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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 5, Washington 2
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 23, 2019
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Frederic L'Ecuyer, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Steve Miller
Attendance: 19070
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 0112
Buffalo 2125
Periods:
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1
Washington   Buffalo
  0:00 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 0:18  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 0:19  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 0:22  
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 0:23  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 0:25  
  0:26 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  0:30 Scott Wilson hits John Carlson.
Tom Wilson hits Jake McCabe. 0:39  
Christian Djoos hits Conor Sheary. 1:25  
Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky. 1:52  
  2:06 Matt Hunwick blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky.
  2:30 Shot by Vladimir Sobotka misses the net
Carl Hagelin hits Nathan Beaulieu. 3:09  
Giveaway by T.J. Oshie. 3:21  
  3:23 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  3:40 Jason Pominville scores. Assisted by Jeff Skinner and Jack Eichel.
  3:40 Zemgus Girgensons wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons. 3:45  
Alex Ovechkin hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 3:58  
  4:12 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:23 Scott Wilson hits Brooks Orpik.
  4:34 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:38 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:46 Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 4:47  
  4:48 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Andre Burakovsky.
  4:53 Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
  4:55 Conor Sheary blocks shot from John Carlson.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 5:15  
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 5:43  
  5:47 Vladimir Sobotka blocks shot from Matt Niskanen.
  5:52 Danny O'Regan shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:53 Vladimir Sobotka penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Niskanen.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 5:53  
  6:13 Johan Larsson blocks shot from John Carlson.
Takeaway by John Carlson. 6:21  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 6:24  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 6:37  
  6:43 Johan Larsson blocks shot from John Carlson.
  6:44 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  8:11 Zemgus Girgensons hits Dmitry Orlov.
Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. 8:19  
Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 8:29  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 8:30  
Shot by Carl Hagelin misses the net 9:10  
  9:11 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  9:57 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Alex Ovechkin.
  9:58 Jake McCabe blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. 11:07  
Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 11:25  
Michal Kempny hits Zemgus Girgensons. 11:40  
  11:43 Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 11:44  
  12:01 Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 12:02  
Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 12:16  
Giveaway by Nic Dowd. 12:47  
Nic Dowd hits Matt Hunwick. 12:48  
Giveaway by John Carlson. 12:49  
  12:51 Sam Reinhart scores. Assisted by Evan Rodrigues.
  12:51 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Alex Ovechkin hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 13:12  
Alex Ovechkin hits Zemgus Girgensons. 13:21  
Christian Djoos blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 13:41  
  14:06 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  14:20 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Brett Connolly wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 14:21  
  14:30 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  15:07 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
  15:30 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Alex Ovechkin.
Tom Wilson hits Jake McCabe. 15:59  
  16:02 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  16:21 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  16:54 Giveaway by Matt Hunwick.
  17:22 Vladimir Sobotka hits Nic Dowd.
Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 17:24  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 17:25  
  17:30 Johan Larsson blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom.
Jakub Vrana penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin. 18:02  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 18:02  
  18:23 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
  18:24 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  18:40 Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net
2
Washington   Buffalo
  0:00 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 0:23  
  0:28 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 0:56  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 0:57  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 0:59  
  1:00 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Alex Ovechkin hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 1:25  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 1:29  
Michal Kempny hits Zemgus Girgensons. 1:50  
  1:56 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  2:08 Matt Hunwick shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:16 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:22 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 2:28  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka. 2:28  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 3:08  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 3:12  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 3:13  
Nic Dowd hits Johan Larsson. 3:23  
Giveaway by Carl Hagelin. 3:40  
  4:08 Takeaway by Johan Larsson.
