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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 7, Washington 4
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 26, 2023
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Brandon Blandina, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, James Tobias
Attendance: 19070
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 2204
Buffalo 2417
Periods:
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1
Washington   Buffalo
  0:00 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net 0:23  
  0:37 Owen Power shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 1:11  
Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net 1:12  
  1:17 Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Erik Gustafsson.
Dylan McIlrath hits JJ Peterka. 1:41  
Shot by Craig Smith misses the net 2:20  
  2:45 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons. 2:59  
  3:21 Takeaway by Owen Power.
  3:26 Owen Power shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Nicolas Aube-Kubel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 3:34  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 3:35  
  3:53 Vinnie Hinostroza shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  3:54 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  5:13 Takeaway by JJ Peterka.
  5:28 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 6:27  
T.J. Oshie hits Owen Power. 6:34  
  6:44 Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net
  7:07 Takeaway by Tage Thompson.
Shot by Dylan McIlrath misses the net 7:34  
Nicolas Aube-Kubel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 7:43  
  7:44 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 7:50  
  7:59 Victor Olofsson blocks shot from Craig Smith.
Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Peyton Krebs. 8:09  
  8:13 Peyton Krebs hits Craig Smith.
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 8:27  
  8:57 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 9:13  
Giveaway by Nick Jensen. 9:27  
Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Tyson Jost. 9:30  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 9:31  
Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Kale Clague. 9:54  
  10:13 Takeaway by Ilya Lyubushkin.
  10:40 Dylan Cozens scores. Assisted by Casey Mittelstadt and Ilya Lyubushkin.
  10:40 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 12:13  
Martin Fehervary hits Zemgus Girgensons. 12:19  
  12:25 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  12:51 Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  13:45 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  14:04 Takeaway by Dylan Cozens.
  14:08 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Dylan Strome scores. Assisted by Nick Jensen and T.J. Oshie. 14:45  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. 14:45  
Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Henri Jokiharju. 14:56  
  15:04 Shot by Tyson Jost misses the net
  15:08 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Dylan McIlrath hits Tyson Jost. 15:23  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 15:43  
  15:43 Takeaway by Ilya Lyubushkin.
  15:49 Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom.
Tom Wilson hits Tage Thompson. 16:29  
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 16:33  
  16:35 Tage Thompson scores.
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 16:35  
Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 16:47  
T.J. Oshie scores. Assisted by Dylan Strome and Nick Jensen. 16:50  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 16:50  
Nicolas Aube-Kubel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 17:10  
Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Owen Power. 17:20  
Shot by Dylan McIlrath misses the net 17:58  
  18:33 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  18:40 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  19:01 Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
  19:34 Giveaway by Kale Clague.
Shot by Sonny Milano misses the net 19:38  
Martin Fehervary hits Kyle Okposo. 19:44  
  19:55 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
2
Washington   Buffalo
  0:00 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
  0:56 Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  1:18 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  1:35 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  1:59 Owen Power shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Tom Wilson hits Dylan Cozens. 1:59  
  2:00 JJ Peterka wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Nick Jensen hits JJ Peterka. 3:27  
  3:43 Shot by Tyson Jost misses the net
Conor Sheary hits Mattias Samuelsson. 3:54  
Shot by Craig Smith misses the net 3:55  
  4:22 Zemgus Girgensons blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk.
T.J. Oshie hits Ilya Lyubushkin. 4:56  
Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 5:02  
Shot by Dylan Strome misses the net 5:03  
  5:48 Shot by Mattias Samuelsson misses the net
  5:49 Jeff Skinner scores. Assisted by Mattias Samuelsson and Jack Quinn.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 5:49  
  6:11 Vinnie Hinostroza shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  6:30 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  6:42 Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
  7:08 Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 7:09  
  7:27 Takeaway by Peyton Krebs.
  7:30 Shot by Owen Power misses the net
Erik Gustafsson hits JJ Peterka. 8:02  
  8:36 Zemgus Girgensons scores. Assisted by Kyle Okposo and Tyson Jost.
