by Nathan Walker and Devante Smith-Pelly.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 6:13  
  6:45 Madison Bowey penalty for fighting against Sean Kuraly - 5 mins (Major).
Sean Kuraly penalty for fighting against Madison Bowey - 5 mins (Major). 6:45  
Sean Kuraly penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Madison Bowey. Served by Ryan Donato. 6:45  
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 6:45  
  7:11 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
  7:28 Evgeny Kuznetsov scores a power play goal. Assisted by John Carlson and Braden Holtby.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 7:28  
  7:40 Chandler Stephenson hits John Moore.
Giveaway by John Moore. 7:56  
  7:57 Chandler Stephenson shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Chris Wagner hits Lars Eller. 8:17  
  8:28 Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net
Charlie McAvoy hits Nic Dowd. 8:50  
  9:05 Christian Djoos blocks shot from Jake DeBrusk.
  9:06 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
  9:18 John Carlson blocks shot from John Moore.
Shot by Kevan Miller misses the net 9:23  
John Moore hits T.J. Oshie. 9:25  
  9:26 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
Giveaway by John Moore. 9:48  
  10:30 Giveaway by Brett Connolly.
  10:36 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  10:37 Brett Connolly wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from John Carlson. 10:41  
  11:33 Brett Connolly blocks shot from Matt Grzelcyk.
Takeaway by Kevan Miller. 11:39  
  11:40 John Carlson blocks shot from Kevan Miller.
Kevan Miller hits Alex Ovechkin. 11:48  
Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net 11:55  
John Moore shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 12:02  
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 12:03  
  12:23 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against David Krejci.
Shot by Jake DeBrusk misses the net 12:45  
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 13:08  
Kevan Miller penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Andre Burakovsky. 13:54  
Chris Wagner wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 13:54  
  14:18 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
  14:33 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  14:50 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
David Backes wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 14:51  
Zdeno Chara hits Brett Connolly. 15:17  
  15:26 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
David Backes penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller. 15:27  
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 15:27  
  15:45 John Carlson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom.
  15:45 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Chris Wagner.
  16:37 Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net
  17:10 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  17:48 Takeaway by John Carlson.
Takeaway by Kevan Miller. 17:57  
Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net 18:02  
David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:06  
David Krejci wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 18:07  
  18:13 Brooks Orpik hits Danton Heinen.
John Moore shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:56  
  19:25 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Ryan Donato.
  19:31 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 19:31  
3
Boston   Washington
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:00  
  0:29 T.J. Oshie hits Kevan Miller.
  0:32 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Matt Grzelcyk.
  1:01 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  1:06 Takeaway by Brett Connolly.
David Krejci wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 1:23  
  1:38 Takeaway by Andre Burakovsky.
  1:51 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 1:52  
John Moore shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:27  
  2:36 Giveaway by Nathan Walker.
Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:55  
  3:05 Madison Bowey blocks shot from Matt Grzelcyk.
  3:07 Nathan Walker hits Kevan Miller.
  3:27 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  3:51 Shot by Brooks Orpik misses the net
Kevan Miller blocks shot from Brooks Orpik. 4:01  
  4:33 Shot by Brooks Orpik misses the net
Kevan Miller blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 4:38  
  5:23 Matt Niskanen hits Brad Marchand.
Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:29  
Ryan Donato shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:12  
Charlie McAvoy hits Brooks Orpik. 7:25  
  7:46 Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Jakub Vrana. 8:02  
  8:10 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 8:11  
  8:25 Madison Bowey penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brad Marchand.
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 8:25  
Takeaway by Matt Grzelcyk. 8:37  
Shot by Ryan Donato misses the net 8:59  
  9:13 Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  9:21 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  9:25 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  9:46 Nathan Walker shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Devante Smith-Pelly. 9:47  
John Moore shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:58  
  9:59 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
  10:15 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from David Pastrnak.
  10:18 Brooks Orpik hits David Pastrnak.
Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:27  
  10:28 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
Brandon Carlo shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:32  
  10:36 Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky.
  10:52 Lars Eller scores. Assisted by Chandler Stephenson and Brooks Orpik.
  10:52 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  11:16 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  11:31 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
David Krejci wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 11:54  
Kevan Miller hits Nic Dowd. 13:02  
  13:08 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Lars Eller. 13:51  
Brad Marchand penalty for fighting against Lars Eller - 5 mins (Major). 13:54  
  13:54 Lars Eller penalty for fighting against Brad Marchand - 5 mins (Major).
Brad Marchand penalty for instigating - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller. 13:54  
Brad Marchand penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Major). Drawn by Lars Eller. 13:54  
  13:54 Andre Burakovsky wins the faceoff against David Backes.
Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 14:17  
Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Christian Djoos. 14:46  
  14:49 Madison Bowey shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  14:52 Takeaway by Andre Burakovsky.
  15:00 Shot by Madison Bowey misses the net
  15:25 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 15:30  
David Krejci wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 16:16  
  16:32 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Matt Grzelcyk.
  16:58 Giveaway by T.J. Oshie.
  17:42 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
  18:00 Nic Dowd blocks shot from John Moore.
Kevan Miller shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:11  
  18:23 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jake DeBrusk.
David Backes hits Jakub Vrana. 19:32