{{pageModel.leagueAbbr}} {{pageModel.subtitle}} | Las Vegas Review-Journal
???label.league_nhl???
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 5, Minnesota 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 15, 2018
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Pierre Lambert, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 19027
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123T
Washington 0235
Minnesota 0022
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
1
Washington   Minnesota
  0:00 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 0:09  
  1:12 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Jakub Vrana blocks shot from Matt Dumba. 1:16  
  1:21 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  1:25 Zach Parise shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  2:40 Daniel Winnik wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  2:51 Daniel Winnik shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 2:53  
  3:30 Ryan Suter blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  3:51 Shot by Mikael Granlund misses the net
  3:56 Gustav Olofsson blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  3:58 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 4:11  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 4:12  
  5:43 Tyler Ennis shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Nick Seeler. 6:08  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 6:17  
  6:24 Marcus Foligno hits Dmitry Orlov.
  6:32 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  7:11 Marcus Foligno blocks shot from Lars Eller.
Giveaway by John Carlson. 7:21  
Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net 8:04  
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 8:08  
  8:09 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 8:21  
John Carlson blocks shot from Ryan Suter. 8:45  
  8:58 Giveaway by Jared Spurgeon.
  9:13 Shot by Jared Spurgeon misses the net
  9:23 Nino Niederreiter penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nicklas Backstrom.
  9:23 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
  9:41 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 10:41  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 11:11  
  11:15 Mikael Granlund blocks shot from John Carlson.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 11:27  
Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net 11:27  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 11:28  
  11:45 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  12:31 Shot by Matt Cullen misses the net
  12:38 Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 12:40  
  13:14 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 13:17  
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Jared Spurgeon. 13:58  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 14:01  
John Carlson blocks shot from Daniel Winnik. 14:41  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 14:49  
  15:00 Shot by Nino Niederreiter misses the net
  15:58 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 17:16  
  17:26 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Christian Djoos blocks shot from Matt Dumba. 17:31  
  18:23 Gustav Olofsson hits Lars Eller.
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Eric Staal. 18:51  
  18:57 Takeaway by Tyler Ennis.
  19:10 Zach Parise shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  19:11 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 19:54  
2
Washington   Minnesota
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 0:00  
Tom Wilson scores. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Dmitry Orlov. 0:59  
  0:59 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 1:08  
Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 1:10  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 1:11  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 1:19  
  1:25 Matt Cullen shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 1:27  
Chandler Stephenson hits Tyler Ennis. 2:00  
  2:08 Nino Niederreiter hits Chandler Stephenson.
  2:22 Takeaway by Marcus Foligno.
Takeaway by Brett Connolly. 2:39  
  2:51 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  3:09 Giveaway by Joel Eriksson Ek.
  3:17 Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  3:27 Takeaway by Jason Zucker.
  3:32 Mikael Granlund shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  3:33 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  3:58 Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net
  3:59 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net 4:45  
Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net 5:12  
  5:32 Shot by Tyler Ennis misses the net
Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Andre Burakovsky. 5:51  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 5:51  
  6:21 Mikael Granlund hits Christian Djoos.
  6:33 Ryan Suter shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 6:34  
  7:01 Nick Seeler blocks shot from Jay Beagle.
  7:31 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 7:44  
  7:44 Gustav Olofsson blocks shot from Jakub Vrana.
  7:46 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 8:23  
  8:29 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Andre Burakovsky.
  8:52 Eric Staal shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  9:02 Ryan Suter blocks shot from Lars Eller.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 9:06  
  9:07 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Mikael Granlund. 9:30  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 9:37  
  9:43 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  9:59 Nick Seeler blocks shot from Devante Smith-Pelly.
Devante Smith-Pelly penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zach Parise. 10:14  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 10:14  
  10:50 Jared Spurgeon hits Jay Beagle.
  11:29 Eric Staal penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Carlson.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 11:29  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 11:34  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 12:24  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 12:46  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 12:55  
  12:56 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
  13:05 Mikael Granlund shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net 14:06  
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. 14:45  
  15:17 Tyler Ennis shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  15:23 Gustav Olofsson shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  15:32 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  16:49 Takeaway by Mikael Granlund.
Taylor Chorney hits Nino Niederreiter. 17:01  
  17:10 Ryan Suter shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net 17:32  
Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 19:15  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 19:17  
  19:35 Jared Spurgeon hits Matt Niskanen.
3
Washington   Minnesota
  0:00 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:09 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  0:10 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 0:38  
Tom Wilson hits Zach Parise. 1:05  
Giveaway by Jakub Vrana. 1:49  
Jakub Vrana blocks shot from Mikael Granlund. 1:50  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 1:52  
  2:29 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 3:21  
  3:33 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Tom Wilson hits Ryan Suter. 3:49  
Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from Gustav Olofsson. 4:21  
  4:23 Mikko Koivu shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  4:23 Nino Niederreiter shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  4:24 Nino Niederreiter shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  4:25 Nino Niederreiter scores. Assisted by Mikko Koivu and Gustav Olofsson.
  4:25 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  4:52 Tyler Ennis hits John Carlson.
  5:28 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 5:57  
  6:03 Zach Parise shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Matt Niskanen hits Zach Parise. 6:04  
  6:27 Mikael Granlund shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 6:35  
  6:41 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Dmitry Orlov hits Jared Spurgeon. 6:53  
  6:54 Shot by Jared Spurgeon misses the net
  6:56 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  7:13 Shot by Jared Spurgeon misses the net
Tom Wilson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mikael Granlund. 7:15  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 7:15  
  7:58 Zach Parise shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  8:00 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  8:06 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  8:26 Giveaway by Mikael Granlund.
  8:53 Shot by Nino Niederreiter misses the net
  9:12 Takeaway by Charlie Coyle.
  9:18 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
T.J. Oshie hits Charlie Coyle. 9:42  
  10:27 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 10:53  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 10:54  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 10:59  
Brett Connolly wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 11:00  
  11:06 Gustav Olofsson blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky.
Lars Eller hits Charlie Coyle. 11:08  
  11:26 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson.
Lars Eller penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 11:26  
Chandler Stephenson shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 11:48  
  12:09 Zach Parise shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  12:14 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Matt Dumba. 12:44  
Takeaway by Devante Smith-Pelly. 12:51  
Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 13:14  
Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net 13:19  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 13:47  
  13:49 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 14:05  
  14:06 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Chandler Stephenson hits Eric Staal. 14:33  
  14:42 Ryan Suter shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  14:48 Zach Parise shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  14:50 Zach Parise shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 14:51  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Devan Dubnyk. 15:04  
Nicklas Backstrom scores. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson. 15:06  
  15:06 Mikko Koivu wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
T.J. Oshie hits Nino Niederreiter. 15:51  
Matt Niskanen hits Mikael Granlund. 16:05  
  16:06 Tyler Ennis shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. 16:09  
  16:32 Tyler Ennis hits Brooks Orpik.
Brooks Orpik penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tyler Ennis. 16:34  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 16:34  
Matt Niskanen hits Zach Parise. 16:44  
  16:48 Eric Staal scores a power play goal. Assisted by Mikael Granlund and Ryan Suter.
  16:48 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Mikko Koivu. 16:58  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 17:46  
Tom Wilson scores on an empty net. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin. 17:46  
  18:00 Giveaway by Devan Dubnyk.
  18:56 Marcus Foligno blocks shot from John Carlson.
  18:58 Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  19:19 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Taylor Chorney penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Charlie Coyle. 19:19  
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Tyler Ennis. 19:39  
  19:45 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson.