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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 3, Toronto 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 21, 2019
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Referees: T.J. Luxmore, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 19378
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 0213
Toronto 0022
Periods:
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1
Washington   Toronto
  0:00 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin. 0:05  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 0:08  
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 0:19  
  0:25 Shot by Zach Hyman misses the net
  0:43 Jake Gardiner shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jakub Vrana blocks shot from Nikita Zaitsev. 0:51  
Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 0:58  
  1:19 Jake Gardiner hits Andre Burakovsky.
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 1:22  
  1:37 Andreas Johnsson hits Matt Niskanen.
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. 1:44  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 2:27  
  2:42 Shot by Mitchell Marner misses the net
Tom Wilson hits Ron Hainsey. 2:44  
  3:00 Takeaway by Zach Hyman.
Michal Kempny hits Zach Hyman. 3:04  
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 3:17  
  4:11 Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:31 Giveaway by Jake Muzzin.
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 4:40  
Nic Dowd hits Par Lindholm. 5:16  
  5:31 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from John Tavares. 5:49  
  5:54 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Tom Wilson hits Zach Hyman. 6:00  
Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net 6:21  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 6:23  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 6:32  
  6:35 Patrick Marleau shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  6:40 Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 6:46  
Shot by Michal Kempny misses the net 6:47  
  7:22 Shot by Andreas Johnsson misses the net
  7:24 Shot by Nikita Zaitsev misses the net
  7:24 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  7:29 Shot by Travis Dermott misses the net
  7:39 Shot by Travis Dermott misses the net
Lars Eller blocks shot from Jake Muzzin. 7:46  
  7:54 William Nylander shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  8:01 Connor Brown shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  8:04 Shot by Zach Hyman misses the net
Chandler Stephenson hits Morgan Rielly. 8:17  
Travis Boyd shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 8:20  
Shot by Michal Kempny misses the net 8:37  
Chandler Stephenson hits Par Lindholm. 8:40  
Michal Kempny blocks shot from Frederik Gauthier. 8:56  
Brooks Orpik hits John Tavares. 9:14  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 10:32  
  10:40 Jake Gardiner blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom.
  10:43 Jake Gardiner blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom.
  11:27 Shot by Jake Muzzin misses the net
  11:28 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 11:34  
  11:51 Takeaway by Mitchell Marner.
  12:02 Ron Hainsey blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
Tom Wilson hits John Tavares. 12:11  
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 12:14  
  12:21 Ron Hainsey blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 12:53  
  12:55 Giveaway by Nikita Zaitsev.
  13:13 Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net
  13:14 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  13:20 Shot by Jake Muzzin misses the net
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against William Nylander. 13:20  
Giveaway by Brooks Orpik. 13:24  
Brooks Orpik hits Travis Dermott. 13:28  
  13:29 William Nylander shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  13:30 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  13:36 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Michal Kempny blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 13:54  
  14:03 Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 14:30  
  14:42 Giveaway by Mitchell Marner.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 14:44  
  14:44 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  14:58 Takeaway by Ron Hainsey.
  15:00 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  15:21 Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net
Nicklas Backstrom hits Jake Gardiner. 15:26  
John Carlson hits Andreas Johnsson. 15:52  
  15:52 Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 15:57  
  16:01 Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller hits Travis Dermott. 16:10  
  17:05 Morgan Rielly hits Travis Boyd.
  17:19 Shot by Frederik Gauthier misses the net
  17:49 Shot by Mitchell Marner misses the net
  18:05 Shot by Mitchell Marner misses the net
  18:06 Shot by Zach Hyman misses the net
  18:17 Jake Gardiner shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 18:23  
  18:27 Giveaway by Mitchell Marner.
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 18:41  
  18:42 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net 18:47  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 18:52  
  18:52 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
John Carlson hits Patrick Marleau. 19:00  
  19:07 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  19:15 Giveaway by Nikita Zaitsev.
  19:18 Takeaway by Patrick Marleau.
  19:35 Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller blocks shot from William Nylander. 19:45  
2
Washington   Toronto
  0:00 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  0:15 Mitchell Marner hits Michal Kempny.
