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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
St. Louis 5, Washington 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, March 17, 2023
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Mitch Dunning, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Joe Mahon
Attendance: 18573
Final Scoring Summary
 
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St. Louis 1315
Washington 0022
Periods:
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1
St. Louis   Washington
  0:00 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pavel Buchnevich.
  0:24 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
  0:26 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Robert Thomas.
  0:27 Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
Shot by Jordan Kyrou misses the net 1:15  
  1:16 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Brayden Schenn.
  1:42 Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk.
Sammy Blais scores. Assisted by Brandon Saad and Brayden Schenn. 1:54  
  1:54 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Logan Brown.
  2:21 Matt Irwin hits Logan Brown.
Nathan Walker hits Matt Irwin. 2:28  
Pavel Buchnevich wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 2:30  
  2:47 T.J. Oshie hits Colton Parayko.
Pavel Buchnevich hits Martin Fehervary. 2:57  
  3:07 Martin Fehervary hits Kasperi Kapanen.
  3:43 Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
  3:44 Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
Takeaway by Jordan Kyrou. 3:58  
Jordan Kyrou shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 4:02  
Takeaway by Jordan Kyrou. 4:21  
Brayden Schenn shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 4:39  
  4:55 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
  4:56 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pavel Buchnevich.
Nick Leddy blocks shot from Martin Fehervary. 5:01  
  5:23 Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
  5:42 Craig Smith shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
  5:47 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Robert Thomas.
  6:04 Giveaway by T.J. Oshie.
Giveaway by Robert Thomas. 6:07  
  6:08 Shot by Trevor van Riemsdyk misses the net
Brayden Schenn wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 6:09  
  6:29 Tom Wilson blocks shot from Marco Scandella.
  6:41 Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Pavel Buchnevich wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 6:44  
Nick Leddy penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie. 6:58  
  6:58 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Brayden Schenn.
  7:16 Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
  7:32 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
  8:08 Rasmus Sandin shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
Brayden Schenn wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 8:27  
Marco Scandella hits Tom Wilson. 8:49  
  9:23 Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
  10:00 Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
  10:09 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Robert Thomas.
Jordan Kyrou shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 10:28  
  10:29 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Robert Thomas.
  10:48 Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas.
Giveaway by Jordan Kyrou. 10:56  
Alexey Toropchenko hits Matt Irwin. 10:59  
Takeaway by Colton Parayko. 11:18  
Takeaway by Colton Parayko. 11:47  
Takeaway by Jakub Vrana. 12:07  
  12:13 Alexander Alexeyev hits Sammy Blais.
  12:31 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
  12:45 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
Robert Bortuzzo hits T.J. Oshie. 12:47  
Logan Brown wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 12:57  
Robert Thomas wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 13:24  
Robert Thomas wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 13:38  
Colton Parayko shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 14:00  
  14:02 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pavel Buchnevich.
  14:07 Giveaway by Martin Fehervary.
  14:23 Giveaway by Alexander Alexeyev.
  14:32 Martin Fehervary hits Pavel Buchnevich.
Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net 14:34  
  14:48 Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin.
Brandon Saad blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 14:50  
Brandon Saad shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 14:59  
  15:00 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Brayden Schenn.
Sammy Blais hits T.J. Oshie. 15:11  
Marco Scandella blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk. 15:39  
  15:40 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Robert Thomas.
  15:48 Giveaway by Nic Dowd.
  15:56 Aliaksei Protas penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Leddy.
Robert Thomas wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 15:56  
Shot by Justin Faulk misses the net 16:01  
Shot by Robert Thomas misses the net 16:28  
  16:39 Tom Wilson blocks shot from Pavel Buchnevich.
Sammy Blais shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 17:58  
Giveaway by Brayden Schenn. 18:03  
Pavel Buchnevich wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 18:19  
  18:32 Giveaway by Craig Smith.
  19:24 Conor Sheary hits Marco Scandella.
  19:57 Giveaway by Tom Wilson.
2
St. Louis   Washington
  0:00 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pavel Buchnevich.
  0:28 Shot by Martin Fehervary misses the net
Alexey Toropchenko shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 0:41  
  1:10 Takeaway by Nic Dowd.
Torey Krug blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk. 1:20  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 1:26  
  1:28 Nic Dowd blocks shot from Robert Thomas.
Sammy Blais shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 1:45  
  1:46 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Brayden Schenn.
  2:06 Gabriel Carlsson blocks shot from Brandon Saad.
Colton Parayko blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 2:17  
  2:37 Takeaway by Dylan Strome.
  2:40 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
  3:17 Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
  4:14 T.J. Oshie hits Alexey Toropchenko.
Alexey Toropchenko blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk. 4:27  
  4:31 Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin.
Jordan Kyrou scores. Assisted by Jakub Vrana and Colton Parayko. 4:51  
Robert Thomas wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 4:51  
  5:06 Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
  5:07 Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
Marco Scandella blocks shot from Craig Smith. 6:02  
Brayden Schenn wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson. 6:03  
  6:08 Alex Ovechkin hits Nick Leddy.
  6:24 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
Sammy Blais hits Rasmus Sandin. 6:30  
  7:09 Giveaway by Sonny Milano.
  7:26 Sonny Milano blocks shot from Torey Krug.
Shot by Justin Faulk misses the net 7:50  
  8:27 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
Jakub Vrana hits Rasmus Sandin. 8:36  
  8:42 Craig Smith shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
  8:43 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pavel Buchnevich.
Shot by Nick Leddy misses the net 8:59  
Kasperi Kapanen scores. Assisted by Pavel Buchnevich and Nick Leddy. 9:25  
  9:25 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Brayden Schenn.
