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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New Jersey 4, Washington 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 18, 2018
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees: Jake Brenk, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Matt MacPherson
Attendance: 14163
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Washington 11103
New Jersey 12014
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
1
Washington   New Jersey
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 0:00  
  0:18 Giveaway by Andy Greene.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 0:22  
  0:22 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 0:30  
  0:30 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 0:42  
Brett Connolly hits John Moore. 0:51  
John Carlson blocks shot from Pavel Zacha. 0:57  
  1:10 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  1:28 Shot by Will Butcher misses the net
  1:36 Shot by Ben Lovejoy misses the net
Madison Bowey shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 2:12  
  2:12 Sami Vatanen penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor).
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 2:12  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 2:17  
  2:17 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
  2:35 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 3:27  
  3:27 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  4:23 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:38 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  4:49 Damon Severson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:19 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:27 Andy Greene shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 5:53  
Alex Ovechkin hits Brian Gibbons. 6:18  
  6:31 Giveaway by Damon Severson.
Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. 6:52  
  6:58 Takeaway by Ben Lovejoy.
  7:07 Takeaway by Kyle Palmieri.
  7:11 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 7:11  
  7:25 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  7:34 Drew Stafford blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
Takeaway by T.J. Oshie. 7:42  
  7:59 Takeaway by Marcus Johansson.
  8:01 Drew Stafford scores. Assisted by Marcus Johansson.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 8:01  
  8:17 Giveaway by Keith Kinkaid.
Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net 8:19  
  8:25 Giveaway by Taylor Hall.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 8:27  
  8:48 Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  9:05 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  9:21 Brian Boyle hits Christian Djoos.
  9:32 Shot by Brian Gibbons misses the net
  9:32 Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  9:50 Giveaway by Brian Gibbons.
Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. 10:03  
  10:27 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  11:06 Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Jakub Vrana.
  11:06 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Andy Greene. 11:18  
  11:30 Pavel Zacha blocks shot from Madison Bowey.
  12:10 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Brett Connolly scores. Assisted by TJ. Oshie. and Brooks Orpik. 12:10  
  12:30 Ben Lovejoy hits Lars Eller.
  12:33 Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  12:53 Takeaway by Damon Severson.
  13:10 Takeaway by Drew Stafford.
  13:12 Shot by Brian Boyle misses the net
  13:47 Giveaway by Marcus Johansson.
Matt Niskanen hits Miles Wood. 14:03  
  14:18 Shot by Ben Lovejoy misses the net
Alex Ovechkin hits Ben Lovejoy. 14:30  
Brooks Orpik hits Jesper Bratt. 14:49  
  15:06 Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 15:06  
Jay Beagle hits Nico Hischier. 15:17  
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 15:32  
  15:40 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  16:12 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Tom Wilson hits Kyle Palmieri. 16:23  
  16:36 Miles Wood hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 17:07  
  17:18 Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  17:20 Brian Boyle shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  18:08 Damon Severson hits Alex Chiasson.
  18:26 Shot by Damon Severson misses the net
  18:31 John Moore shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 18:31  
Jay Beagle penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Drew Stafford. 18:31  
  18:54 Giveaway by Jesper Bratt.
  19:13 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  19:30 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Devante Smith-Pelly.
2
Washington   New Jersey
  0:00 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:28 Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net
  0:48 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  1:07 Andy Greene blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 1:07  
  1:22 Miles Wood shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  1:22 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Alex Chiasson.
Christian Djoos blocks shot from Marcus Johansson. 1:34  
  1:34 Drew Stafford wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  1:44 Giveaway by Marcus Johansson.
Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net 1:56  
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 2:01  
  2:17 Will Butcher shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:28 Giveaway by Will Butcher.
  2:29 Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:32 Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net
  2:49 Takeaway by Ben Lovejoy.
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Stefan Noesen. 2:59  
Giveaway by Devante Smith-Pelly. 3:26  
  3:33 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  3:33 Andy Greene scores. Assisted by Taylor Hall and Sami Vatanen.
  3:46 Damon Severson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Brian Gibbons. 3:46  
  4:20 Ben Lovejoy blocks shot from T.J. Oshie.
  4:35 Takeaway by John Moore.
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 5:20  
  5:21 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Brett Connolly.
  5:36 Brian Gibbons hits Matt Niskanen.
Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 6:30  
  7:07 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  7:07 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  7:52 Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  7:58 Takeaway by Andy Greene.
Christian Djoos hits Brian Boyle. 8:09  
  8:11 Shot by John Moore misses the net
Alex Ovechkin hits Damon Severson. 8:18  
Tom Wilson hits Brian Gibbons. 8:33  
  8:33 Brian Boyle penalty for instigator - misconduct - 10 mins (Misconduct). Drawn by Tom Wilson. Served by Miles Wood.
Tom Wilson penalty for fighting against Brian Boyle - 5 mins (Major). 8:33  
  8:33 Brian Boyle penalty for fighting against Tom Wilson - 5 mins (Major).
