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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 7, Columbus 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 17, 2022
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees: Jake Brenk, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Jonathan Deschamps
Attendance: 15911
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 2237
Columbus 0112
Periods:
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1
Washington   Columbus
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 0:00  
  0:07 Emil Bemstrom hits Nick Jensen.
Garnet Hathaway hits Sean Kuraly. 0:13  
  0:17 Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 0:33  
Dmitry Orlov hits Emil Bemstrom. 0:45  
  1:05 Shot by Gustav Nyquist misses the net
Martin Fehervary hits Patrik Laine. 1:20  
Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 2:07  
Anthony Mantha hits Cole Sillinger. 2:17  
Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Zach Werenski. 2:22  
  2:23 Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael.
  2:59 Shot by Dean Kukan misses the net
  2:59 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  3:05 Shot by Dean Kukan misses the net
Garnet Hathaway hits Gabriel Carlsson. 3:07  
  3:16 Emil Bemstrom shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Shot by Nick Jensen misses the net 3:26  
Takeaway by Anthony Mantha. 4:23  
Anthony Mantha scores. Assisted by T.J. Oshie. 4:29  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth. 4:29  
  4:54 Yegor Chinakhov shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Andrew Peeke. 5:13  
  5:23 Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  5:35 Cole Sillinger hits Justin Schultz.
Shot by Daniel Sprong misses the net 5:49  
  6:03 Gabriel Carlsson hits Tom Wilson.
Takeaway by Daniel Sprong. 6:06  
Nick Jensen hits Jake Bean. 6:21  
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Patrik Laine. 6:32  
  6:33 Jakub Voracek wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  6:39 Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  7:30 Giveaway by Dean Kukan.
Martin Fehervary hits Emil Bemstrom. 7:44  
Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 7:56  
Alex Ovechkin hits Jake Bean. 8:37  
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 8:45  
  9:40 Giveaway by Patrik Laine.
Giveaway by Tom Wilson. 9:41  
Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. 9:51  
  10:13 Dean Kukan hits Tom Wilson.
  10:19 Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth. 10:20  
  10:29 Takeaway by Justin Danforth.
  10:35 Dean Kukan hits Garnet Hathaway.
  10:37 Takeaway by Gabriel Carlsson.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth. 10:46  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 10:49  
  11:14 Gabriel Carlsson blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net 11:54  
T.J. Oshie hits Zach Werenski. 12:18  
  12:19 Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Anthony Mantha.
  12:20 Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Anthony Mantha scores. 12:20  
  12:27 Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  12:27 Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Garnet Hathaway hits Vladislav Gavrikov. 12:34  
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Max Domi. 12:45  
  13:19 Jack Roslovic hits Martin Fehervary.
  13:25 Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth. 13:26  
Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 13:34  
Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 13:49  
  13:55 Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Connor McMichael.
Tom Wilson hits Jakub Voracek. 14:08  
Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Justin Danforth. 14:11  
  14:11 Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  14:15 Shot by Andrew Peeke misses the net
  14:22 Takeaway by Max Domi.
  14:27 Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 14:27  
Nic Dowd hits Patrik Laine. 14:34  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 14:55  
  15:05 Zach Werenski hits Martin Fehervary.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. 15:26  
  15:26 Sean Kuraly penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  15:32 Cole Sillinger blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net 16:03  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 16:20  
  16:27 Eric Robinson blocks shot from John Carlson.
Conor Sheary wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 16:56  
  17:18 Vladislav Gavrikov shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  17:28 Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Conor Sheary.
  17:33 Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Alex Ovechkin penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jakub Voracek. 17:36  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 17:36  
John Carlson blocks shot from Patrik Laine. 18:32  
  18:49 Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Takeaway by Nic Dowd. 19:17  
  19:35 Jakub Voracek shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 19:41  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 19:42  
  19:50 Sean Kuraly blocks shot from Justin Schultz.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Joonas Korpisalo. 19:58  
2
Washington   Columbus
  0:00 Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:23 Yegor Chinakhov hits Nicklas Backstrom.
Martin Fehervary scores. Assisted by Daniel Sprong and John Carlson. 1:20  
  1:20 Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  1:40 Vladislav Gavrikov hits Nic Dowd.
Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 1:49  
  2:01 Max Domi shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 2:01  
  2:32 Jack Roslovic blocks shot from Daniel Sprong.
Giveaway by Tom Wilson. 2:37  
Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 2:47  
  2:48 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  2:54 Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. 3:03  
Dmitry Orlov hits Sean Kuraly. 3:14  
  3:35 Sean Kuraly penalty for illegal check to head - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dmitry Orlov. Served by Yegor Chinakhov.
  3:35 Sean Kuraly penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dmitry Orlov.
Dmitry Orlov penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sean Kuraly. 3:35  
  3:35 Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
  3:46 Cole Sillinger shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 4:15  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 4:16  
  4:16 Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 5:04  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 5:10  
  5:24 Takeaway by Jack Roslovic.
