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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 4, San Jose 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 4, 2017
Where: Captial One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Chris Rooney, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Derek Nansen
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
 
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San Jose 0101
Washington 1214
Periods:
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1
San Jose   Washington
Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 0:00  
  0:10 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Chris Tierney.
  0:23 Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net
Tomas Hertl hits Nicklas Backstrom. 1:00  
  1:49 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  1:52 Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from Brenden Dillon.
Joe Pavelski shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 2:00  
  2:23 Giveaway by John Carlson.
Shot by Dylan Demelo misses the net 2:33  
  2:40 Brooks Orpik hits Barclay Goodrow.
  2:59 Brooks Orpik hits Chris Tierney.
Kevin Labanc shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 3:39  
  4:09 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Joe Pavelski.
Joe Thornton blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 4:14  
  4:19 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Timo Meier.
  4:20 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Joe Thornton.
Marc-Edouard Vlasic shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 4:38  
  4:39 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Daniel O'Regan.
  4:42 Giveaway by Christian Djoos.
Takeaway by Dylan Demelo. 5:01  
  5:12 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Chris Tierney.
Justin Braun blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. 5:22  
  5:23 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
  5:24 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Tomas Hertl.
  5:38 Jay Beagle blocks shot from Tomas Hertl.
  5:39 Alex Chiasson hits Brenden Dillon.
Brent Burns shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 5:42  
Joe Pavelski wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 5:44  
Joe Pavelski blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 5:57  
  6:24 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  6:35 Tom Wilson hits Joe Thornton.
  6:39 Giveaway by Tom Wilson.
  7:00 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tomas Hertl.
Shot by Justin Braun misses the net 7:09  
Shot by Kevin Labanc misses the net 7:11  
Tomas Hertl wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 7:19  
Takeaway by Tomas Hertl. 7:47  
Logan Couture shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 7:51  
  8:23 Giveaway by Brooks Orpik.
Brent Burns shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 8:39  
  8:47 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
Timo Meier hits Matt Niskanen. 9:27  
Shot by Brent Burns misses the net 9:32  
  9:40 Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Justin Braun.
Justin Braun hits Jay Beagle. 10:07  
  10:26 Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net
Takeaway by Dylan Demelo. 11:01  
Logan Couture shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 11:05  
  11:08 Matt Niskanen hits Logan Couture.
  11:15 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Kevin Labanc.
Marc-Edouard Vlasic shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 11:30  
Joel Ward wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:37  
Giveaway by Marcus Sorensen. 11:45  
Giveaway by Brenden Dillon. 12:36  
  12:40 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
  13:21 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
  13:48 Takeaway by Alex Chiasson.
Dylan Demelo hits Alex Chiasson. 13:55  
Joakim Ryan blocks shot from Alex Chiasson. 14:17  
  14:35 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
  14:36 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Tomas Hertl.
Giveaway by Tomas Hertl. 14:43  
  14:56 John Carlson shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 14:57  
  15:09 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
Joakim Ryan hits Tom Wilson. 15:44  
  15:51 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
  15:56 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
Takeaway by Joe Pavelski. 16:06  
  16:49 Devante Smith-Pelly scores. Assisted by John Carlson and Jay Beagle.
  16:49 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Daniel O'Regan.
Takeaway by Brent Burns. 17:36  
  17:39 Lars Eller hits Logan Couture.
  17:46 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
Joakim Ryan blocks shot from Jakub Vrana. 18:08  
  18:19 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
  18:20 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Joel Ward.
  18:29 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
Justin Braun hits Nicklas Backstrom. 18:30  
Joel Ward hits Tom Wilson. 18:33  
  18:54 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
  18:57 Nicklas Backstrom hits Justin Braun.
  19:28 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Joe Thornton.
  19:43 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Joe Thornton.
Shot by Timo Meier misses the net 19:51  
  19:52 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Joe Thornton.
2
San Jose   Washington
  0:00 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Tomas Hertl.
Logan Couture hits John Carlson. 0:22  
  0:44 Takeaway by Jakub Vrana.
  1:01 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tomas Hertl.
Joe Pavelski wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 1:17  
  1:44 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Timo Meier.