  0:38 Zach Hyman hits Michal Kempny.
  0:56 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  1:03 Takeaway by Auston Matthews.
T.J. Oshie hits Jake Gardiner. 1:13  
  1:27 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Patrick Marleau. 1:28  
  1:36 Jake Muzzin hits Andre Burakovsky.
  1:41 Giveaway by Jake Muzzin.
  1:54 Giveaway by Travis Dermott.
  2:17 William Nylander shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:32 Takeaway by Tyler Ennis.
Shot by Nic Dowd misses the net 2:38  
Nic Dowd hits Nikita Zaitsev. 2:59  
  3:04 Frederik Gauthier blocks shot from Brooks Orpik.
  3:13 Par Lindholm hits Christian Djoos.
Takeaway by Nic Dowd. 3:21  
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 3:26  
  3:35 Zach Hyman blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  3:38 Morgan Rielly penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Zach Hyman. 3:38  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 3:49  
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Par Lindholm. 3:50  
Alex Ovechkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by John Carlson and T.J. Oshie. 3:54  
  3:54 Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  4:27 Patrick Marleau hits Lars Eller.
  4:47 Giveaway by Patrick Marleau.
  4:55 Jake Gardiner blocks shot from Lars Eller.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 4:59  
  4:59 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  5:24 Travis Dermott hits Chandler Stephenson.
  5:32 Giveaway by Nikita Zaitsev.
Shot by Travis Boyd misses the net 5:45  
  5:48 Auston Matthews hits Nic Dowd.
  5:51 Nikita Zaitsev penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Travis Boyd.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Zach Hyman. 5:51  
  6:02 Giveaway by Jake Muzzin.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Zach Hyman. 6:16  
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 6:16  
Tom Wilson hits Morgan Rielly. 7:42  
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 7:47  
  7:47 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  8:21 Giveaway by Jake Muzzin.
  8:30 Giveaway by Auston Matthews.
Nic Dowd hits Nikita Zaitsev. 8:44  
  8:56 Auston Matthews blocks shot from Michal Kempny.
Giveaway by Braden Holtby. 9:10  
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from William Nylander. 9:14  
  9:24 Shot by Jake Gardiner misses the net
Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 9:31  
  9:39 William Nylander shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  9:51 William Nylander shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Michal Kempny penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Connor Brown. 9:53  
  9:53 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  10:10 Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  10:14 Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Auston Matthews. 10:16  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 10:16  
  10:23 Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 10:24  
Brooks Orpik hits Auston Matthews. 10:47  
  11:12 Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  11:12 Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
Tom Wilson hits Jake Gardiner. 12:04  
Brett Connolly scores. Assisted by Lars Eller and Tom Wilson. 12:07  
  12:07 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  12:25 Takeaway by Morgan Rielly.
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 12:45  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 12:54  
  13:15 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  13:29 Zach Hyman hits Michal Kempny.
  13:48 Shot by Zach Hyman misses the net
  14:00 Takeaway by Mitchell Marner.
  14:03 Shot by Jake Gardiner misses the net
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 14:17  
  14:23 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Brett Connolly hits Patrick Marleau. 14:43  
Takeaway by Andre Burakovsky. 14:51  
  14:55 Travis Dermott blocks shot from Lars Eller.
Christian Djoos hits Jake Muzzin. 15:05  
Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 15:34  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 15:39  
Shot by Chandler Stephenson misses the net 15:47  
Giveaway by Nic Dowd. 15:53  
Nic Dowd hits Par Lindholm. 16:07  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 16:31  
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 16:34  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 16:34  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 16:37  
Matt Niskanen hits Zach Hyman. 16:59  
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 17:06  
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 17:12  
  17:27 Ron Hainsey hits Alex Ovechkin.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 17:37  
Alex Ovechkin hits Auston Matthews. 17:40  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 17:42  
  17:42 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Takeaway by John Carlson. 18:12  
  18:23 Takeaway by Auston Matthews.
Giveaway by Matt Niskanen. 19:06  
  19:25 Connor Brown penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller.
