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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 5, Boston 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 14, 2017
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Tom Kowal, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Bryan Pancich
Attendance: 17565
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 1135
Boston 0123
Periods:
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  • 2
  • 3
1
Washington   Boston
  0:00 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net 0:09  
  0:18 Zdeno Chara hits Tom Wilson.
  0:22 Riley Nash hits Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net 0:23  
  0:33 Riley Nash hits Matt Niskanen.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 0:33  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Brad Marchand. 1:00  
Giveaway by Jakub Vrana. 1:06  
  1:10 Giveaway by David Pastrnak.
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 1:16  
  1:19 Giveaway by Brandon Carlo.
  1:32 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 1:32  
  1:39 David Krejci shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  1:50 Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  1:52 Anders Bjork blocks shot from Christian Djoos.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jake DeBrusk. 1:55  
  2:02 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  2:08 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin. 2:16  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 2:16  
  2:23 David Backes shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:32 David Backes hits Madison Bowey.
  2:50 Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom.
  2:57 Patrice Bergeron penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor).
  2:57 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  3:10 Giveaway by Zdeno Chara.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tim Schaller. 3:38  
  3:56 Takeaway by Brad Marchand.
  4:03 Giveaway by Brad Marchand.
  4:13 Brad Marchand blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 4:17  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin. 5:02  
  5:08 Patrice Bergeron shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Brad Marchand. 5:08  
  5:15 Patrice Bergeron hits Matt Niskanen.
Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. 5:51  
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Torey Krug. 6:17  
Brett Connolly hits Anders Bjork. 6:29  
  6:31 Anders Bjork penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brett Connolly.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Nash. 6:31  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin. 6:38  
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 8:25  
Andre Burakovsky hits Kevan Miller. 8:36  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin. 8:39  
Jay Beagle hits Brandon Carlo. 9:11  
  9:46 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  9:51 David Backes hits Jay Beagle.
  9:57 David Backes hits Madison Bowey.
  10:08 David Backes hits Alex Chiasson.
Giveaway by Jakub Vrana. 10:21  
  10:26 David Krejci shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Nash. 10:26  
  10:46 Shot by Zdeno Chara misses the net
Giveaway by Tom Wilson. 11:03  
  11:06 Giveaway by Zdeno Chara.
Tom Wilson hits Kevan Miller. 11:16  
  11:37 Shot by Noel Acciari misses the net
  11:51 Noel Acciari hits Christian Djoos.
  11:51 Shot by Tim Schaller misses the net
  11:59 Shot by Charlie McAvoy misses the net
  12:10 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin. 12:22  
  12:23 Brandon Carlo blocks shot from Jakub Vrana.
  12:26 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  12:37 Giveaway by Brad Marchand.
Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin. 12:47  
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 12:51  
Takeaway by Alex Chiasson. 12:58  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin. 12:58  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jake DeBrusk. 12:58  
Shot by Brooks Orpik misses the net 13:03  
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 13:16  
  13:34 Charlie McAvoy hits Andre Burakovsky.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin. 14:02  
  14:04 Charlie McAvoy penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller.
  14:04 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 14:35  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 14:42  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin. 15:02  
Nicklas Backstrom penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brandon Carlo. 15:02  
  15:02 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  15:09 Kevan Miller shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Andre Burakovsky blocks shot from Matt Grzelcyk. 15:23  
Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin. 15:31  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against David Pastrnak. 15:38  
Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin. 16:08  
John Carlson blocks shot from Torey Krug. 16:35  
  16:38 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  16:50 Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net
Takeaway by Lars Eller. 17:07  
  17:17 Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  17:27 Takeaway by Matt Grzelcyk.
Jakub Vrana scores. Assisted by Matt Niskanen. 17:34  
  17:34 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 17:41  
  17:44 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  18:16 Riley Nash hits Christian Djoos.
  18:23 David Backes shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Brooks Orpik hits Tim Schaller. 18:55  
  19:07 Sean Kuraly hits Madison Bowey.
  19:15 Tim Schaller hits Andre Burakovsky.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin. 19:39  
2
Washington   Boston
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Nash. 0:00  
  0:24 Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Riley Nash. 0:32  
Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 0:39  
  1:00 Shot by Zdeno Chara misses the net
  1:01 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  1:13 Shot by David Krejci misses the net
  1:19 Takeaway by David Krejci.
