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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 3, New Jersey 2
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 28, 2021
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees: Steve Kozari, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Kory Nagy, Travis Toomey
Attendance: N/A
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 1203
New Jersey 1102
Periods:
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  • 2
  • 3
1
Washington   New Jersey
  0:00 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Brenden Dillon hits Kyle Palmieri. 0:15  
Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Jesper Bratt. 0:53  
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 1:29  
  1:44 Will Butcher hits T.J. Oshie.
  2:13 Nathan Bastian hits Richard Panik.
Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from P.K. Subban. 2:56  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 3:04  
  3:18 Mikhail Maltsev blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 3:27  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 3:34  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 3:46  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 3:52  
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 4:30  
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 4:44  
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 4:49  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 4:49  
  5:33 Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
T.J. Oshie hits Will Butcher. 6:07  
Shot by Richard Panik misses the net 6:27  
  6:45 Mikhail Maltsev scores. Assisted by PK. Subban. and Pavel Zacha.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 6:45  
  7:18 Andreas Johnsson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  7:19 Giveaway by Jack Hughes.
  7:32 Takeaway by Dmitry Kulikov.
Giveaway by Carl Hagelin. 8:04  
Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Nikita Gusev. 8:55  
  9:18 Will Butcher blocks shot from Daniel Sprong.
Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 9:39  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 9:47  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 9:50  
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 9:59  
  10:22 Takeaway by Damon Severson.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 10:46  
Takeaway by Nic Dowd. 10:51  
Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net 10:55  
  10:59 Damon Severson hits Nic Dowd.
Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Will Butcher. 11:30  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Yegor Sharangovich. 11:30  
  12:22 Giveaway by Damon Severson.
  12:41 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
  13:07 Shot by Ty Smith misses the net
  13:19 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  13:28 Nathan Bastian hits Dmitry Orlov.
  13:31 P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 13:31  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 13:38  
Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. 14:12  
Lars Eller blocks shot from P.K. Subban. 14:32  
  15:07 Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net
  15:16 P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 15:16  
  15:25 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
John Carlson blocks shot from Miles Wood. 15:28  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Yegor Sharangovich. 15:28  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 15:39  
Jakub Vrana scores. Assisted by Tom Wilson and Brenden Dillon. 15:39  
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 15:39  
  16:09 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  16:47 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  16:51 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  16:51 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Shot by Garnet Hathaway misses the net 17:15  
  17:19 Damon Severson hits Nic Dowd.
  17:38 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  17:53 Travis Zajac blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Sami Vatanen. 18:02  
  18:17 Shot by Miles Wood misses the net
  18:22 Travis Zajac hits Nick Jensen.
Dmitry Orlov hits Jack Hughes. 18:46  
  18:54 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 19:17  
Daniel Sprong wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 19:18  
  19:26 Ty Smith hits T.J. Oshie.
  19:34 Takeaway by Jesper Bratt.
Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Jesper Bratt. 19:58  
2
Washington   New Jersey
  0:00 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Takeaway by Garnet Hathaway. 0:02  
  0:20 Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 0:26  
  0:32 Damon Severson hits Alex Ovechkin.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 0:47  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 0:55  
  1:03 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  2:26 Giveaway by Jack Hughes.
Nicklas Backstrom scores. Assisted by Tom Wilson and Jakub Vrana. 2:32  
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 2:32  
  2:57 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  3:20 Yegor Sharangovich scores. Assisted by Miles Wood and Travis Zajac.
  3:20 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  3:39 Pavel Zacha penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Justin Schultz.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 3:39  
Giveaway by Jakub Vrana. 4:17  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 4:44  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 5:05  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Kyle Palmieri. 5:14  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 5:57  
John Carlson blocks shot from Will Butcher. 6:14  
Dmitry Orlov penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Miles Wood. 6:14  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 6:14  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 6:21  
  7:56 Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Takeaway by Nick Jensen. 8:12  
John Carlson hits Jesper Bratt. 8:33  
  8:42 Nathan Bastian hits Brenden Dillon.