Torey Krug blocks shot from Martin Fehervary. 9:47  
Sammy Blais hits Dylan Strome. 10:01  
  10:18 Gabriel Carlsson shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
Giveaway by Justin Faulk. 10:20  
  11:01 Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net
  11:23 Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
  11:24 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pavel Buchnevich.
  11:40 Rasmus Sandin hits Alexey Toropchenko.
  11:43 Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Justin Faulk.
  12:35 Aliaksei Protas hits Torey Krug.
  12:38 Alexander Alexeyev hits Pavel Buchnevich.
  13:25 Shot by Sonny Milano misses the net
Brayden Schenn wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 13:27  
  13:51 Giveaway by Sonny Milano.
Justin Faulk shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 14:11  
Brandon Saad shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 14:20  
Justin Faulk shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 14:32  
Sammy Blais scores. Assisted by Torey Krug and Brandon Saad. 14:36  
  14:36 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Logan Brown.
Nathan Walker hits Craig Smith. 14:52  
Logan Brown shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 15:06  
  15:10 Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Logan Brown.
Nathan Walker hits Martin Fehervary. 15:17  
  16:07 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jordan Kyrou.
  16:21 Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Robert Thomas.
  16:34 Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Robert Thomas.
Alexey Toropchenko blocks shot from Alexander Alexeyev. 16:55  
  17:26 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  17:35 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
Kasperi Kapanen penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Martin Fehervary. 17:37  
  17:37 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Brayden Schenn.
  17:46 Takeaway by Rasmus Sandin.
Robert Bortuzzo blocks shot from Rasmus Sandin. 17:49  
  18:58 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
  19:00 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Brayden Schenn.
Robert Bortuzzo blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 19:03  
Colton Parayko blocks shot from Tom Wilson. 19:04  
  19:05 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
Robert Bortuzzo blocks shot from Tom Wilson. 19:26  
  19:30 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
Pavel Buchnevich wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 19:31  
  19:50 Martin Fehervary hits Robert Thomas.
  19:54 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Pavel Buchnevich shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 19:57  
3
St. Louis   Washington
Pavel Buchnevich wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:00  
Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 0:09  
Pavel Buchnevich wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:10  
  0:19 Martin Fehervary hits Kasperi Kapanen.
Marco Scandella hits T.J. Oshie. 0:40  
  1:01 Giveaway by Matt Irwin.
  1:20 Giveaway by Matt Irwin.
Brandon Saad blocks shot from Rasmus Sandin. 1:50  
Takeaway by Joel Hofer. 2:27  
  2:48 Martin Fehervary hits Nathan Walker.
Marco Scandella blocks shot from Dylan Strome. 3:00  
  3:34 Craig Smith hits Alexey Toropchenko.
  3:52 Matt Irwin hits Kasperi Kapanen.
Takeaway by Robert Thomas. 4:06  
  4:15 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
Robert Bortuzzo blocks shot from Nicolas Aube-Kubel. 4:37  
  4:42 Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
Brayden Schenn wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 4:43  
  5:34 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
Sammy Blais blocks shot from Alexander Alexeyev. 5:38  
  5:39 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Robert Thomas.
  5:47 Martin Fehervary scores. Assisted by Alexander Alexeyev and Sonny Milano.
Pavel Buchnevich wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 5:47  
  6:11 Sonny Milano shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 6:24  
  6:38 Takeaway by Aliaksei Protas.
  6:50 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Robert Thomas.
  6:56 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
  7:19 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 7:23  
Giveaway by Colton Parayko. 7:35  
  7:36 Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
  7:37 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Robert Thomas.
  7:40 Alexander Alexeyev shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
  7:41 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Robert Thomas.
  7:45 Shot by Alexander Alexeyev misses the net
  8:04 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
  8:07 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
  8:20 Martin Fehervary hits Brayden Schenn.
Nathan Walker hits Gabriel Carlsson. 9:21  
Logan Brown hits Conor Sheary. 9:22  
  9:36 Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
Shot by Pavel Buchnevich misses the net 10:04  
Kasperi Kapanen hits Gabriel Carlsson. 10:09  
Colton Parayko hits Sonny Milano. 10:27  
Colton Parayko blocks shot from Sonny Milano. 10:33  
  11:07 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Robert Thomas.
  11:15 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
  11:30 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
Colton Parayko penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson. 11:31  
  11:31 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Pavel Buchnevich.
Takeaway by Robert Thomas. 12:00  
  12:16 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
  12:18 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Brayden Schenn.
  12:39 Shot by Dylan Strome misses the net
  12:40 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pavel Buchnevich.
  12:47 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
  12:48 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Pavel Buchnevich.
  13:48 Martin Fehervary hits Brandon Saad.
Justin Faulk blocks shot from Aliaksei Protas. 14:25  
Takeaway by Colton Parayko. 15:19  
  15:22 Takeaway by Craig Smith.
  16:03 Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Marco Scandella blocks shot from Tom Wilson. 16:10  
Alexey Toropchenko blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk. 16:28  
Marco Scandella blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. 16:32  
  16:33 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
Justin Faulk penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson. 16:35  
  16:35 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Pavel Buchnevich.
Robert Bortuzzo blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 16:45  
Giveaway by Robert Thomas. 16:49  
  17:14 Nicklas Backstrom scores a power play goal. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Rasmus Sandin.
  17:14 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Brayden Schenn.
  17:34 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
Brayden Schenn scores on an empty net. 18:21  
Logan Brown wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 18:21  
  18:48 Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Joel Hofer.
  18:51 Shot by Dylan Strome misses the net