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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 3, Detroit 1
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, December 31, 2021
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Conor O'Donnell, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Michel Cormier
Attendance: 17721
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 0123
Detroit 0101
Periods:
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1
Washington   Detroit
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pius Suter. 0:00  
Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net 0:18  
  0:47 Michael Rasmussen shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  0:49 Michael Rasmussen shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Michael Rasmussen. 0:50  
  1:05 Giveaway by Thomas Greiss.
Shot by Lucas Johansen misses the net 1:08  
  1:14 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  1:55 Takeaway by Tyler Bertuzzi.
Aliaksei Protas wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. 2:21  
Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 3:07  
  3:17 Robby Fabbri shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  3:18 Adam Erne wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Michael Rasmussen. 3:32  
  4:19 Lucas Raymond hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  4:28 Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Carl Hagelin.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. 4:35  
  4:37 Marc Staal blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 5:04  
  5:15 Vladislav Namestnikov shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Michal Kempny hits Vladislav Namestnikov. 5:19  
Trevor van Riemsdyk hits Robby Fabbri. 5:20  
  5:31 Danny DeKeyser shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Michal Kempny blocks shot from Vladislav Namestnikov. 5:36  
Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 5:46  
  7:22 Giveaway by Adam Erne.
  7:29 Joe Veleno wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. 7:36  
  8:02 Filip Hronek shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Connor McMichael blocks shot from Filip Hronek. 8:12  
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 8:52  
Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from Lucas Raymond. 9:00  
Alex Ovechkin hits Dylan Larkin. 9:11  
Matt Irwin hits Tyler Bertuzzi. 9:25  
  9:38 Pius Suter wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  9:48 Vladislav Namestnikov shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  10:19 Giveaway by Filip Hronek.
Carl Hagelin hits Filip Zadina. 10:39  
Garnet Hathaway blocks shot from Danny DeKeyser. 10:55  
  10:57 Adam Erne shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  11:04 Moritz Seider shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. 11:07  
  11:54 Moritz Seider shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  12:07 Danny DeKeyser shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  12:09 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Garnet Hathaway blocks shot from Moritz Seider. 12:11  
  12:23 Takeaway by Moritz Seider.
  12:28 Danny DeKeyser blocks shot from Garnet Hathaway.
Garnet Hathaway hits Danny DeKeyser. 12:35  
Michal Kempny hits Tyler Bertuzzi. 12:47  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 13:18  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 13:24  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Michael Rasmussen. 13:25  
  13:31 Filip Zadina blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
  15:31 Danny DeKeyser blocks shot from Aliaksei Protas.
Takeaway by Carl Hagelin. 16:18  
  16:50 Shot by Filip Hronek misses the net
  16:56 Robby Fabbri hits Trevor van Riemsdyk.
  17:17 Gustav Lindstrom blocks shot from Michal Kempny.
Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Gustav Lindstrom. 17:47  
  17:48 Joe Veleno wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Filip Zadina. 17:58  
  18:09 Marc Staal hits Nic Dowd.
Garnet Hathaway hits Adam Erne. 18:20  
  18:34 Danny DeKeyser hits Garnet Hathaway.
  18:55 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Giveaway by T.J. Oshie. 19:19  
  19:25 Moritz Seider blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  19:33 Takeaway by Tyler Bertuzzi.
Dmitry Orlov penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tyler Bertuzzi. 19:41  
  19:41 Pius Suter wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
2
Washington   Detroit
  0:00 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  1:05 Dylan Larkin shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  1:37 Pius Suter shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  1:42 Sam Gagner shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  1:43 Pius Suter scores. Assisted by Sam Gagner and Vladislav Namestnikov.
  1:43 Michael Rasmussen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  3:09 Jordan Oesterle blocks shot from Nic Dowd.
  3:46 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 4:09  
  4:19 Moritz Seider penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Conor Sheary.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sam Gagner. 4:19  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 4:35  
  4:40 Giveaway by Pius Suter.
Shot by Trevor van Riemsdyk misses the net 6:26  
Shot by Garnet Hathaway misses the net 6:46  
  7:14 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  7:19 Lucas Raymond hits Alex Ovechkin.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 7:20  
Tom Wilson hits Danny DeKeyser. 7:34  
  7:48 Shot by Dylan Larkin misses the net
  8:20 Joe Veleno hits Matt Irwin.
  8:29 Joe Veleno hits Matt Irwin.
