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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 4, Arizona 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 6, 2018
Where: Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona
Referees: Kendrick Nicholson, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Bryan Pancich
Attendance: 11910
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 0224
Arizona 1102
Periods:
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1
Washington   Arizona
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nick Schmaltz. 0:00  
Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 0:24  
  1:03 Giveaway by Vinnie Hinostroza.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 1:13  
  1:14 Derek Stepan wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Takeaway by Lars Eller. 1:26  
  1:36 Christian Fischer blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler.
  1:58 Josh Archibald hits Chandler Stephenson.
  2:05 Josh Archibald hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  2:19 Kevin Connauton blocks shot from Travis Boyd.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nick Schmaltz. 3:02  
John Carlson blocks shot from Alex Galchenyuk. 3:15  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Clayton Keller. 3:16  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 3:31  
  3:47 Jakob Chychrun blocks shot from Brett Connolly.
  3:57 Jakob Chychrun blocks shot from Jakub Vrana.
Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky. 4:47  
  4:48 Christian Fischer scores. Assisted by Derek Stepan.
  4:48 Nick Cousins wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Lars Eller hits Josh Archibald. 4:58  
Giveaway by Matt Niskanen. 5:18  
  5:19 Shot by Oliver Ekman-Larsson misses the net
Dmitry Orlov hits Nick Cousins. 5:23  
Matt Niskanen hits Josh Archibald. 5:27  
Matt Niskanen hits Josh Archibald. 5:35  
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Nick Cousins. 5:37  
  5:59 Shot by Clayton Keller misses the net
Takeaway by Travis Boyd. 6:27  
Christian Djoos hits Mario Kempe. 6:42  
Giveaway by Dmitrij Jaskin. 6:54  
  6:54 Mario Kempe shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
Christian Djoos blocks shot from Mario Kempe. 7:05  
  7:08 Alex Goligoski shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
  7:09 Vinnie Hinostroza shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
  7:11 Vinnie Hinostroza shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
  7:12 Brad Richardson shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
Christian Djoos blocks shot from Mario Kempe. 7:13  
Christian Djoos blocks shot from Brad Richardson. 7:22  
Giveaway by Michal Kempny. 7:44  
  7:50 Vinnie Hinostroza shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
Jakub Vrana blocks shot from Jordan Oesterle. 7:56  
  8:04 Richard Panik hits Michal Kempny.
  8:06 Shot by Richard Panik misses the net
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Derek Stepan. 8:07  
  8:16 Giveaway by Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 8:25  
  8:28 Kevin Connauton blocks shot from Brett Connolly.
  8:29 Brad Richardson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 8:41  
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. 8:54  
  8:58 Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
  9:13 Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
  9:19 Shot by Alex Galchenyuk misses the net
Dmitry Orlov hits Alex Galchenyuk. 9:26  
  9:31 Takeaway by Nick Schmaltz.
  9:32 Jordan Oesterle shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
  10:16 Kevin Connauton blocks shot from Jakub Vrana.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nick Cousins. 10:17  
  10:29 Shot by Lawson Crouse misses the net
  10:48 Oliver Ekman-Larsson hits Devante Smith-Pelly.
  11:00 Nick Cousins blocks shot from Lars Eller.
  11:10 Takeaway by Nick Cousins.
  11:15 Shot by Nick Cousins misses the net
Lars Eller hits Christian Fischer. 11:46  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 12:01  
  12:40 Mario Kempe hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Vinnie Hinostroza. 12:41  
  13:13 Shot by Nick Schmaltz misses the net
  13:20 Nick Schmaltz wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  13:57 Jakob Chychrun hits John Carlson.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nick Cousins. 14:11  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 14:16  
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 14:21  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 14:28  
Michal Kempny hits Josh Archibald. 14:44  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 14:52  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Brad Richardson. 14:53  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 14:55  
  14:56 Derek Stepan wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Alex Ovechkin hits Mario Kempe. 15:34  
Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 15:38  
Shot by Nic Dowd misses the net 16:23  
  16:24 Derek Stepan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Christian Djoos blocks shot from Richard Panik. 16:49  
Giveaway by Pheonix Copley. 17:48  
  17:48 Oliver Ekman-Larsson shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
Lars Eller hits Alex Galchenyuk. 18:00  
  18:03 Shot by Clayton Keller misses the net
Michal Kempny blocks shot from Clayton Keller. 18:13  
Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 18:26  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 18:33  
Lars Eller penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Schmaltz. 18:38  
  18:38 Derek Stepan wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson.
