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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 5, Toronto 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 17, 2022
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Chris Schlenker, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Ben O'Quinn
Attendance: 18573
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Toronto 1102
Washington 2125
Periods:
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  • 3
1
Toronto   Washington
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 0:00  
Mark Giordano blocks shot from John Carlson. 0:07  
  0:50 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Mitchell Marner blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 1:23  
  1:32 Shot by Nick Jensen misses the net
TJ Brodie blocks shot from Nick Jensen. 1:51  
  1:55 Anthony Mantha hits Denis Malgin.
  2:42 Takeaway by Dylan Strome.
Takeaway by Pontus Holmberg. 2:53  
Shot by Zach Aston-Reese misses the net 2:59  
  3:01 Alex Ovechkin hits Justin Holl.
Shot by Auston Matthews misses the net 3:21  
  5:24 Aliaksei Protas wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
TJ Brodie blocks shot from Aliaksei Protas. 5:36  
  6:06 Alex Ovechkin hits William Nylander.
  6:09 Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net
Michael Bunting shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 6:15  
  6:27 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pontus Holmberg.
  6:31 Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  6:45 Trevor van Riemsdyk hits Zach Aston-Reese.
Giveaway by Justin Holl. 7:07  
  7:09 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
  7:13 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  7:38 Alex Ovechkin hits Rasmus Sandin.
Rasmus Sandin blocks shot from Dylan Strome. 7:40  
  7:41 John Carlson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  7:52 Erik Gustafsson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Shot by Denis Malgin misses the net 8:05  
Conor Timmins shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 8:10  
John Tavares shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 8:21  
TJ Brodie shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 8:34  
  8:50 Erik Gustafsson hits Auston Matthews.
  8:58 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Aliaksei Protas. 8:59  
  9:03 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  9:06 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  9:07 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Alexander Kerfoot blocks shot from Nick Jensen. 9:25  
William Nylander hits Lars Eller. 9:50  
Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 10:09  
Giveaway by Michael Bunting. 10:33  
Zach Aston-Reese hits Anthony Mantha. 10:56  
  11:11 Sonny Milano shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  11:12 Erik Gustafsson scores. Assisted by Sonny Milano and John Carlson.
  11:12 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  11:19 Garnet Hathaway hits Mark Giordano.
  11:21 Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Justin Holl.
Shot by Justin Holl misses the net 11:35  
  11:49 Lars Eller hits Justin Holl.
  11:54 Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Mark Giordano.
Alexander Kerfoot shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 12:36  
Pierre Engvall shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 12:47  
  12:55 Shot by Dylan Strome misses the net
  12:56 Alex Ovechkin hits David Kampf.
William Nylander scores. Assisted by Auston Matthews and Alexander Kerfoot. 13:12  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Aliaksei Protas. 13:12  
William Nylander shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 13:38  
  14:31 Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Zach Aston-Reese.
  14:48 Trevor van Riemsdyk scores. Assisted by Anthony Mantha and Sonny Milano.
  14:48 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  14:59 Takeaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
Shot by Conor Timmins misses the net 15:12  
  15:59 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 16:00  
Justin Holl hits Conor Sheary. 16:05  
  16:15 Erik Gustafsson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  16:16 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Alexander Kerfoot.
Timothy Liljegren shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 16:26  
  16:51 Giveaway by Marcus Johansson.
Shot by Pierre Engvall misses the net 16:57  
  17:02 T.J. Oshie hits Rasmus Sandin.
Timothy Liljegren shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 17:21  
Shot by William Nylander misses the net 17:35  
William Nylander shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 18:09  
  18:28 Nick Jensen hits John Tavares.
  18:33 Nick Jensen penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Denis Malgin.
  18:33 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  19:05 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Mitchell Marner.
  19:38 Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from Mitchell Marner.
  19:50 Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
John Tavares shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 19:55  
2
Toronto   Washington
  0:00 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
Auston Matthews hits Lars Eller. 0:11  
  0:30 Garnet Hathaway hits Auston Matthews.
Alexander Kerfoot shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 0:51  
Pierre Engvall shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 1:12  
  1:13 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pontus Holmberg.
Zach Aston-Reese hits Matt Irwin. 1:19  
Takeaway by TJ Brodie. 1:33  
  1:52 T.J. Oshie hits TJ Brodie.
  2:28 Shot by Sonny Milano misses the net
Giveaway by Timothy Liljegren. 2:32  
  2:51 Erik Gustafsson scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Sonny Milano.
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 2:51  
Justin Holl hits Nicolas Aube-Kubel. 3:24  
  3:31 Garnet Hathaway hits Mark Giordano.
  3:32 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  3:53 Nick Jensen blocks shot from Alexander Kerfoot.
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 3:54  
  3:58 Dylan Strome blocks shot from Conor Timmins.
Conor Timmins hits Alex Ovechkin. 4:05  
  4:08 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Shot by Alexander Kerfoot misses the net 4:36  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 4:45  
  4:56 Alex Ovechkin hits Auston Matthews.
Timothy Liljegren shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 5:13  
Zach Aston-Reese wins the faceoff against Aliaksei Protas. 5:14  
Shot by Zach Aston-Reese misses the net 5:21  
Zach Aston-Reese hits Nick Jensen. 5:26  
Joey Anderson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 5:29  
Pontus Holmberg wins the faceoff against Marcus Johansson. 5:29  
  5:53 Marcus Johansson hits Joey Anderson.
Auston Matthews scores. Assisted by Conor Timmins and TJ Brodie. 6:25  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 6:25  
  7:44 Erik Gustafsson hits Denis Malgin.
