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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 5, Buffalo 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District Of Columbia
Referees: Jean Hebert, T.J. Luxmore
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 1102
Washington 0145
Periods:
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  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
1
Buffalo   Washington
Backstrom, Nicklas wins the face-off against O'Reilly, Ryan. 0:00  
  0:12 Backstrom, Nicklas wins the face-off against O'Reilly, Ryan.
  0:27 Ovechkin, Alex penalty for Roughing - 2 mins.
  0:27 Backstrom, Nicklas wins the face-off against O'Reilly, Ryan.
Kane, Evander wins the face-off against Beagle, Jay. 1:36  
  1:37 Beagle, Jay wins the face-off against Kane, Evander.
Franson, Cody shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 1:50  
Kane, Evander shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 1:59  
Kane, Evander shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 2:06  
Larsson, Johan wins the face-off against Sill, Zach. 2:54  
Reinhart, Sam shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 3:50  
  4:35 Kuznetsov, Evgeny shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
Larsson, Johan wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny. 4:36  
Beagle, Jay wins the face-off against Larsson, Johan. 4:58  
  5:02 Carrick, Connor shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
Gionta, Brian scores. Assisted by Eichel, Jack. Assisted by Girgensons, Zemgus. 5:48
(1-0) 		 
Eichel, Jack wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny. 5:48  
  6:26 Johansson, Marcus shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Sill, Zach. 6:26  
  6:48 Sill, Zach shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Sill, Zach. 6:50  
O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas. 7:41  
  9:08 Beagle, Jay wins the face-off against Eichel, Jack.
Weber, Mike shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 9:34  
Eichel, Jack shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 9:43  
  10:22 Sill, Zach shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
  11:48 Kuznetsov, Evgeny wins the face-off against Larsson, Johan.
Ennis, Tyler penalty for Tripping - 2 mins. 12:10  
O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas. 12:10  
  12:37 Ovechkin, Alex shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
  13:13 Niskanen, Matt shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
Kuznetsov, Evgeny wins the face-off against Legwand, David. 13:44  
  13:59 Kuznetsov, Evgeny shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
Beagle, Jay wins the face-off against Eichel, Jack. 14:41  
  14:54 Orlov, Dmitry shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
  14:55 Backstrom, Nicklas wins the face-off against O'Reilly, Ryan.
  16:15 Williams, Justin shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
  16:43 Kuznetsov, Evgeny shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
  16:46 Kuznetsov, Evgeny shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
  16:51 Johansson, Marcus shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
Beagle, Jay wins the face-off against Eichel, Jack. 17:05  
Eichel, Jack shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 17:29  
  17:30 Wilson, Tom penalty for Roughing - 2 mins.
Bogosian, Zach penalty for Roughing - 2 mins. 17:30  
  17:30 Wilson, Tom penalty for Roughing - 2 mins.
O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Oshie, T.J.. 17:30  
  18:08 Laich, Brooks shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
Kane, Evander wins the face-off against Beagle, Jay. 18:20  
Girgensons, Zemgus shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 19:04  
Girgensons, Zemgus shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 19:05  
  19:06 Backstrom, Nicklas wins the face-off against O'Reilly, Ryan.
Larsson, Johan wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny. 19:42  
2
Buffalo   Washington
O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas. 0:00  
  0:08 Ovechkin, Alex shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
  0:16 Backstrom, Nicklas wins the face-off against O'Reilly, Ryan.
  0:58 Kuznetsov, Evgeny wins the face-off against Larsson, Johan.
  1:48 Johansson, Marcus shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
Eichel, Jack wins the face-off against Beagle, Jay. 1:49  
Deslauriers, Nicolas shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 2:44  
O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas. 3:30  
Kane, Evander shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 4:40  
Larsson, Johan penalty for Hooking - 2 mins. 5:55  
O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas. 5:55  
  6:38 Niskanen, Matt shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
  7:11 Ovechkin, Alex shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
Gionta, Brian shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 7:42  
  8:00 Williams, Justin shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
  8:14 Williams, Justin shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
  8:28 Beagle, Jay shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
  10:54 Ovechkin, Alex shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
  11:03 Oshie, T.J. shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
  11:20 Johansson, Marcus shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny. 11:21  
Backstrom, Nicklas wins the face-off against Larsson, Johan. 12:57  
Kane, Evander shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 13:36  
  13:56 Orlov, Dmitry shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
Eichel, Jack wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny. 13:57  
  14:08
(1-1) 		Williams, Justin scores.
