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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Nashville 6, Washington 3
When: 12:30 PM ET, Monday, December 31, 2018
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Frederic L'Ecuyer, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Nashville 1326
Washington 2103
Periods:
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1
Nashville   Washington
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:00  
Ryan Hartman hits Michal Kempny. 0:10  
Ryan Johansen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 0:14  
  0:16 Giveaway by John Carlson.
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:28  
  0:36 Brooks Orpik hits Viktor Arvidsson.
  0:56 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
Takeaway by Mattias Ekholm. 0:59  
  1:01 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok.
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Travis Boyd. 1:22  
Zac Rinaldo hits Dmitry Orlov. 1:28  
  1:34 Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Frederick Gaudreau.
  1:39 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:06  
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 2:07  
Roman Josi shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:09  
  2:10 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
  2:26 Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by Roman Josi misses the net 2:28  
  2:41 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 2:42  
  3:26 Madison Bowey hits Austin Watson.
Craig Smith blocks shot from Brett Connolly. 3:50  
Takeaway by Kevin Fiala. 4:03  
  4:30 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
  4:33 Michal Kempny scores. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom.
  4:33 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
  5:35 T.J. Oshie penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by P.K. Subban.
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Travis Boyd. 5:35  
  5:51 Travis Boyd blocks shot from P.K. Subban.
  6:06 Takeaway by Chandler Stephenson.
  6:26 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  6:37 Giveaway by Lars Eller.
  6:38 John Carlson blocks shot from Craig Smith.
Craig Smith shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:43  
Takeaway by P.K. Subban. 6:56  
Shot by Viktor Arvidsson misses the net 7:10  
  8:03 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  8:15 Dmitry Orlov hits Miikka Salomaki.
  8:45 Jakub Vrana scores. Assisted by John Carlson and Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 8:45  
Rocco Grimaldi scores. Assisted by Zac Rinaldo and Mattias Ekholm. 9:08  
Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 9:08  
  9:24 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok.
  9:38 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:42  
Takeaway by Ryan Johansen. 9:59  
  10:08 Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
Takeaway by Mattias Ekholm. 10:39  
Viktor Arvidsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:43  
Anthony Bitetto blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky. 10:52  
Austin Watson hits Brett Connolly. 11:09  
  11:15 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:31  
  11:52 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
  12:08 Shot by Michal Kempny misses the net
  12:09 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
  12:10 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 12:17  
  12:32 Alex Ovechkin hits P.K. Subban.
  12:55 Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
Takeaway by Mattias Ekholm. 12:58  
Rocco Grimaldi shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 13:28  
  13:29 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
Takeaway by Ryan Hartman. 13:34  
Shot by P.K. Subban misses the net 13:41  
  13:48 Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 13:49  
Giveaway by Nick Bonino. 14:12  
Miikka Salomaki blocks shot from John Carlson. 14:22  
  14:22 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
  14:26 Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net
P.K. Subban blocks shot from Tom Wilson. 14:53  
  14:54 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
Ryan Ellis hits T.J. Oshie. 15:02  
  15:15 Takeaway by Michal Kempny.
  15:35 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Ryan Johansen.
  15:49 Alex Ovechkin hits Roman Josi.
Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 16:07  
Calle Jarnkrok shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:13  
  16:17 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
Austin Watson hits Brooks Orpik. 16:21  
  16:28 Shot by Madison Bowey misses the net
Dan Hamhuis blocks shot from Madison Bowey. 16:52  
Dan Hamhuis hits Lars Eller. 16:56  
  17:04 Brooks Orpik hits Miikka Salomaki.
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Travis Boyd. 17:19  
Takeaway by P.K. Subban. 17:31  
Zac Rinaldo hits Dmitry Orlov. 17:55  
Ryan Ellis blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 18:06  
Giveaway by Roman Josi. 18:11  
Giveaway by Ryan Ellis. 18:33  
Ryan Ellis blocks shot from John Carlson. 18:40  
  18:41 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
  18:47 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  18:49 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 19:06  
Ryan Hartman hits Michal Kempny. 19:16  
  19:36 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Takeaway by Ryan Hartman. 19:44  
Mattias Ekholm shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 19:48  
2
Nashville   Washington
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:00  
Giveaway by Ryan Ellis. 0:19  
  0:43 Dmitry Orlov hits Viktor Arvidsson.
