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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Nashville 4, Washington 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 5, 2018
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Jake Brenk, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Steve Miller
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Nashville 1124
Washington 0213
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1
Nashville   Washington
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:00  
Viktor Arvidsson shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 0:26  
Shot by P.K. Subban misses the net 0:53  
Shot by Roman Josi misses the net 1:54  
Roman Josi hits Brett Connolly. 2:19  
  2:22 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Matt Irwin.
  2:47 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
Alexei Emelin blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky. 2:56  
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 2:57  
  3:17 Andre Burakovsky blocks shot from Ryan Ellis.
  3:29 Andre Burakovsky blocks shot from Ryan Ellis.
  3:36 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Ryan Ellis.
Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 3:44  
  3:51 Nicklas Backstrom penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Hartman.
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 3:51  
Ryan Johansen shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 4:16  
Craig Smith scores a power play goal. Assisted by Ryan Johansen and P.K. Subban. 4:17  
  4:17 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Mike Fisher.
Giveaway by Austin Watson. 4:32  
  4:34 Tom Wilson hits Austin Watson.
  4:43 Brooks Orpik hits Miikka Salomaki.
  4:52 Tom Wilson hits Austin Watson.
  4:56 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Mattias Ekholm.
Ryan Ellis shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 5:05  
  5:17 Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Miikka Salomaki.
Shot by Craig Smith misses the net 5:28  
Giveaway by Matt Irwin. 5:36  
  5:37 Lars Eller hits Matt Irwin.
  5:40 Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
P.K. Subban hits Lars Eller. 6:17  
  6:55 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
  7:02 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Roman Josi penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie. 7:03  
  7:03 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
Giveaway by Mattias Ekholm. 7:58  
  8:07 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
Colton Sissons hits Alex Ovechkin. 8:18  
  8:45 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Mike Fisher.
  8:53 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
  9:17 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
  9:18 Travis Boyd wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
Filip Forsberg shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 9:44  
  10:18 Takeaway by Matt Niskanen.
  10:43 Giveaway by Tom Wilson.
  11:02 Travis Boyd wins the faceoff against Mike Fisher.
  11:24 Shot by Brooks Orpik misses the net
Mike Fisher hits Christian Djoos. 11:28  
Takeaway by Mike Fisher. 11:49  
Austin Watson shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 11:54  
Giveaway by Juuse Saros. 12:09  
  12:16 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
  12:33 Michal Kempny hits Ryan Hartman.
  12:38 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Colton Sissons.
Mattias Ekholm hits Lars Eller. 13:05  
Ryan Johansen blocks shot from Brett Connolly. 13:11  
  13:23 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
Giveaway by Viktor Arvidsson. 13:29  
  13:36 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
  13:51 Giveaway by Lars Eller.
Shot by Alexei Emelin misses the net 14:03  
Ryan Ellis blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 14:28  
  14:29 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Mike Fisher.
  14:34 Shot by Brooks Orpik misses the net
Mike Fisher shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 14:49  
Takeaway by Miikka Salomaki. 14:53  
  15:01 Alex Chiasson blocks shot from Alexei Emelin.
  15:10 Brett Connolly wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
  16:00 Matt Niskanen hits Roman Josi.
Takeaway by Viktor Arvidsson. 16:15  
  16:20 T.J. Oshie hits Roman Josi.
  16:22 John Carlson blocks shot from Viktor Arvidsson.
Ryan Johansen blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 16:31  
Roman Josi blocks shot from John Carlson. 16:38  
Roman Josi blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky. 16:48  
  16:52 T.J. Oshie hits Viktor Arvidsson.
Ryan Ellis hits Nicklas Backstrom. 16:55  
Filip Forsberg blocks shot from Michal Kempny. 17:13  
  17:29 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  17:46 Matt Niskanen hits Mike Fisher.
  18:04 Tom Wilson hits Alexei Emelin.
  18:48 Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
  18:54 Alex Chiasson hits Mattias Ekholm.
Matt Irwin hits Chandler Stephenson. 19:00  
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 19:18  
2
Nashville   Washington
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:00  
Colton Sissons hits Dmitry Orlov. 0:52  
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 1:02  
Colton Sissons wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 1:11  
  1:19 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Kyle Turris.
Craig Smith wins the faceoff against Brett Connolly. 1:23  
  1:28 Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
Giveaway by Roman Josi. 1:32  
  1:33 Lars Eller hits Roman Josi.