  19:55 Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net
2
Washington   Arizona
  0:00 Nick Schmaltz wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson.
Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 0:37  
  0:46 Giveaway by Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
  0:51 Oliver Ekman-Larsson hits Travis Boyd.
Alex Ovechkin hits Jakob Chychrun. 1:02  
  1:07 Giveaway by Richard Panik.
  1:16 Shot by Richard Panik misses the net
  1:16 Derek Stepan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  1:22 Christian Fischer shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
  1:47 Shot by Derek Stepan misses the net
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Brad Richardson. 1:49  
  2:35 Kevin Connauton blocks shot from Matt Niskanen.
  2:43 Nick Cousins wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net 2:43  
Nic Dowd hits Nick Cousins. 3:03  
  3:12 Niklas Hjalmarsson blocks shot from Nic Dowd.
  4:01 Derek Stepan wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Andre Burakovsky blocks shot from Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 4:18  
Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Derek Stepan. 4:20  
Christian Djoos blocks shot from Christian Fischer. 4:27  
  4:31 Christian Fischer shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nick Schmaltz. 4:32  
  4:47 Giveaway by Nick Schmaltz.
Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Kevin Connauton. 4:52  
Giveaway by Jakub Vrana. 4:58  
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 5:12  
Jakub Vrana scores. Assisted by Brett Connolly and Evgeny Kuznetsov. 5:27  
  5:27 Brad Richardson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  5:33 Giveaway by Niklas Hjalmarsson.
  5:43 Brad Richardson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Matt Niskanen hits Vinnie Hinostroza. 6:11  
  6:59 Lawson Crouse scores. Assisted by Nick Cousins and Jordan Oesterle.
  6:59 Derek Stepan wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 7:15  
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 7:29  
  7:40 Richard Panik blocks shot from John Carlson.
  7:47 Derek Stepan hits Lars Eller.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 7:50  
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 7:58  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 8:06  
  8:43 Brad Richardson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. 9:32  
  9:32 Alex Goligoski blocks shot from Jakub Vrana.
  10:02 Oliver Ekman-Larsson shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
  10:17 Brad Richardson shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
  10:18 Brad Richardson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  10:31 Josh Archibald hits John Carlson.
Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 10:43  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nick Schmaltz. 10:44  
Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net 11:05  
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 11:09  
Matt Niskanen penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Galchenyuk. 11:25  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Richard Panik. 11:25  
  11:32 Takeaway by Richard Panik.
John Carlson blocks shot from Derek Stepan. 11:40  
  12:02 Shot by Alex Goligoski misses the net
  13:07 Jakob Chychrun penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michal Kempny.
  13:07 Derek Stepan wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  13:46 Kevin Connauton shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
Dmitry Orlov shoots misses the net 15:04  
Jakub Vrana hits Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 15:18  
  15:32 Lawson Crouse hits Andre Burakovsky.
  15:43 Kevin Connauton hits Andre Burakovsky.
Matt Niskanen scores. Assisted by Travis Boyd and Pheonix Copley. 16:00  
Travis Boyd wins the faceoff against Nick Schmaltz. 16:00  
  16:15 Alex Goligoski hits Nic Dowd.
Shot by Dmitrij Jaskin misses the net 16:36  
Dmitrij Jaskin hits Nick Schmaltz. 16:40  
  17:00 Derek Stepan wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  17:00 Derek Stepan wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  17:21 Oliver Ekman-Larsson shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
  17:22 Brad Richardson wins the faceoff against Travis Boyd.
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 17:38  
  17:50 Lawson Crouse hits Matt Niskanen.