Andre Burakovsky penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Morgan Rielly. 19:25  
  19:25 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Alex Ovechkin.
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 19:48  
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 19:51  
  19:51 John Tavares wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 20:00  
3
Washington   Toronto
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against William Nylander. 0:00  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 0:24  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 0:50  
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 1:20  
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 1:28  
  2:00 Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Christian Djoos.
  2:07 Kasperi Kapanen blocks shot from Brooks Orpik.
  2:57 Takeaway by William Nylander.
  3:01 Connor Brown shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  3:05 Shot by Patrick Marleau misses the net
  3:12 Connor Brown shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Alex Ovechkin hits John Tavares. 3:24  
  3:32 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  3:36 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  3:42 Shot by Travis Dermott misses the net
  4:09 Jake Muzzin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:13 Travis Dermott shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:15 Jake Muzzin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:15 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Brett Connolly.
  4:21 Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:23 Andreas Johnsson scores. Assisted by Auston Matthews.
  4:23 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net 4:40  
  5:14 Jake Gardiner hits Jakub Vrana.
  5:26 Jake Gardiner shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:31 Shot by John Tavares misses the net
John Carlson penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zach Hyman. 5:48  
  5:48 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  5:48 Zach Hyman shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:57 Shot by Andreas Johnsson misses the net
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Andreas Johnsson. 6:11  
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 6:12  
  6:29 Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  6:37 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Tom Wilson scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Lars Eller. 6:46  
  6:46 William Nylander wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  7:52 Jake Muzzin penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie.
  7:52 Par Lindholm wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
John Carlson blocks shot from Par Lindholm. 8:06  
John Carlson hits Zach Hyman. 8:14  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 8:33  
  9:01 Giveaway by Nikita Zaitsev.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 9:04  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 9:10  
  10:01 Giveaway by Morgan Rielly.
  10:14 Giveaway by Morgan Rielly.
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Travis Dermott. 10:27  
  10:36 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  10:50 Giveaway by Travis Dermott.
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 10:51  
Nic Dowd hits Mitchell Marner. 10:56  
Takeaway by Matt Niskanen. 11:19  
Travis Boyd hits Zach Hyman. 11:25  
Takeaway by Andre Burakovsky. 11:42  
Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 11:47  
Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 11:55  
John Carlson hits Kasperi Kapanen. 12:07  
Michal Kempny blocks shot from Ron Hainsey. 12:15  
  12:18 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  12:30 Ron Hainsey shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  12:30 Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
Brooks Orpik hits William Nylander. 12:34  
  12:55 Giveaway by Ron Hainsey.
Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net 12:58  
  13:06 Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  13:07 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  13:55 Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  14:02 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  14:08 Travis Dermott shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 14:09  
Chandler Stephenson hits Auston Matthews. 14:32  
Chandler Stephenson hits Jake Gardiner. 14:42  
  14:48 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  14:55 Auston Matthews blocks shot from Matt Niskanen.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 15:09  
  15:19 John Tavares shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 15:22  
Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 15:30  
Andre Burakovsky hits Jake Muzzin. 15:56  
  16:00 Jake Muzzin hits T.J. Oshie.
  16:16 Connor Brown shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews. 16:17  
Giveaway by John Carlson. 16:21  
  16:30 Shot by Patrick Marleau misses the net
Brooks Orpik hits Patrick Marleau. 16:38  
Giveaway by John Carlson. 16:55  
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 16:57  
Giveaway by John Carlson. 17:23  
Dmitry Orlov hits Zach Hyman. 17:40  
  17:53 Shot by Morgan Rielly misses the net
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. 17:59  
Giveaway by Matt Niskanen. 18:08  
Lars Eller blocks shot from Morgan Rielly. 18:11  
  18:19 Kasperi Kapanen hits Dmitry Orlov.
  18:27 Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  18:37 Giveaway by Jake Gardiner.
  18:50 Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  18:51 John Tavares wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  19:13 Jake Gardiner hits Alex Ovechkin.
  19:27 John Tavares scores. Assisted by Morgan Rielly.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 19:27  
  19:47 Andreas Johnsson hits Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against John Tavares. 19:59