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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 4, Philadelphia 1
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Mike Leggo
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Vaughan Rody
Attendance: 19849
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 2114
Philadelphia 0101
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
1
Washington   Philadelphia
  0:00 Sean Couturier wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:21 Radko Gudas shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  0:23 Claude Giroux wins the face-off against Jay Beagle.
  0:57 Wayne Simmonds shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the face-off against Matt Read. 0:58  
  1:21 Matt Read shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  1:22 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  1:31 Roman Lyubimov shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:01 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Taylor Chorney shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 2:24  
Taylor Chorney shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 2:25  
  2:25 Sean Couturier wins the face-off against T.J. Oshie.
T.J. Oshie shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 2:49  
Matt Niskanen shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 3:21  
John Carlson shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 3:48  
  3:49 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  4:28 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the face-off against Lars Eller.
  5:00 Shayne Gostisbehere shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:00 Sean Couturier wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
  5:04 Andrew MacDonald shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:05 Sean Couturier wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
  5:12 Ivan Provorov shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:14 Sean Couturier shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
T.J. Oshie shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 5:36  
T.J. Oshie shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 5:37  
  5:38 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Sean Couturier. 6:14  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Sean Couturier. 6:21  
Nicklas Backstrom scores. Assisted by T.J. Oshie. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin. 6:33
(1-0)
 
  6:33 Nick Cousins wins the face-off against Jay Beagle.
Lars Eller wins the face-off against Nick Cousins. 7:11  
Lars Eller shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 7:34  
Karl Alzner shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 8:13  
  8:16 Claude Giroux penalty for Holding the stick - 2 mins.
  8:16 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
  9:10 Sean Couturier shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Justin Williams shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 10:27  
  10:28 Claude Giroux wins the face-off against Jay Beagle.
  11:37 Nick Cousins wins the face-off against Lars Eller.
  12:54 Radko Gudas shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Jakub Voracek. 12:55  
  13:26 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  14:31 Sean Couturier wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 14:41  
  15:17 Sean Couturier penalty for Elbowing - 2 mins.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 15:17  
Evgeny Kuznetsov scores a power play goal. Assisted by John Carlson. Assisted by Justin Williams. 16:28
(2-0)
 
  16:28 Claude Giroux wins the face-off against Jay Beagle.
  17:42 Sean Couturier wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
  18:02 Radko Gudas shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  18:20 Sean Couturier shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  19:02 Claude Giroux wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Nick Cousins. 19:47  
2
Washington   Philadelphia
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Sean Couturier. 0:00  
  0:04 Sean Couturier wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:19 Sean Couturier wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
  3:17 Chris VandeVelde shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  3:56 Ivan Provorov shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  3:58 Sean Couturier wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
John Carlson shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 4:13  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Sean Couturier. 4:15  
John Carlson shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 5:12  
Lars Eller wins the face-off against Claude Giroux. 5:23  
Lars Eller shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 5:36  
  5:45 Wayne Simmonds shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:53 Claude Giroux wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  5:59 Ivan Provorov shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  6:26 Wayne Simmonds shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Sean Couturier. 6:54  
  6:54
(2-1)
Brayden Schenn scores. Assisted by Brandon Manning.
Lars Eller wins the face-off against Claude Giroux. 7:29  
  7:59 Michael Raffl wins the face-off against Tom Wilson.
Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Nick Cousins. 8:06  
Dmitry Orlov penalty for Roughing - 2 mins. 8:50  
  8:50 Nick Cousins penalty for Roughing - 2 mins.
  8:50 Radko Gudas penalty for Roughing - 2 mins.
Tom Wilson penalty for Roughing - 2 mins. 8:50  
  8:50 Sean Couturier wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
John Carlson shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 9:15  
  9:16 Claude Giroux wins the face-off against Lars Eller.
Zachary Sanford shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 10:04  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 10:05  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 10:50  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 11:14  
  13:05 Nick Cousins wins the face-off against Jay Beagle.
  13:18 Shayne Gostisbehere shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 13:34  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 14:18  
Zachary Sanford penalty for Hooking - 2 mins. 15:23  
Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Claude Giroux. 15:23  
  16:51 Sean Couturier wins the face-off against Jay Beagle.
  17:05 Jakub Voracek shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  17:06 Sean Couturier wins the face-off against Jay Beagle.
Evgeny Kuznetsov scores. Assisted by Justin Williams. Assisted by Taylor Chorney. 17:59
(3-1)
 
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 17:59  
  18:53 Claude Giroux wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  19:59 Dale Weise shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
3
Washington   Philadelphia
  0:00 Sean Couturier wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:08 Sean Couturier wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Nick Cousins. 0:41  
Tom Wilson shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 0:56  
  1:19 Claude Giroux wins the face-off against Lars Eller.
  1:26 Brayden Schenn shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 3:01  
  3:17 Dale Weise shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Sean Couturier. 5:17  
  5:56 Sean Couturier wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
Alex Ovechkin penalty for Slashing - 2 mins. 6:14  
  6:14 Claude Giroux wins the face-off against Lars Eller.
  6:23 Claude Giroux shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  6:24 Brayden Schenn wins the face-off against Jay Beagle.
  8:04 Sean Couturier shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  8:04 Claude Giroux wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
  8:19 Sean Couturier wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Nick Cousins. 8:51  
  10:00 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the face-off against Jay Beagle.
  10:14 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the face-off against Lars Eller.
  12:00 Wayne Simmonds penalty for Roughing - 2 mins.
T.J. Oshie penalty for Cross checking - 2 mins. 12:00  
  12:00 Sean Couturier wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  12:29 Ivan Provorov shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  12:30 Brayden Schenn wins the face-off against Jay Beagle.
  12:36 Mark Streit shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Brayden Schenn. 12:37  
Dmitry Orlov shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 13:30  
John Carlson shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 14:03  
  14:04 Sean Couturier wins the face-off against T.J. Oshie.
  14:17 Jakub Voracek shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  14:25 Brandon Manning shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  14:33 Radko Gudas shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
T.J. Oshie scores. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom. 14:43
(4-1)
 
Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Claude Giroux. 14:43  
  14:48 Claude Giroux wins the face-off against Jay Beagle.
Daniel Winnik shoots. Saved by Michal Neuvirth. 15:19  
  15:44 Matt Read shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Nick Cousins. 18:43  
  19:44 Chris VandeVelde shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby.
  19:45 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the face-off against Lars Eller.