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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Boston 7, Washington 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 23, 2019
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Wes McCauley, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Matt MacPherson
Attendance: 17850
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 0123
Boston 4127
Periods:
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  • 3
1
Washington   Boston
  0:00 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:10 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:10 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  0:14 Shot by Charlie McAvoy misses the net
Alex Ovechkin hits David Pastrnak. 0:43  
  0:56 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  1:08 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  1:21 Takeaway by Brandon Carlo.
  1:24 Brandon Carlo shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nick Jensen penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sean Kuraly. 1:30  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 1:30  
  1:54 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  2:14 Giveaway by David Pastrnak.
Dmitry Orlov hits David Pastrnak. 2:17  
Radko Gudas blocks shot from Patrice Bergeron. 2:43  
Takeaway by Radko Gudas. 2:46  
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Charlie McAvoy. 3:06  
John Carlson blocks shot from Matt Grzelcyk. 3:15  
Giveaway by Tom Wilson. 3:26  
  3:34 Charlie McAvoy shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nic Dowd hits Jake DeBrusk. 3:41  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Par Lindholm. 3:43  
John Carlson hits Brett Ritchie. 3:52  
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Torey Krug. 4:10  
  5:06 Charlie McAvoy hits Brendan Leipsic.
Radko Gudas blocks shot from Patrice Bergeron. 5:19  
  5:28 Takeaway by Brad Marchand.
Radko Gudas penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brad Marchand. 5:28  
  5:28 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  5:35 Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:37 Jake DeBrusk scores a power play goal. Assisted by David Krejci and Matt Grzelcyk.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 5:37  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 5:57  
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 6:00  
  6:17 Brandon Carlo hits T.J. Oshie.
  6:43 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  7:00 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 7:29  
Giveaway by Nic Dowd. 7:41  
Brendan Leipsic shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 7:54  
  8:14 Giveaway by Danton Heinen.
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 8:17  
Nic Dowd hits Danton Heinen. 8:22  
Carl Hagelin wins the faceoff against Par Lindholm. 8:42  
  8:51 Par Lindholm hits Richard Panik.
  8:54 Charlie McAvoy penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 8:54  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 9:13  
  9:13 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
John Carlson blocks shot from Charlie Coyle. 10:23  
  10:23 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  10:28 Brandon Carlo shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 10:56  
Garnet Hathaway hits David Krejci. 11:34  
Nic Dowd hits Jake DeBrusk. 11:47  
  11:49 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Radko Gudas hits Danton Heinen. 11:57  
  12:15 David Krejci blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler.
  12:17 Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk.
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 12:33  
  12:33 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  12:52 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Tom Wilson hits Brad Marchand. 12:58  
  13:20 Takeaway by Charlie McAvoy.
  13:29 Brad Marchand scores. Assisted by David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy.
  13:29 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  13:29 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  13:54 Sean Kuraly hits Nick Jensen.
  13:56 Anders Bjork scores. Assisted by Charlie Coyle.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Par Lindholm. 13:56  
Shot by Radko Gudas misses the net 14:25  
  14:25 Brett Ritchie hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  14:44 Connor Clifton hits Nic Dowd.
  14:46 Connor Clifton penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Garnet Hathaway.
Garnet Hathaway penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Connor Clifton. 14:46  
  14:46 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  15:03 Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  15:29 John Moore blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Dmitry Orlov hits Charlie Coyle. 15:44  
  15:49 Brad Marchand hits John Carlson.
Takeaway by Lars Eller. 15:57  
  16:02 Brad Marchand hits T.J. Oshie.
  16:37 Giveaway by Torey Krug.
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 16:43  
  16:55 Takeaway by David Pastrnak.
Nick Jensen blocks shot from Patrice Bergeron. 17:18  
Nick Jensen hits Patrice Bergeron. 17:25  
Jakub Vrana penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by David Pastrnak. 17:25  
Evgeny Kuznetsov penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by David Krejci. 17:25  
  17:25 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  17:42 Giveaway by Brad Marchand.
  18:57 Patrice Bergeron scores a power play goal. Assisted by David Pastrnak and David Krejci.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 18:57  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 19:01  
Nick Jensen hits Jake DeBrusk. 19:27  
  19:27 Takeaway by Jake DeBrusk.
2
Washington   Boston
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 0:00  
  0:18 Patrice Bergeron blocks shot from John Carlson.
  0:27 John Moore blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 0:49  
Richard Panik hits Brandon Carlo. 1:08  
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 1:12  
  1:31 Shot by Anders Bjork misses the net
  1:34 Sean Kuraly hits T.J. Oshie.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 1:39  
Richard Panik blocks shot from Jake DeBrusk. 1:44  
  2:05 Jake DeBrusk penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Garnet Hathaway.
  2:05 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 2:47  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 3:14  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 3:21  
  3:39 Sean Kuraly blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  3:58 Brandon Carlo hits John Carlson.
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 4:11  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 4:13  
  4:24 Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Radko Gudas.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jake DeBrusk. 4:49  
Tom Wilson hits Anders Bjork. 4:49  
Tom Wilson hits Torey Krug. 5:01  
  5:06 David Krejci penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dmitry Orlov.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 5:06  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 5:41  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 6:23  
  6:33 Shot by Patrice Bergeron misses the net
  6:50 Takeaway by Brad Marchand.
Jakub Vrana hits Brad Marchand. 6:52  
  6:55 Charlie Coyle scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Brad Marchand.
  6:55 Anders Bjork wins the faceoff against Richard Panik.