  2:16 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 2:17  
  2:51 Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net
Joakim Ryan shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 3:00  
  3:10 Travis Boyd shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
Brenden Dillon hits Alex Chiasson. 3:46  
Shot by Barclay Goodrow misses the net 3:54  
  4:05 Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Brent Burns.
Shot by Tomas Hertl misses the net 4:22  
Shot by Logan Couture misses the net 4:29  
  4:37 Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Kevin Labanc.
Shot by Dylan Demelo misses the net 4:50  
  5:02 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Dylan Demelo.
Joe Pavelski wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 5:04  
Joel Ward wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 5:26  
  5:40 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Marcus Sorensen.
Takeaway by Justin Braun. 5:55  
  6:06 Takeaway by Madison Bowey.
  6:25 Giveaway by Madison Bowey.
Shot by Jannik Hansen misses the net 6:27  
  7:07 Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  7:11 Alex Ovechkin scores.
Tomas Hertl wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 7:11  
  7:22 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Tomas Hertl.
  7:23 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Logan Couture.
Brent Burns blocks shot from Lars Eller. 7:32  
  7:37 Giveaway by John Carlson.
Logan Couture shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 7:42  
  7:49 Lars Eller hits Brent Burns.
Shot by Logan Couture misses the net 8:01  
  8:09 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
  8:11 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
  8:16 Takeaway by John Carlson.
Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 9:16  
  9:26 Giveaway by Madison Bowey.
Marc-Edouard Vlasic shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 9:29  
Joel Ward blocks shot from Devante Smith-Pelly. 9:38  
  10:03 Takeaway by Devante Smith-Pelly.
Tomas Hertl wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 10:26  
  10:36 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Joakim Ryan.
  10:39 Jay Beagle hits Tomas Hertl.
Shot by Joakim Ryan misses the net 10:44  
  10:47 Giveaway by John Carlson.
Tomas Hertl shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 10:49  
Tomas Hertl shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 10:50  
  10:51 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Joe Pavelski.
Joe Pavelski hits Nicklas Backstrom. 11:09  
  11:21 Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by Justin Braun misses the net 11:24  
  11:30 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
Timo Meier scores. Assisted by Justin Braun. 11:32  
  11:32 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Chris Tierney.
  11:46 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Joel Ward.
Joel Ward hits Jay Beagle. 12:14  
  12:29 Madison Bowey shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
  12:31 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Daniel O'Regan.
Daniel O'Regan blocks shot from Brett Connolly. 12:36  
  12:45 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
Dylan Demelo hits Travis Boyd. 12:54  
Jannik Hansen shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 13:21  
  13:28 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Logan Couture.
Brenden Dillon hits T.J. Oshie. 14:01  
  14:32 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Joe Pavelski.
  14:43 Evgeny Kuznetsov penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor).
Tomas Hertl wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 14:43  
Daniel O'Regan shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 14:48  
Daniel O'Regan wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 14:49  
  14:55 John Carlson blocks shot from Logan Couture.
  15:02 John Carlson blocks shot from Brent Burns.
Shot by Daniel O'Regan misses the net 15:09  
Giveaway by Daniel O'Regan. 15:21  
Shot by Marc-Edouard Vlasic misses the net 15:57  
  16:04 Jay Beagle blocks shot from Kevin Labanc.
  16:05 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Joe Thornton.
  16:11 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
  16:24 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
  16:32 T.J. Oshie hits Logan Couture.
Giveaway by Logan Couture. 16:33  
Joe Thornton hits T.J. Oshie. 16:33  
  16:34 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Chris Tierney.
  16:40 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
Shot by Joel Ward misses the net 17:02  
Brenden Dillon penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson. 18:00  
Logan Couture wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 18:00  
  18:30 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
Dylan Demelo blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 18:57  
Giveaway by Dylan Demelo. 19:04  
Dylan Demelo hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. 19:05  
  19:08 Brett Connolly scores a power play goal. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Team penalty for San Jose delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Daniel O'Regan. 19:08  
  19:08 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tomas Hertl.
Marc-Edouard Vlasic blocks shot from Brett Connolly. 19:59  
3
San Jose   Washington
  0:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tomas Hertl.
