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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 4, Buffalo 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, March 25, 2022
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Jean Hebert, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Julien Fournier, Ryan Gibbons
Attendance: 9740
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Washington 1201SO4
Buffalo 12003
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
  • SO
1
Washington   Buffalo
  0:00 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  0:35 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Matt Irwin hits Rasmus Asplund. 1:51  
  1:56 Giveaway by Mark Pysyk.
Dmitry Orlov hits Vinnie Hinostroza. 2:32  
  2:49 Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Axel Jonsson-Fjallby.
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 3:11  
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 3:30  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 4:01  
  4:25 Casey Mittelstadt hits Garnet Hathaway.
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 4:40  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 4:41  
Anthony Mantha shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 4:55  
  5:09 Tage Thompson hits Tom Wilson.
  5:25 Takeaway by Jeff Skinner.
Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 5:35  
  5:36 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  6:22 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Connor McMichael blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. 6:38  
  7:18 Mark Pysyk blocks shot from Conor Sheary.
  7:44 Shot by Colin Miller misses the net
  7:45 Rasmus Asplund wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Nick Jensen hits Jacob Bryson. 8:49  
Anthony Mantha scores. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson. 9:15  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 9:15  
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 9:37  
  10:02 Shot by Zemgus Girgensons misses the net
  10:41 Dylan Cozens hits Martin Fehervary.
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 10:41  
Shot by Martin Fehervary misses the net 10:54  
  10:55 Giveaway by Peyton Krebs.
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 12:15  
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 13:11  
Lars Eller hits Rasmus Dahlin. 13:18  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 13:27  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 13:42  
  13:59 Takeaway by Dylan Cozens.
  14:07 Giveaway by Dylan Cozens.
  14:19 Jacob Bryson hits Connor McMichael.
Nick Jensen hits Victor Olofsson. 14:49  
Shot by Garnet Hathaway misses the net 15:03  
  15:14 Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net
  15:39 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Matt Irwin.
  15:49 Jeff Skinner scores. Assisted by Tage Thompson.
  15:49 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  16:07 Zemgus Girgensons hits Martin Fehervary.
  16:16 Zemgus Girgensons hits Martin Fehervary.
Tom Wilson hits Jacob Bryson. 16:18  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 16:19  
  16:20 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael.
  16:30 Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Marcus Johansson blocks shot from Colin Miller. 16:37  
Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net 17:14  
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 17:21  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 17:26  
Takeaway by Conor Sheary. 17:35  
  17:54 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Michal Kempny penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner. 18:16  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 18:16  
  18:54 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
John Carlson blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. 19:43  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 19:44  
  19:59 Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net
2
Washington   Buffalo
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 0:00  
  1:00 Mattias Samuelsson hits Conor Sheary.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 1:49  
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Victor Olofsson. 2:15  
  2:56 Dylan Cozens hits Marcus Johansson.
  3:05 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Shot by Marcus Johansson misses the net 3:16  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 3:17  
Giveaway by Martin Fehervary. 3:20  
  3:25 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  3:43 Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 3:56  
Nick Jensen scores. Assisted by Dmitry Orlov and Conor Sheary. 4:06  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 4:06  
Dmitry Orlov hits Rasmus Asplund. 5:16  
Anthony Mantha blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson. 5:29  
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 5:38  
Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 5:38  
  5:39 Vinnie Hinostroza wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael.
Giveaway by Matt Irwin. 5:50  
  5:52 Colin Miller shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  6:28 Giveaway by Vinnie Hinostroza.
Garnet Hathaway hits Dylan Cozens. 6:58  
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 7:18  
  7:49 Takeaway by Cody Eakin.
Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. 7:56  
  8:05 Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net
  8:40 Mark Pysyk shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  8:41 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Tom Wilson hits Mattias Samuelsson. 9:07  
  9:53 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  10:18 Shot by Colin Miller misses the net
Giveaway by Tom Wilson. 10:19  
  10:23 Jeff Skinner scores. Assisted by Mattias Samuelsson.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 10:23  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 10:35  
Alex Ovechkin hits Henri Jokiharju. 11:02  
Dmitry Orlov hits Mark Pysyk. 11:34  
  11:40 Shot by Peyton Krebs misses the net
Tom Wilson hits Alex Tuch. 12:30  
  12:37 Alex Tuch hits Tom Wilson.
