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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 6, New Jersey 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 30, 2018
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Travis Gawryletz
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Jersey 0123
Washington 1146
Periods:
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1
New Jersey   Washington
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:00  
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 0:14  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:23  
  0:44 Alex Ovechkin hits Taylor Hall.
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 0:54  
  0:55 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  1:33 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  1:51 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Blake Coleman hits Dmitry Orlov. 1:59  
  2:14 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
  2:47 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:54  
Miles Wood hits Devante Smith-Pelly. 3:02  
Miles Wood hits Chandler Stephenson. 3:21  
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 3:29  
  3:51 Nicklas Backstrom scores. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Michal Kempny.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 3:51  
Giveaway by Keith Kinkaid. 4:04  
Taylor Hall blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 4:15  
Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net 4:36  
  5:25 Madison Bowey hits Brett Seney.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 5:35  
  5:45 Giveaway by Christian Djoos.
  6:02 Lars Eller penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brett Seney.
  6:02 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Marcus Johansson.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:39  
  8:12 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Travis Zajac shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:26  
  9:06 Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Blake Coleman.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:37  
  10:16 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Sami Vatanen blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 10:54  
  11:09 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Damon Severson hits Chandler Stephenson. 11:27  
Giveaway by Damon Severson. 11:33  
  11:37 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 11:49  
Blake Coleman hits Christian Djoos. 12:02  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 12:06  
  12:21 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  12:22 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Damon Severson blocks shot from Tom Wilson. 12:44  
  13:16 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  13:24 Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
  13:28 Alex Ovechkin hits Damon Severson.
Giveaway by Taylor Hall. 14:17  
  14:33 Shot by Michal Kempny misses the net
Brett Seney wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 14:34  
  15:23 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  15:31 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
  15:34 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 15:35  
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 15:56  
Andy Greene blocks shot from Tom Wilson. 16:02  
Miles Wood hits Dmitry Orlov. 17:12  
Brian Boyle hits Nic Dowd. 17:19  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 17:43  
Giveaway by Mirco Mueller. 17:50  
  17:59 Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  18:05 Takeaway by John Carlson.
Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:18  
Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:33  
  18:33 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  18:38 Devante Smith-Pelly penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Andy Greene.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 18:38  
Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net 18:45  
Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net 19:13  
Shot by Sami Vatanen misses the net 19:38  
Shot by Sami Vatanen misses the net 19:52  
2
New Jersey   Washington
  0:00 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 0:08  
  0:08 Tom Wilson scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Matt Niskanen and Lars Eller.
Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 1:03  
  1:05 Madison Bowey penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Travis Zajac.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 1:05  
  1:50 Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Sami Vatanen.
  2:10 Tom Wilson hits Damon Severson.
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:10  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 2:11  
  2:21 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Kyle Palmieri.
  2:50 Tom Wilson blocks shot from Taylor Hall.
  2:50 Giveaway by Braden Holtby.
  2:58 Takeaway by Lars Eller.
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:07  
  3:30 Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 3:31  
Damon Severson blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky. 4:22  
Giveaway by Keith Kinkaid. 4:44  
Miles Wood shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:49  
  4:56 Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net
  5:05 Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  5:16 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
  5:36 Chandler Stephenson shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Brian Boyle hits Dmitrij Jaskin. 5:54  
Miles Wood hits John Carlson. 6:05  
  6:48 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Andy Greene blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 7:23  
Giveaway by Andy Greene. 7:28  
Taylor Hall penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Madison Bowey. 7:29  
Blake Coleman wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 7:29  
  7:33 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  8:09 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  8:41 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:22  
Travis Zajac scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Blake Coleman. 9:23  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 9:23  
  9:43 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
  9:44 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Damon Severson.
Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net 9:51  
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 9:56  
Andy Greene shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:01  
  10:02 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Sami Vatanen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:46  
Takeaway by Nico Hischier. 10:51  
Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net 10:52  
  10:55 Tom Wilson blocks shot from Damon Severson.
Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 11:05  
Giveaway by Damon Severson. 11:29  
Andy Greene blocks shot from Chandler Stephenson. 11:32  
  11:40 Nic Dowd blocks shot from Andy Greene.
Pavel Zacha blocks shot from Madison Bowey. 12:10  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 12:11  
Brett Seney shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 12:19  
Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 12:40  
Shot by Blake Coleman misses the net 12:41  
Takeaway by Blake Coleman. 13:18  
Giveaway by Brian Boyle. 13:42  
  14:16 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Sami Vatanen.
  14:50 Giveaway by Tom Wilson.
  15:10 Madison Bowey blocks shot from Nico Hischier.
Andy Greene shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 15:19  
Taylor Hall blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 15:35  
  15:52 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
  16:12 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  16:22 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  16:33 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:40  
Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:51  
Ben Lovejoy shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:57  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 16:58  
  17:13 Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 17:21  
  17:25 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  17:30 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
Brett Seney shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 17:33  
  17:39 Tom Wilson penalty for match penalty - 10 mins (Match). Served by Brett Connolly.
  17:39 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Giveaway by Will Butcher. 18:52  
  19:41 Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
  19:57 John Carlson blocks shot from Damon Severson.
3
New Jersey   Washington
  0:00 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 0:47  
  0:51 Takeaway by John Carlson.
  0:52 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  0:59 John Carlson blocks shot from Taylor Hall.
Shot by Travis Zajac misses the net 1:37  
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:36  
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 2:46  
Blake Coleman wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 3:01  
  3:06 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Blake Coleman hits Christian Djoos. 3:15  
  4:03 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
  4:16 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Pavel Zacha hits Brett Connolly. 4:31  
  5:09 Nic Dowd hits Miles Wood.
  5:17 John Carlson shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Travis Zajac wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 5:18  
  5:45 Andre Burakovsky scores. Assisted by Michal Kempny and Nicklas Backstrom.
  5:45 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Taylor Hall.
  6:15 Chandler Stephenson shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  6:16 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 7:06  
Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net 7:27  
Kyle Palmieri shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:35  
  7:36 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  7:49 Dmitrij Jaskin hits Mirco Mueller.
Ben Lovejoy shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:15  
  8:16 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  8:26 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
Miles Wood penalty for butt ending - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by Dmitry Orlov. 8:26  
Ben Lovejoy blocks shot from John Carlson. 8:36  
  8:54 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  8:55 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Takeaway by Brian Boyle. 9:52  
  10:15 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  10:16 Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net
Sami Vatanen penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jakub Vrana. 10:17  
  10:17 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Travis Zajac.
  10:34 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
  10:57 Nicklas Backstrom scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and John Carlson.
  10:57 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  11:27 John Carlson shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Takeaway by Mirco Mueller. 12:00  
  12:21 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 12:22  
  12:35 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Nico Hischier scores. Assisted by Taylor Hall. 12:35  
  13:16 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Keith Kinkaid.
  13:17 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  13:36 Madison Bowey blocks shot from Pavel Zacha.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 13:37  
Shot by Will Butcher misses the net 13:42  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 13:44  
Shot by Marcus Johansson misses the net 14:06  
  15:07 John Carlson blocks shot from Travis Zajac.
Ben Lovejoy blocks shot from John Carlson. 15:15  
Takeaway by Taylor Hall. 16:28  
  16:30 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Taylor Hall.
  16:52 Giveaway by Jakub Vrana.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 16:52  
  18:10 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Marcus Johansson scores. Assisted by Taylor Hall and Nico Hischier. 18:10  
  18:17 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  18:25 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  18:29 Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  18:30 Alex Ovechkin scores on an empty net.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 18:30  
Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:54  
Damon Severson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:59  
  19:07 Takeaway by Lars Eller.
  19:37 Nicklas Backstrom scores on an empty net. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 19:37  
Brian Boyle hits Christian Djoos. 19:47  
Blake Coleman shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 19:49  
  19:50 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  19:56 Madison Bowey penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor).
  19:56 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.