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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Vegas 6, Washington 4
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, May 28, 2018
Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Referees: Marc Joannette, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 18575
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 2114
Vegas 2136
Periods:
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1
Washington   Vegas
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jonathan Marchessault. 0:00  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jonathan Marchessault. 0:10  
Matt Niskanen hits William Karlsson. 0:28  
  0:31 Reilly Smith hits Matt Niskanen.
  0:37 Jonathan Marchessault hits Dmitry Orlov.
Takeaway by John Carlson. 0:46  
Jakub Vrana hits Shea Theodore. 0:54  
  1:03 Giveaway by Deryk Engelland.
  1:07 Deryk Engelland hits Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom hits Deryk Engelland. 1:22  
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 1:44  
Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net 1:50  
  1:56 Ryan Carpenter blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
Dmitry Orlov hits Ryan Carpenter. 2:00  
  2:11 Ryan Carpenter shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:12 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Chandler Stephenson blocks shot from Luca Sbisa. 2:15  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 2:16  
Giveaway by Chandler Stephenson. 2:26  
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Colin Miller. 2:40  
Alex Ovechkin hits Luca Sbisa. 3:02  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 3:07  
  3:30 Shot by Jonathan Marchessault misses the net
  3:33 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  3:54 Brayden McNabb shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:04 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:05 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  4:09 James Neal shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Erik Haula. 4:09  
Giveaway by Braden Holtby. 4:29  
  4:36 Takeaway by Alex Tuch.
Brooks Orpik hits James Neal. 4:51  
  4:56 Shot by Colin Miller misses the net
Takeaway by T.J. Oshie. 5:02  
  5:29 Colin Miller hits Andre Burakovsky.
Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 5:38  
Shot by Christian Djoos misses the net 5:48  
Andre Burakovsky penalty for boarding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Cody Eakin. 5:53  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 5:53  
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Jonathan Marchessault. 6:18  
  6:48 Giveaway by Shea Theodore.
  7:10 Takeaway by Colin Miller.
  7:15 Colin Miller scores a power play goal. Assisted by Erik Haula.
  7:15 Jonathan Marchessault wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Tom Wilson hits Nate Schmidt. 7:34  
Tom Wilson hits Brayden McNabb. 7:59  
  8:05 Ryan Carpenter wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 8:36  
  8:46 Ryan Reaves wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  9:00 Ryan Reaves hits Brett Connolly.
  9:40 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  9:44 Shot by Shea Theodore misses the net
Brooks Orpik hits Alex Tuch. 9:48  
  10:00 Takeaway by Shea Theodore.
  10:05 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Matt Niskanen hits Reilly Smith. 10:56  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Erik Haula. 10:58  
  11:07 Giveaway by James Neal.
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from James Neal. 11:16  
  11:23 Takeaway by Alex Tuch.
  11:25 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
Nicklas Backstrom hits Shea Theodore. 11:35  
T.J. Oshie hits Erik Haula. 11:40  
  11:40 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  11:50 Takeaway by Nate Schmidt.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan Carpenter. 11:52  
  12:00 Luca Sbisa hits Brett Connolly.
Andre Burakovsky hits Colin Miller. 12:15  
Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net 12:19  
Lars Eller hits Cody Eakin. 12:31  
  12:32 Luca Sbisa blocks shot from John Carlson.
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from William Karlsson. 12:45  
Brooks Orpik hits William Karlsson. 12:46  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jonathan Marchessault. 12:52  
  12:58 Takeaway by William Karlsson.
  13:00 Shot by Jonathan Marchessault misses the net
Giveaway by T.J. Oshie. 13:06  
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 13:39  
  13:48 Ryan Reaves shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  13:58 Ryan Reaves hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  14:17 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net 14:31  
Brett Connolly scores. Assisted by Michal Kempny and Andre Burakovsky. 14:41  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Erik Haula. 14:41  
  14:48 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  14:51 Deryk Engelland shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  14:56 Alex Tuch wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  15:06 Erik Haula hits Matt Niskanen.
  15:12 Alex Tuch hits T.J. Oshie.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 15:19  
Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net 15:22  
Nicklas Backstrom scores. Assisted by TJ. Oshie. and Jakub Vrana. 15:23  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jonathan Marchessault. 15:23  
Tom Wilson hits Brayden McNabb. 15:37  
John Carlson blocks shot from William Karlsson. 15:45  
  15:57 Nate Schmidt hits Alex Ovechkin.