  8:36 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
  9:20 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 9:21  
  9:58 Takeaway by Henri Jokiharju.
  10:07 Vinnie Hinostroza scores. Assisted by Owen Power and Dylan Cozens.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 10:07  
Nicklas Backstrom hits Mattias Samuelsson. 11:03  
  11:10 Tyson Jost shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  11:11 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
Sonny Milano hits Kyle Okposo. 11:26  
Giveaway by Martin Fehervary. 11:35  
  11:45 Kale Clague shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  11:46 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Jack Quinn. 12:29  
Giveaway by Nic Dowd. 12:45  
  12:49 Dylan Cozens scores. Assisted by Jack Quinn.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 12:49  
Dylan McIlrath blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. 12:55  
  13:22 Owen Power hits Tom Wilson.
  13:27 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  13:28 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  13:35 Peyton Krebs hits Conor Sheary.
Shot by Martin Fehervary misses the net 13:57  
  14:28 Tyson Jost shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Sonny Milano shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 15:20  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Quinn. 15:21  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 15:37  
Shot by Erik Gustafsson misses the net 15:47  
Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Erik Gustafsson and Evgeny Kuznetsov. 15:49  
  15:49 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 16:15  
  16:32 Jack Quinn penalty for fighting against Nicolas Aube-Kubel - 5 mins (Major).
  16:32 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Nicolas Aube-Kubel penalty for fighting against Jack Quinn - 5 mins (Major). 16:32  
Nicolas Aube-Kubel penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Quinn. Served by Sonny Milano. 16:32  
Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 16:54  
  17:01 Giveaway by Dylan Cozens.
Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 17:47  
  17:59 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  18:00 Dylan Cozens penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Martin Fehervary.
Martin Fehervary penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dylan Cozens. 18:00  
  18:00 Dylan Cozens penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Martin Fehervary. Served by JJ Peterka.
  18:00 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
  18:03 Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju.
  18:31 Takeaway by Henri Jokiharju.
  18:35 Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt.
  18:40 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Sonny Milano scores a power play goal. 18:40  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 18:58  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 18:59  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 19:17  
  19:28 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 19:42  
  19:52 Takeaway by Tage Thompson.
  19:56 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
3
Washington   Buffalo
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 0:00  
  0:24 Owen Power shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  0:26 Owen Power shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  1:01 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
  1:24 Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net
  1:25 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  1:41 Shot by Zemgus Girgensons misses the net
  1:56 Kyle Okposo hits Conor Sheary.
Shot by Craig Smith misses the net 2:09  
  2:33 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
  2:41 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
  2:52 Giveaway by Owen Power.
Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 3:45  
Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. 4:03  
Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 4:14  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 4:15  
Craig Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 4:20  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 5:00  
Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 5:19  
Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 5:57  
  6:10 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  7:04 Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net
Nick Jensen penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tage Thompson. 7:09  
  7:09 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  7:14 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 7:16  
Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 7:19  
  8:05 Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net
Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 8:21  
  8:47 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  9:06 Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt.
  9:39 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  10:06 Tyson Jost hits T.J. Oshie.
  10:23 Owen Power blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 10:49  
  11:07 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 11:17  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 11:18  
  11:52 Dylan Cozens scores. Assisted by Vinnie Hinostroza and Casey Mittelstadt.
  11:52 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 13:05  
Shot by Martin Fehervary misses the net 13:08  
Tom Wilson hits Peyton Krebs. 13:32  
  13:37 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  13:55 Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Matt Irwin.
Nic Dowd penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Peyton Krebs. 14:02  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 14:02  
  14:03 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  14:40 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  14:44 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  15:16 Takeaway by Tage Thompson.
Matt Irwin blocks shot from Jacob Bryson. 15:54  
Conor Sheary blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. 16:03  
  16:20 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 16:57  
Shot by Nicolas Aube-Kubel misses the net 17:17  
  18:32 Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
  18:33 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 18:41  
  19:01 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  19:03 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 19:26  
  19:26 Henri Jokiharju penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller.
  19:26 Zemgus Girgensons wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 19:58