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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 6, New Jersey 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 20, 2019
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees: T.J. Luxmore, Garrett Rank
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Derek Nansen
Attendance: 15021
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 2136
New Jersey 1113
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
1
Washington   New Jersey
  0:00 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:19 Blake Coleman hits John Carlson.
Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net 0:29  
  1:18 Mirco Mueller blocks shot from Jakub Vrana.
Takeaway by T.J. Oshie. 1:37  
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 1:37  
Richard Panik hits Sami Vatanen. 1:49  
  2:06 Will Butcher hits Richard Panik.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 2:15  
Richard Panik shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 2:21  
Jonas Siegenthaler penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Miles Wood. 2:50  
  2:50 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
John Carlson blocks shot from Nico Hischier. 3:07  
  3:33 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Radko Gudas hits Nico Hischier. 3:37  
  4:00 Kyle Palmieri scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nico Hischier and P.K. Subban.
  4:00 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  4:19 Travis Zajac hits Nicklas Backstrom.
  4:19 Mirco Mueller blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 4:48  
  4:57 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 5:20  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 5:31  
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 6:05  
Shot by Carl Hagelin misses the net 6:09  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 6:09  
Shot by Nic Dowd misses the net 6:17  
  6:38 Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Garnet Hathaway.
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 6:41  
  6:49 Sami Vatanen hits Garnet Hathaway.
  6:57 Blake Coleman blocks shot from Nick Jensen.
  7:11 Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
Giveaway by Nick Jensen. 7:22  
  7:37 Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 7:42  
  8:08 Takeaway by Kyle Palmieri.
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 8:29  
  8:51 P.K. Subban hits T.J. Oshie.
  9:13 Giveaway by Jack Hughes.
Takeaway by Carl Hagelin. 9:21  
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 9:46  
  10:05 Giveaway by Will Butcher.
  10:28 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 10:34  
  10:41 Miles Wood hits Dmitry Orlov.
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 11:05  
  11:48 Mirco Mueller hits Jakub Vrana.
  11:55 Mirco Mueller blocks shot from John Carlson.
Giveaway by Michal Kempny. 12:29  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 12:43  
Alex Ovechkin hits Andy Greene. 13:04  
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 13:09  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 13:20  
  13:37 Giveaway by Wayne Simmonds.
  13:48 Sami Vatanen hits Richard Panik.
Richard Panik hits Mirco Mueller. 14:22  
Shot by Radko Gudas misses the net 14:34  
Garnet Hathaway hits Damon Severson. 15:10  
Shot by Garnet Hathaway misses the net 15:14  
  15:23 Damon Severson blocks shot from Michal Kempny.
  15:35 Takeaway by Blake Coleman.
Nic Dowd blocks shot from Nico Hischier. 15:37  
Brendan Leipsic penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 15:46  
  15:46 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  16:43 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  17:28 Wayne Simmonds shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
John Carlson blocks shot Jack Hughes shoots 17:38  
Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson. 18:25  
  18:25 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  18:40 Giveaway by Jesper Bratt.
  19:00 Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  19:32 Will Butcher blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Nicklas Backstrom scores. Assisted by John Carlson and Tom Wilson. 19:35  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 19:35  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 19:46  
2
Washington   New Jersey
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 0:00  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 0:17  
  0:52 Andy Greene blocks shot from John Carlson.
Giveaway by Jakub Vrana. 1:24  
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 2:07  
  2:28 Wayne Simmonds hits Radko Gudas.
Radko Gudas shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 2:37  
  2:37 Giveaway by Pavel Zacha.
Shot by Carl Hagelin misses the net 2:46  
  2:46 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  3:13 Miles Wood hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  3:13 Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  3:36 Andy Greene shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  3:36 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 3:36  
  4:15 Blake Coleman scores. Assisted by Nikita Gusev.
  4:15 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 4:44  
  5:29 Shot by Will Butcher misses the net
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 5:30  
  5:39 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Radko Gudas hits Miles Wood. 6:14  
  6:27 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  6:57 P.K. Subban blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  7:42 Giveaway by Jesper Bratt.
  7:46 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 7:46  
  8:04 Takeaway by Jesper Bratt.
T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Sami Vatanen. 8:11  
  8:16 Takeaway by Andy Greene.