Ryan Johansen hits Michal Kempny. 0:49  
  0:59 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  1:11 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Nick Bonino.
Shot by Miikka Salomaki misses the net 1:37  
Shot by Anthony Bitetto misses the net 1:44  
  1:44 Tom Wilson hits Dan Hamhuis.
Shot by Anthony Bitetto misses the net 1:50  
  1:50 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok.
  1:56 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Kevin Fiala.
Anthony Bitetto hits Andre Burakovsky. 2:04  
  2:12 Madison Bowey shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Travis Boyd. 2:35  
Rocco Grimaldi shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:44  
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 2:45  
Shot by Ryan Ellis misses the net 2:49  
Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net 2:55  
  3:07 Tom Wilson hits Zac Rinaldo.
Viktor Arvidsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:56  
Giveaway by Mattias Ekholm. 4:01  
  4:27 Shot by Travis Boyd misses the net
Giveaway by Mattias Ekholm. 4:29  
Mattias Ekholm blocks shot from Devante Smith-Pelly. 4:34  
Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 4:53  
Craig Smith shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:55  
Shot by Roman Josi misses the net 5:06  
Calle Jarnkrok shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 5:12  
  6:11 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
  7:22 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Viktor Arvidsson.
  7:25 Giveaway by Jakub Vrana.
Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:30  
  7:46 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Giveaway by Viktor Arvidsson. 7:59  
Takeaway by Viktor Arvidsson. 8:13  
  8:22 Chandler Stephenson scores. Assisted by Devante Smith-Pelly and Braden Holtby.
Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 8:22  
  8:34 Madison Bowey hits Roman Josi.
Ryan Ellis hits Andre Burakovsky. 8:51  
  8:57 Takeaway by Brett Connolly.
  9:00 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 9:11  
  9:18 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
  9:40 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
Miikka Salomaki hits John Carlson. 9:53  
Miikka Salomaki scores. Assisted by Nick Bonino and Mattias Ekholm. 9:57  
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 9:57  
  10:31 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
P.K. Subban blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 10:38  
  10:58 Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  11:22 Giveaway by Madison Bowey.
Dan Hamhuis blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky. 11:34  
  11:39 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 11:40  
  11:49 John Carlson blocks shot from Ryan Johansen.
  11:50 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 11:55  
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 11:56  
Roman Josi shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 11:58  
Ryan Johansen scores. Assisted by Roman Josi. 11:59  
Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:59  
  12:49 Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net
  13:08 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
Austin Watson blocks shot from Brooks Orpik. 13:13  
  13:24 Giveaway by Devante Smith-Pelly.
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 13:51  
Dan Hamhuis shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 13:57  
Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net 14:03  
Rocco Grimaldi shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 14:28  
Frederick Gaudreau scores. Assisted by Rocco Grimaldi and Craig Smith. 14:30  
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 14:30  
Roman Josi shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 14:50  
Takeaway by Roman Josi. 14:59  
Roman Josi shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 15:12  
  15:16 Nicklas Backstrom hits Viktor Arvidsson.
  15:34 Tom Wilson hits Viktor Arvidsson.
  15:44 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  16:01 Madison Bowey shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  16:02 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
  16:13 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Miikka Salomaki.
Giveaway by Mattias Ekholm. 16:18  
  16:25 Giveaway by Devante Smith-Pelly.
Miikka Salomaki hits Madison Bowey. 16:32  
  17:01 Brooks Orpik hits Ryan Ellis.
  17:06 T.J. Oshie hits Viktor Arvidsson.
  17:32 Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net
  17:43 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  17:50 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
  18:03 Michal Kempny hits Viktor Arvidsson.
Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 18:11  
  18:31 Tom Wilson hits Kevin Fiala.
