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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 5, Colorado 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Where: Captial One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Colorado 0112
Washington 1135
Periods:
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  • 2
  • 3
1
Colorado   Washington
Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:00  
  0:20 Dmitry Orlov hits Nathan MacKinnon.
J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Alex Chiasson. 0:27  
Tyson Barrie shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 0:55  
  1:03 Jakub Vrana blocks shot from Tyson Barrie.
Colin Wilson blocks shot from Brooks Orpik. 1:16  
  1:21 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Carl Soderberg.
  2:16 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Mark Barberio.
Gabriel Bourque hits John Carlson. 2:27  
  2:29 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
  3:33 Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Gabriel Landeskog.
Shot by Erik Johnson misses the net 4:03  
  4:16 Alex Chiasson blocks shot from Nikita Zadorov.
  4:20 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Carl Soderberg.
  4:35 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Blake Comeau.
  4:45 Madison Bowey hits Carl Soderberg.
Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 4:55  
  5:05 Giveaway by Jakub Vrana.
Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 5:10  
Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 5:16  
  5:25 Jakub Vrana scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Madison Bowey.
  5:25 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher.
  5:43 Brett Connolly hits J.T. Compher.
  5:50 Lars Eller hits Gabriel Bourque.
Takeaway by Tyson Jost. 6:14  
  6:45 Dmitry Orlov hits Tyson Jost.
Takeaway by Erik Johnson. 6:58  
  7:06 Jay Beagle shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Carl Soderberg wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson. 7:07  
  7:16 Takeaway by Christian Djoos.
Blake Comeau hits Nicklas Backstrom. 7:34  
  7:36 Tom Wilson hits Matt Nieto.
  7:55 Alex Ovechkin hits Anton Lindholm.
  8:22 Shot by Jay Beagle misses the net
  8:31 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  8:33 Jay Beagle shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  8:51 Jay Beagle hits Anton Lindholm.
  9:27 Giveaway by Jakub Vrana.
Matt Nieto blocks shot from Madison Bowey. 9:55  
Erik Johnson blocks shot from Jakub Vrana. 9:59  
Matt Nieto hits Madison Bowey. 10:08  
Carl Soderberg shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:12  
Samuel Girard shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:20  
  10:21 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen.
  10:36 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Takeaway by Mikko Rantanen. 10:50  
  10:54 Alex Ovechkin hits Mikko Rantanen.
Mark Barberio blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 11:04  
  11:46 Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Giveaway by Semyon Varlamov. 11:51  
  11:54 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  12:05 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon.
Patrik Nemeth blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 12:30  
  12:31 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Carl Soderberg.
  12:34 Shot by Madison Bowey misses the net
  12:35 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Carl Soderberg.
Carl Soderberg hits Tom Wilson. 12:48  
Erik Johnson hits Brooks Orpik. 12:56  
Shot by Blake Comeau misses the net 13:14  
  13:31 Giveaway by Devante Smith-Pelly.
  14:11 Matt Niskanen hits Mikko Rantanen.
J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 14:22  
  14:32 Giveaway by Lars Eller.
  14:33 Andre Burakovsky blocks shot from Samuel Girard.
  14:39 Giveaway by Christian Djoos.
Sven Andrighetto shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 14:53  
Mark Barberio blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 15:49  
Blake Comeau wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 15:54  
Nikita Zadorov blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 16:57  
J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 17:30  
  17:40 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher.
Shot by J.T. Compher misses the net 17:50  
Sven Andrighetto hits Tom Wilson. 17:54  
  18:02 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
  18:11 Tom Wilson hits Anton Lindholm.
  18:16 Christian Djoos blocks shot from J.T. Compher.
Takeaway by J.T. Compher. 18:22  
Nikita Zadorov hits Lars Eller. 19:33  
  19:37 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Carl Soderberg.
Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 19:51  
  19:53 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon.
  20:00 John Carlson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Gabriel Landeskog.
2
Colorado   Washington
Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 0:00  
Shot by Sven Andrighetto misses the net 1:53  
Gabriel Bourque wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 1:54  
  2:12 Alex Ovechkin hits Nikita Zadorov.
  2:23 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon.
  2:37 Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
  2:45 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:55  
Carl Soderberg wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 3:08  
Shot by Gabriel Bourque misses the net 3:17  
Blake Comeau hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. 3:20  
  3:39 Takeaway by Matt Niskanen.
Nikita Zadorov shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:51  
Colin Wilson scores. Assisted by Matt Nieto and Mark Barberio. 4:13  
  4:13 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Colin Wilson.
  4:25 Giveaway by Brett Connolly.
Anton Lindholm hits Andre Burakovsky. 4:34  
  4:39 John Carlson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Erik Johnson blocks shot from Madison Bowey. 5:06  
J.T. Compher blocks shot from Brett Connolly. 5:13  
Giveaway by Erik Johnson. 5:18  
  5:29 Madison Bowey blocks shot from Sven Andrighetto.
  5:29 Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky.
  5:29 Takeaway by Jay Beagle.
Sven Andrighetto shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 5:30  
Sven Andrighetto shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 5:45  
  6:38 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Tyson Barrie.
  7:24 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
  7:48 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Alex Chiasson. 7:59  
Takeaway by J.T. Compher. 8:34  
  8:38 John Carlson blocks shot from Sven Andrighetto.
  8:39 John Carlson penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor).
  8:39 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon.
Colin Wilson wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 9:22  
  10:00 Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov.
  10:19 Shot by Madison Bowey misses the net
  11:24 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  11:56 Alex Chiasson blocks shot from Nikita Zadorov.
  12:17 Madison Bowey shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Takeaway by Nikita Zadorov. 12:29  
  12:42 Madison Bowey shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 12:43  
J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 12:50  
  13:08 Giveaway by Brooks Orpik.