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 5:37  
Anthony Mantha penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Elvis Merzlikins. 5:37  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 5:37  
  6:57 Oliver Bjorkstrand scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jakub Voracek and Max Domi.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. 6:57  
  7:45 Shot by Jakub Voracek misses the net
  8:35 Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Giveaway by Tom Wilson. 8:41  
Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Jakub Voracek. 8:44  
  8:51 Patrik Laine wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  9:26 Zach Werenski blocks shot from Garnet Hathaway.
  9:44 Jack Roslovic penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Carlson.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 9:44  
  9:49 Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Giveaway by John Carlson. 10:03  
Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth. 10:25  
Alex Ovechkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Conor Sheary and Tom Wilson. 10:44  
  10:44 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 11:17  
Garnet Hathaway penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Emil Bemstrom. 11:19  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth. 11:19  
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Patrik Laine. 12:01  
  12:02 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  12:33 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  12:33 Jakub Voracek shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  12:40 Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  12:54 Jakub Voracek shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  13:06 Patrik Laine shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  13:19 Jakub Voracek shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  13:26 Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Takeaway by Garnet Hathaway. 13:41  
Anthony Mantha shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 14:30  
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 14:44  
Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 15:02  
Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 15:23  
  15:27 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  15:42 Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth. 15:42  
  16:11 Justin Danforth hits Dmitry Orlov.
Tom Wilson hits Andrew Peeke. 16:13  
Connor McMichael shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 16:16  
  16:24 Shot by Zach Werenski misses the net
Tom Wilson penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Andrew Peeke. 16:30  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 16:30  
  16:52 Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  17:00 Patrik Laine shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 17:01  
  17:34 Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Nick Jensen blocks shot from Zach Werenski. 17:39  
  17:47 Patrik Laine shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  17:55 Giveaway by Zach Werenski.
  18:28 Shot by Justin Danforth misses the net
  18:37 Shot by Max Domi misses the net
  18:44 Max Domi shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net 19:06  
  19:32 Eric Robinson hits Dmitry Orlov.
Alex Ovechkin wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 19:44  
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 19:52  
  19:53 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
3
Washington   Columbus
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. 0:00  
  0:30 Jakub Voracek shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  0:31 Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Garnet Hathaway.
  0:33 Max Domi shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 0:59  
  1:09 Justin Danforth shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby blocks shot from Dean Kukan. 1:16  
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 1:19  
  1:47 Patrik Laine scores. Assisted by Zach Werenski and Andrew Peeke.
  1:47 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael.
  3:14 Cole Sillinger hits Garnet Hathaway.
  3:17 Justin Danforth wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  3:22 Dean Kukan shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  3:25 Yegor Chinakhov hits Axel Jonsson-Fjallby.
  3:46 Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael.
Connor McMichael shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 4:13  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 4:15  
Connor McMichael scores. 4:15  
Garnet Hathaway hits Gabriel Carlsson. 4:24  
Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Jack Roslovic. 4:38  
Shot by Axel Jonsson-Fjallby misses the net 4:50  
Conor Sheary blocks shot from Justin Danforth. 5:35  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. 5:47  
Giveaway by John Carlson. 6:09  
  6:22 Cole Sillinger shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  6:32 Jakub Voracek shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  6:32 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  6:57 Jack Roslovic penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nic Dowd.
Nic Dowd penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Roslovic. 6:57  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 6:57  
  7:03 Zach Werenski blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom.
John Carlson blocks shot from Zach Werenski. 7:12  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Gustav Nyquist. 7:12  
Conor Sheary scores. Assisted by Trevor van Riemsdyk and Nicklas Backstrom. 7:18  
  7:21 Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. 7:35  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jakub Voracek. 7:57  
  8:12 Jakub Voracek penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Jensen.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 8:12  
  8:28 Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Evgeny Kuznetsov scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin. 9:03  
  9:03 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael.
  9:20 Shot by Emil Bemstrom misses the net
Tom Wilson penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dean Kukan. 9:22  
  9:22 Gustav Nyquist wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  9:33 Shot by Zach Werenski misses the net
  10:38 Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  11:34 Emil Bemstrom hits Nic Dowd.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 11:56  
  12:06 Emil Bemstrom shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  12:39 Shot by Eric Robinson misses the net
Anthony Mantha shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 12:53  
Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth. 12:54  
  12:56 Yegor Chinakhov blocks shot from Daniel Sprong.
  13:25 Justin Danforth hits Trevor van Riemsdyk.
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 13:36  
  13:50 Takeaway by Patrik Laine.
  13:57 Shot by Jack Roslovic misses the net
  14:28 Gustav Nyquist penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Garnet Hathaway.
  14:28 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Conor Sheary.
  15:09 Andrew Peeke hits Tom Wilson.
  15:29 Jake Bean blocks shot from Anthony Mantha.
Anthony Mantha shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 15:44  
Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 15:46  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Justin Danforth. 16:42  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 16:47  
  17:47 Cole Sillinger shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  17:48 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  19:49 Takeaway by Emil Bemstrom.