  1:42 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
  1:50 Brett Connolly hits Matt Irwin.
  2:00 John Carlson blocks shot from Kyle Turris.
Mike Fisher hits Travis Boyd. 2:19  
  2:48 Shot by Christian Djoos misses the net
  2:55 Takeaway by Brooks Orpik.
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 3:07  
  3:19 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
Ryan Johansen penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dmitry Orlov. 3:43  
  3:43 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
  3:49 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  3:52 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
  3:53 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Colton Sissons.
  4:05 Takeaway by John Carlson.
  4:16 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
  4:29 Alex Ovechkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and John Carlson.
  4:29 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Kyle Turris.
  4:38 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Mattias Ekholm.
  4:42 Giveaway by Brett Connolly.
Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 4:54  
  4:55 Travis Boyd wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
  5:07 Shot by Chandler Stephenson misses the net
  5:27 Shot by Chandler Stephenson misses the net
Giveaway by Mattias Ekholm. 6:09  
  6:18 Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
  6:21 Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
Mike Fisher wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 6:22  
  6:28 Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  6:30 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
P.K. Subban penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson. 6:31  
  6:31 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
  6:47 Evgeny Kuznetsov scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie.
Kyle Turris wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 6:47  
  7:03 Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net
  7:04 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Mike Fisher.
Roman Josi hits Brett Connolly. 7:25  
  7:28 John Carlson shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
  7:29 Travis Boyd wins the faceoff against Craig Smith.
  7:32 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
Mike Fisher wins the faceoff against Travis Boyd. 7:33  
  7:36 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
  7:40 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
  7:44 Tom Wilson hits Austin Watson.
Mike Fisher hits Matt Niskanen. 8:00  
  8:07 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
Kyle Turris wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 8:08  
Kevin Fiala hits Christian Djoos. 8:18  
  8:25 Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Craig Smith hits Christian Djoos. 8:29  
  8:56 John Carlson shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
  8:57 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.
  9:09 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
  9:12 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
  9:13 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
Colton Sissons blocks shot from John Carlson. 9:16  
Roman Josi hits T.J. Oshie. 9:52  
  10:04 John Carlson shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
Mike Fisher wins the faceoff against Travis Boyd. 10:12  
Mike Fisher hits Travis Boyd. 10:23  
  10:34 Giveaway by T.J. Oshie.
  10:39 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from P.K. Subban.
Austin Watson hits Brooks Orpik. 10:48  
Colton Sissons wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 10:58  
  11:22 Giveaway by Lars Eller.
  11:27 Dmitry Orlov hits Colton Sissons.
Roman Josi hits Devante Smith-Pelly. 11:38  
Takeaway by Craig Smith. 12:03  
Craig Smith hits John Carlson. 12:14  
  12:22 John Carlson shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 12:23  
Takeaway by Ryan Johansen. 12:43  
Shot by Alexei Emelin misses the net 12:56  
Filip Forsberg hits Andre Burakovsky. 13:14  
Mike Fisher blocks shot from Devante Smith-Pelly. 13:18  
Giveaway by Miikka Salomaki. 13:40  
Austin Watson hits Lars Eller. 13:49  
Kyle Turris wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 13:51  
Craig Smith shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 13:53  
Kyle Turris wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 13:54  
Shot by Kyle Turris misses the net 13:59  
Craig Smith scores. Assisted by Roman Josi and Kyle Turris. 14:03  
Colton Sissons wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 14:03  
Mattias Ekholm shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 14:09  
Shot by P.K. Subban misses the net 14:34  
Shot by Mattias Ekholm misses the net 14:41  
  15:26 Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky.
Roman Josi shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 15:31  
Kyle Turris wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 15:32  
  15:35 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Kevin Fiala.
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Andre Burakovsky. 15:39  
Filip Forsberg hits Andre Burakovsky. 16:01  
  16:33 Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov.
  17:00 Takeaway by Brooks Orpik.
  17:01 Shot by Brooks Orpik misses the net
  17:02 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Colton Sissons.
Alexei Emelin blocks shot from Brett Connolly. 17:05  
Alexei Emelin blocks shot from Christian Djoos. 17:46  
Mike Fisher wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 17:47  
  18:23 Michal Kempny hits Miikka Salomaki.
  18:35 Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Miikka Salomaki.
  18:38 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Kyle Turris.
  18:44 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Kyle Turris.
