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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Vegas 3, Washington 0
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 23, 2017
Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Referees: Jake Brenk, Dave Jackson
Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Bevan Mills
Attendance: 18025
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 0000
Vegas 3003
Periods:
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1
Washington   Vegas
  0:00 Jonathan Marchessault wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:22 William Karlsson hits Matt Niskanen.
  0:33 Takeaway by Jonathan Marchessault.
Tom Wilson hits Brayden McNabb. 0:36  
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Brayden McNabb. 0:40  
Alex Ovechkin hits Brayden McNabb. 0:43  
  0:51 Shot by Jonathan Marchessault misses the net
Nicklas Backstrom hits Reilly Smith. 1:03  
  1:14 James Neal shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  1:49 Giveaway by Shea Theodore.
  1:54 Takeaway by Shea Theodore.
  2:16 Takeaway by Cody Eakin.
  2:24 Cody Eakin hits Madison Bowey.
  2:27 Brendan Leipsic shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 2:29  
Giveaway by Christian Djoos. 2:33  
  2:35 Brendan Leipsic shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:37 Alex Tuch scores. Assisted by Brendan Leipsic and Cody Eakin.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 2:37  
Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 2:58  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jonathan Marchessault. 3:08  
Alex Ovechkin hits Brayden McNabb. 3:21  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jonathan Marchessault. 3:24  
  3:34 Jonathan Marchessault blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 3:38  
Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 3:42  
  3:43 Jonathan Marchessault wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  4:02 Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:05 Reilly Smith hits Tom Wilson.
  4:17 Jonathan Marchessault hits Tom Wilson.
Giveaway by Matt Niskanen. 4:45  
Giveaway by Matt Niskanen. 5:14  
  5:16 David Perron shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:31 David Perron hits Dmitry Orlov.
  5:38 Deryk Engelland hits Andre Burakovsky.
  5:52 Jon Merrill shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:53 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  6:21 Brendan Leipsic shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Andre Burakovsky wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch. 6:22  
  6:32 Giveaway by Brendan Leipsic.
Giveaway by Madison Bowey. 6:34  
  6:47 Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  7:34 Takeaway by Tomas Nosek.
  7:39 Oscar Lindberg scores. Assisted by Tomas Nosek.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jonathan Marchessault. 7:39  
  7:58 Reilly Smith blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
  8:00 Jonathan Marchessault wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Giveaway by Jakub Vrana. 8:13  
Andre Burakovsky wins the faceoff against Jonathan Marchessault. 8:17  
Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net 8:21  
  8:22 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 8:27  
  8:28 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  9:03 Takeaway by James Neal.
  9:07 Erik Haula shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  9:17 Jon Merrill blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 9:25  
Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net 9:36  
Giveaway by Jay Beagle. 9:45  
  10:06 Brendan Leipsic shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  10:16 Takeaway by Brayden McNabb.
  10:29 William Karlsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  10:59 Brayden McNabb shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against David Perron. 11:00  
  11:04 David Perron shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  11:05 David Perron shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 11:29  
  11:44 Takeaway by Shea Theodore.
Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net 11:50  
Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Deryk Engelland. 11:58  
Jay Beagle shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 12:02  
  12:08 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Jay Beagle hits Oscar Lindberg. 12:39  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 12:53  
  12:58 Takeaway by Brayden McNabb.
  13:08 Oscar Lindberg blocks shot from Christian Djoos.
Alex Ovechkin hits Alex Tuch. 13:30  
  13:45 Takeaway by Cody Eakin.
  13:55 Nate Schmidt hits Lars Eller.
  14:10 Cody Eakin hits Brett Connolly.
Takeaway by Brett Connolly. 14:17  
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:23  
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Reilly Smith. 14:51  
  14:55 William Karlsson scores. Assisted by Reilly Smith and Jonathan Marchessault.
  14:55 Jonathan Marchessault wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  15:01 Jonathan Marchessault wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  15:35 William Karlsson hits Madison Bowey.
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 15:43  
T.J. Oshie hits Shea Theodore. 15:46  
  15:53 Shea Theodore blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Reilly Smith. 16:01  
Brooks Orpik hits Reilly Smith. 16:03  
Jay Beagle hits Erik Haula. 16:16  
  16:27 Colin Miller blocks shot from Jay Beagle.
Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 16:33  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Erik Haula. 16:34  
Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. 17:17  
Takeaway by Lars Eller. 17:38  
  17:47 Shea Theodore blocks shot from Matt Niskanen.
  17:51 Giveaway by Oscar Lindberg.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 17:53  
  18:17 Shea Theodore blocks shot from Brett Connolly.
T.J. Oshie hits Jon Merrill. 18:33  
  18:54 Takeaway by Jon Merrill.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 18:57  
Alex Ovechkin hits Cody Eakin. 19:17  
Brooks Orpik hits Alex Tuch. 19:26  
  19:33 Alex Tuch hits Tom Wilson.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 19:36  
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Brayden McNabb. 19:45  
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from William Karlsson. 19:58  
2
Washington   Vegas
  0:00 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  0:06 Reilly Smith penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jakub Vrana.
  0:06 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
  0:13 Brayden McNabb blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 0:28  
  0:47 Takeaway by Tomas Nosek.
  1:36 Nate Schmidt hits Andre Burakovsky.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 1:53  
Lars Eller hits Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 2:15  
  2:29 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:41 Marc-Andre Fleury hits Lars Eller.
  3:05 Giveaway by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  4:16 Giveaway by David Perron.
Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net 4:20  
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 4:24  
  4:24 Cody Eakin penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  4:45 Takeaway by William Karlsson.
  5:21 Tomas Nosek blocks shot from John Carlson.
  5:28 Shot by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare misses the net
  5:36 Nate Schmidt blocks shot from Brett Connolly.
