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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Tampa Bay 4, Washington 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, May 17, 2018
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Brian Murphy
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Tampa Bay 2024
Washington 1102
Periods:
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1
Tampa Bay   Washington
Cedric Paquette wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 0:00  
  0:21 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Victor Hedman.
  0:31 Jay Beagle hits Victor Hedman.
  0:37 Tom Wilson hits Ondrej Palat.
Steven Stamkos hits Matt Niskanen. 0:54  
  0:59 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Brayden Point.
  1:03 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Brayden Point.
  1:10 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Brayden Point.
Tyler Johnson hits T.J. Oshie. 1:24  
Shot by Brayden Point misses the net 1:36  
Dan Girardi shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 1:41  
  1:54 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
Braydon Coburn hits Nicklas Backstrom. 2:16  
Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 3:05  
  3:18 Michal Kempny hits Ondrej Palat.
  3:34 Tom Wilson hits Anton Stralman.
  3:40 Tom Wilson blocks shot from Nikita Kucherov.
  3:48 Tom Wilson hits Anton Stralman.
  3:54 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Victor Hedman blocks shot from Lars Eller. 3:56  
  4:24 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  4:26 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  4:28 Dmitry Orlov scores. Assisted by TJ. Oshie. and Matt Niskanen.
  4:28 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
  4:38 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos.
  4:47 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Ondrej Palat hits Matt Niskanen. 4:59  
Nikita Kucherov shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 5:06  
  5:36 Giveaway by Michal Kempny.
Brayden Point scores. Assisted by Yanni Gourde and Tyler Johnson. 5:38  
  5:38 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Cedric Paquette.
  5:52 Brooks Orpik hits Ryan Callahan.
Giveaway by Cedric Paquette. 5:59  
Victor Hedman shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:03  
  6:08 Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from Victor Hedman.
  6:14 Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 6:15  
Dan Girardi hits Tom Wilson. 6:39  
  7:05 Alex Ovechkin hits Dan Girardi.
Takeaway by Nikita Kucherov. 7:15  
  7:26 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Steven Stamkos.
  7:27 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against J.T. Miller.
  7:27 Lars Eller penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nikita Kucherov.
Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov. 7:48  
Steven Stamkos scores a power play goal. Assisted by Brayden Point and J.T. Miller. 8:32  
  8:32 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cedric Paquette.
  8:46 Giveaway by Lars Eller.
Anton Stralman shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:49  
  8:53 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against J.T. Miller.
Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 9:01  
Alex Killorn shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:16  
  9:41 Chandler Stephenson hits Alex Killorn.
  10:28 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Brayden Point.
  11:02 John Carlson shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Dan Girardi hits Tom Wilson. 11:07  
  11:12 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Yanni Gourde penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson. 11:20  
Cedric Paquette wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 11:20  
Ryan Callahan blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 11:25  
  11:56 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Tyler Johnson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 11:57  
Alex Killorn hits Alex Ovechkin. 12:23  
  12:31 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  12:32 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Cedric Paquette.
  12:35 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  12:36 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Tyler Johnson.
  12:59 John Carlson shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  13:07 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Anthony Cirelli blocks shot from John Carlson. 13:15  
  14:16 Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net
Victor Hedman penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jakub Vrana. 14:31  
  14:31 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Tyler Johnson.
Takeaway by Ryan McDonagh. 15:01  
Takeaway by Cedric Paquette. 16:08  
Dan Girardi blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 16:13  
Tyler Johnson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 16:14  
  16:32 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  16:42 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
Takeaway by Ondrej Palat. 16:58  
  16:58 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Ondrej Palat.
  16:58 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Ondrej Palat.
  17:19 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Victor Hedman.
  17:28 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Anton Stralman.
Nikita Kucherov blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 17:32  
Nikita Kucherov penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Niskanen. 17:56  
Tyler Johnson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 17:56  
  18:05 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  18:10 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
  18:18 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  18:20 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Takeaway by Ryan McDonagh. 18:48  
  19:47 Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky.
2
Tampa Bay   Washington
Cedric Paquette wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 0:00  
  0:09 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Yanni Gourde.
Braydon Coburn blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 0:17  
Cedric Paquette wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:18  
Cedric Paquette wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:26  
  0:34 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cedric Paquette.
  0:47 T.J. Oshie hits Cedric Paquette.
  0:49 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  1:09 Jakub Vrana hits Ryan Callahan.
  1:34 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
Chris Kunitz hits T.J. Oshie. 1:38  
Takeaway by Braydon Coburn. 2:10  
  2:26 Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  3:11 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
J.T. Miller wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 3:12  
  3:27 Brooks Orpik hits Alex Killorn.
  3:42 Giveaway by Christian Djoos.
  3:45 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Ryan McDonagh.
Mikhail Sergachev hits Andre Burakovsky. 3:58  
  4:03 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against J.T. Miller.
  4:16 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  4:28 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Takeaway by J.T. Miller. 4:38  
J.T. Miller wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson. 4:53  
  4:53 Brooks Orpik hits Ryan McDonagh.
  5:18 Evgeny Kuznetsov scores. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson.
Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 5:18  
  5:27 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Ondrej Palat.
  5:33 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Dan Girardi.
  5:40 Chandler Stephenson shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  5:55 Dmitry Orlov hits Ondrej Palat.
  6:12 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Tyler Johnson.
  6:23 Takeaway by Jay Beagle.
Takeaway by Braydon Coburn. 6:31  
Mikhail Sergachev blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky. 6:46  
Victor Hedman penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie. 7:08  
  7:08 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Cedric Paquette.