  14:08 Beagle, Jay wins the face-off against Eichel, Jack.
O'Reilly, Ryan shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 15:44  
Eichel, Jack wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny. 16:48  
  17:15 Kuznetsov, Evgeny shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Sill, Zach. 17:16  
Girgensons, Zemgus wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny. 18:47  
Eichel, Jack shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 18:52  
Girgensons, Zemgus scores. Assisted by Eichel, Jack. 18:53
(2-1) 		 
Eichel, Jack wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas. 18:53  
  19:22 Ovechkin, Alex shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
Deslauriers, Nicolas shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 19:53  
3
Buffalo   Washington
Larsson, Johan wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny. 0:00  
Kuznetsov, Evgeny wins the face-off against O'Reilly, Ryan. 0:16  
  0:24 Johansson, Marcus shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
Kuznetsov, Evgeny wins the face-off against O'Reilly, Ryan. 0:25  
  0:30 Kuznetsov, Evgeny wins the face-off against O'Reilly, Ryan.
Kuznetsov, Evgeny wins the face-off against O'Reilly, Ryan. 0:46  
  0:47 Ovechkin, Alex shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
  1:24
(2-2) 		Ovechkin, Alex scores. Assisted by Kuznetsov, Evgeny. Assisted by Oshie, T.J..
  1:24 Sill, Zach wins the face-off against Eichel, Jack.
Larsson, Johan wins the face-off against Sill, Zach. 2:20  
  2:31 Orlov, Dmitry shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
Kane, Evander shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 3:04  
  3:44 Johansson, Marcus penalty for Boarding - 2 mins.
  3:44 Oshie, T.J. wins the face-off against O'Reilly, Ryan.
Kane, Evander penalty for Tripping - 2 mins. 4:54  
Kuznetsov, Evgeny wins the face-off against Eichel, Jack. 4:54  
  5:00 Alzner, Karl shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
  5:15 Ovechkin, Alex penalty for High sticking - 2 mins.
O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Laich, Brooks. 5:15  
Reinhart, Sam shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 5:50  
Ristolainen, Rasmus shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 6:05  
Kane, Evander penalty for Hooking - 2 mins. 7:26  
Oshie, T.J. wins the face-off against O'Reilly, Ryan. 7:26  
O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny. 8:14  
  8:32
(2-3) 		Johansson, Marcus scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kuznetsov, Evgeny. Assisted by Niskanen, Matt.
  8:32 Sill, Zach wins the face-off against Larsson, Johan.
  8:47 Sill, Zach wins the face-off against Larsson, Johan.
Eichel, Jack wins the face-off against Johansson, Marcus. 9:33  
  9:56
(2-4) 		Burakovsky, Andre scores. Assisted by Johansson, Marcus.
O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny. 9:56  
  10:05 Ovechkin, Alex shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
  10:07 Kuznetsov, Evgeny wins the face-off against O'Reilly, Ryan.
O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny. 10:19  
Eichel, Jack shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 12:03  
  12:36 Laich, Brooks shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
Kuznetsov, Evgeny wins the face-off against Kane, Evander. 13:02  
  13:43 Ovechkin, Alex shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
  14:02 Kuznetsov, Evgeny shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Sill, Zach. 14:20  
O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Sill, Zach. 14:32  
Reinhart, Sam shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 14:38  
O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Sill, Zach. 14:39  
O'Reilly, Ryan shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 15:07  
  15:29 Chimera, Jason shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
Eichel, Jack shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 16:01  
  16:41 Niskanen, Matt shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
Williams, Justin wins the face-off against Larsson, Johan. 16:42  
  16:51 Johansson, Marcus wins the face-off against Eichel, Jack.
  17:09 Chorney, Taylor shoots. Saved by Johnson, Chad.
O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Sill, Zach. 17:10  
Eichel, Jack shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden. 18:15  
O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny. 18:20  
  18:47
(2-5) 		Ovechkin, Alex scores on an empty net.
Legwand, David wins the face-off against Johansson, Marcus. 18:47