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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 5, Toronto 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 3, 2018
Where: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis), Annapolis, Maryland
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Pierre Racicot
Attendance: 29516
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Toronto 1102
Washington 3205
Periods:
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1
Toronto   Washington
  0:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
  1:01 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Zach Hyman.
William Nylander blocks shot from Brooks Orpik. 1:23  
  1:54 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Dominic Moore.
Kasperi Kapanen hits Michal Kempny. 1:58  
  1:59 Shot by Michal Kempny misses the net
  2:00 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Dominic Moore.
Leo Komarov blocks shot from John Carlson. 2:06  
  2:12 Shot by Chandler Stephenson misses the net
  2:18 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Leo Komarov hits Chandler Stephenson. 2:24  
Travis Dermott penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jay Beagle. 2:43  
  2:43 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
Nikita Zaitsev blocks shot from John Carlson. 2:58  
Nikita Zaitsev blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 3:12  
  3:50 Evgeny Kuznetsov scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson.
  3:50 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
Shot by Nazem Kadri misses the net 4:07  
  4:12 Matt Niskanen hits Nazem Kadri.
  4:33 Takeaway by Lars Eller.
  4:37 Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  5:14 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
  5:16 Giveaway by John Carlson.
Zach Hyman scores. Assisted by Roman Polak. 5:20  
  5:20 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
  5:34 T.J. Oshie hits Morgan Rielly.
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 5:42  
Nazem Kadri hits Matt Niskanen. 6:00  
  6:06 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Jake Gardiner.
  6:12 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  6:15 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  6:19 Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Tom Wilson and Nicklas Backstrom.
Dominic Moore wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 6:19  
Roman Polak shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:44  
Shot by Kasperi Kapanen misses the net 6:46  
  7:10 Takeaway by Matt Niskanen.
  7:45 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Jake Gardiner shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:58  
  7:59 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
Jake Gardiner blocks shot Nicklas Backstrom shoots 8:12  
  8:15 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  8:23 Matt Niskanen hits Mitchell Marner.
  8:34 Tom Wilson hits Morgan Rielly.
  8:43 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:47  
Takeaway by Zach Hyman. 9:15  
  9:25 John Carlson blocks shot from Zach Hyman.
Roman Polak hits Lars Eller. 9:56  
Dominic Moore wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 9:56  
  10:07 Christian Djoos blocks shot from Kasperi Kapanen.
Dominic Moore wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 10:14  
  10:28 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Kasperi Kapanen hits Michal Kempny. 10:45  
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 10:49  
Nazem Kadri shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:57  
  10:58 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:07  
  11:17 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
  11:37 Tom Wilson hits Tomas Plekanec.
Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:40  
  11:53 Giveaway by John Carlson.
Shot by James van Riemsdyk misses the net 11:56  
  12:20 John Carlson penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor).
  12:20 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
Shot by Nazem Kadri misses the net 13:04  
James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 13:23  
Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 13:24  
  13:36 Matt Niskanen hits Nazem Kadri.
  13:43 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak.
Shot by James van Riemsdyk misses the net 13:54  
Nazem Kadri shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 13:59  
  14:04 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Tyler Bozak.
Dominic Moore wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 14:49  
  14:55 Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from Nikita Zaitsev.
Dominic Moore penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 15:28  
Leo Komarov wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 15:28  
Giveaway by Ron Hainsey. 15:35  
Zach Hyman hits Alex Ovechkin. 16:03  
  16:19 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  16:20 Nicklas Backstrom scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and John Carlson.
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 16:20  
Nazem Kadri hits Matt Niskanen. 16:52  
  17:05 Chandler Stephenson hits Travis Dermott.
  17:38 Giveaway by Lars Eller.
  17:40 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from William Nylander.
  18:22 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak.
  18:33 Giveaway by Tom Wilson.
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 18:48  
  18:56 Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Nikita Zaitsev.
Nazem Kadri hits Tom Wilson. 19:00  
Nikita Zaitsev blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. 19:33  
  19:35 T.J. Oshie hits Nikita Zaitsev.
  19:44 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
2
Toronto   Washington
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:00  
  0:15 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Mitchell Marner.
Tomas Plekanec hits Michal Kempny. 0:46  
Takeaway by Tyler Bozak. 1:03  
  1:23 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  1:36 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Jake Gardiner shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 1:41  
James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 1:58  
Roman Polak shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:03  
  2:21 Brooks Orpik hits Tomas Plekanec.
Connor Brown hits Michal Kempny. 2:39  
  3:21 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Jake Gardiner.
  3:40 Chandler Stephenson blocks shot from Roman Polak.
  4:03 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 4:10  
Zach Hyman shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:19  
Tomas Plekanec shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:22  
  4:30 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Ron Hainsey hits Tom Wilson. 4:32  
  4:35 Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  4:36 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak.
  4:50 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  4:53 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
William Nylander wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 4:54  
  5:03 T.J. Oshie hits Tomas Plekanec.
  5:10 Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  5:18 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Dominic Moore.
  5:41 Christian Djoos blocks shot from Dominic Moore.
  6:01 Giveaway by Brooks Orpik.
Shot by Kasperi Kapanen misses the net 6:04  
  6:19 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  6:42 Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
Nazem Kadri scores. Assisted by Patrick Marleau and Travis Dermott. 7:22  
  7:22 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
  7:47 Shot by Chandler Stephenson misses the net
Giveaway by Ron Hainsey. 8:00  
  8:03 John Carlson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 8:05  
  8:05 John Carlson scores. Assisted by Chandler Stephenson and Jay Beagle.
