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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 4, Buffalo 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, April 9, 2021
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Francis Charron, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen: Libor Suchanek, James Tobias
Attendance: N/A
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 2114
Buffalo 1113
Periods:
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  • 3
1
Washington   Buffalo
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 0:00  
Giveaway by Carl Hagelin. 0:23  
Garnet Hathaway hits Rasmus Dahlin. 0:39  
Garnet Hathaway hits Riley Sheahan. 0:50  
John Carlson hits Kyle Okposo. 0:57  
Dmitry Orlov hits Kyle Okposo. 1:07  
Alex Ovechkin hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 1:34  
Zdeno Chara hits Tage Thompson. 1:39  
  2:12 Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Brenden Dillon scores. Assisted by Justin Schultz and T.J. Oshie. 2:39  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 2:39  
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 3:09  
  3:34 Arttu Ruotsalainen hits John Carlson.
  4:09 Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Zdeno Chara.
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 4:17  
  4:17 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 5:15  
Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Sam Reinhart. 6:02  
  6:11 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  6:20 Giveaway by Jeff Skinner.
  6:32 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Conor Sheary.
Justin Schultz blocks shot from Colin Miller. 7:22  
  7:22 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Garnet Hathaway hits Colin Miller. 7:31  
  7:46 Tobias Rieder shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  8:05 Tobias Rieder shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  8:18 Rasmus Dahlin hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 8:32  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 8:33  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 8:34  
Brenden Dillon hits Tage Thompson. 8:58  
  9:03 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  9:03 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 9:49  
Garnet Hathaway hits Matt Irwin. 10:21  
  10:45 Brandon Montour blocks shot from Zdeno Chara.
Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Brenden Dillon and John Carlson. 11:39  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 11:39  
  12:13 Takeaway by Rasmus Asplund.
John Carlson blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt. 12:28  
John Carlson blocks shot from Jacob Bryson. 12:35  
Dmitry Orlov penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Casey Mittelstadt. 12:38  
  12:38 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  12:55 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Nick Jensen.
Takeaway by Nic Dowd. 13:16  
  13:42 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Tom Wilson.
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 13:42  
  14:04 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Nick Jensen blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 14:39  
Shot by Zdeno Chara misses the net 14:48  
  15:12 Arttu Ruotsalainen shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  15:13 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Brenden Dillon hits Tobias Rieder. 15:58  
  16:04 Arttu Ruotsalainen hits Justin Schultz.
  16:51 Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  16:51 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 17:18  
  17:55 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  18:19 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  18:26 Henri Jokiharju scores. Assisted by Rasmus Dahlin.
  18:26 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Nick Jensen penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner. 18:45  
  18:45 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  19:00 Shot by Colin Miller misses the net
  19:41 Team penalty for Buffalo too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Victor Olofsson.
  19:41 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  19:56 Shot by Jacob Bryson misses the net
  19:59 Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
2
Washington   Buffalo
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 0:00  
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 0:23  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 0:23  
Justin Schultz scores. Assisted by Lars Eller. 0:28  
  0:28 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 0:48  
  0:49 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  1:10 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 1:30  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 1:35  
  1:40 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  2:42 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Garnet Hathaway.
  2:49 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
  3:00 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  3:08 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Garnet Hathaway hits Rasmus Dahlin. 3:21  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 3:45  
  3:59 Shot by Arttu Ruotsalainen misses the net
Zdeno Chara hits Matt Irwin. 4:36  
  4:49 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 4:59  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 5:09  
Tom Wilson hits Jeff Skinner. 5:36  
  5:43 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  5:44 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Garnet Hathaway blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 5:48  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 6:21  
  6:59 Giveaway by Jeff Skinner.
  7:07 Rasmus Dahlin hits Lars Eller.
  7:18 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  7:19 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  7:32 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Justin Schultz hits Rasmus Dahlin. 7:52  
  8:17 Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju.
  8:39 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 8:57  
  8:58 Giveaway by Jacob Bryson.
