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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 5, New Jersey 2
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 27, 2021
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees: Steve Kozari, T.J. Luxmore
Linesmen: Kory Nagy, Travis Toomey
Attendance: N/A
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 3025
New Jersey 1102
Periods:
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1
Washington   New Jersey
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 0:00  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 0:11  
  0:11 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:32 Giveaway by Damon Severson.
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 0:34  
  0:34 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Conor Sheary.
  1:21 Giveaway by P.K. Subban.
  1:38 Sami Vatanen hits Garnet Hathaway.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 2:17  
John Carlson blocks shot from Damon Severson. 2:17  
Giveaway by Tom Wilson. 2:29  
  2:31 Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net
  2:51 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Garnet Hathaway scores. Assisted by Justin Schultz and Carl Hagelin. 3:36  
  3:36 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  4:03 Giveaway by Will Butcher.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 4:22  
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 4:29  
  4:29 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
  4:33 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
Takeaway by John Carlson. 4:46  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 4:56  
Daniel Sprong scores. and Brenden Dillon and John Carlson. 5:07  
  5:08 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 5:14  
  5:28 Giveaway by Jesper Bratt.
  5:48 Damon Severson hits Nicklas Backstrom.
  5:53 Damon Severson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Kyle Palmieri. 5:53  
  6:18 Giveaway by Sami Vatanen.
  6:21 Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Nick Jensen.
Shot by Nic Dowd misses the net 6:28  
  7:05 Giveaway by Nikita Gusev.
  7:42 Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Nico Hischier. 7:55  
  8:16 Ty Smith blocks shot from Daniel Sprong.
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Kyle Palmieri. 9:01  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 9:17  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 9:24  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 9:24  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 9:29  
  9:29 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Conor Sheary blocks shot from Dmitry Kulikov. 9:48  
  10:23 Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net
Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 10:24  
  10:33 Takeaway by Will Butcher.
  10:40 Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net
  11:22 Damon Severson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 11:22  
  11:48 Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 12:04  
  12:20 P.K. Subban blocks shot from Jakub Vrana.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 12:20  
  12:28 Dmitry Kulikov blocks shot from Justin Schultz.
Dmitry Orlov hits Nathan Bastian. 12:44  
  12:46 P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  13:13 Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net
  13:36 Giveaway by Will Butcher.
Lars Eller scores. Assisted by Conor Sheary. 13:40  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 13:40  
Takeaway by John Carlson. 13:56  
  14:36 Dmitry Kulikov hits Nic Dowd.
  14:48 Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 14:59  
Garnet Hathaway hits Kyle Palmieri. 15:05  
Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net 15:12  
Giveaway by Zdeno Chara. 15:49  
Lars Eller blocks shot from Jesper Bratt. 16:20  
  16:34 Takeaway by Pavel Zacha.
Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Nico Hischier. 16:39  
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 17:07  
  17:07 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 17:13  
Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net 17:21  
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 17:29  
Conor Sheary penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Travis Zajac. 18:09  
  18:09 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  18:16 Nico Hischier scores a power play goal. Assisted by PK. Subban. and Jack Hughes.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 18:16  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 18:31  
  19:35 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Conor Sheary blocks shot from Damon Severson. 20:00  
2
Washington   New Jersey
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 0:00  
  0:17 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:26 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Tom Wilson hits Nathan Bastian. 0:37  
  1:20 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Alex Ovechkin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sami Vatanen. 1:35  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 1:35  
  2:59 Giveaway by Nikita Gusev.
  3:30 Giveaway by Ty Smith.
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 4:06  
  4:16 Travis Zajac blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Richard Panik shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 4:26  
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 4:31  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 4:53  
  5:15 Shot by Kyle Palmieri misses the net
  6:09 Pavel Zacha scores. Assisted by Nico Hischier and Ty Smith.
