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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 4, Washington 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 16, 2016
Where: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Brad Meier, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Devin Berg
Attendance: 19070
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 0011
Buffalo 2204
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
1
Washington   Buffalo
  0:00 Johan Larsson wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
Dmitry Orlov shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 0:52  
  3:15 Johan Larsson wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  3:34 Johan Larsson wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
  5:47 Jamie McGinn shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:49 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Mike Richards.
Zach Sill shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 6:22  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Brian Gionta. 7:18  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Johan Larsson. 7:27  
  7:59 Brian Gionta shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Marcus Johansson wins the face-off against Tim Schaller. 8:01  
  8:23 Tim Schaller wins the face-off against Marcus Johansson.
  8:56 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Mike Richards.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 9:20  
Matt Niskanen shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 9:25  
  10:27 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  10:30
(0-1)
Philip Varone scores. Assisted by Rasmus Ristolainen. Assisted by Zach Bogosian.
  10:30 Johan Larsson wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
Mike Richards wins the face-off against Tim Schaller. 11:57  
Zach Sill shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 12:13  
  12:14 Mark Pysyk penalty for Elbowing - 2 mins.
  12:14 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
Alex Ovechkin shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 13:15  
Justin Williams wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 13:42  
  14:33 Jack Eichel penalty for Tripping - 2 mins.
T.J. Oshie wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 14:33  
  15:15 David Legwand shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 15:33  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 15:47  
  15:52 Tim Schaller wins the face-off against Justin Williams.
  16:00
(0-2)
Tim Schaller scores shorthanded.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Tim Schaller. 16:00  
Taylor Chorney penalty for Holding - 2 mins. 18:05  
  18:05 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against T.J. Oshie.
  19:24 Evander Kane shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  19:25 Johan Larsson wins the face-off against Justin Williams.
  19:33 Cody Franson shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
2
Washington   Buffalo
  0:00 Johan Larsson wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:08 Johan Larsson wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
T.J. Oshie shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 0:48  
  2:13 Jamie McGinn shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:23 Mike Weber shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:24 Jamie McGinn shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Zach Sill penalty for Holding - 2 mins. 2:25  
Justin Williams wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 2:25  
Nate Schmidt shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 2:34  
  2:35 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Jason Chimera.
Mike Richards wins the face-off against Brian Gionta. 2:57  
  3:51 Evander Kane shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:04 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:05 Johan Larsson shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Mike Richards wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 4:06  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 4:59  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Tim Schaller. 5:00  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Tim Schaller. 5:06  
  5:19 Marcus Foligno shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:20 Johan Larsson wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Justin Williams shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 5:52  
Marcus Johansson wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 5:53  
Marcus Johansson wins the face-off against Jack Eichel. 6:04  
  7:14
(0-3)
Evander Kane scores. Assisted by Ryan O'Reilly. Assisted by Sam Reinhart.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Johan Larsson. 7:14  
Zach Sill shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 8:58  
  9:29 Philip Varone penalty for Tripping - 2 mins.
  9:29 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against T.J. Oshie.
Matt Niskanen shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 9:39  
T.J. Oshie shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 10:18  
T.J. Oshie wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 10:19  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 10:36  
Justin Williams wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 10:37  
Matt Niskanen shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 10:40  
Justin Williams shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 10:41  
Jason Chimera shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 10:42  
Jason Chimera shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 10:42  
Justin Williams wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 10:43  
Alex Ovechkin shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 11:21  
  11:22 Tim Schaller wins the face-off against Mike Richards.
Michael Latta shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 12:03  
  13:59 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Mike Richards.
  14:08 Evander Kane shoots. Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Mike Richards shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 14:21  
T.J. Oshie penalty for Slashing - 2 mins. 14:30  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 14:30  
  14:56 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots. Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  14:57 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Zach Sill.
  15:13 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots. Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Zach Sill wins the face-off against Johan Larsson. 15:17  
  15:37
(0-4)
Cody Franson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evander Kane. Assisted by Zach Bogosian.
  15:37 Tim Schaller wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Jason Chimera shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 18:32  
  18:33 Johan Larsson wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Taylor Chorney penalty for Slashing - 2 mins. 18:50  
  18:50 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Mike Richards.
  19:39 Jack Eichel shoots. Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  19:43 Ryan O'Reilly shoots. Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  19:54 Jamie McGinn shoots. Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Justin Williams penalty for Roughing - 2 mins. 20:00  
  20:00 Sam Reinhart penalty for Roughing - 2 mins.
3
Washington   Buffalo
Mike Richards wins the face-off against Johan Larsson. 0:00  
T.J. Oshie shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 0:51  
Andre Burakovsky shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 1:42  
Marcus Johansson wins the face-off against Jack Eichel. 2:12  
Marcus Johansson scores. Assisted by Jason Chimera. 2:54
(1-4)
 
Mike Richards wins the face-off against Tim Schaller. 2:54  
  7:20 Mark Pysyk penalty for Interference - 2 mins.
  7:20 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
Dmitry Orlov shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 9:06  
Justin Williams shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 9:11  
Alex Ovechkin shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 9:16  
Justin Williams shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 9:21  
Tom Wilson penalty for Fighting - 5 mins. 10:43  
  10:43 Marcus Foligno penalty for Fighting - 5 mins.
  10:43 Johan Larsson wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Johan Larsson. 10:50  
Alex Ovechkin shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 11:12  
Aaron Ness penalty for Holding - 2 mins. 12:48  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Ryan O'Reilly. 12:48  
  13:23 Johan Larsson wins the face-off against Mike Richards.
Karl Alzner shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 13:36  
  14:02 Cody Franson shoots. Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  14:03 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against Zach Sill.
  14:07 Cody Franson shoots. Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  14:11 Brian Gionta shoots. Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  14:12 Zach Bogosian penalty for Roughing - 2 mins.
Jason Chimera penalty for Roughing - 2 mins. 14:12  
  14:12 Ryan O'Reilly wins the face-off against T.J. Oshie.
  14:30 Cody Franson shoots. Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Tim Schaller. 16:31  
Karl Alzner shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 16:36  
Karl Alzner shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 16:45  
Marcus Johansson wins the face-off against Jack Eichel. 16:46  
Zach Sill shoots. Saved by Chad Johnson. 17:11  
  17:49 Evander Kane shoots. Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  18:34 Jake McCabe shoots. Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Marcus Johansson wins the face-off against Johan Larsson. 18:35