Gabriel Bourque hits Brooks Orpik. 13:10  
Colin Wilson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 13:13  
  13:19 Nicklas Backstrom hits Colin Wilson.
  13:28 Tom Wilson hits Mikko Rantanen.
  13:39 Jay Beagle shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  13:40 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon.
  14:09 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Mikko Rantanen.
  14:10 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Mikko Rantanen.
  14:18 Jay Beagle blocks shot from Patrik Nemeth.
  14:32 Jay Beagle hits Mikko Rantanen.
  14:36 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Patrik Nemeth.
  14:50 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Blake Comeau.
Giveaway by Patrik Nemeth. 15:00  
  15:12 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
Carl Soderberg hits Lars Eller. 15:17  
Shot by Matt Nieto misses the net 15:29  
  15:30 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher.
  16:07 Shot by Brooks Orpik misses the net
Tyson Jost hits Brooks Orpik. 16:18  
  16:23 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon.
Nikita Zadorov hits Tom Wilson. 16:38  
Takeaway by Mikko Rantanen. 16:46  
  17:02 Matt Niskanen hits Gabriel Landeskog.
  17:19 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
Giveaway by Tyson Barrie. 17:39  
  17:42 John Carlson scores.
  17:42 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Carl Soderberg.
Gabriel Bourque hits John Carlson. 17:58  
Tyson Barrie blocks shot from John Carlson. 18:18  
  18:20 Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  18:21 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  18:22 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher.
  18:52 Evgeny Kuznetsov penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Blake Comeau.
Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 18:52  
  19:02 Takeaway by John Carlson.
Colin Wilson wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 19:16  
  19:23 Brooks Orpik hits J.T. Compher.
  19:33 Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  19:58 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Sven Andrighetto.
3
Colorado   Washington
  0:00 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon.
  0:26 Giveaway by Brooks Orpik.
  0:29 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
  0:39 Takeaway by Lars Eller.
  0:39 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  0:40 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
  1:03 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher.
Shot by Samuel Girard misses the net 1:35  
  1:42 Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Sven Andrighetto.
Takeaway by Tyson Jost. 1:52  
  2:15 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
Giveaway by Nikita Zadorov. 2:29  
  2:43 Takeaway by John Carlson.
Colin Wilson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:57  
  3:13 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Nathan MacKinnon.
Anton Lindholm hits Chandler Stephenson. 3:52  
  4:09 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Mark Barberio hits Brett Connolly. 4:19  
J.T. Compher blocks shot from Brooks Orpik. 4:27  
  5:15 Brett Connolly scores. Assisted by Madison Bowey and Evgeny Kuznetsov.
J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 5:15  
  5:31 Alex Chiasson blocks shot from J.T. Compher.
  5:46 Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net
Shot by Sven Andrighetto misses the net 5:57  
J.T. Compher shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:05  
  6:10 Alex Chiasson blocks shot from Sven Andrighetto.
  6:16 Christian Djoos blocks shot from J.T. Compher.
  6:20 John Carlson blocks shot from Patrik Nemeth.
J.T. Compher shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:29  
Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:58  
  7:05 Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon.
Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:08  
  7:15 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Mark Barberio.
  7:39 Chandler Stephenson blocks shot from Gabriel Bourque.
  7:43 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Carl Soderberg.
  8:23 Shot by Brooks Orpik misses the net
  8:31 Brett Connolly hits Gabriel Bourque.
  8:42 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
  9:15 Giveaway by John Carlson.
Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:44  
  9:52 Giveaway by Christian Djoos.
Shot by Mikko Rantanen misses the net 9:52  
  10:35 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Blake Comeau.
Takeaway by Nathan MacKinnon. 11:38  
Erik Johnson blocks shot from Brooks Orpik. 12:05  
  12:11 Takeaway by Chandler Stephenson.
Gabriel Landeskog blocks shot from John Carlson. 12:13  
  12:18 Shot by Brooks Orpik misses the net
  12:20 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Carl Soderberg.
Carl Soderberg shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 12:29  
  12:30 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Colin Wilson.
  12:42 Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky.
  12:46 Giveaway by Lars Eller.
Sven Andrighetto shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 12:51  
Giveaway by Colin Wilson. 13:06  
  13:11 Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  13:13 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher.
  13:25 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  13:47 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
Anton Lindholm hits Tom Wilson. 13:50  
Shot by Gabriel Bourque misses the net 14:04  
  14:13 John Carlson blocks shot from J.T. Compher.
Erik Johnson hits Nicklas Backstrom. 14:26  
  14:49 Jay Beagle shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  14:52 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  15:06 Chandler Stephenson penalty for boarding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Patrik Nemeth.
Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 15:06  
Nathan MacKinnon penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller. 15:31  
J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 15:31  
  16:09 Andre Burakovsky hits Samuel Girard.
  16:19 Matt Niskanen scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Andre Burakovsky.
Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 16:19  
Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 16:30  
  16:44 Dmitry Orlov hits Mikko Rantanen.
Mikko Rantanen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:58  
Nikita Zadorov shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 17:21  
  17:40 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov.
  17:53 Chandler Stephenson blocks shot from Anton Lindholm.
Carl Soderberg wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 18:25  
  18:44 Shot by Andre Burakovsky misses the net
Tyson Jost scores. Assisted by Mikko Rantanen and Carl Soderberg. 18:57  
Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 18:57  
  19:15 Devante Smith-Pelly scores. Assisted by Chandler Stephenson and Jay Beagle.
Colin Wilson wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 19:15  
Blake Comeau hits Devante Smith-Pelly. 19:41  
Anton Lindholm hits Devante Smith-Pelly. 19:45