  18:56 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Kevin Fiala.
  19:16 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Kevin Fiala.
Viktor Arvidsson shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 19:57  
P.K. Subban shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 19:59  
3
Nashville   Washington
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:00  
Viktor Arvidsson shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 0:14  
  0:24 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Roman Josi.
  0:33 Shot by Andre Burakovsky misses the net
Giveaway by Ryan Hartman. 0:49  
  0:53 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
Giveaway by Mattias Ekholm. 1:03  
  1:07 Evgeny Kuznetsov scores.
Kyle Turris wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 1:07  
  1:31 Christian Djoos blocks shot from Matt Irwin.
Craig Smith shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 1:37  
Craig Smith shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 1:44  
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Travis Boyd. 1:45  
  1:50 Tom Wilson hits Roman Josi.
Shot by Viktor Arvidsson misses the net 1:55  
Shot by Roman Josi misses the net 2:02  
Kyle Turris wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 2:03  
  2:09 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Ryan Ellis.
  2:18 Michal Kempny hits Kevin Fiala.
Kyle Turris penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michal Kempny. 2:25  
  2:25 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Colton Sissons.
Austin Watson shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 2:38  
  3:02 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
  3:19 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
  3:39 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  4:05 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  4:16 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  4:20 Takeaway by John Carlson.
Kyle Turris shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 4:33  
Mattias Ekholm hits Lars Eller. 4:51  
  5:20 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Kevin Fiala.
  5:34 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
Shot by Ryan Hartman misses the net 5:56  
  6:00 Giveaway by Tom Wilson.
Shot by Alexei Emelin misses the net 6:05  
Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 6:11  
Nick Bonino shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 6:21  
  6:22 Matt Niskanen penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Bonino.
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 6:22  
  6:27 Chandler Stephenson blocks shot from P.K. Subban.
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 6:28  
Shot by P.K. Subban misses the net 6:33  
Viktor Arvidsson shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 6:56  
Filip Forsberg shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 7:02  
Shot by Ryan Johansen misses the net 7:06  
  7:40 Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Filip Forsberg.
Roman Josi scores a power play goal. Assisted by Ryan Ellis and Kyle Turris. 8:19  
  8:19 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Nick Bonino.
  8:32 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  9:10 Matt Niskanen hits Miikka Salomaki.
Austin Watson hits Dmitry Orlov. 9:14  
  9:17 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  9:34 Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Takeaway by Mike Fisher. 9:40  
Roman Josi hits Brett Connolly. 9:45  
  10:59 Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
Colton Sissons wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:00  
Colton Sissons shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 11:16  
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 11:17  
  11:23 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Roman Josi.
  11:48 Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky.
  11:51 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Kyle Turris.
Roman Josi blocks shot from John Carlson. 12:12  
Mike Fisher wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 12:30  
  12:43 Brooks Orpik hits Austin Watson.
Takeaway by Mike Fisher. 12:53  
Mike Fisher shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 12:54  
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 13:17  
Nick Bonino wins the faceoff against Devante Smith-Pelly. 13:22  
Colton Sissons hits Devante Smith-Pelly. 13:37  
Giveaway by Mattias Ekholm. 13:50  
  13:54 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  14:03 John Carlson shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
P.K. Subban hits Alex Ovechkin. 14:04  
Shot by Filip Forsberg misses the net 14:29  
Ryan Ellis shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer. 14:31  
Ryan Johansen scores. Assisted by Viktor Arvidsson and Ryan Ellis. 14:33  
  14:33 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Kyle Turris.
Mike Fisher wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 15:03  
Austin Watson hits Brett Connolly. 15:21  
Giveaway by P.K. Subban. 15:29  
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 16:06  
Roman Josi blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 16:51  
  17:25 John Carlson shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
  17:42 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
Ryan Hartman blocks shot from John Carlson. 17:49  
Ryan Johansen wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 17:50  
Takeaway by Ryan Ellis. 18:05  
  18:07 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Mike Fisher.
  18:13 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Austin Watson blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 18:23  
Miikka Salomaki blocks shot from John Carlson. 18:29  
  19:13 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
  19:28 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  19:44 John Carlson shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
  19:45 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Colton Sissons.
  19:53 John Carlson shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
  19:55 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Juuse Saros.
Nick Bonino penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller. 19:56  
  19:59 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Ryan Johansen.