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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 6, Buffalo 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 14, 2021
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Chris Lee, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Bryan Pancich, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: N/A
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 2226
Buffalo 1124
Periods:
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1
Washington   Buffalo
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 0:00  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 0:07  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 0:08  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 0:15  
  0:22 Rasmus Ristolainen hits T.J. Oshie.
Jakub Vrana hits Rasmus Dahlin. 0:45  
Brenden Dillon hits Victor Olofsson. 1:00  
  1:08 Sam Reinhart hits Justin Schultz.
  2:07 Curtis Lazar shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 2:32  
  2:36 Curtis Lazar hits Dmitry Orlov.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 2:39  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 2:43  
  2:43 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  3:38 Victor Olofsson blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 3:38  
John Carlson hits Sam Reinhart. 4:19  
Richard Panik shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 5:04  
Alex Ovechkin hits Curtis Lazar. 5:38  
Nicklas Backstrom scores. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and T.J. Oshie. 5:43  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 5:43  
Garnet Hathaway hits Rasmus Dahlin. 6:13  
  6:38 Eric Staal blocks shot from Zdeno Chara.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 6:39  
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 7:00  
  7:08 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Takeaway by Tom Wilson. 7:17  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 7:46  
Giveaway by Zdeno Chara. 8:19  
T.J. Oshie penalty for elbowing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Curtis Lazar. 8:30  
  8:30 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  8:48 Taylor Hall scores a power play goal. Assisted by Victor Olofsson and Jack Eichel.
  8:48 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  9:12 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  9:22 Tage Thompson hits John Carlson.
  9:34 Rasmus Dahlin penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 9:34  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 9:46  
  10:09 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 10:30  
T.J. Oshie scores a power play goal. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson. 10:33  
  10:33 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  11:02 Eric Staal shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Giveaway by Richard Panik. 11:53  
Brenden Dillon hits Tage Thompson. 12:13  
Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 12:26  
  12:35 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Tom Wilson.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 12:36  
  12:37 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
  12:43 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  12:43 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
  13:57 Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 13:58  
  14:11 Rasmus Dahlin hits Conor Sheary.
Conor Sheary hits Taylor Hall. 14:32  
Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 14:45  
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. 15:17  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 15:18  
Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Jake McCabe. 15:47  
  16:26 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 16:27  
  16:50 Tage Thompson hits Nick Jensen.
  17:03 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  17:14 Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net
Nic Dowd hits Curtis Lazar. 17:32  
Shot by Nic Dowd misses the net 18:00  
Justin Schultz hits Riley Sheahan. 18:24  
  18:39 Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
  18:51 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  18:52 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 19:19  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 19:20  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 19:33  
  19:51 Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net
2
Washington   Buffalo
  0:00 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:09 Giveaway by Taylor Hall.
  0:18 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 0:22  
Alex Ovechkin hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 0:34  
John Carlson hits Sam Reinhart. 1:05  
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 1:26  
  1:32 Takeaway by Dylan Cozens.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 1:41  
  2:07 Colin Miller shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 2:08  
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 2:26  
  2:27 Jack Eichel hits Garnet Hathaway.
Zdeno Chara hits Brandon Montour. 2:40  
Nic Dowd penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Eric Staal. 2:40  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 2:40  
  3:20 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Giveaway by John Carlson. 3:25  
Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. 4:10  
Takeaway by Zdeno Chara. 4:35  
Takeaway by Nick Jensen. 4:47  
  5:36 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  5:49 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 5:49  
  6:23 Eric Staal hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  6:31 Colin Miller blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
T.J. Oshie hits Jake McCabe. 6:46  
John Carlson scores. Assisted by T.J. Oshie. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom. 7:05  
  7:05 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  7:22 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
  8:13 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  8:20 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  8:43 Shot by Eric Staal misses the net
  9:26 Jake McCabe blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 10:19  
  10:35 Jeff Skinner hits Nick Jensen.
