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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New Jersey 3, Washington 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 9, 2023
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Justin Kea, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Bryan Pancich
Attendance: 18573
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
New Jersey 0201SO3
Washington 11002
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
  • SO
1
New Jersey   Washington
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:00  
  0:15 Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin.
Takeaway by Nico Hischier. 0:29  
  0:32 Alex Ovechkin hits Ryan Graves.
Shot by Ryan Graves misses the net 0:41  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 0:43  
Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Nicolas Aube-Kubel. 1:17  
  1:19 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
Shot by Nathan Bastian misses the net 2:07  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 2:09  
Shot by Damon Severson misses the net 2:13  
Michael McLeod hits Craig Smith. 2:18  
  2:47 Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin.
Nathan Bastian hits Alexander Alexeyev. 2:55  
  3:03 Alexander Alexeyev blocks shot from Nico Hischier.
  3:09 Rasmus Sandin hits Tomas Tatar.
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 3:15  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 3:16  
Timo Meier shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 3:22  
  3:50 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  3:50 Alex Ovechkin penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Timo Meier.
Timo Meier shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 4:15  
  4:16 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 4:41  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 4:42  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 5:01  
  5:07 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
Tomas Tatar shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 5:48  
  6:33 Rasmus Sandin shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Miles Wood hits Craig Smith. 6:55  
Takeaway by Timo Meier. 7:13  
Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net 7:20  
  7:25 Giveaway by Dylan Strome.
Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net 8:03  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 8:52  
  9:34 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Tomas Tatar blocks shot from Vincent Iorio. 9:37  
  9:45 Alex Ovechkin hits Dawson Mercer.
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 10:02  
  10:08 Giveaway by Nic Dowd.
Michael McLeod hits Alexander Alexeyev. 10:15  
Nathan Bastian blocks shot from Conor Sheary. 10:27  
  10:28 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. 10:31  
  11:02 T.J. Oshie hits John Marino.
  11:24 Matt Irwin hits Jack Hughes.
Timo Meier hits Craig Smith. 11:31  
  11:43 Anthony Mantha hits Jesper Boqvist.
  11:49 Takeaway by Craig Smith.
  11:56 Craig Smith shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
  12:30 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
  12:41 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  13:17 Matt Irwin hits Michael McLeod.
Shot by Tomas Tatar misses the net 14:05  
Shot by Jonas Siegenthaler misses the net 14:25  
  14:48 Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from John Marino.
Erik Haula hits Tom Wilson. 14:51  
  15:05 Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
  15:06 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  15:09 Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
  15:11 Giveaway by Craig Smith.
  15:43 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  16:38 Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Jesper Boqvist.
Brendan Smith shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 17:07  
Michael McLeod hits Nicolas Aube-Kubel. 17:41  
Takeaway by Nathan Bastian. 17:58  
Nathan Bastian hits Rasmus Sandin. 18:03  
Jesper Boqvist shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 18:40  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 18:41  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 19:05  
Giveaway by Timo Meier. 19:11  
John Marino blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 19:47  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 19:50  
  19:50 Trevor van Riemsdyk scores.
2
New Jersey   Washington
  0:00 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  0:38 Evgeny Kuznetsov penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Akira Schmid.
  0:38 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton. 1:09  
  1:40 Matt Irwin blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton.
  2:31 Nic Dowd blocks shot from Dawson Mercer.
  2:46 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nathan Bastian.
  2:57 Anthony Mantha shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 2:58  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 3:38  
Ryan Graves blocks shot from Dylan Strome. 3:51  
  3:57 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
  4:00 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 4:01  
  4:26 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  4:35 Gabriel Carlsson hits Ondrej Palat.
  4:50 Gabriel Carlsson shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Damon Severson blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 5:05  
Brendan Smith blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 5:08  
  5:35 Tom Wilson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nico Hischier.
  5:35 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  6:02 Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
  6:21 Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Nico Hischier.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 6:33  
Tomas Tatar wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 6:34  
Erik Haula shoots misses the net 6:43  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 6:44  
Erik Haula scores a power play goal. Assisted by Dawson Mercer and Damon Severson. 6:55  
  6:55 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Jesper Boqvist.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 7:16  
Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 7:26  
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 7:31  
  7:32 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
Dawson Mercer scores. Assisted by Nico Hischier and Tomas Tatar. 7:32  
Damon Severson blocks shot from Anthony Mantha. 7:43  
  7:47 Shot by Anthony Mantha misses the net
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 8:21  
Erik Haula shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 8:22  
  8:25 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  8:32 Matt Irwin hits Jesper Boqvist.
  8:47 Alex Ovechkin hits Ryan Graves.
Nathan Bastian hits Matt Irwin. 9:23  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 9:31  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 9:50  
  9:50 Dylan Strome scores. Assisted by TJ. Oshie. and Sonny Milano.