  6:09 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  6:38 Shot by Will Butcher misses the net
  6:39 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  6:47 Damon Severson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  6:47 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Garnet Hathaway blocks shot from Ty Smith. 6:59  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 7:02  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 7:05  
  7:28 Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 7:43  
  8:24 Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  8:45 Nathan Bastian hits Justin Schultz.
Garnet Hathaway hits Will Butcher. 9:04  
  9:14 Takeaway by Nico Hischier.
Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 9:16  
Takeaway by Nic Dowd. 9:24  
  9:38 Will Butcher blocks shot from Nic Dowd.
Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 10:00  
Shot by Brenden Dillon misses the net 10:37  
  11:20 Takeaway by Nathan Bastian.
  11:37 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  12:08 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
Shot by Daniel Sprong misses the net 12:37  
  12:43 Ty Smith hits Richard Panik.
  12:52 Nico Hischier blocks shot from Daniel Sprong.
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 13:17  
Dmitry Orlov hits Kyle Palmieri. 14:09  
  14:30 Giveaway by Yegor Sharangovich.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 14:31  
  14:47 Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov.
  15:00 Jesper Bratt hits Nick Jensen.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 15:03  
  15:59 Travis Zajac penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nicklas Backstrom.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 15:59  
  16:19 Michael McLeod blocks shot from John Carlson.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 16:37  
  18:07 Michael McLeod blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 18:17  
  18:47 Giveaway by P.K. Subban.
  18:48 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Garnet Hathaway hits P.K. Subban. 19:50  
3
Washington   New Jersey
  0:00 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Garnet Hathaway hits P.K. Subban. 1:04  
  1:10 Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  1:10 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  1:21 Shot by Nikita Gusev misses the net
Nick Jensen hits Dmitry Kulikov. 1:26  
Lars Eller blocks shot from P.K. Subban. 1:36  
  1:46 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Zdeno Chara hits Jesper Bratt. 2:02  
  2:17 Will Butcher shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Brenden Dillon hits Andreas Johnsson. 2:47  
  2:59 Ty Smith hits T.J. Oshie.
  3:20 Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  3:54 Shot by Dmitry Kulikov misses the net
Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Nikita Gusev. 4:39  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 4:40  
Garnet Hathaway hits Ty Smith. 4:56  
Brenden Dillon hits Jesper Bratt. 5:09  
Dmitry Orlov hits Jack Hughes. 5:37  
  6:04 Kyle Palmieri shoots misses the net
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 6:14  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 6:46  
  6:53 Takeaway by Will Butcher.
Justin Schultz blocks shot from Andreas Johnsson. 7:49  
  8:08 Giveaway by P.K. Subban.
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 8:10  
  9:14 Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  9:18 Nathan Bastian hits Daniel Sprong.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 9:26  
  10:08 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  10:12 Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  10:16 Shot by Ty Smith misses the net
Dmitry Orlov hits Jesper Bratt. 10:35  
  11:09 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 11:09  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 11:14  
  11:24 Ty Smith blocks shot from Nic Dowd.
  11:24 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  11:41 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Jakub Vrana scores. Assisted by John Carlson and Tom Wilson. 11:49  
  11:49 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 12:04  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nathan Bastian. 12:04  
  12:08 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Takeaway by Conor Sheary. 12:38  
  12:59 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Travis Zajac. 13:13  
T.J. Oshie hits Ty Smith. 13:40  
  13:40 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Takeaway by Brenden Dillon. 14:01  
Brenden Dillon shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 14:12  
  15:24 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 15:24  
Brenden Dillon penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 15:29  
  15:29 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  15:37 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  16:00 Kyle Palmieri penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Carl Hagelin.
  16:00 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  16:17 Takeaway by Pavel Zacha.
Takeaway by Zdeno Chara. 17:11  
  17:30 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 17:31  
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 18:00  
Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Kyle Palmieri. 18:25  
  18:54 Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  18:54 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Takeaway by Carl Hagelin. 19:04  
Nic Dowd scores on an empty net. Assisted by Carl Hagelin. 19:06  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 19:06