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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 4, Columbus 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 2, 2017
Where: Captial One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Columbus 0213
Washington 2114
Periods:
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1
Columbus   Washington
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:00  
  0:07 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
  0:26 Alex Ovechkin hits Seth Jones.
Pierre-Luc Dubois hits Dmitry Orlov. 0:34  
  0:45 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  1:03 Brett Connolly scores. Assisted by Lars Eller and Brooks Orpik.
Alexander Wennberg wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 1:03  
  1:38 Brooks Orpik hits Sonny Milano.
Oliver Bjorkstrand hits Devante Smith-Pelly. 2:03  
Zach Werenski blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 2:04  
  2:06 Alex Chiasson scores. Assisted by Matt Niskanen and Devante Smith-Pelly.
  2:06 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:16  
  2:16 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:28  
Giveaway by Josh Anderson. 2:42  
  2:54 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Jack Johnson.
Scott Harrington hits Brett Connolly. 3:16  
  4:04 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  4:09 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Josh Anderson hits Brooks Orpik. 4:38  
  4:48 T.J. Oshie hits Zach Werenski.
Giveaway by Sergei Bobrovsky. 6:02  
Shot by Matt Calvert misses the net 6:13  
Brandon Dubinsky wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 6:24  
  6:35 Brett Connolly hits Zach Werenski.
Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:45  
Seth Jones hits Chandler Stephenson. 6:56  
Boone Jenner hits Brooks Orpik. 7:13  
  7:25 Giveaway by John Carlson.
Artemi Panarin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:26  
  7:28 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Shot by Artemi Panarin misses the net 7:32  
David Savard shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:41  
Nick Foligno wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 7:42  
  7:52 Giveaway by Jakub Vrana.
  8:06 Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Scott Harrington.
Scott Harrington shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:16  
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 8:17  
  8:37 Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Josh Anderson.
  8:49 Brooks Orpik hits Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:08  
  9:10 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Lukas Sedlak.
  9:17 Brett Connolly hits Jack Johnson.
  9:42 Brett Connolly hits Oliver Bjorkstrand.
Oliver Bjorkstrand blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 10:02  
  10:17 Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky.
Seth Jones hits Tom Wilson. 10:27  
  10:37 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Brandon Dubinsky hits Madison Bowey. 10:45  
  10:56 Shot by Madison Bowey misses the net
  11:07 Alex Ovechkin hits Boone Jenner.
Takeaway by Sonny Milano. 11:27  
Nick Foligno blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 11:37  
Giveaway by Sonny Milano. 11:39  
  11:39 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  11:40 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Jack Johnson blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. 11:49  
  12:05 John Carlson shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
Shot by Gabriel Carlsson misses the net 12:29  
  12:32 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Lukas Sedlak.
  12:52 Takeaway by Devante Smith-Pelly.
  13:08 Matt Niskanen hits Matt Calvert.
  13:26 Jay Beagle hits Matt Calvert.
  14:01 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Boone Jenner.
  14:20 Brooks Orpik hits Boone Jenner.
Giveaway by Nick Foligno. 15:10  
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 15:17  
  15:31 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Josh Anderson.
Brandon Dubinsky wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 16:00  
Seth Jones hits Chandler Stephenson. 16:23  
  16:39 Giveaway by Brett Connolly.
  16:42 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Cam Atkinson.
Brandon Dubinsky shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:50  
  17:23 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  17:51 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  18:08 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
Shot by David Savard misses the net 18:14  
  18:26 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from David Savard.
  19:00 Alex Chiasson hits Jack Johnson.
Gabriel Carlsson blocks shot from Jay Beagle. 19:10  
  19:14 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Gabriel Carlsson.
