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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 3, Vegas 1
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, June 2, 2018
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Marc Joannette, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Vegas 0011
Washington 0213
Periods:
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1
Vegas   Washington
  0:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jonathan Marchessault.
  0:27 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:32  
  0:36 Jakub Vrana blocks shot from James Neal.
  0:43 Matt Niskanen hits James Neal.
  0:55 Alex Ovechkin hits Brayden McNabb.
  1:08 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
Giveaway by Nate Schmidt. 1:17  
  1:20 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  1:23 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  1:28 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  1:33 Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net
Takeaway by David Perron. 1:41  
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 1:49  
  1:58 Lars Eller hits Cody Eakin.
  2:12 Matt Niskanen hits Cody Eakin.
  2:21 Giveaway by Lars Eller.
  2:25 Andre Burakovsky blocks shot from Luca Sbisa.
  2:29 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Cody Eakin.
  2:49 Brooks Orpik hits Tomas Nosek.
  3:08 Brooks Orpik hits Tomas Nosek.
  3:17 Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Shea Theodore.
  3:42 Giveaway by Jakub Vrana.
  4:21 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  4:32 John Carlson blocks shot from Erik Haula.
  4:38 Alex Ovechkin hits Nate Schmidt.
  5:04 Devante Smith-Pelly penalty for goaltender interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marc-Andre Fleury.
William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 5:04  
  5:10 Chandler Stephenson blocks shot from Reilly Smith.
Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 5:45  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 5:46  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 5:46  
  5:47 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against David Perron.
  5:52 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  6:17 John Carlson blocks shot from James Neal.
Shot by Colin Miller misses the net 6:21  
  6:35 Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against William Karlsson.
  7:07 Lars Eller blocks shot from Shea Theodore.
Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:11  
Shot by Reilly Smith misses the net 7:22  
  7:26 Brooks Orpik hits Reilly Smith.
  7:32 Lars Eller blocks shot from Nate Schmidt.
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 7:37  
  7:49 Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Ryan Carpenter.
  7:50 John Carlson blocks shot from Brayden McNabb.
  8:13 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Brayden McNabb blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 8:31  
  8:31 Tom Wilson hits Cody Eakin.
  8:40 Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 8:45  
  8:46 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan Reaves.
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare blocks shot from Brooks Orpik. 8:54  
  9:09 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
Tomas Nosek hits Brett Connolly. 9:31  
Luca Sbisa hits Lars Eller. 9:37  
Giveaway by Luca Sbisa. 9:39  
  9:58 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
  10:29 Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net
Takeaway by James Neal. 10:33  
  10:53 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Jonathan Marchessault.
  11:01 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  11:12 Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Nate Schmidt.
Jonathan Marchessault hits John Carlson. 11:14  
Reilly Smith penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michal Kempny. 11:21  
  11:21 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.
Giveaway by Tomas Nosek. 11:39  
  11:50 John Carlson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  11:51 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
  12:03 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Takeaway by Brayden McNabb. 12:21  
  12:48 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare hits Alex Ovechkin. 12:49  
Deryk Engelland blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 13:18  
  13:32 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
  13:38 Brett Connolly blocks shot from Deryk Engelland.
  13:41 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
  13:44 Jakub Vrana blocks shot from Colin Miller.
Shot by Jonathan Marchessault misses the net 13:57  
  14:01 Takeaway by Lars Eller.
  14:14 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jonathan Marchessault.
Colin Miller hits Brett Connolly. 14:19  
Reilly Smith hits Lars Eller. 14:27  
Reilly Smith hits Jay Beagle. 14:37  
  14:43 Shot by Chandler Stephenson misses the net
William Karlsson hits Jay Beagle. 14:45  
  14:57 Takeaway by John Carlson.
Giveaway by Marc-Andre Fleury. 15:05  
  15:07 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  15:15 Tom Wilson hits James Neal.
Brayden McNabb hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. 15:24  
  15:34 Tom Wilson hits Cody Eakin.
Deryk Engelland blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 16:08  
Ryan Reaves hits Nicklas Backstrom. 16:20  
  16:25 Michal Kempny hits Ryan Reaves.
  16:27 John Carlson blocks shot from Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.