Shot by Richard Panik misses the net 9:17  
  9:21 Pavel Zacha hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  9:42 Damon Severson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Tom Wilson hits P.K. Subban. 9:57  
  10:40 Travis Zajac hits Nicklas Backstrom.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 10:42  
  10:42 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  10:54 Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net
  11:02 Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri.
Dmitry Orlov penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kyle Palmieri. 11:41  
  11:41 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  11:41 Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  11:58 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 11:58  
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 12:13  
  12:39 Shot by Will Butcher misses the net
  13:03 Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 13:03  
Nick Jensen blocks shot from Jack Hughes. 13:25  
Lars Eller blocks shot from Sami Vatanen. 13:36  
  14:08 Mirco Mueller hits Tom Wilson.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 14:14  
  14:25 Damon Severson blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Kyle Palmieri. 14:25  
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 14:45  
  14:45 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  14:53 Giveaway by Nikita Gusev.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 14:57  
  15:14 Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  15:45 Will Butcher blocks shot from Nick Jensen.
Takeaway by Lars Eller. 15:50  
  15:53 Sami Vatanen penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Blake Coleman. 15:53  
  16:24 Giveaway by Blake Coleman.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 16:27  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 16:27  
Giveaway by John Carlson. 16:32  
Giveaway by John Carlson. 16:38  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 17:28  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 17:28  
  17:47 Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 17:59  
  17:59 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Garnet Hathaway.
Takeaway by Nick Jensen. 18:22  
  18:33 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  18:38 Miles Wood hits Nic Dowd.
Garnet Hathaway penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Miles Wood. 18:50  
  18:50 Miles Wood penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Garnet Hathaway.
  18:50 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  19:24 Kyle Palmieri blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
  19:31 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Nicklas Backstrom scores. Assisted by Dmitry Orlov and Alex Ovechkin. 19:31  
  19:46 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
3
Washington   New Jersey
  0:00 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 0:15  
  0:27 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
John Carlson scores. Assisted by Michal Kempny and Nicklas Backstrom. 0:42  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 0:42  
Giveaway by Nick Jensen. 1:00  
  1:37 Takeaway by Pavel Zacha.
Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Jesper Bratt. 1:46  
Shot by Carl Hagelin misses the net 2:16  
Jonas Siegenthaler hits Jesper Boqvist. 2:23  
  2:34 Giveaway by Mackenzie Blackwood.
  3:01 Blake Coleman hits Michal Kempny.
John Carlson blocks shot from Nikita Gusev. 3:10  
  3:24 Giveaway by P.K. Subban.
  3:43 Takeaway by P.K. Subban.
Takeaway by Nick Jensen. 3:52  
Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Andy Greene. 4:04  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 4:08  
  4:34 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  4:34 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 4:45  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 5:02  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Mackenzie Blackwood. 5:07  
Giveaway by John Carlson. 5:20  
  5:39 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 5:52  
  5:52 P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod. 6:38  
Jonas Siegenthaler scores. Assisted by Radko Gudas and Nic Dowd. 6:53  
  6:53 Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  7:49 Damon Severson blocks shot from Michal Kempny.
  8:23 Nikita Gusev shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  8:25 Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  8:25 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 8:39  
  8:39 Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  8:56 Nikita Gusev shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Radko Gudas hits Miles Wood. 9:17  
Alex Ovechkin hits Miles Wood. 9:56  
  10:48 Radko Gudas shoots misses the net
Brendan Leipsic hits Jesper Boqvist. 10:54  
Tom Wilson hits Andy Greene. 12:13  
  12:15 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 12:15  
  12:46 Giveaway by Gilles Senn.
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Gilles Senn. 12:50  
Nick Jensen penalty for fighting against Miles Wood - 5 mins (Major). 13:07  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes. 13:07  
  13:07 Miles Wood penalty for fighting against Nick Jensen - 5 mins (Major).
Shot by Jonas Siegenthaler misses the net 15:23  
Takeaway by Jonas Siegenthaler. 15:27  
Richard Panik scores. Assisted by Lars Eller and Carl Hagelin. 15:33  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 15:33  
  16:14 Mirco Mueller hits Nicklas Backstrom.
  16:53 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  18:12 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Wayne Simmonds. 18:13  
  18:13 Wayne Simmonds shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Garnet Hathaway hits Sami Vatanen. 18:31  
Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Pavel Zacha. 18:47  
  19:16 Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Gilles Senn. 19:16  
  19:37 Miles Wood scores. Assisted by Damon Severson and Nikita Gusev.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 19:37