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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 5, New Jersey 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Chris Rooney, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Tony Sericolo
Attendance: 0
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
New Jersey 01304
Washington 13015
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
1
New Jersey   Washington
  0:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Dmitry Kulikov blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 0:12  
  0:28 Justin Schultz blocks shot from P.K. Subban.
  0:29 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
Michael McLeod hits Alex Ovechkin. 0:30  
  1:05 Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 1:06  
  1:15 Giveaway by John Carlson.
Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 1:18  
  1:20 Brenden Dillon hits Yegor Sharangovich.
  1:20 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Andreas Johnsson hits Nick Jensen. 1:32  
Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 1:40  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 1:43  
Ryan Murray shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 1:47  
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 1:58  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 2:07  
  2:11 T.J. Oshie hits Michael McLeod.
Dmitry Kulikov hits T.J. Oshie. 2:19  
  2:45 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
  2:46 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 2:51  
  2:53 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  2:59 John Carlson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
  3:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  3:05 John Carlson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 3:06  
Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 3:47  
  3:58 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 4:16  
Giveaway by Andreas Johnsson. 4:28  
  4:43 Lars Eller hits Nathan Bastian.
Nathan Bastian hits Daniel Sprong. 4:51  
Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Jakub Vrana. 4:51  
  4:57 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  5:02 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 5:03  
  5:23 Takeaway by Richard Panik.
  5:26 Shot by Richard Panik misses the net
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 5:27  
  5:51 Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  5:59 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
  6:48 Shot by Zdeno Chara misses the net
Ryan Murray hits Nic Dowd. 7:02  
Kyle Palmieri blocks shot from Zdeno Chara. 7:05  
  7:06 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  7:11 John Carlson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
  7:12 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  7:45 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  7:54 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 8:07  
  8:21 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
Miles Wood penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Ovechkin. 8:22  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 8:22  
  9:04 Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net
Sami Vatanen blocks shot from John Carlson. 9:12  
  9:26 Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net
  9:28 Takeaway by John Carlson.
  9:31 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
  9:42 Giveaway by Jakub Vrana.
Michael McLeod blocks shot from Daniel Sprong. 10:35  
Takeaway by Jack Hughes. 10:50  
  11:09 Daniel Sprong penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Hughes.
  11:09 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  12:05 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  13:08 Shot by Zdeno Chara misses the net
Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 13:21  
  13:22 Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
  14:20 Richard Panik hits Sami Vatanen.
  14:28 Richard Panik hits Ryan Murray.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 14:30  
Janne Kuokkanen blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 15:34  
Janne Kuokkanen penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nicklas Backstrom. 15:35  
  15:35 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  16:29 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 16:33  
Giveaway by Yegor Sharangovich. 16:44  
  16:48 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
Damon Severson blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 17:02  
  17:22 T.J. Oshie scores a power play goal. Assisted by Justin Schultz and Nicklas Backstrom.
  17:22 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  17:31 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  17:39 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
2
New Jersey   Washington
  0:00 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  0:12 Lars Eller hits Nathan Bastian.
Dmitry Kulikov hits Richard Panik. 0:32  
  0:38 Richard Panik shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
Michael McLeod hits Richard Panik. 0:41  
  0:44 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 0:45  
  0:57 Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
Giveaway by Ryan Murray. 1:28  
  1:45 Giveaway by Zdeno Chara.
Takeaway by Mikhail Maltsev. 1:52  
  2:29 Dmitry Orlov hits Jesper Bratt.
Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net 2:34  
Jesper Bratt hits Dmitry Orlov. 2:35  
  3:01 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
Janne Kuokkanen shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 3:35  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 3:37  
  3:51 Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Ty Smith.
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 4:01  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 4:09  
Michael McLeod blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 4:22  
Michael McLeod hits Justin Schultz. 4:26  
  4:30 Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 4:51  
  4:55 Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Nathan Bastian hits Daniel Sprong. 5:03  
  5:15 Shot by Brenden Dillon misses the net
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 5:16  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 5:23  
  5:41 Conor Sheary hits Yegor Sharangovich.
  5:43 Richard Panik shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
P.K. Subban penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller. 5:44  
  5:44 Lars Eller penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by P.K. Subban.
  5:44 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  5:59 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
Jesper Bratt wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 5:59  
  6:41 Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Ryan Murray blocks shot from John Carlson. 7:29  
  7:42 Jakub Vrana scores. Assisted by John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom.
  7:42 Richard Panik wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Giveaway by P.K. Subban. 7:55  
P.K. Subban blocks shot from Nick Jensen. 8:01  
Nathan Bastian hits Richard Panik. 8:13  
  8:26 Giveaway by Nick Jensen.
Travis Zajac hits Nic Dowd. 8:51  
  9:15 Shot by Carl Hagelin misses the net
  9:49 Giveaway by T.J. Oshie.