2
Columbus   Washington
  0:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net 0:31  
Cam Atkinson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 1:11  
  1:21 Chandler Stephenson shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
Alexander Wennberg wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 1:22  
Shot by Nick Foligno misses the net 1:42  
Takeaway by Sonny Milano. 1:47  
Lukas Sedlak hits Jakub Vrana. 2:26  
  2:28 Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net
  2:33 Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net
Pierre-Luc Dubois shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:03  
Shot by Pierre-Luc Dubois misses the net 3:15  
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:25  
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:30  
Artemi Panarin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:46  
  3:49 Giveaway by Devante Smith-Pelly.
Artemi Panarin scores. Assisted by Pierre-Luc Dubois. 3:51  
  3:51 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky.
David Savard blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 4:12  
  4:13 Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against Alexander Wennberg.
  4:22 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
David Savard shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:26  
Alexander Wennberg wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 4:28  
  4:50 Giveaway by Madison Bowey.
  4:52 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  4:55 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Lukas Sedlak.
Lukas Sedlak blocks shot from Chandler Stephenson. 4:58  
  5:30 Giveaway by John Carlson.
Seth Jones shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 5:41  
  5:42 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Josh Anderson.
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 5:54  
Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net 6:33  
  6:43 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net 6:51  
Brandon Dubinsky hits Madison Bowey. 7:06  
Boone Jenner hits Tom Wilson. 7:28  
Brandon Dubinsky hits Brooks Orpik. 7:36  
Nick Foligno wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 7:37  
  7:42 Lars Eller blocks shot from Zach Werenski.
Shot by Alexander Wennberg misses the net 7:48  
  7:48 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Alexander Wennberg.
  8:18 Alex Chiasson hits Nick Foligno.
  8:40 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
Takeaway by Artemi Panarin. 8:53  
Jack Johnson hits Tom Wilson. 9:41  
  9:58 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
  10:02 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  10:05 Shot by Christian Djoos misses the net
Lukas Sedlak wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 10:13  
  10:25 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
  10:52 Madison Bowey shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
Lukas Sedlak wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 10:58  
Jack Johnson hits John Carlson. 11:05  
  11:09 Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net
  11:26 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  12:00 Tom Wilson hits Scott Harrington.
  12:11 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  12:12 Jakub Vrana wins the faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky.
Boone Jenner blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 12:22  
  12:24 T.J. Oshie hits Seth Jones.
Boone Jenner hits Matt Niskanen. 12:30  
Zach Werenski blocks shot from Jakub Vrana. 12:47  
  12:56 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  12:58 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Alexander Wennberg.
  13:01 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Jack Johnson blocks shot from Tom Wilson. 13:02  
  13:06 Alex Ovechkin hits David Savard.
Jack Johnson blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 13:08  
  13:14 Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
Alexander Wennberg blocks shot from Christian Djoos. 13:21  
  13:32 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  13:36 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
  13:37 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
  13:43 Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net
  13:57 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Josh Anderson hits Alex Chiasson. 14:28  
  14:31 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
Brandon Dubinsky wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 14:35  
Seth Jones hits Tom Wilson. 14:43  
Zach Werenski blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 14:56  
Boone Jenner penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Madison Bowey. 15:12  
  15:12 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nick Foligno.
  15:26 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
Nick Foligno shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 15:38  
  16:07 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky.
  16:28 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nick Foligno.
Matt Calvert scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Brandon Dubinsky. 16:28  
  16:42 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
  16:47 Matt Niskanen hits Josh Anderson.
  16:55 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
Brandon Dubinsky wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 16:56  
  17:06 Matt Niskanen hits Matt Calvert.
  17:25 Jakub Vrana hits Seth Jones.
  17:45 Dmitry Orlov hits Seth Jones.
  18:44 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
Gabriel Carlsson hits Tom Wilson. 18:45  
Brandon Dubinsky wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 18:45  
Brandon Dubinsky wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 19:12  
Boone Jenner penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dmitry Orlov. 19:12  
Giveaway by David Savard. 19:19  
  19:22 Alex Ovechkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom.
  19:22 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
  19:50 Chandler Stephenson hits Seth Jones.
3
Columbus   Washington
  0:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
  0:33 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
  0:53 Brooks Orpik hits Pierre-Luc Dubois.