Rasmus Sandin blocks shot from Dylan Strome. 8:35  
  9:05 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Alexander Kerfoot.
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 9:06  
Shot by Justin Holl misses the net 9:12  
Mark Giordano shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 9:26  
William Nylander shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 9:29  
  9:41 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 10:11  
  10:16 Alex Ovechkin hits Conor Timmins.
  10:31 Matt Irwin hits David Kampf.
TJ Brodie shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 10:31  
Alexander Kerfoot shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 10:49  
Zach Aston-Reese hits Erik Gustafsson. 11:32  
Rasmus Sandin shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 11:46  
Timothy Liljegren hits Marcus Johansson. 11:55  
  12:00 Aliaksei Protas hits Pontus Holmberg.
John Tavares shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 12:13  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 12:14  
  12:17 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Mitchell Marner.
  12:22 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  12:46 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  13:50 Giveaway by Matt Irwin.
Pierre Engvall shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 14:05  
  14:06 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  14:44 Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Timothy Liljegren.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 14:50  
Justin Holl shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 15:33  
Giveaway by John Tavares. 15:44  
Shot by Pontus Holmberg misses the net 16:01  
Zach Aston-Reese hits Trevor van Riemsdyk. 16:07  
Zach Aston-Reese hits Aliaksei Protas. 16:13  
  16:30 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
David Kampf shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 17:08  
  17:23 Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  17:25 Nicolas Aube-Kubel shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  17:29 Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Rasmus Sandin.
  17:46 Giveaway by Charlie Lindgren.
Shot by Michael Bunting misses the net 17:54  
Mitchell Marner hits John Carlson. 18:30  
  18:34 John Carlson blocks shot from Conor Timmins.
  18:48 Dylan Strome hits Conor Timmins.
  18:57 John Carlson hits Denis Malgin.
  19:33 Lars Eller hits Timothy Liljegren.
Timothy Liljegren blocks shot Matt Irwin shoots 19:36  
  19:44 Matt Irwin hits Pontus Holmberg.
  19:55 Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Rasmus Sandin.
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 19:56  
3
Toronto   Washington
  0:00 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
  0:10 Garnet Hathaway scores. Assisted by Nick Jensen.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 0:10  
  0:15 Takeaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
  1:16 Erik Gustafsson blocks shot from Pierre Engvall.
Joey Anderson hits Matt Irwin. 1:43  
Joey Anderson shoots misses the net 1:57  
  2:11 Anthony Mantha hits Justin Holl.
  2:33 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 2:34  
Shot by TJ Brodie misses the net 2:44  
  3:11 Dmitry Orlov hits Denis Malgin.
  3:24 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot Denis Malgin shoots
  3:25 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot Rasmus Sandin shoots
Giveaway by Timothy Liljegren. 3:35  
  3:40 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  3:47 Erik Gustafsson scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Aliaksei Protas.
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 3:47  
Alexander Kerfoot penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Ovechkin. 4:16  
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 4:16  
  4:44 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  5:03 Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin.
Takeaway by David Kampf. 5:16  
Timothy Liljegren blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 5:44  
  6:15 Giveaway by Sonny Milano.
  6:26 Giveaway by Erik Gustafsson.
Giveaway by Alexander Kerfoot. 6:35  
Takeaway by Auston Matthews. 6:56  
Shot by Michael Bunting misses the net 6:57  
  7:13 Nick Jensen hits William Nylander.
  7:25 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Shot by Conor Timmins misses the net 7:34  
John Tavares hits Matt Irwin. 7:49  
  7:57 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  8:06 Garnet Hathaway hits Mark Giordano.
Timothy Liljegren hits Nicolas Aube-Kubel. 8:12  
  8:15 Garnet Hathaway hits Timothy Liljegren.
Giveaway by John Tavares. 8:39  
Shot by Joey Anderson misses the net 9:22  
  9:53 Aliaksei Protas hits Conor Timmins.
Alexander Kerfoot shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 10:08  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Garnet Hathaway. 10:09  
  10:14 Garnet Hathaway blocks shot from Mark Giordano.
  10:23 Nick Jensen blocks shot from William Nylander.
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 10:24  
  10:31 Lars Eller hits Auston Matthews.
Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 10:34  
  10:36 Lars Eller penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Auston Matthews.
  10:36 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  11:08 Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from John Tavares.
Auston Matthews hits Nick Jensen. 11:14  
Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 11:22  
Auston Matthews shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 11:32  
  11:50 Nick Jensen hits William Nylander.
  12:10 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Denis Malgin.
Giveaway by Joey Anderson. 12:14  
Shot by Denis Malgin misses the net 12:31  
  13:01 Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from David Kampf.
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 13:02  
David Kampf shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 13:22  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 13:23  
William Nylander shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 13:26  
  13:28 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
William Nylander shoots misses the net 13:30  
Takeaway by Timothy Liljegren. 13:48  
Giveaway by Timothy Liljegren. 13:51  
  14:11 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
  14:33 Takeaway by Erik Gustafsson.
  15:14 Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Denis Malgin wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 15:22  
Rasmus Sandin blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 15:33  
  15:55 John Carlson hits Mitchell Marner.
  16:05 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
Shot by Pierre Engvall misses the net 16:22  
  16:41 Shot by Trevor van Riemsdyk misses the net
  16:48 Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Pierre Engvall.
  17:57 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Ilya Samsonov.
Michael Bunting penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Garnet Hathaway. 17:58  
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 17:58  
Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 18:13  
  18:27 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Alexander Kerfoot.
  18:33 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 18:37  
Alexander Kerfoot shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren. 19:15  
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Conor Sheary. 19:17