Brendan Smith blocks shot from Vincent Iorio. 10:14  
  11:06 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:08  
Tomas Tatar shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 11:19  
  11:20 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
John Marino shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 11:25  
  11:44 Takeaway by Nic Dowd.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 12:42  
  12:50 Alexander Alexeyev blocks shot from Damon Severson.
  12:56 Vincent Iorio blocks shot from Timo Meier.
Timo Meier shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 13:00  
  13:06 Giveaway by Alexander Alexeyev.
  13:36 Giveaway by Anthony Mantha.
Erik Haula shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 13:44  
  13:58 Takeaway by Craig Smith.
  14:19 Craig Smith hits Ondrej Palat.
Takeaway by Tomas Tatar. 15:05  
Dawson Mercer shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 15:11  
Tomas Tatar shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 15:12  
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 15:14  
  15:15 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Timo Meier.
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 15:59  
Brendan Smith shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 16:09  
  16:10 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 16:33  
Giveaway by Miles Wood. 16:57  
Michael McLeod penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie. 17:13  
  17:13 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  17:28 Rasmus Sandin shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
  17:47 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 17:49  
Michael McLeod blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk. 19:19  
  19:20 Takeaway by Dylan Strome.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 19:28  
  19:35 Shot by Trevor van Riemsdyk misses the net
  19:49 Nicolas Aube-Kubel shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
John Marino blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk. 19:58  
3
New Jersey   Washington
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:00  
Jesper Boqvist hits Trevor van Riemsdyk. 0:29  
  0:45 Nic Dowd blocks shot from Jesper Boqvist.
Timo Meier shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 1:03  
  1:05 Alexander Alexeyev hits Timo Meier.
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 1:14  
Ondrej Palat shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 1:22  
  1:27 Sonny Milano blocks shot from Damon Severson.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 1:47  
  2:08 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  2:29 Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
Takeaway by Dougie Hamilton. 2:34  
Ryan Graves blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 3:22  
  3:23 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  3:28 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
Erik Haula shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 3:34  
  3:35 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 4:04  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 4:05  
  4:08 Dylan Strome blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler.
  4:43 Shot by Dylan Strome misses the net
  5:47 Giveaway by Anthony Mantha.
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 6:02  
  6:03 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  6:29 Matt Irwin hits Jesper Boqvist.
  6:46 Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Jesper Boqvist.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 7:07  
  7:14 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 7:16  
Nico Hischier shoots misses the net 7:56  
  7:59 Tom Wilson blocks shot from Ryan Graves.
  8:29 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  8:37 Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Dylan Strome. 8:42  
Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 8:52  
Giveaway by Damon Severson. 9:16  
  9:21 Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 9:22  
Craig Smith shoots misses the net 9:44  
  9:51 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 11:01  
Shot by Ryan Graves misses the net 11:05  
  11:14 Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net
  11:45 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Giveaway by Nico Hischier. 12:06  
Dawson Mercer hits T.J. Oshie. 12:29  
  12:33 T.J. Oshie hits Tomas Tatar.
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 12:48  
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 13:47  
  13:49 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  13:58 Giveaway by Gabriel Carlsson.
  14:03 Matt Irwin blocks shot from Ryan Graves.
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 14:25  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 15:00  
  15:11 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
Timo Meier shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 15:34  
  15:35 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  15:46 Takeaway by Gabriel Carlsson.
  16:25 Giveaway by Alexander Alexeyev.
  16:39 Giveaway by Anthony Mantha.
Dawson Mercer shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 16:41  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 16:42  
  17:13 Rasmus Sandin hits Erik Haula.
Erik Haula hits Trevor van Riemsdyk. 17:22  
Takeaway by Tomas Tatar. 17:23  
Tomas Tatar shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 17:26  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 17:27  
  17:39 Giveaway by Nic Dowd.
  17:54 Nic Dowd blocks shot from Dawson Mercer.
Tomas Tatar shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 17:57  
Timo Meier shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 18:44  
  18:48 Tom Wilson hits Jack Hughes.
  19:13 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler.
1 OT
New Jersey   Washington
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 0:00  
  0:38 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 1:36  
  1:43 Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
  1:47 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
  2:11 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net 2:57  
Giveaway by Jack Hughes. 3:08  
Timo Meier penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson. 4:14  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 4:14  
  4:54 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  4:59 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Akira Schmid.
Shootout
Round 1
WAS T.J. Oshie misses the net.
NJ Shootout attempt by Jack Hughes. Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Round 2
WAS Shootout attempt by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Saved by Akira Schmid.
NJ Jesper Bratt misses the net.
Round 3
WAS Shootout attempt by Nicklas Backstrom. Saved by Akira Schmid.
NJ Shootout attempt by Nico Hischier. Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Round 4
WAS Alex Ovechkin misses the net.
NJ Timo Meier scores on shootout attempt.