  0:20 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
Justin Braun blocks shot from Devante Smith-Pelly. 1:13  
Marc-Edouard Vlasic hits Alex Chiasson. 1:28  
  2:10 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  2:14 Tom Wilson penalty for fighting against Joe Thornton - 5 mins (Major).
Joe Thornton penalty for fighting against Tom Wilson - 5 mins (Major). 2:14  
  2:14 Tom Wilson penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Joe Thornton.
Joe Pavelski wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 2:14  
Joe Thornton penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson. 2:14  
  2:24 Takeaway by John Carlson.
Timo Meier shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 2:32  
  2:52 John Carlson blocks shot from Kevin Labanc.
Giveaway by Marc-Edouard Vlasic. 3:01  
Kevin Labanc shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 3:04  
  3:05 Brooks Orpik penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Timo Meier.
Timo Meier penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brooks Orpik. 3:05  
  3:05 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Joe Pavelski.
  3:21 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
Marcus Sorensen shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 4:34  
Jannik Hansen shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 4:37  
  4:54 John Carlson hits Marcus Sorensen.
  5:17 Giveaway by Philipp Grubauer.
Timo Meier shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 5:25  
Timo Meier hits Lars Eller. 5:27  
  5:33 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Daniel O'Regan.
  5:54 Brooks Orpik hits Barclay Goodrow.
  5:59 Madison Bowey hits Daniel O'Regan.
  6:10 Brett Connolly blocks shot from Brent Burns.
Giveaway by Timo Meier. 6:38  
  6:39 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
Tomas Hertl wins the faceoff against Alex Chiasson. 6:40  
Takeaway by Justin Braun. 7:07  
Marc-Edouard Vlasic blocks shot from Jakub Vrana. 7:27  
Logan Couture wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 7:28  
  7:48 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
  7:49 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Chris Tierney.
  8:13 Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net
  8:19 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Kevin Labanc.
  8:32 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Joe Pavelski.
Giveaway by Brent Burns. 8:47  
  8:49 Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net
  9:20 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
  9:38 Alex Chiasson penalty for fighting against Barclay Goodrow - 5 mins (Major).
Barclay Goodrow penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Carlson. Served by Kevin Labanc. 9:38  
Barclay Goodrow penalty for fighting against Alex Chiasson - 5 mins (Major). 9:38  
Joel Ward wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 9:38  
  10:01 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
Giveaway by Marc-Edouard Vlasic. 10:04  
  10:08 Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net
  10:30 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
Marc-Edouard Vlasic shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 10:40  
Tomas Hertl wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 10:43  
  11:13 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Marcus Sorensen.
  11:33 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
  11:35 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
  11:36 Jakub Vrana scores a power play goal. Assisted by Tom Wilson and Dmitry Orlov.
Justin Braun penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson. 11:36  
  11:36 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tomas Hertl.
Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Brett Connolly. 12:12  
  12:53 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
  13:25 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
Brent Burns hits Tom Wilson. 13:32  
Brenden Dillon penalty for elbowing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jakub Vrana. 13:51  
Tomas Hertl wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 13:51  
  15:15 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
  15:20 Tom Wilson hits Marcus Sorensen.
  15:44 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
  16:26 Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  16:30 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Joe Pavelski shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 16:31  
Joel Ward wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 16:32  
Giveaway by Joakim Ryan. 16:57  
Takeaway by Dylan Demelo. 17:13  
  17:24 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Jannik Hansen shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 17:43  
Justin Braun shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 17:48  
Giveaway by Jannik Hansen. 17:56  
  19:00 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Martin Jones.
  19:01 Jay Beagle penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Timo Meier.
Timo Meier penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jay Beagle. 19:01  
  19:01 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Daniel O'Regan.
  19:52 Madison Bowey hits Brenden Dillon.
Barclay Goodrow wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 19:55  
Brenden Dillon penalty for slashing - 5 mins (Major). Drawn by Madison Bowey. 19:55  
Brenden Dillon penalty for game misconduct - 10 mins (Game Misconduct). 19:55  
  19:55 Madison Bowey penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brenden Dillon.