  8:33 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
  9:18 Ben Lovejoy blocks shot from John Carlson.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 9:24  
  10:07 Nico Hischier hits Alex Ovechkin.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 10:29  
  10:41 Nico Hischier blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
  10:48 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  10:55 Miles Wood scores. Assisted by Sami Vatanen and Nico Hischier.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 10:55  
Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 11:05  
Dmitry Orlov scores. Assisted by Alex Chiasson and Jay Beagle. 11:09  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 11:09  
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Andy Greene. 11:33  
  11:51 Takeaway by Drew Stafford.
  12:06 Shot by Drew Stafford misses the net
  12:20 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  12:58 Takeaway by Marcus Johansson.
  13:05 John Moore shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Brooks Orpik hits John Moore. 13:06  
Giveaway by Brooks Orpik. 13:15  
  13:23 Takeaway by Nico Hischier.
  13:29 Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller hits Ben Lovejoy. 13:32  
  13:51 Shot by Andy Greene misses the net
Christian Djoos hits Kyle Palmieri. 14:15  
  14:25 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Alex Ovechkin penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Taylor Hall. 14:26  
  14:26 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Sami Vatanen. 14:36  
  15:10 Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  15:10 Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Marcus Johansson. 15:10  
  15:14 Drew Stafford hits Matt Niskanen.
Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net 15:24  
Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net 15:44  
  15:44 Kyle Palmieri blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
Nicklas Backstrom hits Miles Wood. 15:57  
  16:30 Shot by Will Butcher misses the net
  16:37 Travis Zajac penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Chandler Stephenson.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 16:37  
  17:12 Takeaway by Brian Gibbons.
  17:21 Takeaway by Nico Hischier.
  17:39 Jesper Bratt wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Jakub Vrana hits Andy Greene. 17:50  
  17:56 Brian Gibbons blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 18:04  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 18:05  
  18:12 Kyle Palmieri hits Dmitry Orlov.
Alex Ovechkin hits Pavel Zacha. 18:21  
  18:24 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 19:14  
Jay Beagle shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 19:21  
  19:21 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 19:59  
3
Washington   New Jersey
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 0:00  
  0:19 Nico Hischier hits Devante Smith-Pelly.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier. 0:21  
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Taylor Hall. 0:34  
  0:44 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Kyle Palmieri. 0:53  
Dmitry Orlov hits Kyle Palmieri. 0:59  
  1:07 Pavel Zacha hits John Carlson.
  1:10 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  1:42 Shot by Drew Stafford misses the net
Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Drew Stafford. 1:46  
  2:44 Takeaway by Andy Greene.
  3:04 Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  3:05 Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 3:05  
  3:23 Ben Lovejoy hits Chandler Stephenson.
  3:50 Takeaway by Pavel Zacha.
  3:58 Miles Wood hits Christian Djoos.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 4:08  
Dmitry Orlov hits Miles Wood. 4:08  
Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 4:36  
Giveaway by Jakub Vrana. 5:03  
Brooks Orpik hits Taylor Hall. 5:11  
  5:21 Ben Lovejoy hits Jakub Vrana.
  5:22 Nico Hischier blocks shot from Christian Djoos.
  5:40 Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net
  5:51 Ben Lovejoy hits Madison Bowey.
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. 6:06  
  6:32 Damon Severson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  6:35 Stefan Noesen hits Christian Djoos.
Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 6:45  
  6:46 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Shot by Christian Djoos misses the net 6:53  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 6:56  
  7:21 Shot by Kyle Palmieri misses the net
John Carlson hits Pavel Zacha. 7:32  
  7:41 John Moore shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 7:41  
  7:49 Marcus Johansson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac. 7:58  
  8:09 Travis Zajac penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 8:09  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 8:12  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 8:35  
  9:34 Brian Gibbons blocks shot from John Carlson.
  9:59 Ben Lovejoy hits Lars Eller.
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 10:17  
  10:51 Ben Lovejoy blocks shot from Jakub Vrana.
  11:24 Brian Boyle hits Brooks Orpik.
  11:37 Ben Lovejoy shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Alex Chiasson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Will Butcher. 11:47  
  11:47 Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Jesper Bratt. 11:55  
  12:10 Giveaway by Will Butcher.
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Brian Boyle. 13:04  
Jay Beagle shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 13:26  
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Kyle Palmieri. 13:59  
Shot by Madison Bowey misses the net 14:25  
Giveaway by Devante Smith-Pelly. 14:50  
  15:28 Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  15:30 Travis Zajac hits Matt Niskanen.
  15:58 Giveaway by Drew Stafford.
  16:12 Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Brett Connolly scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Tom Wilson. 16:12  
  16:45 Jesper Bratt hits T.J. Oshie.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 17:15  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Stefan Noesen. 17:15  
  17:52 Ben Lovejoy hits Jay Beagle.
  18:09 Shot by Ben Lovejoy misses the net
Tom Wilson hits John Moore. 18:12  
Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid. 19:30  
  19:30 Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  19:43 Brian Boyle hits Matt Niskanen.
  19:48 Stefan Noesen hits T.J. Oshie.
1 OT
Washington   New Jersey
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha. 0:00  
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 0:18  
  0:34 Taylor Hall scores. Assisted by Sami Vatanen.