  16:08 Takeaway by Reilly Smith.
Chandler Stephenson hits Luca Sbisa. 16:38  
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 17:33  
  17:38 Shot by Ryan Carpenter misses the net
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 17:59  
  18:13 Shot by William Karlsson misses the net
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Reilly Smith. 18:17  
  18:19 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  18:19 William Karlsson scores. Assisted by Reilly Smith and Deryk Engelland.
Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net 18:24  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 18:28  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 18:45  
  18:45 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Tom Wilson hits Reilly Smith. 18:53  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 19:04  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 19:05  
  19:06 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Alex Ovechkin hits Tomas Nosek. 19:13  
  19:15 Ryan Carpenter shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 19:15  
  19:26 Tomas Nosek hits Matt Niskanen.
Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net 19:47  
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 19:57  
2
Washington   Vegas
  0:00 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  0:09 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Matt Niskanen hits William Karlsson. 0:12  
Matt Niskanen hits Jonathan Marchessault. 0:19  
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Jonathan Marchessault. 0:22  
  0:30 Takeaway by Brayden McNabb.
  0:33 Giveaway by William Karlsson.
  1:00 Takeaway by Alex Tuch.
  1:10 Deryk Engelland shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Giveaway by Michal Kempny. 2:08  
  2:14 Takeaway by Ryan Reaves.
  2:28 Tomas Nosek shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:48 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  2:52 Deryk Engelland shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:53 Jonathan Marchessault wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  3:18 Deryk Engelland shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Christian Djoos blocks shot from Jonathan Marchessault. 3:19  
  3:21 Reilly Smith scores. Assisted by Deryk Engelland and Jonathan Marchessault.
  3:21 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  3:44 Giveaway by Cody Eakin.
Tom Wilson hits David Perron. 3:59  
Shot by Michal Kempny misses the net 4:00  
  4:48 Takeaway by James Neal.
Takeaway by T.J. Oshie. 4:51  
  5:07 Nate Schmidt hits Jakub Vrana.
Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net 5:10  
Lars Eller hits Nate Schmidt. 5:21  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 5:31  
  5:57 Nate Schmidt blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 5:58  
  6:12 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net 6:41  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 6:42  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 6:44  
  6:57 Giveaway by Shea Theodore.
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 7:01  
  7:01 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  7:27 Colin Miller shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Chandler Stephenson hits Colin Miller. 7:39  
  7:48 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
  7:57 Reilly Smith hits Matt Niskanen.
  8:00 Shot by Shea Theodore misses the net
  8:18 Shea Theodore blocks shot from Jakub Vrana.
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 8:21  
John Carlson scores. Assisted by TJ. Oshie. and Nicklas Backstrom. 8:29  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Erik Haula. 8:29  
Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 8:49  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Erik Haula. 8:51  
  8:57 Luca Sbisa hits Brett Connolly.
  9:08 Giveaway by Alex Tuch.
  9:32 Colin Miller hits John Carlson.
Michal Kempny blocks shot from Ryan Carpenter. 9:35  
Tom Wilson hits Nate Schmidt. 9:48  
  10:04 Nate Schmidt shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 10:11  
Alex Ovechkin hits Nate Schmidt. 10:16  
  10:24 Reilly Smith hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  10:57 Takeaway by Tomas Nosek.
  11:14 Shea Theodore shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Tomas Nosek. 11:14  
  11:30 Ryan Reaves hits John Carlson.
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 11:48  
  12:43 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Tom Wilson hits Deryk Engelland. 12:57  
  13:24 Brayden McNabb blocks shot from Matt Niskanen.
  13:55 Team penalty for Vegas too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by David Perron.
  13:55 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 14:19  
Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net 14:36  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 14:46  
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 14:52  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 15:27  
Giveaway by Braden Holtby. 15:35  
  16:07 David Perron shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  16:13 Luca Sbisa shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch. 16:13  
  16:35 Luca Sbisa hits Andre Burakovsky.
Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 16:38  
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 16:42  
  16:44 Alex Tuch blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
  17:13 Reilly Smith hits Chandler Stephenson.
  17:21 Takeaway by Reilly Smith.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 17:28  
  17:40 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  18:00 Takeaway by Deryk Engelland.