  9:03 Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Brenden Dillon penalty for fighting against Nathan Bastian - 5 mins (Major). 9:03  
  9:03 Nathan Bastian penalty for fighting against Brenden Dillon - 5 mins (Major).
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 9:03  
  9:20 Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  9:27 Shot by P.K. Subban misses the net
Dmitry Orlov hits Jack Hughes. 9:33  
Takeaway by Jakub Vrana. 9:49  
Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net 9:50  
  10:32 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Nic Dowd hits Pavel Zacha. 10:40  
  11:06 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Takeaway by Richard Panik. 11:29  
  11:35 Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Richard Panik.
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 11:57  
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 11:59  
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 11:59  
  12:45 P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 12:45  
  13:02 Takeaway by P.K. Subban.
  13:10 Shot by Nikita Gusev misses the net
  13:27 Takeaway by Jesper Bratt.
Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Lars Eller and Nick Jensen. 13:37  
  13:37 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Jakub Vrana hits Sami Vatanen. 13:47  
Tom Wilson hits Kyle Palmieri. 14:13  
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 14:25  
Team penalty for Washington too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Alex Ovechkin. 14:34  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 14:34  
  15:18 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  15:21 Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Takeaway by John Carlson. 16:10  
  16:34 Ty Smith hits Carl Hagelin.
Giveaway by Justin Schultz. 17:10  
  17:31 Will Butcher blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 17:31  
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 17:42  
  17:42 Nathan Bastian hits Brenden Dillon.
  18:05 Shot by Mikhail Maltsev misses the net
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 18:05  
  18:26 Sami Vatanen hits Carl Hagelin.
Takeaway by Zdeno Chara. 18:40  
  19:06 Kyle Palmieri penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nicklas Backstrom.
  19:06 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 19:53  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 19:54  
3
Washington   New Jersey
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 0:00  
Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net 0:44  
  1:37 Shot by Yegor Sharangovich misses the net
  1:44 Takeaway by Jack Hughes.
  1:46 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  3:26 Shot by Travis Zajac misses the net
  3:48 Dmitry Kulikov hits Conor Sheary.
  4:47 Shot by Ty Smith misses the net
  4:53 Shot by Mikhail Maltsev misses the net
  4:57 Takeaway by Jack Hughes.
John Carlson blocks shot from Jack Hughes. 5:03  
  5:37 Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net
Garnet Hathaway blocks shot from Will Butcher. 5:48  
T.J. Oshie hits Jesper Bratt. 6:04  
  6:08 Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 6:12  
  6:31 Takeaway by Jesper Bratt.
  6:31 Miles Wood hits Lars Eller.
Takeaway by Daniel Sprong. 8:29  
Justin Schultz hits Andreas Johnsson. 8:41  
Shot by Brenden Dillon misses the net 8:59  
Tom Wilson penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michael McLeod. 9:25  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 9:25  
  10:10 Giveaway by Jack Hughes.
  11:11 Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net
  11:22 Giveaway by Nikita Gusev.
Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Travis Zajac. 11:38  
  11:43 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  11:52 Shot by Kyle Palmieri misses the net
  11:59 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 12:07  
Brenden Dillon hits Jesper Bratt. 12:15  
Shot by Garnet Hathaway misses the net 12:34  
  13:12 Team penalty for New Jersey too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Andreas Johnsson.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 13:12  
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 13:32  
  13:32 Dmitry Kulikov blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 14:01  
  14:01 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 14:19  
  14:33 Dmitry Kulikov hits Jakub Vrana.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 14:55  
Dmitry Orlov hits Michael McLeod. 15:11  
  15:46 Jesper Bratt hits Nick Jensen.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 16:04  
Brenden Dillon shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 16:42  
  16:51 Takeaway by Jack Hughes.
  16:53 Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  17:52 Miles Wood hits Tom Wilson.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 18:24  
  19:01 Will Butcher shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 19:01  
  19:28 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  19:57 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  20:00 Shot by Kyle Palmieri misses the net