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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 2, Buffalo 0
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 28, 2015
Where: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Dave Lewis, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 19070
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 0202
Buffalo 0000
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
1
Washington   Buffalo
  0:00 O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas.
  0:13 O'Reilly, Ryan shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
Ovechkin, Alex shoots. Saved by Ullmark, Linus. 0:44  
Wilson, Tom shoots. Saved by Ullmark, Linus. 1:52  
  2:17 Kane, Evander shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
  2:21 Eichel, Jack shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
Beagle, Jay wins the face-off against O'Reilly, Ryan. 2:27  
  3:04 Legwand, David wins the face-off against Latta, Michael.
Latta, Michael wins the face-off against Legwand, David. 3:12  
Chorney, Taylor shoots. Saved by Ullmark, Linus. 3:23  
  3:24 Larsson, Johan wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny.
  4:00 Larsson, Johan wins the face-off against Oshie, T.J..
Oshie, T.J. shoots. Saved by Ullmark, Linus. 4:20  
  4:31 Eichel, Jack wins the face-off against Chimera, Jason.
  4:37 Eichel, Jack shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
  4:46 O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Beagle, Jay.
  5:17 Weber, Mike penalty for Interference - 2 mins.
Oshie, T.J. wins the face-off against O'Reilly, Ryan. 5:17  
Backstrom, Nicklas shoots. Saved by Ullmark, Linus. 6:10  
Beagle, Jay wins the face-off against Legwand, David. 8:50  
  9:39 McGinn, Jamie shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
  9:40 O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas.
Backstrom, Nicklas wins the face-off against O'Reilly, Ryan. 9:51  
  10:14 Reinhart, Sam shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
Kuznetsov, Evgeny wins the face-off against Larsson, Johan. 10:19  
  11:28 Eichel, Jack shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
  14:07 McGinn, Jamie shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
Kuznetsov, Evgeny wins the face-off against Larsson, Johan. 14:08  
Kuznetsov, Evgeny shoots. Saved by Ullmark, Linus. 14:40  
Beagle, Jay wins the face-off against Eichel, Jack. 14:41  
Chimera, Jason shoots. Saved by Ullmark, Linus. 14:44  
  14:45 Eichel, Jack wins the face-off against Beagle, Jay.
Latta, Michael wins the face-off against Legwand, David. 15:17  
Niskanen, Matt shoots. Saved by Ullmark, Linus. 16:07  
Backstrom, Nicklas wins the face-off against O'Reilly, Ryan. 16:08  
  16:17 McGinn, Jamie shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
Carrick, Connor shoots. Saved by Ullmark, Linus. 18:06  
  19:41 O'Reilly, Ryan shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
2
Washington   Buffalo
Backstrom, Nicklas wins the face-off against O'Reilly, Ryan. 0:00  
Ovechkin, Alex scores. Assisted by Backstrom, Nicklas. Assisted by Oshie, T.J.. 0:19
(1-0) 		 
  0:19 Larsson, Johan wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny.
  0:58 McCabe, Jake shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
  1:27 Kane, Evander shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
Beagle, Jay wins the face-off against Eichel, Jack. 1:28  
  2:10 Ennis, Tyler shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
Latta, Michael wins the face-off against Legwand, David. 2:11  
  2:57 Bogosian, Zach shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
  3:02 Bogosian, Zach shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
  3:59 Reinhart, Sam shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
  4:15 Bogosian, Zach shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
Kuznetsov, Evgeny wins the face-off against Larsson, Johan. 4:36  
Johansson, Marcus shoots. Saved by Ullmark, Linus. 5:04  
  5:05 O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas.
  5:26 McGinn, Jamie shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
Beagle, Jay wins the face-off against Kane, Evander. 5:27  
Beagle, Jay penalty for Slashing - 2 mins. 5:57  
  5:57 O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Oshie, T.J..
  7:59 Gionta, Brian shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
Kuznetsov, Evgeny wins the face-off against Larsson, Johan. 8:00  
  8:09 Larsson, Johan wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny.
  8:45 Girgensons, Zemgus shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
  8:47 O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas.
  8:52 Ristolainen, Rasmus shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
Alzner, Karl shoots. Saved by Ullmark, Linus. 9:36  
Chimera, Jason shoots. Saved by Ullmark, Linus. 10:11  
Latta, Michael wins the face-off against Eichel, Jack. 10:30  
  10:46 Legwand, David wins the face-off against Laich, Brooks.
Latta, Michael penalty for Fighting - 5 mins. 10:49  
  10:49 Deslauriers, Nicolas penalty for Fighting - 5 mins.
  10:49 Larsson, Johan wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny.
Beagle, Jay scores. Assisted by Wilson, Tom. 12:55
(2-0) 		 
Kuznetsov, Evgeny wins the face-off against Eichel, Jack. 12:55  
Chorney, Taylor shoots. Saved by Ullmark, Linus. 13:50  
Backstrom, Nicklas wins the face-off against Larsson, Johan. 13:51  
Chorney, Taylor penalty for Interference - 2 mins. 14:10  
  17:01 Bogosian, Zach shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
Kuznetsov, Evgeny wins the face-off against O'Reilly, Ryan. 17:02  
Ovechkin, Alex shoots. Saved by Ullmark, Linus. 19:17  
Kuznetsov, Evgeny wins the face-off against Legwand, David. 19:18  
3
Washington   Buffalo
Backstrom, Nicklas wins the face-off against O'Reilly, Ryan. 0:00  
Wilson, Tom shoots. Saved by Ullmark, Linus. 1:48  
  2:13 Eichel, Jack shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
Kuznetsov, Evgeny shoots. Saved by Ullmark, Linus. 2:30  
  2:31 Legwand, David wins the face-off against Laich, Brooks.
Backstrom, Nicklas shoots. Saved by Ullmark, Linus. 4:04  
  4:25 Eichel, Jack wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny.
Johansson, Marcus shoots. Saved by Ullmark, Linus. 4:45  
Schmidt, Nate shoots. Saved by Ullmark, Linus. 4:56  
  6:21 O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas.
  6:39 O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas.
Beagle, Jay wins the face-off against Larsson, Johan. 7:48  
Wilson, Tom penalty for Interference - 2 mins. 7:50  
  7:50 O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Beagle, Jay.
  8:15 Ennis, Tyler shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
Backstrom, Nicklas wins the face-off against O'Reilly, Ryan. 9:37  
  10:12 Kane, Evander shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
  10:13 O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas.
Backstrom, Nicklas shoots. Saved by Ullmark, Linus. 10:55  
  11:02 Larsson, Johan wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny.
  12:20 Girgensons, Zemgus wins the face-off against Beagle, Jay.
  13:12 O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny.
  13:26 O'Reilly, Ryan shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
Kuznetsov, Evgeny shoots. Saved by Ullmark, Linus. 13:35  
Chimera, Jason shoots. Saved by Ullmark, Linus. 15:01  
Beagle, Jay wins the face-off against Larsson, Johan. 15:02  
  15:20 Larsson, Johan wins the face-off against Beagle, Jay.
  15:25 Franson, Cody shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
  15:50 O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas.
  16:27 O'Reilly, Ryan wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny.
Johansson, Marcus shoots. Saved by Ullmark, Linus. 16:54  
  18:36 McCabe, Jake shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
  18:48 Bogosian, Zach shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
  18:59 Kane, Evander shoots. Saved by Holtby, Braden.
Kuznetsov, Evgeny wins the face-off against O'Reilly, Ryan. 19:00