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 5:56  
Brett Connolly blocks shot from Erik Haula. 6:39  
Takeaway by Andre Burakovsky. 6:51  
  7:18 Jon Merrill shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Chandler Stephenson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 7:28  
Jay Beagle shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 7:29  
  7:30 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  7:47 Deryk Engelland hits T.J. Oshie.
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 7:54  
T.J. Oshie hits Shea Theodore. 7:59  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 8:34  
  8:42 Shot by Jonathan Marchessault misses the net
  8:43 Jonathan Marchessault wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 9:09  
Jay Beagle hits William Karlsson. 9:17  
Matt Niskanen hits William Karlsson. 9:38  
Matt Niskanen hits Tomas Nosek. 9:59  
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Tomas Nosek. 10:05  
Alex Ovechkin hits Colin Miller. 10:19  
  10:23 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  10:57 Giveaway by Deryk Engelland.
  11:02 Deryk Engelland blocks shot from Lars Eller.
  11:39 Takeaway by Cody Eakin.
Brooks Orpik hits Brendan Leipsic. 11:50  
Takeaway by Tom Wilson. 12:03  
  12:06 Jon Merrill hits Tom Wilson.
Jay Beagle shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 12:44  
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from James Neal. 13:11  
Dmitry Orlov hits James Neal. 13:12  
Christian Djoos blocks shot from Jonathan Marchessault. 13:55  
Lars Eller hits Jon Merrill. 14:11  
Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net 14:24  
  14:39 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare hits Brooks Orpik.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch. 15:53  
  16:01 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  16:04 Jon Merrill shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 16:05  
  16:14 Takeaway by Deryk Engelland.
Team penalty for Washington too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Brett Connolly. 16:42  
  16:42 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  16:51 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  18:38 Giveaway by Colin Miller.
  18:47 Giveaway by Marc-Andre Fleury.
Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net 18:54  
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Oscar Lindberg. 18:58  
Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 19:09  
Alex Ovechkin hits Deryk Engelland. 19:22  
Alex Ovechkin penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Deryk Engelland. 19:24  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Erik Haula. 19:24  
  19:37 Erik Haula shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  19:39 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Jay Beagle blocks shot from Shea Theodore. 19:46  
  19:53 Shot by David Perron misses the net
3
Washington   Vegas
  0:00 Jonathan Marchessault wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson.
  0:10 Erik Haula shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  0:44 Shot by David Perron misses the net
Tom Wilson hits David Perron. 1:15  
  1:25 Nate Schmidt blocks shot from Lars Eller.
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Cody Eakin. 1:40  
  1:51 Brayden McNabb blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  2:01 Brayden McNabb hits Alex Ovechkin.
  2:07 Alex Tuch blocks shot from Matt Niskanen.
Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net 2:08  
  2:10 Brayden McNabb penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Ovechkin.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 2:10  
  2:16 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare blocks shot from John Carlson.
  2:54 Takeaway by Tomas Nosek.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 3:48  
  3:49 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 4:36  
  4:37 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  4:37 James Neal blocks shot from Brooks Orpik.
Takeaway by Madison Bowey. 5:28  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jonathan Marchessault. 5:40  
  6:44 Oscar Lindberg blocks shot from Brooks Orpik.
  6:45 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 6:50  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 6:51  
  6:51 Brayden McNabb blocks shot from Madison Bowey.
Alex Ovechkin hits Tomas Nosek. 7:08  
  7:33 Cody Eakin blocks shot from Madison Bowey.
  7:42 Shot by Brendan Leipsic misses the net
  7:44 Brendan Leipsic shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 7:55  
  8:08 Jon Merrill hits Andre Burakovsky.
  8:15 Colin Miller hits Lars Eller.
  8:25 Colin Miller blocks shot from Brett Connolly.
  8:35 Alex Tuch blocks shot from John Carlson.
  8:48 Erik Haula shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Erik Haula. 8:55  
Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 9:36  
Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 9:38  
  9:41 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 9:50  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 9:53  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 9:57  
  9:58 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 10:04  
  10:05 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
Andre Burakovsky hits Jon Merrill. 10:42  
  10:57 Giveaway by Reilly Smith.
  11:06 Takeaway by Colin Miller.
  11:16 Takeaway by William Karlsson.
  11:21 Shot by Jonathan Marchessault misses the net
  11:27 Takeaway by Reilly Smith.
  11:28 Shot by Reilly Smith misses the net
  11:49 Shot by Shea Theodore misses the net
  11:53 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  12:14 Erik Haula shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Tomas Nosek. 12:45  
  12:47 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  12:48 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Christian Djoos hits Tomas Nosek. 13:08  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jonathan Marchessault. 14:01  
T.J. Oshie hits Brayden McNabb. 14:06  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 14:12  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:36  
T.J. Oshie hits Jonathan Marchessault. 14:41  
  14:48 Takeaway by Nate Schmidt.
  15:13 Alex Tuch hits Lars Eller.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 15:47  
  15:53 Jon Merrill blocks shot from Lars Eller.
  16:01 Takeaway by Brendan Leipsic.
Takeaway by Jakub Vrana. 16:08  
  17:25 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare blocks shot from Matt Niskanen.
Tom Wilson hits Jon Merrill. 17:27  
  17:39 Oscar Lindberg hits Jay Beagle.
Jay Beagle hits William Karlsson. 17:47  
  18:02 Shot by Jonathan Marchessault misses the net
  18:16 Shot by William Karlsson misses the net
  18:21 Brayden McNabb shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 18:41  
Shot by Christian Djoos misses the net 19:11  
  19:14 Cody Eakin penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Ovechkin.
  19:14 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 19:55  
  19:59 Deryk Engelland blocks shot from John Carlson.