Takeaway by Ryan Carpenter. 16:44  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:46  
  16:47 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
Deryk Engelland hits Lars Eller. 16:54  
  17:07 Brett Connolly hits Deryk Engelland.
Giveaway by William Karlsson. 17:36  
  17:47 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jonathan Marchessault.
  17:56 Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Nate Schmidt.
  18:16 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
Takeaway by Shea Theodore. 18:28  
Giveaway by Shea Theodore. 18:31  
Erik Haula hits Brooks Orpik. 18:35  
  18:45 Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  18:46 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan Carpenter.
  18:56 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan Carpenter.
  19:03 Brett Connolly hits Luca Sbisa.
  19:07 John Carlson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  19:15 Brett Connolly hits Nate Schmidt.
Ryan Carpenter wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson. 19:15  
2
Vegas   Washington
  0:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jonathan Marchessault.
  0:11 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
Jonathan Marchessault wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:16  
  0:33 Jakub Vrana hits Jonathan Marchessault.
  0:37 Giveaway by T.J. Oshie.
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:41  
Erik Haula hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:47  
James Neal hits Tom Wilson. 0:52  
Nate Schmidt blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:59  
  1:01 John Carlson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  1:05 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
  1:08 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  1:09 John Carlson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  1:10 Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by John Carlson and Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Ryan Carpenter wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 1:10  
Luca Sbisa hits Brett Connolly. 1:26  
  1:35 Giveaway by Brett Connolly.
  1:45 Lars Eller hits Colin Miller.
Ryan Reaves hits Devante Smith-Pelly. 2:20  
  2:22 Michal Kempny hits Tomas Nosek.
Deryk Engelland shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:28  
  2:29 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jonathan Marchessault.
Takeaway by Deryk Engelland. 2:35  
Shot by Shea Theodore misses the net 2:50  
  3:09 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  3:25 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Brayden McNabb.
  3:49 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Ryan Carpenter.
Alex Tuch wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 3:50  
  3:56 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  3:57 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan Carpenter.
Colin Miller blocks shot from Brett Connolly. 4:00  
  4:29 Michal Kempny hits Alex Tuch.
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:34  
  4:34 Brett Connolly hits Ryan Carpenter.
Deryk Engelland hits Andre Burakovsky. 4:46  
  5:01 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 5:11  
  5:14 Takeaway by Matt Niskanen.
  5:38 Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 5:50  
Reilly Smith hits Nicklas Backstrom. 5:53  
  6:01 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  6:02 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  6:12 Brooks Orpik hits James Neal.
  6:16 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Ryan Carpenter.
  6:22 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
  6:27 Takeaway by Jay Beagle.
  6:30 Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  6:52 John Carlson hits Ryan Carpenter.
Reilly Smith hits Devante Smith-Pelly. 6:57  
Deryk Engelland hits Chandler Stephenson. 7:00  
  7:01 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jonathan Marchessault.
  7:11 T.J. Oshie hits Colin Miller.
Takeaway by Colin Miller. 7:32  
  7:40 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
Jonathan Marchessault hits Matt Niskanen. 7:42  
Shot by Reilly Smith misses the net 7:58  
William Karlsson hits Alex Ovechkin. 8:05  
  8:22 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Tomas Nosek.
Tomas Nosek shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:49  
  9:48 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
Erik Haula penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michal Kempny. 9:55  
  9:58 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.
  10:01 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
  10:02 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against William Karlsson.
  10:10 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
  10:59 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  11:00 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan Carpenter.
  11:12 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
  11:22 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
  11:25 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against William Karlsson.
  11:36 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  11:38 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against William Karlsson.
Shot by James Neal misses the net 12:11  
Shot by Colin Miller misses the net 12:19  
Takeaway by James Neal. 12:23  
  12:33 Jay Beagle blocks shot from Erik Haula.
  12:50 Evgeny Kuznetsov scores. Assisted by Jay Beagle and T.J. Oshie.
  12:50 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
  13:32 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 13:37  
  13:55 Jay Beagle hits Deryk Engelland.
Shot by Cody Eakin misses the net 14:03  
Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 14:06  
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 14:25  
  14:47 Takeaway by Andre Burakovsky.
Tomas Nosek hits Brooks Orpik. 14:56  
  15:22 Christian Djoos hits Erik Haula.
