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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 5, New Jersey 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 16, 2020
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Chris Schlenker, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Tony Sericolo
Attendance: 18573
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Jersey 0112
Washington 2125
Periods:
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1
New Jersey   Washington
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 0:00  
Damon Severson hits Lars Eller. 0:23  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:27  
Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 0:38  
Andy Greene blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 0:52  
  0:56 Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  1:03 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Louis Domingue.
Pavel Zacha hits Nick Jensen. 1:19  
  1:28 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
  1:42 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 1:46  
  2:07 Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Louis Domingue.
Jesper Boqvist blocks shot from Radko Gudas. 2:20  
Michael McLeod hits Nic Dowd. 2:25  
John Hayden blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler. 2:30  
  3:09 Richard Panik shoots Saved by Louis Domingue.
  3:14 Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Louis Domingue.
  3:19 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 3:27  
  3:55 Giveaway by Richard Panik.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 4:01  
  4:07 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Louis Domingue.
Nikita Gusev shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 4:20  
Giveaway by Louis Domingue. 4:37  
  4:46 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Shot by Miles Wood misses the net 4:54  
  4:57 Giveaway by Tom Wilson.
Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net 5:00  
  5:18 Giveaway by Jakub Vrana.
  5:26 Giveaway by T.J. Oshie.
  5:27 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
Takeaway by Pavel Zacha. 5:38  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 5:59  
Will Butcher shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 6:19  
  6:30 Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Louis Domingue.
  6:31 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  6:35 Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Louis Domingue.
  6:36 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  6:39 Radko Gudas shoots Saved by Louis Domingue.
  6:40 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  7:05 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  7:24 Takeaway by John Carlson.
Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 7:30  
Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 7:37  
  8:01 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  8:06 Giveaway by Nick Jensen.
Pavel Zacha hits Michal Kempny. 8:18  
  8:28 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  9:03 Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 9:05  
Andy Greene blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 9:19  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 9:20  
Connor Carrick hits Nic Dowd. 10:20  
  10:33 Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Louis Domingue.
  10:34 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  10:42 Tom Wilson penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Miles Wood.
  10:42 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 10:49  
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 10:53  
  10:59 Carl Hagelin hits Jack Hughes.
  11:05 Radko Gudas shoots Saved by Louis Domingue.
P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 11:43  
Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 12:04  
  12:05 Carl Hagelin wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Takeaway by Wayne Simmonds. 12:10  
  12:17 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  12:24 Nick Jensen hits Wayne Simmonds.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 13:10  
Travis Zajac penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michal Kempny. 13:39  
  13:39 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Pavel Zacha blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 13:49  
  14:14 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Louis Domingue.
  14:15 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  14:46 Giveaway by T.J. Oshie.
  15:11 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Louis Domingue.
John Hayden penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dmitry Orlov. 15:12  
  15:12 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  15:17 Alex Ovechkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 15:17  
  15:32 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 16:15  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson. 16:16  
  16:35 Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 16:37  
  17:04 Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net
Pavel Zacha hits Nick Jensen. 17:58  
Wayne Simmonds hits Michal Kempny. 18:18  
  18:24 Shot by Richard Panik misses the net
  18:33 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  18:44 Nic Dowd hits Miles Wood.
  19:01 Garnet Hathaway hits Andy Greene.
  19:05 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  19:08 Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom.
  19:08 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  19:24 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
  19:41 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Jack Hughes hits T.J. Oshie. 19:48  
  19:51 John Carlson shoots Saved by Louis Domingue.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 19:52  
2
New Jersey   Washington
  0:00 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman.
  0:16 Carl Hagelin scores. Assisted by Lars Eller and Richard Panik.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:16  
  0:27 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 0:36  
  1:00 Tom Wilson hits Will Butcher.
Wayne Simmonds scores. Assisted by Nico Hischier and Will Butcher. 1:08  
  1:08 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Connor Carrick hits T.J. Oshie. 1:39  
  1:49 Giveaway by Jakub Vrana.
  1:55 Takeaway by Radko Gudas.
  2:01 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  2:46 Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  2:49 Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
Nikita Gusev shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 3:02  
  3:16 Richard Panik penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Blake Coleman.
  3:16 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  3:29 Radko Gudas blocks shot from Sami Vatanen.
  3:43 Radko Gudas blocks shot from P.K. Subban.
  4:11 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  4:19 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
  4:38 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Pavel Zacha.
  4:39 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Wayne Simmonds.
Shot by Miles Wood misses the net 5:24  
  5:28 Giveaway by Jonas Siegenthaler.
Giveaway by Pavel Zacha. 5:35  
  5:42 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  6:00 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  6:00 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Shot by Damon Severson misses the net 6:46  
Blake Coleman hits Michal Kempny. 6:49  
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 7:03  
  7:11 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 7:12  
Takeaway by Jesper Bratt. 7:20  
P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 7:43  
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 7:46  
  8:05 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  8:27 Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  8:28 Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 8:30  
Takeaway by Damon Severson. 9:11  
Jesper Boqvist hits Jonas Siegenthaler. 9:26  
Shot by Michael McLeod misses the net 9:27  
Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 9:39  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 9:45  
  9:52 Radko Gudas blocks shot from Will Butcher.