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 8:50  
Aliaksei Protas wins the faceoff against Pius Suter. 8:51  
  8:53 Gustav Lindstrom blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk.
  8:59 Gustav Lindstrom hits Michal Kempny.
  9:19 Pius Suter blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk.
  9:25 Pius Suter hits Trevor van Riemsdyk.
Connor McMichael hits Jordan Oesterle. 9:48  
Nic Dowd hits Pius Suter. 9:58  
Nic Dowd hits Michael Rasmussen. 10:26  
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 10:26  
Shot by Garnet Hathaway misses the net 10:32  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 10:38  
Nic Dowd hits Filip Hronek. 10:41  
  11:43 Marc Staal hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Filip Hronek. 11:57  
Tom Wilson penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Filip Hronek. 11:57  
  11:57 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 12:04  
Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Dylan Larkin. 12:54  
Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Dylan Larkin. 13:04  
Nic Dowd blocks shot from Moritz Seider. 13:12  
Michal Kempny hits Robby Fabbri. 13:17  
  13:47 Shot by Vladislav Namestnikov misses the net
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 14:23  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 14:46  
  14:47 Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  14:51 Moritz Seider hits T.J. Oshie.
Evgeny Kuznetsov scores. Assisted by Lucas Johansen and Matt Irwin. 15:53  
  15:53 Michael Rasmussen wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 16:48  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 17:52  
T.J. Oshie hits Filip Hronek. 17:57  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pius Suter. 18:27  
  19:18 Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. 19:25  
  19:44 Joe Veleno hits John Carlson.
3
Washington   Detroit
  0:00 Pius Suter wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:09 Robby Fabbri hits Trevor van Riemsdyk.
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Lucas Raymond. 0:55  
  1:54 Gustav Lindstrom penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nic Dowd.
  1:54 Sam Gagner wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  2:22 Sam Gagner shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 3:06  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 3:24  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 3:25  
  3:26 Sam Gagner wins the faceoff against Aliaksei Protas.
Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin. 3:57  
  4:28 Joe Veleno wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  5:30 Adam Erne hits Lucas Johansen.
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 5:51  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 6:17  
  6:18 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  6:26 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  6:44 Dylan Larkin shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Lucas Raymond. 6:48  
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 7:03  
  8:07 Vladislav Namestnikov blocks shot from Michal Kempny.
Aliaksei Protas wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. 8:09  
  8:11 Sam Gagner blocks shot from Brett Leason.
Connor McMichael blocks shot from Gustav Lindstrom. 8:33  
Nic Dowd blocks shot from Danny DeKeyser. 9:45  
  9:56 Moritz Seider hits Garnet Hathaway.
  10:00 Moritz Seider hits Garnet Hathaway.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 10:08  
  10:10 Moritz Seider penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nic Dowd.
Nic Dowd penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Moritz Seider. 10:10  
  10:10 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  10:36 Marc Staal blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Michal Kempny hits Robby Fabbri. 11:33  
Nicklas Backstrom hits Danny DeKeyser. 11:58  
  12:20 Marc Staal hits Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 12:26  
Aliaksei Protas wins the faceoff against Michael Rasmussen. 12:28  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 12:44  
  12:46 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 14:41  
Shot by Trevor van Riemsdyk misses the net 14:53  
Garnet Hathaway hits Vladislav Namestnikov. 14:57  
Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Robby Fabbri. 14:58  
  15:10 Robby Fabbri penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Garnet Hathaway.
  15:10 Pius Suter wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
  15:28 Moritz Seider blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  15:43 Danny DeKeyser hits T.J. Oshie.
Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net 15:54  
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Pius Suter. 15:55  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 16:10  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 16:22  
  16:37 Michael Rasmussen wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
  16:44 Filip Hronek shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  16:55 Giveaway by Thomas Greiss.
Aliaksei Protas wins the faceoff against Dylan Larkin. 17:10  
Alex Ovechkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Nicklas Backstrom. 17:10  
  18:13 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  18:15 Shot by Tyler Bertuzzi misses the net
  18:42 Shot by Moritz Seider misses the net
  18:51 Dylan Larkin shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Alex Ovechkin scores on an empty net. Assisted by Garnet Hathaway and John Carlson. 19:19  
  19:19 Pius Suter wins the faceoff against Aliaksei Protas.
Tom Wilson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Filip Zadina. 19:54  
  19:54 Dylan Larkin wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  19:58 Moritz Seider shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.