Shot by Nate Schmidt misses the net 15:30  
Erik Haula shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 15:32  
  15:33 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  16:15 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  16:16 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against William Karlsson.
  16:41 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
Shot by Jonathan Marchessault misses the net 16:44  
  16:46 Tom Wilson hits Reilly Smith.
  17:12 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  17:12 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 17:30  
  17:36 Andre Burakovsky hits Colin Miller.
  17:42 Giveaway by Christian Djoos.
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 18:16  
  18:34 Devante Smith-Pelly penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Shea Theodore.
William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 18:34  
  19:00 Takeaway by Jay Beagle.
Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 19:15  
  19:33 Takeaway by Matt Niskanen.
Marc-Andre Fleury penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Niskanen. Served by Shea Theodore. 19:38  
  19:38 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
  19:40 John Carlson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
Ryan Carpenter wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 19:41  
Deryk Engelland shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 19:54  
  19:56 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Carpenter.
Ryan Carpenter hits Nicklas Backstrom. 19:57  
3
Vegas   Washington
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 0:00  
  0:31 Lars Eller blocks shot from Nate Schmidt.
  0:47 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against William Karlsson.
Brayden McNabb blocks shot from John Carlson. 0:58  
  1:06 John Carlson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  1:09 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
  1:32 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
Brayden McNabb hits Nicklas Backstrom. 1:38  
  1:47 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
  2:05 Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
Erik Haula shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:20  
Giveaway by James Neal. 2:33  
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 2:50  
Shea Theodore shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:06  
  3:12 Christian Djoos blocks shot from Ryan Carpenter.
  3:14 Giveaway by Christian Djoos.
Deryk Engelland shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:16  
  3:17 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.
  3:27 Giveaway by Braden Holtby.
Tomas Nosek scores. Assisted by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 3:29  
  3:29 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Ryan Reaves.
Shea Theodore hits Devante Smith-Pelly. 3:53  
  4:13 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Shot by Jonathan Marchessault misses the net 4:15  
  4:25 Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
  4:42 T.J. Oshie hits Reilly Smith.
  5:00 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
  5:03 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Luca Sbisa.
  5:21 Tom Wilson hits James Neal.
  6:21 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
Cody Eakin hits Lars Eller. 6:23  
  7:10 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
  7:16 Matt Niskanen hits Ryan Reaves.
Deryk Engelland penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nicklas Backstrom. 7:35  
William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 7:35  
Brayden McNabb hits T.J. Oshie. 8:08  
  8:12 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
Takeaway by Nate Schmidt. 8:16  
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 8:33  
  8:48 Giveaway by Lars Eller.
Brayden McNabb shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:55  
  9:46 Michal Kempny blocks shot from David Perron.
  9:47 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  10:01 Chandler Stephenson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
  10:42 T.J. Oshie hits Shea Theodore.
  11:16 Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  12:24 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury.
Takeaway by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 12:36  
Shot by Luca Sbisa misses the net 12:45  
  12:58 Giveaway by Lars Eller.
  13:09 Andre Burakovsky blocks shot from Luca Sbisa.
David Perron wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 13:21  
  13:51 Takeaway by Jay Beagle.
  13:53 Devante Smith-Pelly scores. Assisted by Jay Beagle.
William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 13:53  
William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 14:00  
Luca Sbisa hits T.J. Oshie. 14:03  
  14:48 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Alex Tuch.
Shot by Jonathan Marchessault misses the net 14:52  
Brayden McNabb hits Tom Wilson. 15:03  
  15:06 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
  15:32 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Carpenter.
Ryan Carpenter blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 15:54  
Deryk Engelland hits Jakub Vrana. 15:55  
Luca Sbisa shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:35  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 16:36  
  16:48 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Luca Sbisa.
  16:53 Jay Beagle hits David Perron.
  16:56 Devante Smith-Pelly hits David Perron.
  16:59 Chandler Stephenson hits Erik Haula.
Shea Theodore shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 17:35  
  18:19 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
  18:21 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  18:36 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
  18:50 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Shea Theodore.
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 19:19  
  19:20 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch.
Colin Miller shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 19:30  
  19:48 Matt Niskanen hits Ryan Reaves.