Takeaway by Blake Coleman. 10:04  
  10:21 Shot by Garnet Hathaway misses the net
Connor Carrick hits Brendan Leipsic. 10:33  
Blake Coleman blocks shot from Michal Kempny. 10:36  
Giveaway by Connor Carrick. 10:46  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 10:53  
Andy Greene blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 11:00  
  11:21 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  11:28 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  11:33 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  11:58 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  12:08 Dmitry Orlov hits Wayne Simmonds.
  12:17 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Wayne Simmonds.
  12:51 Tom Wilson hits Connor Carrick.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 12:56  
Shot by Blake Coleman misses the net 13:03  
P.K. Subban hits Lars Eller. 13:09  
  13:11 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against John Hayden.
Connor Carrick shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 13:33  
John Hayden shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 13:36  
Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net 13:51  
  13:56 Richard Panik penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Hayden.
  13:56 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Giveaway by Jesper Bratt. 14:35  
Sami Vatanen penalty for high sticking - double minor - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller. 14:36  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 14:36  
  15:17 Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Pavel Zacha.
  15:29 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 15:52  
  16:05 John Carlson blocks shot from Damon Severson.
  16:11 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Damon Severson.
Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 16:26  
Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 16:51  
Shot by Travis Zajac misses the net 16:53  
  17:57 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  17:59 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  18:20 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 18:21  
Giveaway by Andy Greene. 18:25  
Takeaway by Jesper Bratt. 19:15  
  19:15 Brendan Leipsic blocks shot from Sami Vatanen.
P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 19:49  
  19:50 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  19:55 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Nikita Gusev shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 19:56  
3
New Jersey   Washington
  0:00 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Takeaway by Sami Vatanen. 0:18  
  0:50 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  1:04 Dmitry Orlov hits Nico Hischier.
Wayne Simmonds hits Nick Jensen. 1:08  
Nico Hischier blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 1:25  
Will Butcher blocks shot from Jakub Vrana. 1:47  
  1:48 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 2:02  
Will Butcher penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 2:11  
  2:11 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman.
  2:46 John Carlson shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  3:24 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Blake Coleman scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Travis Zajac. 3:34  
  3:34 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Andy Greene shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 4:04  
Damon Severson hits Michal Kempny. 4:24  
Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 4:29  
Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Michal Kempny. 4:36  
John Hayden blocks shot from Carl Hagelin. 4:47  
  5:45 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  5:46 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Will Butcher blocks shot from Radko Gudas. 5:53  
  5:56 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  6:23 Radko Gudas shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
  6:37 Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov.
  6:41 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.
Giveaway by Pavel Zacha. 6:41  
  6:42 Jakub Vrana scores.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 6:42  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 7:21  
  7:33 Shot by Carl Hagelin misses the net
  8:06 Nicklas Backstrom penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jesper Bratt.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 8:06  
Shot by P.K. Subban misses the net 8:33  
Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 8:47  
  9:12 Dmitry Orlov hits Sami Vatanen.
  9:40 Takeaway by Richard Panik.
  10:08 Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Will Butcher.
  10:41 Jakub Vrana blocks shot from Jesper Bratt.
Andy Greene blocks shot from Jakub Vrana. 10:50  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 11:22  
  11:23 Giveaway by Jakub Vrana.
P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 11:25  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 11:26  
Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 11:38  
  11:44 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 11:50  
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 11:54  
Nico Hischier hits Nick Jensen. 12:17  
Wayne Simmonds shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 12:27  
  12:29 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Takeaway by Travis Zajac. 12:43  
  12:58 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  13:08 Giveaway by Garnet Hathaway.
  13:25 Radko Gudas hits Nico Hischier.
Shot by Sami Vatanen misses the net 13:41  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 13:42  
  13:48 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Will Butcher.
Shot by Damon Severson misses the net 13:55  
Damon Severson blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 14:06  
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 14:13  
Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 14:41  
  14:42 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Travis Zajac blocks shot from Michal Kempny. 14:51  
  15:42 Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Tom Wilson and John Carlson.
  15:42 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov. 16:09  
  16:20 Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net
  16:29 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Miles Wood hits Nick Jensen. 17:21  
  17:22 Giveaway by Nick Jensen.
  17:33 Nick Jensen blocks shot from Miles Wood.
Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net 17:44  
  18:13 Giveaway by Nick Jensen.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 18:36  
  18:47 Radko Gudas hits Jesper Boqvist.
Shot by John Hayden misses the net 18:49  
  19:06 Takeaway by Richard Panik.
P.K. Subban hits Lars Eller. 19:32  
  19:40 Takeaway by Nick Jensen.
  19:48 Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Cory Schneider.