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 8:17  
Shot by Jake Gardiner misses the net 8:24  
  8:51 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
Zach Hyman hits Christian Djoos. 8:56  
  9:17 Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 9:18  
Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 9:24  
  9:36 Giveaway by Braden Holtby.
  9:44 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak.
  9:46 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
Nazem Kadri wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 9:49  
Giveaway by Patrick Marleau. 10:20  
  10:23 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen.
  10:49 Jakub Vrana scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov Assisted by Dmitry Orlov.
Dominic Moore wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 10:49  
Nikita Zaitsev hits Jakub Vrana. 11:07  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 11:10  
Zach Hyman shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 11:25  
  11:25 Tom Wilson hits Tomas Plekanec.
Shot by Jake Gardiner misses the net 11:34  
  11:35 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak.
Shot by Connor Brown misses the net 11:53  
  12:19 Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney.
  12:24 Jay Beagle shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney.
Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 13:06  
Nazem Kadri hits Brooks Orpik. 13:23  
Leo Komarov hits Matt Niskanen. 13:43  
Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 13:48  
  13:49 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
  13:57 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  14:13 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Mitchell Marner.
  14:19 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak.
Kasperi Kapanen hits Tom Wilson. 14:56  
Shot by Ron Hainsey misses the net 15:25  
  15:44 Michal Kempny blocks shot from William Nylander.
Patrick Marleau shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:07  
  16:08 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 16:37  
Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 17:43  
Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 17:51  
  18:01 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Jay Beagle. 18:12  
  18:19 Giveaway by Braden Holtby.
  18:25 Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Mitchell Marner hits Chandler Stephenson. 18:33  
  18:44 Matt Niskanen hits Mitchell Marner.
Shot by Roman Polak misses the net 18:49  
  18:58 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney.
Leo Komarov hits Tom Wilson. 19:00  
  19:06 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney.
  19:07 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
  19:59 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney.
3
Toronto   Washington
  0:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
  0:15 Giveaway by Braden Holtby.
Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 0:18  
  0:19 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
  0:23 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
  0:27 Jay Beagle blocks shot from Morgan Rielly.
  0:29 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Nazem Kadri.
  0:38 Tom Wilson hits Nazem Kadri.
  0:45 Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Nikita Zaitsev.
  1:23 Giveaway by T.J. Oshie.
  1:28 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Jake Gardiner.
  1:56 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
  3:02 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak.
  3:07 John Carlson shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney.
Travis Dermott hits Alex Ovechkin. 3:13  
  3:13 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Takeaway by Leo Komarov. 3:27  
  5:02 Christian Djoos blocks shot from Travis Dermott.
William Nylander wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 5:03  
  5:18 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
  5:36 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
  5:40 Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney.
  5:56 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
Tyler Bozak wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 6:03  
Shot by Kasperi Kapanen misses the net 6:20  
Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:28  
  6:44 Michal Kempny hits Kasperi Kapanen.
  7:07 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
Takeaway by Mitchell Marner. 7:12  
  7:19 Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Shot by Mitchell Marner misses the net 7:36  
Jake Gardiner blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 7:56  
  7:57 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
  8:27 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
  8:43 Dmitry Orlov hits Patrick Marleau.
  8:52 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Ron Hainsey.
Travis Dermott hits Alex Ovechkin. 9:11  
  9:21 Jay Beagle shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney.
  9:22 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak.
Jake Gardiner blocks shot from Devante Smith-Pelly. 9:28  
Kasperi Kapanen hits Christian Djoos. 9:40  
William Nylander wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 9:49  
Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:54  
Shot by Mitchell Marner misses the net 9:59  
  10:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
  10:09 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Mitchell Marner.
Takeaway by Nikita Zaitsev. 11:01  
  11:03 T.J. Oshie hits Nikita Zaitsev.
  11:11 Takeaway by John Carlson.
Nikita Zaitsev blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:35  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 12:49  
  12:55 Tom Wilson hits Morgan Rielly.
Ron Hainsey blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 12:57  
  13:02 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
  13:27 John Carlson hits Nazem Kadri.
Patrick Marleau shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 13:31  
Patrick Marleau shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 13:35  
  13:46 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Nikita Zaitsev.
  13:49 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
  13:57 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
Travis Dermott hits Devante Smith-Pelly. 14:05  
Roman Polak hits Chandler Stephenson. 14:40  
Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 14:45  
  14:54 Matt Niskanen hits Morgan Rielly.
Shot by Mitchell Marner misses the net 15:00  
James van Riemsdyk hits Brooks Orpik. 15:19  
Giveaway by Kasperi Kapanen. 15:27  
  15:31 Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Curtis McElhinney.
  15:48 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nazem Kadri.
Leo Komarov hits Nicklas Backstrom. 16:09  
Leo Komarov shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:17  
Leo Komarov shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:19  
  16:25 Matt Niskanen hits Leo Komarov.
  16:39 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Nazem Kadri.
  16:43 Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
William Nylander wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 16:50  
  16:55 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Morgan Rielly.
  16:57 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against William Nylander.
  17:53 Jakub Vrana hits Nikita Zaitsev.
James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:02  
  18:03 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Tyler Bozak.
  18:27 Dmitry Orlov hits Tyler Bozak.
James van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:50  
  18:58 Matt Niskanen penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tyler Bozak.
Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 18:58  
Leo Komarov hits Brooks Orpik. 19:19  
Shot by Patrick Marleau misses the net 19:24