  7:20 Par Lindholm wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  7:34 Shot by Par Lindholm misses the net
Takeaway by Garnet Hathaway. 7:44  
  7:46 Joakim Nordstrom hits Michal Kempny.
  8:01 Giveaway by Brandon Carlo.
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 8:07  
  8:07 Brad Marchand wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Alex Ovechkin hits John Moore. 8:14  
  8:20 John Moore blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
Alex Ovechkin hits Brad Marchand. 8:30  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 8:32  
Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin. 8:42  
  8:47 Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom.
  9:35 Takeaway by Jake DeBrusk.
  9:38 Giveaway by Jake DeBrusk.
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 9:59  
T.J. Oshie hits Brandon Carlo. 10:03  
  10:35 Connor Clifton hits Nic Dowd.
  10:47 Giveaway by Sean Kuraly.
Nic Dowd hits Connor Clifton. 10:58  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Par Lindholm. 11:11  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Brad Marchand. 11:52  
Radko Gudas shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 12:15  
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 12:30  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 12:34  
T.J. Oshie hits Brandon Carlo. 12:37  
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 12:44  
  12:57 David Pastrnak blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 13:29  
Richard Panik hits John Moore. 13:50  
Takeaway by Nic Dowd. 13:55  
Takeaway by Nick Jensen. 14:09  
Nicklas Backstrom hits Jake DeBrusk. 14:26  
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 14:31  
  14:33 John Moore blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Tom Wilson and John Carlson. 14:35  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 14:35  
  14:46 Sean Kuraly hits John Carlson.
John Carlson penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sean Kuraly. 14:53  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 14:53  
Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 15:05  
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 15:48  
  15:48 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Nick Jensen hits John Moore. 16:06  
  16:43 Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  17:12 Brett Ritchie hits Radko Gudas.
Tom Wilson hits Par Lindholm. 17:32  
  18:01 Charlie McAvoy shoots misses the net
  18:20 Giveaway by Sean Kuraly.
  18:26 Anders Bjork hits T.J. Oshie.
Takeaway by Lars Eller. 18:33  
  19:08 Brandon Carlo hits Lars Eller.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 19:15  
Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. 19:27  
3
Washington   Boston
  0:00 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:11 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:58 Takeaway by Brandon Carlo.
Michal Kempny blocks shot from Brandon Carlo. 1:13  
  1:18 Shot by Brandon Carlo misses the net
Giveaway by T.J. Oshie. 1:23  
  2:07 Giveaway by Danton Heinen.
Brendan Leipsic shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 2:26  
Brendan Leipsic hits Connor Clifton. 2:39  
Nicklas Backstrom hits John Moore. 3:18  
Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 3:21  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Par Lindholm. 3:26  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 3:31  
  3:36 Par Lindholm wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  4:12 Charlie McAvoy hits Tom Wilson.
Takeaway by Radko Gudas. 4:17  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 4:49  
Alex Ovechkin penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Grzelcyk. 4:59  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 4:59  
Carl Hagelin hits Patrice Bergeron. 5:22  
Takeaway by Lars Eller. 5:26  
  5:41 Shot by Brad Marchand misses the net
Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 5:56  
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 6:04  
Radko Gudas hits Connor Clifton. 6:25  
  7:08 Takeaway by Jake DeBrusk.
Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 7:13  
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 7:16  
  7:21 Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  7:28 Team penalty for Boston too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Jake DeBrusk.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Par Lindholm. 7:28  
  7:55 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 7:55  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 8:30  
John Carlson hits Patrice Bergeron. 8:39  
John Carlson hits Patrice Bergeron. 9:00  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 9:20  
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 9:37  
  9:37 Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 9:37  
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 10:09  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Par Lindholm. 10:38  
  11:02 Brandon Carlo blocks shot from Brendan Leipsic.
Shot by Radko Gudas misses the net 11:05  
Giveaway by Carl Hagelin. 11:21  
  11:38 Sean Kuraly hits Lars Eller.
Richard Panik shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 11:40  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 11:40  
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. 12:14  
  12:45 David Pastrnak hits Nick Jensen.
Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 12:57  
Alex Ovechkin hits Charlie McAvoy. 13:14  
Tom Wilson hits David Pastrnak. 13:22  
  13:26 David Pastrnak penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson.
Tom Wilson penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by David Pastrnak. 13:26  
  13:26 Team penalty for Boston too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Jake DeBrusk.
Tom Wilson penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Misconduct). 13:26  
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Par Lindholm. 13:26  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 13:43  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 13:51  
Alex Ovechkin hits Connor Clifton. 14:15  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 15:16  
Lars Eller scores. and Jakub Vrana and Radko Gudas. 15:29  
  15:29 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  15:42 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  15:50 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 16:32  
  16:48 Takeaway by Sean Kuraly.
  16:50 David Krejci scores on an empty net. Assisted by Sean Kuraly.
  16:50 Par Lindholm wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Nick Jensen hits Connor Clifton. 17:09  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 17:21  
Garnet Hathaway scores. Assisted by Jonas Siegenthaler. 17:47  
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 17:47  
  18:17 David Pastrnak blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
T.J. Oshie hits Charlie McAvoy. 18:28  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 18:45  
  18:52 Brandon Carlo blocks shot from John Carlson.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 19:01  
Lars Eller hits Brandon Carlo. 19:11  
  19:27 Shot by Brad Marchand misses the net
Alex Ovechkin hits David Pastrnak. 19:31  
  19:32 Patrice Bergeron scores on an empty net.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Par Lindholm. 19:32  
Garnet Hathaway hits Brett Ritchie. 19:46  
Shot by Brendan Leipsic misses the net 19:58  
Garnet Hathaway hits Brandon Carlo. 19:59