Takeaway by Jakub Vrana. 18:06  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 18:13  
  18:56 David Perron shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  18:56 Ryan Carpenter wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Brayden McNabb. 19:21  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 19:21  
  19:58 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  19:59 Nate Schmidt shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
3
Washington   Vegas
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Carpenter. 0:00  
  0:06 Ryan Carpenter wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net 1:03  
Tom Wilson scores. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov. 1:09  
  1:09 Jonathan Marchessault wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Giveaway by Braden Holtby. 1:18  
  1:22 Shot by Luca Sbisa misses the net
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Erik Haula. 1:33  
Chandler Stephenson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 2:09  
Devante Smith-Pelly hits David Perron. 2:13  
  2:32 Shot by Ryan Reaves misses the net
John Carlson blocks shot from Shea Theodore. 2:36  
  2:37 Shot by Deryk Engelland misses the net
  2:39 Shot by Tomas Nosek misses the net
  2:41 Ryan Reaves scores.
  2:41 Jonathan Marchessault wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  2:47 Deryk Engelland shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:49 Takeaway by William Karlsson.
John Carlson hits William Karlsson. 3:14  
  3:24 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  3:32 Ryan Carpenter hits Matt Niskanen.
  4:09 Takeaway by David Perron.
Chandler Stephenson blocks shot from Colin Miller. 4:12  
Jay Beagle hits Luca Sbisa. 4:22  
  4:44 Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  5:14 Tomas Nosek hits T.J. Oshie.
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 5:21  
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 5:23  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 5:25  
  5:25 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Tom Wilson hits Brayden McNabb. 5:38  
Tom Wilson hits Nate Schmidt. 5:43  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 5:43  
  5:52 Shot by Reilly Smith misses the net
Tom Wilson penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jonathan Marchessault. 5:53  
  5:53 David Perron penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Ovechkin.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 5:53  
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 6:08  
Matt Niskanen hits William Karlsson. 6:18  
  6:22 Reilly Smith hits T.J. Oshie.
John Carlson blocks shot from Ryan Carpenter. 6:32  
  6:40 Shot by Shea Theodore misses the net
Michal Kempny blocks shot from Shea Theodore. 6:46  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 6:46  
  6:54 Takeaway by Cody Eakin.
Takeaway by Jay Beagle. 7:02  
Jay Beagle shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 7:03  
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 7:35  
Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. 7:45  
  8:26 Takeaway by David Perron.
  8:29 Giveaway by David Perron.
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 8:35  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 8:57  
  9:04 Brayden McNabb hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  9:28 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  9:28 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  9:28 Ryan Reaves shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Shea Theodore. 9:38  
  9:44 Tomas Nosek scores. Assisted by Shea Theodore.
  9:44 Ryan Carpenter wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  9:55 Takeaway by Alex Tuch.
  10:10 Deryk Engelland hits T.J. Oshie.
  10:46 Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Reilly Smith. 10:49  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 10:52  
  11:03 Brayden McNabb blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
  11:03 Ryan Carpenter wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Michal Kempny hits Alex Tuch. 11:18  
  11:30 Ryan Carpenter blocks shot from Michal Kempny.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 11:36  
  11:55 Brayden McNabb blocks shot from John Carlson.
Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net 12:21  
  12:33 Takeaway by James Neal.
  12:35 David Perron shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 12:35  
  13:13 Takeaway by Reilly Smith.
  13:33 Shot by Tomas Nosek misses the net
  13:49 Shot by Tomas Nosek misses the net
  13:53 Tomas Nosek hits Christian Djoos.
Brooks Orpik hits Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 13:59  
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Shea Theodore. 14:14  
  14:44 Luca Sbisa blocks shot from Michal Kempny.
  15:08 Brayden McNabb blocks shot from Matt Niskanen.
Shot by Andre Burakovsky misses the net 15:15  
Christian Djoos blocks shot from Jonathan Marchessault. 15:58  
  16:00 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 16:14  
Takeaway by John Carlson. 16:28  
  17:00 Giveaway by Tomas Nosek.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 17:07  
  17:11 Tomas Nosek blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky.
  17:50 Luca Sbisa blocks shot from John Carlson.
  17:54 Luca Sbisa blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky.
Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net 18:03  
  18:12 Colin Miller blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 18:27  
  18:57 Takeaway by Brayden McNabb.
  19:50 Tomas Nosek blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Alex Ovechkin hits David Perron. 19:54  
  19:57 Tomas Nosek scores on an empty net. Assisted by David Perron.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Erik Haula. 19:57