  1:32 Giveaway by David Krejci.
Dmitry Orlov hits Noel Acciari. 2:18  
Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net 2:30  
Brett Connolly hits Sean Kuraly. 2:37  
Takeaway by Alex Chiasson. 3:15  
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 3:20  
  3:23 Brad Marchand blocks shot from Brooks Orpik.
  3:23 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Jakub Vrana penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brad Marchand. 3:31  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 3:31  
  4:06 Shot by Patrice Bergeron misses the net
Alex Chiasson blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 4:15  
  4:22 Patrice Bergeron scores a power play goal. Assisted by Brad Marchand and Danton Heinen.
  4:22 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net 4:40  
  4:45 Tim Schaller blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
  4:47 Takeaway by Riley Nash.
  4:53 Tim Schaller shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Takeaway by Tom Wilson. 5:14  
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. 5:36  
  5:43 Anders Bjork hits Madison Bowey.
  6:11 Shot by Matt Grzelcyk misses the net
Madison Bowey blocks shot from Charlie McAvoy. 6:17  
  6:31 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  6:51 Takeaway by Sean Kuraly.
Jay Beagle hits Sean Kuraly. 6:58  
  7:11 Sean Kuraly hits Chandler Stephenson.
  7:22 Tim Schaller hits Matt Niskanen.
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 7:31  
Jakub Vrana hits Patrice Bergeron. 7:48  
  7:56 Patrice Bergeron hits John Carlson.
  8:47 Torey Krug hits Alex Chiasson.
  9:32 Kevan Miller shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Madison Bowey blocks shot from Sean Kuraly. 9:52  
  10:12 Kevan Miller hits Andre Burakovsky.
  10:15 Giveaway by David Backes.
  10:25 Takeaway by Anders Bjork.
  10:29 David Krejci shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  10:29 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  10:42 Jake DeBrusk wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Jay Beagle shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin. 10:53  
  10:53 Charlie McAvoy penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Devante Smith-Pelly.
  10:53 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin. 11:52  
Nicklas Backstrom scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Alex Ovechkin. 12:05  
  12:05 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Dmitry Orlov hits Brad Marchand. 12:19  
Dmitry Orlov hits Patrice Bergeron. 12:37  
  12:51 Patrice Bergeron shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  12:51 David Backes wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Dmitry Orlov hits Patrice Bergeron. 12:51  
Brett Connolly blocks shot from Danton Heinen. 12:57  
  13:09 Shot by Matt Grzelcyk misses the net
Brett Connolly hits Charlie McAvoy. 13:12  
  13:41 Torey Krug shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Torey Krug. 13:57  
  14:11 Sean Kuraly hits Andre Burakovsky.
  14:19 Brandon Carlo hits Alex Chiasson.
Takeaway by Alex Chiasson. 14:26  
Giveaway by John Carlson. 14:34  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Nash. 15:04  
  15:20 Giveaway by Zdeno Chara.
Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 15:25  
  15:26 David Backes hits Matt Niskanen.
  15:27 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Giveaway by Matt Niskanen. 16:00  
  16:05 Riley Nash hits Dmitry Orlov.
  16:14 Zdeno Chara hits Dmitry Orlov.
  16:17 Riley Nash shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Giveaway by Tom Wilson. 16:22  
Chandler Stephenson blocks shot from Matt Grzelcyk. 16:49  
Chandler Stephenson penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Danton Heinen. 16:49  
  16:49 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  16:49 Charlie McAvoy shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  16:49 Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  17:01 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  17:01 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  17:07 Shot by Patrice Bergeron misses the net
  17:50 Giveaway by Patrice Bergeron.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 18:25  
  18:43 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  18:58 David Krejci shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  18:58 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  19:12 Shot by Brad Marchand misses the net
Giveaway by Tom Wilson. 19:19  
Dmitry Orlov hits Brad Marchand. 19:26  
  19:27 Shot by Patrice Bergeron misses the net
Dmitry Orlov penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brad Marchand. 19:27  
  19:27 Brad Marchand penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dmitry Orlov.