  18:43 Madison Bowey blocks shot from Calle Jarnkrok.
  18:43 Giveaway by Madison Bowey.
Shot by Mattias Ekholm misses the net 18:47  
Calle Jarnkrok shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:49  
  18:50 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau.
Frederick Gaudreau blocks shot from Brooks Orpik. 19:14  
  19:20 Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky.
Dan Hamhuis blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky. 19:30  
Anthony Bitetto blocks shot from Michal Kempny. 19:48  
3
Nashville   Washington
  0:00 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
  0:05 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
  0:10 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
  0:12 Alex Ovechkin hits Viktor Arvidsson.
Ryan Ellis blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:19  
Takeaway by Ryan Ellis. 0:33  
Takeaway by Miikka Salomaki. 1:15  
  1:22 Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 1:50  
Shot by Craig Smith misses the net 1:52  
Takeaway by Frederick Gaudreau. 2:13  
  2:23 Brett Connolly hits Anthony Bitetto.
  3:16 John Carlson hits Mattias Ekholm.
Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:36  
  3:54 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  4:02 Jonas Siegenthaler hits Miikka Salomaki.
  4:34 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
Mattias Ekholm penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie. 4:57  
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 4:57  
  5:03 Takeaway by John Carlson.
  5:07 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Roman Josi blocks shot from John Carlson. 5:18  
  5:49 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  6:13 Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Dan Hamhuis.
P.K. Subban blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. 6:36  
Calle Jarnkrok blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. 6:57  
  7:03 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
Mattias Ekholm blocks shot from Brett Connolly. 8:03  
  8:04 Andre Burakovsky hits Craig Smith.
  8:24 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Travis Boyd. 8:25  
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 8:40  
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 8:44  
Takeaway by Nick Bonino. 8:58  
  10:12 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
  10:18 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
Ryan Ellis scores. Assisted by Ryan Johansen and Viktor Arvidsson. 10:35  
Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 10:35  
Takeaway by Kevin Fiala. 10:43  
Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:45  
  10:56 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
Anthony Bitetto hits Andre Burakovsky. 11:10  
  11:25 Shot by Travis Boyd misses the net
Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Travis Boyd. 11:32  
  12:24 Chandler Stephenson blocks shot from Roman Josi.
Austin Watson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 12:39  
  12:44 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Giveaway by Viktor Arvidsson. 13:00  
Shot by Ryan Hartman misses the net 13:19  
  13:37 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
P.K. Subban blocks shot from Tom Wilson. 13:49  
  13:50 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok.
Craig Smith blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 13:52  
  14:14 Madison Bowey hits Calle Jarnkrok.
  14:22 Nicklas Backstrom hits Kevin Fiala.
  14:28 Nicklas Backstrom hits Kevin Fiala.
Shot by Craig Smith misses the net 14:31  
Rocco Grimaldi shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 14:53  
Shot by Anthony Bitetto misses the net 15:01  
  15:08 Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky.
  15:24 Shot by Andre Burakovsky misses the net
  15:39 Alex Ovechkin hits Ryan Ellis.
Giveaway by Ryan Ellis. 15:45  
Miikka Salomaki blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler. 15:47  
  16:03 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  16:23 Tom Wilson hits Nick Bonino.
  16:28 Alex Ovechkin hits Ryan Hartman.
  16:29 Evgeny Kuznetsov penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Bonino.
  16:29 Alex Ovechkin penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Hartman.
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 16:29  
Shot by Kevin Fiala misses the net 16:41  
  16:42 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
  16:44 Giveaway by Brooks Orpik.
  17:10 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Roman Josi.
Takeaway by Ryan Ellis. 17:13  
Ryan Johansen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 17:27  
Viktor Arvidsson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Ryan Johansen and Kevin Fiala. 18:00  
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 18:00  
Giveaway by Pekka Rinne. 18:43  
  19:00 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Pekka Rinne.
  19:01 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
  19:06 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
  19:13 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
  19:23 Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  19:28 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
  19:47 Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  19:48 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net