Alex Ovechkin hits Kevin Connauton. 18:01  
  18:06 Nick Schmaltz wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  18:10 Giveaway by Alex Galchenyuk.
Giveaway by Jakub Vrana. 18:35  
Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net 18:53  
  19:00 Shot by Nick Schmaltz misses the net
  19:09 Jordan Oesterle shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
  19:10 Derek Stepan wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Jordan Oesterle. 19:23  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Derek Stepan. 19:25  
Chandler Stephenson hits Jordan Oesterle. 19:34  
Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net 19:39  
3
Washington   Arizona
  0:00 Nick Schmaltz wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 0:15  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 0:16  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Brad Richardson. 0:16  
  1:22 Jordan Oesterle blocks shot from Christian Djoos.
  1:49 Alex Goligoski hits Matt Niskanen.
Dmitry Orlov hits Nick Schmaltz. 2:00  
  2:01 Shot by Nick Schmaltz misses the net
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 2:10  
  2:11 Brad Richardson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Matt Niskanen hits Lawson Crouse. 2:25  
  2:51 Niklas Hjalmarsson shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
Travis Boyd hits Christian Fischer. 2:55  
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 3:15  
  4:11 Kevin Connauton shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 4:21  
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 4:27  
  4:56 Lawson Crouse shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 5:04  
  5:05 Derek Stepan wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  5:12 Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 5:43  
  5:50 Giveaway by Jordan Oesterle.
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 6:00  
Giveaway by Chandler Stephenson. 6:05  
Jakub Vrana hits Jordan Oesterle. 6:35  
Brett Connolly hits Alex Goligoski. 6:38  
  6:44 Clayton Keller shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
Travis Boyd wins the faceoff against Brad Richardson. 6:45  
  7:18 Derek Stepan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  8:43 Takeaway by Clayton Keller.
  9:06 Alex Galchenyuk blocks shot from Christian Djoos.
Travis Boyd wins the faceoff against Derek Stepan. 9:18  
Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 9:47  
  10:07 Takeaway by Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
  10:32 Lawson Crouse hits Matt Niskanen.
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. 10:46  
  10:54 Takeaway by Clayton Keller.
  11:02 Niklas Hjalmarsson shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nick Schmaltz. 11:03  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Alex Galchenyuk. 11:12  
  11:37 Giveaway by Jordan Oesterle.
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 11:41  
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 12:14  
Shot by Christian Djoos misses the net 12:18  
Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Adin Hill. 12:24  
  12:56 Oliver Ekman-Larsson hits Andre Burakovsky.
  13:36 Clayton Keller wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  13:49 Lawson Crouse hits Nic Dowd.
Michal Kempny blocks shot from Clayton Keller. 14:00  
  14:06 Clayton Keller shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
  14:20 Jordan Oesterle blocks shot from Dmitrij Jaskin.
  14:45 Jakob Chychrun blocks shot from Christian Djoos.
Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Jakob Chychrun. 14:52  
Andre Burakovsky scores. Assisted by Matt Niskanen and Dmitry Orlov. 15:18  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Derek Stepan. 15:18  
Andre Burakovsky blocks shot from Jordan Oesterle. 15:45  
  15:50 Shot by Jordan Oesterle misses the net
  15:58 Christian Fischer shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
Dmitry Orlov hits Richard Panik. 16:10  
  17:35 Lawson Crouse hits Lars Eller.
  18:05 Jordan Oesterle shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
Giveaway by Matt Niskanen. 18:11  
  18:12 Richard Panik shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nick Schmaltz. 18:13  
  18:22 Derek Stepan wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  18:36 Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by Pheonix Copley.
Michal Kempny blocks shot from Nick Schmaltz. 18:45  
  19:22 Shot by Clayton Keller misses the net
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 19:38  
  19:39 Derek Stepan wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Nick Schmaltz. 19:47  
  19:50 Giveaway by Clayton Keller.
  19:53 Brad Richardson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Alex Ovechkin scores on an empty net. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom. 19:57  
  19:57 Derek Stepan wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.