Shot by Richard Panik misses the net 11:01  
Richard Panik hits Colin Miller. 11:13  
  11:19 Colin Miller penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Carl Hagelin.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 11:19  
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 11:30  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 11:44  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 12:07  
  12:31 Takeaway by Curtis Lazar.
  12:41 Curtis Lazar shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Riley Sheahan. 12:47  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 13:03  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 13:18  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 13:19  
Brenden Dillon scores. Assisted by Conor Sheary and Lars Eller. 13:23  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 13:23  
  13:43 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  13:51 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  13:51 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  14:34 Colin Miller hits Nic Dowd.
  14:40 Tage Thompson hits Garnet Hathaway.
Nic Dowd hits Tage Thompson. 14:51  
  15:00 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 15:01  
  15:12 Giveaway by Cody Eakin.
  15:20 Giveaway by Carter Hutton.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 15:34  
  15:49 Takeaway by Henri Jokiharju.
  16:14 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  17:05 Eric Staal blocks shot from Nick Jensen.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 17:21  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 17:36  
  17:49 Giveaway by Taylor Hall.
  18:14 Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net
  18:25 Tobias Rieder shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  18:39 Dylan Cozens hits John Carlson.
  18:42 Tobias Rieder shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  18:46 Tobias Rieder scores. Assisted by Dylan Cozens and Jake McCabe.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 18:46  
Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 19:43  
  19:50 Shot by Brandon Montour misses the net
  19:51 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
3
Washington   Buffalo
  0:00 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:20 Jake McCabe scores. Assisted by Jack Eichel and Tage Thompson.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 0:20  
  0:44 Giveaway by Eric Staal.
Jakub Vrana scores. 0:46  
  0:46 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  1:16 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  1:17 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  1:25 Shot by Colin Miller misses the net
Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Jake McCabe. 2:48  
  4:22 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. 5:02  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 5:07  
  5:26 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Takeaway by Nic Dowd. 5:37  
  6:20 Giveaway by Jack Eichel.
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 6:40  
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 6:46  
Alex Ovechkin hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 6:51  
John Carlson hits Sam Reinhart. 6:57  
  8:05 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  8:06 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Richard Panik shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 8:35  
Nick Jensen blocks shot from Taylor Hall. 8:46  
Nick Jensen hits Tage Thompson. 8:49  
Takeaway by Richard Panik. 9:20  
John Carlson blocks shot from Victor Olofsson. 9:35  
  9:49 Jake McCabe hits Garnet Hathaway.
Nic Dowd penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Eric Staal. 10:04  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 10:04  
  10:44 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  11:04 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson.
Giveaway by John Carlson. 11:16  
  11:25 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  11:27 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 11:54  
  12:15 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  12:24 Rasmus Ristolainen hits T.J. Oshie.
  12:29 Tobias Rieder hits Justin Schultz.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 12:30  
  12:47 Giveaway by Cody Eakin.
  12:53 Cody Eakin hits Justin Schultz.
  13:00 Takeaway by Rasmus Ristolainen.
Nick Jensen blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 14:13  
  14:32 Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
  14:42 Jack Eichel hits Nick Jensen.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 14:47  
Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 15:07  
  15:21 Jake McCabe hits Brenden Dillon.
  15:27 Jake McCabe penalty for fighting against Brenden Dillon - 5 mins (Major).
Brenden Dillon penalty for fighting against Jake McCabe - 5 mins (Major). 15:27  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 15:27  
  15:53 Takeaway by Curtis Lazar.
  16:09 Curtis Lazar hits Tom Wilson.
  16:22 Takeaway by Taylor Hall.
Garnet Hathaway hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 17:00  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 17:08  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 17:28  
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 17:52  
  18:04 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  18:06 Victor Olofsson scores. Assisted by Taylor Hall and Sam Reinhart.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 18:06  
  18:33 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Garnet Hathaway scores on an empty net. Assisted by Nick Jensen. 18:57  
  18:57 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  19:14 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net 19:36