  1:08 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nick Foligno.
  1:08 Evgeny Kuznetsov scores. Assisted by John Carlson and T.J. Oshie.
Nick Foligno hits Alex Chiasson. 1:38  
Brandon Dubinsky hits Jay Beagle. 2:03  
  2:50 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Lukas Sedlak.
  3:02 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
Lukas Sedlak shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:03  
  3:11 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Zach Werenski blocks shot from John Carlson. 3:19  
Seth Jones shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:25  
Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net 3:39  
  3:45 Giveaway by Jakub Vrana.
  4:10 Christian Djoos blocks shot from Josh Anderson.
Gabriel Carlsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:17  
Takeaway by Gabriel Carlsson. 4:19  
Gabriel Carlsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:21  
Gabriel Carlsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:36  
  4:37 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Nick Foligno.
  4:46 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Nick Foligno.
Jack Johnson hits Jay Beagle. 5:04  
Nick Foligno wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 5:20  
Takeaway by Oliver Bjorkstrand. 5:45  
  5:57 Alex Ovechkin hits Brandon Dubinsky.
  6:45 Matt Niskanen hits Zach Werenski.
Shot by Scott Harrington misses the net 6:57  
  7:28 Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net
  7:48 Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net
Jack Johnson hits Lars Eller. 8:06  
  8:14 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Seth Jones shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:09  
Zach Werenski blocks shot from Christian Djoos. 9:19  
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:29  
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson. 9:30  
Seth Jones shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:34  
  9:35 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Takeaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois. 9:42  
Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net 9:44  
  9:45 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
  10:10 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
  10:16 Nicklas Backstrom hits Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net 10:26  
  10:35 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Artemi Panarin.
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:37  
  10:38 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Alexander Wennberg.
Alexander Wennberg blocks shot from John Carlson. 10:59  
  11:14 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nick Foligno.
  11:35 Madison Bowey shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
  11:43 Giveaway by Alex Chiasson.
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 12:11  
  12:12 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
  12:35 Matt Niskanen hits Artemi Panarin.
  13:02 Tom Wilson hits Josh Anderson.
Shot by Boone Jenner misses the net 13:32  
  13:41 Tom Wilson blocks shot from Gabriel Carlsson.
  13:47 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  13:54 Giveaway by Tom Wilson.
  14:03 Giveaway by John Carlson.
Shot by Oliver Bjorkstrand misses the net 14:05  
Boone Jenner hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. 14:19  
  14:38 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Seth Jones.
Takeaway by Matt Calvert. 15:28  
Shot by Matt Calvert misses the net 15:41  
  15:53 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Jack Johnson.
  16:00 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky.
Jack Johnson hits Devante Smith-Pelly. 16:07  
Cam Atkinson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:11  
  16:13 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Josh Anderson.
  16:19 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Josh Anderson.
Takeaway by Seth Jones. 16:26  
  16:31 Tom Wilson hits Seth Jones.
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 16:36  
Artemi Panarin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:40  
Seth Jones hits Tom Wilson. 16:45  
Zach Werenski scores. Assisted by Pierre-Luc Dubois and Seth Jones. 16:58  
  16:58 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nick Foligno.
  17:11 Takeaway by Lars Eller.
Nick Foligno wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 17:15  
  17:25 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  17:30 John Carlson hits Nick Foligno.
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:02  
  18:10 Giveaway by T.J. Oshie.
Pierre-Luc Dubois shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:14  
  18:18 Jay Beagle blocks shot from Josh Anderson.
Seth Jones shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:21  
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:36  
  18:46 John Carlson blocks shot from Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Nick Foligno wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 18:46  
Shot by Artemi Panarin misses the net 18:51  
Nick Foligno wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 19:12  
  19:24 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nick Foligno.
Seth Jones blocks shot from John Carlson. 19:30  
  19:42 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  19:46 Giveaway by John Carlson.
Shot by Artemi Panarin misses the net 19:58