  8:58 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Shot by Zdeno Chara misses the net 9:17  
  10:08 Casey Mittelstadt scores. Assisted by Rasmus Asplund and Rasmus Ristolainen.
  10:08 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Garnet Hathaway hits Brandon Montour. 10:21  
Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 10:35  
  10:35 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Conor Sheary blocks shot from Brandon Montour. 10:41  
  10:56 Colin Miller hits Daniel Sprong.
  11:05 Sam Reinhart blocks shot from John Carlson.
  11:08 Brandon Montour blocks shot from Daniel Sprong.
  11:45 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Justin Schultz hits Riley Sheahan. 12:07  
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Jacob Bryson. 12:16  
Tom Wilson hits Jacob Bryson. 12:36  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 12:39  
  12:54 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Lars Eller.
  13:47 Shot by Rasmus Asplund misses the net
  13:47 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  14:04 Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  14:07 Shot by Matt Irwin misses the net
Carl Hagelin hits Rasmus Dahlin. 14:29  
  14:50 Tobias Rieder hits Justin Schultz.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 15:00  
  15:16 Colin Miller shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 15:17  
Garnet Hathaway blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 15:24  
Giveaway by Nic Dowd. 15:40  
  16:19 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
John Carlson penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kyle Okposo. 16:20  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 16:20  
  16:52 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  16:55 Colin Miller shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 16:56  
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 17:07  
  17:14 Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  17:31 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  18:33 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Tom Wilson.
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 18:38  
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 18:49  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 19:22  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 19:48  
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 19:49  
Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 19:59  
3
Washington   Buffalo
  0:00 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Jacob Bryson. 0:54  
  1:07 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Tom Wilson hits Kyle Okposo. 1:14  
  1:39 Rasmus Asplund shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 2:11  
  2:16 Brandon Montour blocks shot from Conor Sheary.
  2:47 Tobias Rieder hits Brenden Dillon.
Lars Eller blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. 3:14  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 3:15  
  3:32 Shot by Jacob Bryson misses the net
  3:38 Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net
  3:45 Jacob Bryson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  4:00 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Garnet Hathaway.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 4:02  
Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from Jacob Bryson. 4:06  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 4:27  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 4:28  
Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net 5:01  
Tom Wilson hits Arttu Ruotsalainen. 5:07  
  5:23 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 5:35  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 5:54  
Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 6:11  
  6:28 Jeff Skinner hits Lars Eller.
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 6:53  
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 6:59  
  7:17 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Jakub Vrana.
  7:17 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 7:45  
  8:00 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  8:17 Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Conor Sheary.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 8:27  
Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net 8:32  
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 8:43  
Garnet Hathaway hits Jacob Bryson. 8:58  
  9:09 Shot by Arttu Ruotsalainen misses the net
Jakub Vrana scores. Assisted by Justin Schultz and Lars Eller. 9:48  
  9:48 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 10:32  
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 10:55  
  11:05 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  11:11 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  11:22 Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  11:34 Takeaway by Tage Thompson.
  12:26 Tobias Rieder blocks shot from Zdeno Chara.
  12:33 Takeaway by Cody Eakin.
  12:42 Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  13:27 Colin Miller hits Garnet Hathaway.
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 13:44  
Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net 13:54  
  14:02 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  14:03 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 14:43  
  15:23 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Conor Sheary.
  15:23 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  15:48 Kyle Okposo hits Brenden Dillon.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 15:52  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 15:58  
Giveaway by Tom Wilson. 16:16  
  16:19 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 16:29  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 16:41  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 17:04  
  17:14 Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 17:39  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 17:40  
  18:40 Tage Thompson scores. Assisted by Rasmus Ristolainen.
  18:40 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  18:48 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  18:49 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  18:58 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
Shot by Nic Dowd misses the net 19:11  
  19:11 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
  19:28 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  19:49 Giveaway by Jeff Skinner.
John Carlson blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 19:58