  10:04 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
  10:07 Takeaway by Brenden Dillon.
  10:36 Daniel Sprong scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 10:36  
  10:43 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  11:00 Shot by Daniel Sprong misses the net
Ty Smith blocks shot from Garnet Hathaway. 11:42  
  12:12 Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
  12:19 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 12:20  
  12:25 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 12:26  
Takeaway by Travis Zajac. 12:42  
Janne Kuokkanen scores. Assisted by Travis Zajac. 12:44  
  12:44 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Nick Jensen. 13:09  
Ryan Murray blocks shot from Richard Panik. 13:14  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 13:14  
  13:22 Jakub Vrana hits Damon Severson.
  14:17 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
Nathan Bastian hits Justin Schultz. 14:28  
Giveaway by Michael McLeod. 14:56  
  15:03 Dmitry Orlov scores. Assisted by Richard Panik.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 15:03  
Travis Zajac blocks shot from John Carlson. 15:31  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 15:38  
Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 15:56  
Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net 16:22  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 16:37  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 16:38  
Miles Wood hits Garnet Hathaway. 16:43  
Giveaway by Ty Smith. 17:27  
Janne Kuokkanen blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 17:31  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 17:33  
Takeaway by Yegor Sharangovich. 17:47  
Travis Zajac hits Dmitry Orlov. 18:11  
  18:25 Garnet Hathaway blocks shot from Ryan Murray.
  18:31 Dmitry Orlov hits Jesper Bratt.
Takeaway by Ryan Murray. 18:44  
Ryan Murray shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 18:46  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 18:47  
  19:20 Shot by Brenden Dillon misses the net
  19:25 Giveaway by Lars Eller.
  19:44 John Carlson blocks shot from Damon Severson.
  19:49 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Nathan Bastian blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 19:54  
3
New Jersey   Washington
  0:00 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  0:59 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Kyle Palmieri hits Brenden Dillon. 1:18  
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 1:21  
  1:22 Garnet Hathaway penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Pavel Zacha.
  1:22 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Yegor Sharangovich.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 1:30  
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 1:49  
Giveaway by Pavel Zacha. 2:23  
  3:13 Nic Dowd blocks shot from Pavel Zacha.
Ty Smith shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 3:15  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 3:16  
  3:50 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 3:51  
  4:28 Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Dmitry Kulikov.
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 4:34  
  4:38 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Miles Wood scores. Assisted by Jesper Bratt and Ryan Murray. 5:47  
  5:47 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Takeaway by Jack Hughes. 6:08  
  6:33 Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Pavel Zacha.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 6:42  
P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 6:47  
  6:48 Nick Jensen penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Pavel Zacha.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 6:48  
  6:59 Carl Hagelin hits Kyle Palmieri.
  7:35 Takeaway by Nic Dowd.
  7:59 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from P.K. Subban.
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 8:32  
Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 8:52  
  8:53 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  9:01 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
  9:23 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
Kyle Palmieri hits T.J. Oshie. 9:29  
  9:42 Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Yegor Sharangovich scores. Assisted by Janne Kuokkanen and Travis Zajac. 10:17  
Mikhail Maltsev wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 10:17  
  11:10 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  11:18 Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 11:26  
Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 11:44  
  12:06 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Ty Smith.
Damon Severson scores. Assisted by Ty Smith and Travis Zajac. 12:20  
  12:20 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev.
  12:37 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev.
  12:54 Richard Panik hits Dmitry Kulikov.
  12:55 John Carlson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 12:56  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 13:23  
  13:54 Zdeno Chara hits Travis Zajac.
  14:00 Richard Panik blocks shot from Ty Smith.
  14:25 Giveaway by Nick Jensen.
Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 14:34  
Dmitry Kulikov blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 14:43  
  14:55 Garnet Hathaway hits Dmitry Kulikov.
  15:04 Giveaway by Garnet Hathaway.
Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 15:08  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 15:09  
  15:14 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Yegor Sharangovich.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 15:15  
  15:48 Carl Hagelin hits Jack Hughes.
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 15:49  
Mikhail Maltsev wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 15:50  
Shot by Dmitry Kulikov misses the net 16:08  
  16:23 Takeaway by Lars Eller.
  17:01 Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
  17:18 Nick Jensen hits Travis Zajac.
  17:58 Nic Dowd hits Pavel Zacha.
  18:10 Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
Giveaway by Pavel Zacha. 18:10  
  18:36 John Carlson hits Miles Wood.
  18:47 Shot by Nick Jensen misses the net
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 18:48  
  19:21 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  19:24 John Carlson shoots Saved by Scott Wedgewood.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 19:25  
Dmitry Kulikov hits Garnet Hathaway. 19:42  
1 OT
New Jersey   Washington
  0:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  1:30 Jakub Vrana scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov.