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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 5, New Jersey 4
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, April 4, 2021
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees: Peter MacDougall, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Matt MacPherson
Attendance: 3600
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 1225
New Jersey 1124
Periods:
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1
Washington   New Jersey
  0:00 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  1:19 Takeaway by Jesper Bratt.
Giveaway by Justin Schultz. 1:45  
  1:51 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  2:00 Shot by Mikhail Maltsev misses the net
  2:09 Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Nicklas Backstrom hits Jesper Boqvist. 2:20  
  2:29 Mikhail Maltsev wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Richard Panik hits Jesper Boqvist. 2:34  
  2:44 Giveaway by Ty Smith.
Richard Panik shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 2:54  
Shot by Richard Panik misses the net 2:55  
  3:17 Travis Zajac scores. Assisted by Nicholas Merkley and Ryan Murray.
  3:17 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  4:07 Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  4:14 Takeaway by Janne Kuokkanen.
  4:16 Janne Kuokkanen shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  4:33 Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net
  4:54 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  5:09 Jesper Bratt blocks shot from Zdeno Chara.
  5:11 Miles Wood hits Carl Hagelin.
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 5:24  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 5:24  
  5:29 Mikhail Maltsev wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  5:45 Mikhail Maltsev hits Conor Sheary.
  5:53 Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  5:58 P.K. Subban hits Nicklas Backstrom.
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from P.K. Subban. 6:12  
  6:19 P.K. Subban hits Conor Sheary.
  6:32 Nicholas Merkley shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Dmitry Orlov hits Andreas Johnsson. 6:32  
Shot by Richard Panik misses the net 7:09  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 7:30  
  7:51 Takeaway by Jesper Bratt.
  7:57 Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net
  8:22 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  8:33 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Mikhail Maltsev. 8:48  
  9:06 Jesper Boqvist shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
T.J. Oshie scores. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Brenden Dillon. 9:16  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 9:16  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 9:31  
Zdeno Chara hits Andreas Johnsson. 10:06  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 10:11  
Takeaway by Nic Dowd. 10:22  
  10:34 Damon Severson hits Garnet Hathaway.
  10:43 Giveaway by Jack Hughes.
  11:06 Pavel Zacha hits Brenden Dillon.
Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin. 11:40  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 11:48  
Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 12:06  
  12:06 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  12:12 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Conor Sheary hits P.K. Subban. 12:27  
Dmitry Orlov hits Michael McLeod. 12:47  
Justin Schultz blocks shot from Yegor Sharangovich. 13:02  
  13:23 Ryan Murray hits T.J. Oshie.
  13:41 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  13:48 Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
T.J. Oshie hits Jack Hughes. 13:50  
Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Jack Hughes. 14:13  
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 14:22  
Takeaway by Richard Panik. 15:07  
  15:15 Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Zdeno Chara.
Daniel Sprong hits Ty Smith. 15:17  
  15:31 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  15:31 P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  15:32 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from P.K. Subban. 15:44  
  16:00 Takeaway by Yegor Sharangovich.
Justin Schultz blocks shot from Jack Hughes. 16:07  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Mikhail Maltsev. 16:54  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 17:01  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 17:03  
  17:03 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin. 17:05  
Giveaway by Richard Panik. 17:45  
  18:04 Nicholas Merkley shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Nick Jensen blocks shot from Andreas Johnsson. 18:04  
Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Travis Zajac. 18:20  
Zdeno Chara hits Travis Zajac. 18:33  
  18:45 Andreas Johnsson hits Nick Jensen.
  19:17 Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  19:20 Takeaway by Janne Kuokkanen.
  19:31 Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net
Carl Hagelin penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Hughes. 19:31  
  19:31 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  19:31 Yegor Sharangovich shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  19:31 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
2
Washington   New Jersey
  0:00 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  0:52 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  1:03 Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Giveaway by Zdeno Chara. 1:05  
  1:11 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 1:11  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 2:00  
Garnet Hathaway hits Mikhail Maltsev. 2:01  
  2:12 Shot by Jesper Boqvist misses the net
Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Michael McLeod. 2:16  
Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Dmitry Kulikov. 2:23  
Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 2:36  
Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net 2:52  
  2:57 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Takeaway by Lars Eller. 2:59  
  3:04 Miles Wood wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  3:16 Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Lars Eller.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 3:16  
Conor Sheary scores. Assisted by Dmitry Orlov and Justin Schultz. 3:21  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 3:21  
  4:04 Ryan Murray hits Conor Sheary.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 4:34  
  4:34 Damon Severson hits Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 4:41  
Dmitry Orlov hits Jack Hughes. 4:49  
  4:55 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  5:14 Jesper Boqvist shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  5:21 Dmitry Kulikov hits T.J. Oshie.
  5:49 Mikhail Maltsev hits John Carlson.
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 6:17  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 6:17  
  6:17 Mikhail Maltsev wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  6:49 Takeaway by Sami Vatanen.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 7:43  
T.J. Oshie hits Dmitry Kulikov. 7:56  
  7:58 Dmitry Kulikov penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Ovechkin.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 7:58  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 8:09  
Alex Ovechkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Evgeny Kuznetsov. 8:09  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 8:09  
  8:13 Andreas Johnsson wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Shot by Garnet Hathaway misses the net 9:28  
  9:46 Ty Smith shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 9:46  
  9:53 Ty Smith blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 9:54  
  10:10 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  10:20 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Conor Sheary blocks shot from Sami Vatanen. 10:55  
Conor Sheary hits Sami Vatanen. 10:58  
  11:16 Mikhail Maltsev shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:36  
  11:50 Dmitry Kulikov blocks shot from Nick Jensen.
  11:59 P.K. Subban hits Nick Jensen.
Nic Dowd hits Mikhail Maltsev. 12:09  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 12:25  
Daniel Sprong penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nicholas Merkley. 12:48  
  12:48 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  12:58 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  12:58 Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  12:58 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  14:12 Ty Smith shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Jack Hughes. 14:24  
  14:36 Shot by Travis Zajac misses the net
  15:11 Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net
Daniel Sprong hits Jack Hughes. 15:16  
Brenden Dillon hits Mikhail Maltsev. 15:52  
  16:20 Janne Kuokkanen shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Yegor Sharangovich. 16:20  
  16:20 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  16:26 Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net
  16:34 Pavel Zacha penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Carl Hagelin.
  16:34 Mikhail Maltsev wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  16:47 Mikhail Maltsev shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  17:05 Takeaway by Mikhail Maltsev.
  17:15 Shot by P.K. Subban misses the net
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 17:42  
  17:42 Yegor Sharangovich scores. Assisted by Ryan Murray and Jack Hughes.
  18:19 Damon Severson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 18:19  
  18:35 P.K. Subban penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 18:35  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 18:51  
3
Washington   New Jersey
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 0:00  
  0:38 Takeaway by Dmitry Kulikov.
Conor Sheary hits Ryan Murray. 1:06  
Lars Eller penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Damon Severson. 1:14  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 1:14  
  1:23 Ty Smith shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Takeaway by Garnet Hathaway. 2:37  
Carl Hagelin scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Garnet Hathaway and Brenden Dillon. 2:41  
  2:41 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  3:25 Shot by Ty Smith misses the net
Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Pavel Zacha. 3:25  
Nic Dowd blocks shot from Ty Smith. 3:44  
  4:16 Shot by P.K. Subban misses the net
  4:37 Yegor Sharangovich wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Yegor Sharangovich. 5:04  
  5:09 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov scores. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Dmitry Orlov. 5:31  
  5:31 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  5:51 Ty Smith hits Daniel Sprong.
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 6:34  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 6:36  
Conor Sheary wins the faceoff against Jesper Boqvist. 6:44  
  7:00 Mikhail Maltsev wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Richard Panik hits Sami Vatanen. 7:04  
  7:16 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  8:01 Shot by Mikhail Maltsev misses the net
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 8:12  
  8:26 Shot by Janne Kuokkanen misses the net
  8:39 Yegor Sharangovich blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Miles Wood. 8:49  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 8:54  
  9:15 Nicholas Merkley hits Nick Jensen.
  9:24 Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Nick Jensen blocks shot from Ty Smith. 9:43  
  9:43 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin. 9:50  
  10:14 Takeaway by Pavel Zacha.
  10:15 Jesper Bratt scores. Assisted by Pavel Zacha
  10:15 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  10:21 Damon Severson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 10:21  
  11:32 Dmitry Kulikov hits Nic Dowd.
  11:40 Dmitry Kulikov hits Carl Hagelin.
Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Nicholas Merkley. 11:52  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 11:52  
  12:29 Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net
  12:41 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Brenden Dillon hits Pavel Zacha. 12:44  
  13:06 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  13:30 Sami Vatanen hits Richard Panik.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 13:59  
  13:59 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 14:48  
Garnet Hathaway blocks shot from P.K. Subban. 15:31  
Garnet Hathaway hits Janne Kuokkanen. 15:39  
  15:53 Travis Zajac scores. Assisted by Nicholas Merkley and Ryan Murray.
  15:53 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 16:06  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Miles Wood. 16:14  
  16:34 Shot by Ty Smith misses the net
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 16:45  
  17:03 Giveaway by Mackenzie Blackwood.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 17:45  
  18:24 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  19:02 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  19:34 P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  19:34 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 19:53