Cedric Paquette blocks shot from John Carlson. 7:14  
  7:40 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  7:48 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Ryan Callahan blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 8:03  
Cedric Paquette blocks shot from John Carlson. 8:23  
  8:24 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tyler Johnson.
  9:24 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
Braydon Coburn hits Andre Burakovsky. 9:25  
  9:38 Jay Beagle hits Anthony Cirelli.
  10:03 Jay Beagle blocks shot from Dan Girardi.
  10:07 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Ondrej Palat.
Steven Stamkos shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:11  
Ryan McDonagh hits Devante Smith-Pelly. 10:19  
Ryan McDonagh blocks shot from Devante Smith-Pelly. 10:25  
  11:00 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Cedric Paquette wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:01  
  11:27 Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Anton Stralman.
Shot by Anton Stralman misses the net 11:29  
Chris Kunitz shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 11:31  
Ryan Callahan hits Christian Djoos. 11:34  
  11:59 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
  11:59 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  12:00 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against J.T. Miller.
  12:06 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 12:09  
  13:19 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  13:20 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos.
  13:24 Chandler Stephenson shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  13:25 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tyler Johnson.
  13:53 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  13:54 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Cedric Paquette.
  14:00 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Dan Girardi.
  14:04 Jay Beagle blocks shot from Chris Kunitz.
Cedric Paquette hits Jay Beagle. 14:10  
Takeaway by Chris Kunitz. 14:29  
Ryan Callahan shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 14:31  
  14:35 Andre Burakovsky blocks shot from Victor Hedman.
  14:47 Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos.
  14:54 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Cedric Paquette.
  15:02 Tom Wilson hits Ryan McDonagh.
  15:05 Alex Ovechkin hits Ryan McDonagh.
  15:16 Alex Ovechkin hits Chris Kunitz.
Ryan Callahan hits Brooks Orpik. 15:21  
Ryan Callahan hits Brooks Orpik. 15:38  
Tyler Johnson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:01  
Shot by Braydon Coburn misses the net 16:04  
Ryan McDonagh blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 17:25  
  18:05 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  18:08 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos.
Nikita Kucherov shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:13  
Steven Stamkos shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:14  
  19:04 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Tyler Johnson wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 19:05  
  19:55 Chandler Stephenson hits Anton Stralman.
3
Tampa Bay   Washington
Cedric Paquette wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 0:00  
  0:43 Andre Burakovsky hits Dan Girardi.
Cedric Paquette wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 1:03  
  1:20 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Cedric Paquette.
Anton Stralman blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 1:22  
  1:41 Tom Wilson hits Chris Kunitz.
Steven Stamkos shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 1:44  
  2:12 Takeaway by Matt Niskanen.
  2:17 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
J.T. Miller wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 2:18  
Giveaway by J.T. Miller. 2:32  
Ryan McDonagh blocks shot from Lars Eller. 3:56  
  4:00 John Carlson shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Cedric Paquette wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 4:01  
Tyler Johnson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 4:12  
Anton Stralman hits Alex Ovechkin. 4:34  
Ryan Callahan hits Alex Ovechkin. 4:44  
  4:53 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Chris Kunitz hits Chandler Stephenson. 5:04  
  5:11 Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net
Ryan McDonagh blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 5:19  
J.T. Miller wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 5:20  
Giveaway by J.T. Miller. 5:35  
  5:39 Chandler Stephenson shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  5:40 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  5:42 Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net
Giveaway by Victor Hedman. 5:46  
  6:14 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Brayden Point.
  6:26 T.J. Oshie hits Victor Hedman.
  6:31 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  6:43 T.J. Oshie hits Brayden Point.
  6:49 Takeaway by Lars Eller.
  7:10 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Yanni Gourde.
  7:11 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Cedric Paquette.
  7:21 Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky.
  7:31 Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Ryan McDonagh shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:06  
Shot by Nikita Kucherov misses the net 8:19  
  8:23 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Anton Stralman.
Shot by Braydon Coburn misses the net 8:44  
  9:05 Alex Ovechkin hits Yanni Gourde.
Brayden Point shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:08  
J.T. Miller wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 9:09  
  9:14 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Mikhail Sergachev.
Shot by Braydon Coburn misses the net 9:44  
Anthony Cirelli hits Michal Kempny. 9:45  
  9:51 Lars Eller penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Killorn.
  9:51 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Brayden Point.
  9:57 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Nikita Kucherov.
  10:44 Tom Wilson blocks shot from Steven Stamkos.
Nikita Kucherov shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 11:07  
  11:08 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Tyler Johnson.
Shot by Yanni Gourde misses the net 11:42  
  11:44 T.J. Oshie hits Yanni Gourde.
Alex Killorn scores. Assisted by Ondrej Palat and Mikhail Sergachev. 11:57  
Cedric Paquette wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:57  
Ryan Callahan hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. 12:26  
  13:36 Nicklas Backstrom hits Mikhail Sergachev.
  14:26 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Alex Killorn.
Takeaway by Anthony Cirelli. 14:40  
Ryan Callahan hits Brooks Orpik. 15:04  
J.T. Miller wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 15:29  
  16:01 Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from J.T. Miller.
  16:14 John Carlson shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Tyler Johnson wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 16:15  
  16:37 Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net
Giveaway by Tyler Johnson. 16:38  
Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 16:57  
  17:06 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos.
Dan Girardi shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 17:14  
  17:24 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Cedric Paquette.
  17:37 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Cedric Paquette.
  17:46 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Tyler Johnson.
Giveaway by Victor Hedman. 18:00  
Brayden Point blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 18:09  
  18:12 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
  18:41 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  18:50 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Anthony Cirelli scores on an empty net. 19:59  
  19:59 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Cedric Paquette.