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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 4, Ottawa 2
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Where: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Trent Knorr
Attendance: 19313
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 3014
Ottawa 0112
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
1
Washington   Ottawa
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Zack Smith. 0:00  
  0:38 Erik Karlsson shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  0:39 Mika Zibanejad wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Mike Richards scores. Assisted by Tom Wilson. 2:32
(1-0)
 
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Zack Smith. 2:32  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Mika Zibanejad. 3:31  
Andre Burakovsky shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson. 4:07  
Mike Weber shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson. 5:07  
  5:09 Scott Gomez wins the face-off against Mike Richards.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Zack Smith. 5:51  
  6:25 Cody Ceci shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Mika Zibanejad. 6:26  
  6:43 Curtis Lazar wins the face-off against Marcus Johansson.
  6:48 Erik Karlsson shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  6:55 Erik Karlsson shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Marcus Johansson shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson. 7:37  
  7:38 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
  8:13 Mike Hoffman shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  8:24 Mark Stone shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  8:34 Scott Gomez wins the face-off against Mike Richards.
  10:00 Mika Zibanejad wins the face-off against Marcus Johansson.
  10:22 Curtis Lazar wins the face-off against Marcus Johansson.
  11:16 Zack Smith shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  11:22 Jean-Gabriel Pageau penalty for Holding - 2 mins.
  11:22 Zack Smith wins the face-off against T.J. Oshie.
Alex Ovechkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Marcus Johansson. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom. 12:22
(2-0)
 
  12:22 Mika Zibanejad wins the face-off against Justin Williams.
  13:24 Scott Gomez shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Mike Richards wins the face-off against Scott Gomez. 13:24  
Marcus Johansson shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson. 14:12  
Matt Niskanen shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson. 14:20  
Nicklas Backstrom scores. Assisted by Jay Beagle. Assisted by Jason Chimera. 14:37
(3-0)
 
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Zack Smith. 14:37  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Mika Zibanejad. 15:38  
Washington team penalty for Too many men on ice - 2 mins. 16:04  
  16:04 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the face-off against Mike Richards.
  16:42 Erik Karlsson shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Daniel Winnik penalty for Hooking - 2 mins. 17:01  
  17:01 Zack Smith wins the face-off against Jay Beagle.
Mike Richards wins the face-off against Zack Smith. 17:25  
Mike Richards wins the face-off against Mika Zibanejad. 17:28  
  17:41 Mika Zibanejad shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  17:45 Zack Smith shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
2
Washington   Ottawa
  0:00 Mika Zibanejad wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Andre Burakovsky shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson. 0:28  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Jean-Gabriel Pageau. 0:50  
  0:59 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Curtis Lazar. 1:47  
Marcus Johansson shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson. 2:25  
  2:38 Nicholas Paul shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Mika Zibanejad. 3:53  
  4:23 Alex Chiasson shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:56 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Zack Smith. 9:52  
  10:10 Curtis Lazar wins the face-off against Jay Beagle.
  10:33 Scott Gomez wins the face-off against Mike Richards.
  11:25 Scott Gomez shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  12:33
(3-1)
Chris Wideman scores. Assisted by Mike Hoffman. Assisted by Michael Kostka.
  12:33 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
Marcus Johansson wins the face-off against Curtis Lazar. 13:49  
  14:30 Curtis Lazar shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Alex Ovechkin shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson. 14:54  
Matt Niskanen shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson. 15:13  
Nicklas Backstrom penalty for Hooking - 2 mins. 15:34  
  15:34 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the face-off against Jay Beagle.
  16:56 Mika Zibanejad shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  16:57 Zack Smith wins the face-off against Mike Richards.
  18:07 Matt Puempel shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Nicholas Paul. 18:08  
  19:54 Michael Kostka shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Zack Smith. 19:55  
3
Washington   Ottawa
  0:00 Zack Smith wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:18 Mika Zibanejad wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson. 1:00  
  1:56 Curtis Lazar wins the face-off against Marcus Johansson.
  1:59 Nicholas Paul shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:10 Matt Puempel shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Mike Richards wins the face-off against Curtis Lazar. 2:23  
  2:54 Ryan Dzingel penalty for Hooking - 2 mins.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Zack Smith. 2:54  
Alex Ovechkin shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson. 2:58  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Zack Smith. 2:58  
Matt Niskanen shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson. 3:21  
Matt Niskanen shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson. 3:33  
T.J. Oshie wins the face-off against Mika Zibanejad. 3:34  
  4:29 Jean-Gabriel Pageau shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Jean-Gabriel Pageau. 4:31  
  4:45 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  5:30 Mika Zibanejad wins the face-off against Mike Richards.
  5:34 Mike Hoffman shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:36 Mika Zibanejad wins the face-off against Mike Richards.
  6:06 Erik Karlsson shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  6:07 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
Karl Alzner shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson. 6:36  
  7:33 Nicholas Paul shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Mika Zibanejad. 7:34  
Dmitry Orlov shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson. 7:50  
  8:05 Mike Hoffman shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Dmitry Orlov penalty for Tripping - 2 mins. 8:06  
  8:06 Zack Smith wins the face-off against Mike Richards.
  8:18 Erik Karlsson shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Jean-Gabriel Pageau. 8:52  
  10:04 Mike Hoffman shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Zack Smith. 12:00  
Alex Ovechkin shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson. 12:33  
  12:47 Mika Zibanejad wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson. 13:27  
Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Curtis Lazar. 13:28  
Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Curtis Lazar. 13:34  
Mike Weber shoots. Saved by Craig Anderson. 14:00  
  14:53 Zack Smith wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  15:17 Mika Zibanejad wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Curtis Lazar. 16:06  
  16:46 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the face-off against Marcus Johansson.
  18:23 Mika Zibanejad shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  18:27
(3-2)
Mika Zibanejad scores. Assisted by Erik Karlsson. Assisted by Mike Hoffman.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Mika Zibanejad. 18:27  
T.J. Oshie scores on an empty net. Assisted by Karl Alzner. Assisted by Daniel Winnik. 19:47
(4-2)
 
Mike Richards wins the face-off against Curtis Lazar. 19:47