  12:55 Victor Olofsson scores. Assisted by Casey Mittelstadt and Rasmus Asplund.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 12:55  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 13:20  
Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 13:40  
  13:45 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Anthony Mantha.
  13:57 Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Martin Fehervary.
Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 14:10  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 14:11  
  14:14 Zemgus Girgensons blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 14:19  
  14:20 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  14:33 Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Justin Schultz.
Takeaway by Conor Sheary. 15:07  
  15:16 Colin Miller hits Garnet Hathaway.
Giveaway by John Carlson. 15:23  
Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 16:44  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 16:46  
Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 16:47  
  16:47 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  16:59 Jeff Skinner penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Garnet Hathaway.
Garnet Hathaway penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner. 16:59  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 16:59  
Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 17:06  
  17:22 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  17:23 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  17:27 Giveaway by Kyle Okposo.
Anthony Mantha shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 17:40  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 17:41  
  17:42 Alex Tuch blocks shot from John Carlson.
  17:43 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 18:02  
Anthony Mantha shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 18:20  
John Carlson blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 18:30  
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 18:50  
Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 19:36  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 19:37  
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 19:47  
Garnet Hathaway hits Zemgus Girgensons. 19:52  
  19:54 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 19:55  
3
Washington   Buffalo
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 0:00  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 0:22  
Shot by Marcus Johansson misses the net 1:17  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 1:20  
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 1:26  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 1:36  
Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 2:16  
Shot by Connor McMichael misses the net 2:21  
  2:21 Vinnie Hinostroza wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael.
  2:38 Giveaway by Vinnie Hinostroza.
  3:10 Giveaway by Jeff Skinner.
  3:33 Giveaway by Jeff Skinner.
Martin Fehervary hits Jeff Skinner. 4:01  
Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 4:47  
  5:11 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  5:14 Shot by Rasmus Asplund misses the net
  5:19 Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net
  5:33 Takeaway by Mark Pysyk.
Dmitry Orlov hits Victor Olofsson. 5:45  
  5:52 Mattias Samuelsson hits Conor Sheary.
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Jacob Bryson. 6:07  
  6:08 Takeaway by Alex Tuch.
Marcus Johansson hits Jacob Bryson. 6:46  
Takeaway by John Carlson. 6:48  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 6:57  
Matt Irwin blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. 7:28  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 7:29  
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 7:51  
  8:09 Rasmus Asplund hits Conor Sheary.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 8:12  
  8:20 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 8:36  
  8:52 Jacob Bryson blocks shot from John Carlson.
  8:53 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  9:06 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
Matt Irwin hits Vinnie Hinostroza. 10:05  
Matt Irwin blocks shot from Alex Tuch. 10:15  
Shot by Axel Jonsson-Fjallby misses the net 10:26  
  10:51 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  11:16 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 11:58  
Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 12:02  
  12:03 Mark Pysyk penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nicklas Backstrom.
  12:03 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  12:10 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  12:20 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  12:26 Shot by Henri Jokiharju misses the net
  12:36 Takeaway by Tage Thompson.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 13:45  
Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net 14:03  
  14:26 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  14:45 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Nick Jensen blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. 15:16  
  16:08 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
John Carlson blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. 16:14  
Tom Wilson hits Kyle Okposo. 17:16  
  17:49 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Vinnie Hinostroza. 17:53  
Martin Fehervary hits Henri Jokiharju. 18:47  
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 18:52  
1 OT
Washington   Buffalo
  0:00 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 0:47  
  0:57 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  1:05 Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  1:17 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  1:19 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 1:20  
Anthony Mantha shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 1:36  
  1:58 Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net
  2:48 Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net
Justin Schultz hits Henri Jokiharju. 3:35  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 3:40  
  4:06 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  4:24 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 4:25  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 4:39  
Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 4:49  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 4:57  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 4:58  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 4:59  
Shootout
Round 1
BUF Tage Thompson scores on shootout attempt.
WAS Nicklas Backstrom misses the net.
Round 2
BUF Shootout attempt by Casey Mittelstadt. Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
WAS Evgeny Kuznetsov scores on shootout attempt.
Round 3
BUF Alex Tuch misses the net.
WAS Alex Ovechkin scores on shootout attempt.