  4:12 Shot by Johan Larsson misses the net
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons. 4:24  
  4:31 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:35 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Giveaway by Carl Hagelin. 4:37  
  4:40 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Carl Hagelin penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner. 4:42  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 4:42  
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 4:48  
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Jack Eichel. 5:03  
  5:04 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. 5:09  
  6:10 Shot by Danny O'Regan misses the net
  6:44 Shot by Danny O'Regan misses the net
  6:50 Rasmus Dahlin hits Michal Kempny.
  6:53 Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net
  7:24 Zemgus Girgensons hits T.J. Oshie.
  7:27 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 7:28  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 7:39  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 7:47  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 7:48  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 8:27  
  8:43 Matt Hunwick shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 8:46  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 8:54  
  9:24 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 9:38  
  10:26 Zemgus Girgensons hits Carl Hagelin.
  10:28 Nathan Beaulieu shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  10:30 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  12:09 Takeaway by Conor Sheary.
  12:15 Danny O'Regan wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  12:44 Jake McCabe hits Andre Burakovsky.
Brett Connolly hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 12:52  
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 13:16  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 13:47  
  13:56 Nathan Beaulieu penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor).
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 13:56  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 14:14  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 14:27  
  14:28 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net 14:39  
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 14:40  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 15:11  
  15:13 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  15:31 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  15:43 Giveaway by Matt Hunwick.
Tom Wilson hits Evan Rodrigues. 15:59  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 16:12  
Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 16:26  
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 16:50  
Nic Dowd penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nathan Beaulieu. 17:44  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 17:44  
  18:34 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  18:36 Conor Sheary wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
Giveaway by Michal Kempny. 19:10  
  19:23 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
  19:29 Rasmus Dahlin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jack Eichel and Rasmus Ristolainen.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 19:29  
Brooks Orpik hits Scott Wilson. 19:38  
  19:45 Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  19:49 Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
3
Washington   Buffalo
  0:00 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  0:10 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 0:18  
Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net 0:32  
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 0:55  
  1:04 Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evan Rodrigues. 1:26  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 1:26  
Nic Dowd blocks shot from Zach Bogosian. 2:24  
  3:10 Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net
  3:16 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
  3:35 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
  3:39 Sam Reinhart shoots misses the net
  4:15 Jake McCabe blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky.
Andre Burakovsky scores. Assisted by Christian Djoos and Michal Kempny. 4:16  
  4:16 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  4:50 Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons.
  4:51 Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:00 Danny O'Regan shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Giveaway by Christian Djoos. 5:00  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 5:01  
  5:36 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:43 Sam Reinhart scores. Assisted by Matt Hunwick and Conor Sheary.
  5:43 Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Giveaway by Braden Holtby. 5:55  
  6:43 Rasmus Dahlin hits Dmitry Orlov.
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 7:13  
  7:30 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 7:57  
  8:00 Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 8:01  
  8:16 Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net
Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 8:29  
  8:30 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Jakub Vrana.
Jakub Vrana hits Johan Larsson. 8:52  
  9:28 Takeaway by Zach Bogosian.
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. 9:34  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 9:35  
  9:43 Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Tom Wilson hits Jake McCabe. 9:48  
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 9:59  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka. 10:05  
  10:39 Rasmus Ristolainen hits T.J. Oshie.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 10:59  
Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net 11:07  
  11:17 Takeaway by Matt Hunwick.
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 11:52  
John Carlson blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 12:03  
  12:11 Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 12:14  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 12:45  
Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka. 12:46  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 12:52  
Alex Ovechkin hits Danny O'Regan. 13:46  
  13:59 Giveaway by Vladimir Sobotka.
  14:01 Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from T.J. Oshie.
Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. 14:22  
  15:16 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  15:52 Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net
  15:59 Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 16:38  
Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 16:51  
  16:51 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  18:03 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 18:33  
Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net 18:45  
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 18:49  
  19:04 Sam Reinhart scores on an empty net. Assisted by Carter Hutton.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 19:04  
  19:23 Giveaway by Matt Hunwick.
  19:26 Nathan Beaulieu blocks shot from Michal Kempny.