  19:27 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  19:58 Takeaway by David Pastrnak.
3
Washington   Boston
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 0:00  
  0:28 Giveaway by David Krejci.
Takeaway by Christian Djoos. 0:42  
  0:46 David Krejci hits Nicklas Backstrom.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Riley Nash. 0:49  
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 1:21  
Takeaway by Matt Niskanen. 1:27  
  1:35 Takeaway by Brad Marchand.
  1:40 Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net
Giveaway by Brett Connolly. 2:00  
Brett Connolly hits David Backes. 2:03  
  2:19 Shot by David Backes misses the net
Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin. 2:31  
  2:31 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin. 2:52  
  3:07 Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  3:08 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Giveaway by John Carlson. 3:08  
  3:21 Shot by Brad Marchand misses the net
Giveaway by Tom Wilson. 4:16  
  4:36 David Backes shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:40 David Backes hits Nicklas Backstrom.
  4:47 Shot by David Backes misses the net
  4:47 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  4:55 Shot by Matt Grzelcyk misses the net
  5:07 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:21 Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk.
  5:44 Sean Kuraly hits Matt Niskanen.
Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from Tim Schaller. 5:46  
  5:46 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Devante Smith-Pelly.
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 5:55  
  6:10 Shot by Patrice Bergeron misses the net
Matt Niskanen hits Brad Marchand. 6:15  
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 6:21  
Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 6:40  
  6:43 Noel Acciari hits Nicklas Backstrom.
Takeaway by Matt Niskanen. 6:56  
  7:47 Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Alex Chiasson scores. Assisted by Christian Djoos and John Carlson. 7:52  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 7:52  
  7:59 Takeaway by Charlie McAvoy.
Takeaway by Andre Burakovsky. 8:34  
Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Anton Khudobin. 8:36  
  8:36 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson.
  9:29 Brad Marchand wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  9:52 Patrice Bergeron blocks shot from Lars Eller.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 9:52  
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 9:57  
Andre Burakovsky wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 9:57  
  10:20 Sean Kuraly hits Andre Burakovsky.
  10:25 Shot by Charlie McAvoy misses the net
  10:34 Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  10:46 Matt Grzelcyk hits Lars Eller.
  10:55 Takeaway by Jake DeBrusk.
  11:00 David Krejci shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  11:19 David Krejci shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Brooks Orpik penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by David Krejci. 11:19  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Brad Marchand. 11:19  
  11:23 Takeaway by Danton Heinen.
Alex Chiasson blocks shot from Torey Krug. 11:27  
Alex Chiasson scores a short handed goal. 11:31  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 11:31  
Matt Niskanen hits David Pastrnak. 11:53  
  12:18 Torey Krug shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 12:18  
  12:33 Shot by David Krejci misses the net
Takeaway by Tom Wilson. 12:47  
  13:18 Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk.
Takeaway by Christian Djoos. 13:51  
  13:56 Noel Acciari hits Madison Bowey.
Madison Bowey hits Noel Acciari. 14:01  
Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from Kevan Miller. 14:07  
  14:20 Kevan Miller blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  14:25 Giveaway by Zdeno Chara.
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 14:29  
  14:40 Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
Tom Wilson hits Noel Acciari. 14:51  
  15:11 Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  15:17 Shot by Zdeno Chara misses the net
  15:51 Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  16:20 David Krejci scores. Assisted by Charlie McAvoy and Jake DeBrusk.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 16:20  
  16:46 Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Takeaway by Alex Chiasson. 17:19  
Takeaway by Alex Chiasson. 17:25  
  17:48 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Patrice Bergeron. 18:08  
  18:08 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Alex Ovechkin scores on an empty net. Assisted by Matt Niskanen. 18:31  
Tom Wilson penalty for game misconduct - 10 mins (Major). Drawn by Brad Marchand. 18:31  
  18:31 Brad Marchand penalty for game misconduct - 10 mins (Major). Drawn by Tom Wilson.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 18:31  
Lars Eller penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tim Schaller. 18:33  
  18:48 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Alex Chiasson.
  18:54 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  19:06 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  19:12 Torey Krug shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  19:33 Patrice Bergeron scores a power play goal. Assisted by David Pastrnak and Danton Heinen.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 19:33  
  19:41 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.