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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Minnesota 4, Washington 2
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, March 27, 2025
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Chris Lee, Jordan Samuels-Thomas
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Jesse Marquis
Attendance: 19108
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 2002
Minnesota 1214
Periods:
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1
Washington   Minnesota
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 0:00  
  0:26 Brock Faber shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  0:28 Shot by Mats Zuccarello misses the net
Pierre-Luc Dubois shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 0:38  
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 0:39  
Alex Ovechkin hits Jonas Brodin. 0:54  
  1:25 Giveaway by Vincent Hinostroza.
  1:38 Brock Faber hits Brandon Duhaime.
  2:28 Devin Shore wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Devin Shore. 2:41  
  2:46 Yakov Trenin hits John Carlson.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 2:49  
Andrew Mangiapane blocks shot from Jared Spurgeon. 3:23  
  3:29 Giveaway by Jared Spurgeon.
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 3:31  
  3:44 Marco Rossi hits Martin Fehervary.
Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier. 3:53  
Giveaway by Nic Dowd. 3:58  
  4:16 Jon Merrill blocks shot from Matt Roy.
Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 4:20  
Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 4:26  
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Gustav Nyquist. 4:28  
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 4:54  
Shot by Connor McMichael misses the net 5:02  
  5:33 Jake Middleton shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Giveaway by Connor McMichael. 5:37  
  5:40 Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  5:42 Devin Shore wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Anthony Beauvillier blocks shot from Jon Merrill. 5:46  
  5:51 Giveaway by Zach Bogosian.
John Carlson blocks shot from Yakov Trenin. 5:55  
  6:00 Jon Merrill scores. Assisted by Devin Shore.
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Mats Zuccarello. 6:00  
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 6:52  
Matt Roy scores. Assisted by Taylor Raddysh Assisted by Lars Eller. 7:08  
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Gustav Nyquist. 7:08  
Giveaway by Connor McMichael. 7:48  
  8:13 Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Jakob Chychrun.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Mats Zuccarello. 8:30  
  8:43 Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello.
Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 8:45  
Brandon Duhaime scores. Assisted by Nic Dowd and Anthony Beauvillier. 8:49  
  8:49 Team penalty for Minnesota delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Mats Zuccarello.
  8:49 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
Giveaway by Tom Wilson. 9:07  
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 9:28  
  9:46 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael.
Connor McMichael blocks shot from Jakob Chychrun. 10:12  
Matt Roy blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello. 11:18  
  11:24 Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  11:57 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  12:08 Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello.
  12:24 Jake Middleton hits Nic Dowd.
Shot by Pierre-Luc Dubois misses the net 13:04  
  13:23 Matt Boldy blocks shot from Rasmus Sandin.
  13:39 Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from John Carlson.
  14:01 Devin Shore hits Dylan Strome.
Giveaway by Dylan Strome. 14:02  
  14:12 Yakov Trenin hits Matt Roy.
  14:19 Yakov Trenin hits Martin Fehervary.
  14:22 Devin Shore shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Giveaway by Matt Roy. 14:22  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Devin Shore. 14:24  
  14:24 Justin Brazeau hits Matt Roy.
Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 15:14  
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 15:15  
Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net 15:19  
Jakob Chychrun penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Gustav Nyquist. 15:51  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 15:51  
  16:22 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson.
  16:37 Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Takeaway by Matt Roy. 17:22  
Rasmus Sandin blocks shot from Brock Faber. 18:03  
Alex Ovechkin shoots misses the net 18:25  
Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net 18:42  
  18:52 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  18:59 Giveaway by Yakov Trenin.
  19:11 Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Taylor Raddysh.
  19:15 Yakov Trenin hits Andrew Mangiapane.
Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 19:48  
Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 19:50  
  19:53 Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Matt Roy.
2
Washington   Minnesota
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 0:00  
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 0:10  
  0:40 Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  1:01 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
  1:22 Shot by Jared Spurgeon misses the net
Alex Ovechkin hits Matt Boldy. 1:28  
  2:18 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  2:29 Shot by Marcus Foligno misses the net
  2:45 Takeaway by Ryan Hartman.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Devin Shore. 3:15  
  3:18 Yakov Trenin hits John Carlson.
Shot by Taylor Raddysh misses the net 3:25  
  3:46 Justin Brazeau penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Sandin.
  3:46 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 3:59  
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 4:01  
  4:09 Jake Middleton hits Pierre-Luc Dubois.
  4:19 Frederick Gaudreau blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 4:25  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 4:31  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 4:51  
  4:52 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Pierre-Luc Dubois shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 5:51  
Anthony Beauvillier hits Devin Shore. 7:27  
  7:32 Marcus Foligno wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 7:41  
  8:00 Marcus Foligno blocks shot from Zach Bogosian.
  8:23 Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 8:25  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 8:36  
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 8:38  
  8:39 Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 8:42  
Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois. 8:58  
Tom Wilson hits Matt Boldy. 9:01  
Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 9:33  
Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 9:41  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 9:43  
Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net 9:47  
Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net 10:08  
  10:11 Jake Middleton hits Lars Eller.
  10:59 Jon Merrill blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  11:09 Devin Shore blocks shot from Matt Roy.
  11:17 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Martin Fehervary penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Vincent Hinostroza. 12:02  
  12:02 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Matt Roy blocks shot from Marcus Johansson. 12:14  
  12:25 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
  12:25 Frederick Gaudreau scores a power play goal. Assisted by Matt Boldy and Marcus Johansson.
  12:34 Ryan Hartman hits John Carlson.
Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net 12:39  
Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net 13:32  
  13:41 Gustav Nyquist hits Jakob Chychrun.
  13:44 Vincent Hinostroza hits Aliaksei Protas.
Shot by Trevor van Riemsdyk misses the net 13:48  
  14:13 Jared Spurgeon hits Aliaksei Protas.
Shot by Nic Dowd misses the net 14:14  
  14:37 Giveaway by Jonas Brodin.
Brandon Duhaime blocks shot from Matt Roy. 14:49  
Brandon Duhaime shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 15:06  
  15:43 Zach Bogosian hits Andrew Mangiapane.
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin. 16:18  
Rasmus Sandin hits Yakov Trenin. 16:34  
  16:39 Justin Brazeau hits Tom Wilson.
Jakob Chychrun hits Justin Brazeau. 16:57  
  16:59 Giveaway by Yakov Trenin.
Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 17:05  
  17:07 Brock Faber blocks shot from Connor McMichael.
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Devin Shore. 17:16  
Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 17:19  
  17:26 Brock Faber blocks shot from Dylan Strome.
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun. 17:41  
  17:45 Shot by Gustav Nyquist misses the net
  18:11 Shot by Ryan Hartman misses the net
  18:15 Marcus Foligno hits Jakob Chychrun.
  18:23 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
  18:25 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Anthony Beauvillier hits Jared Spurgeon. 18:38  
Matt Roy shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 19:00  
  19:05 Frederick Gaudreau blocks shot from Anthony Beauvillier.
Giveaway by Tom Wilson. 19:40  
  19:51 Matt Boldy scores. Assisted by Marco Rossi and Vincent Hinostroza.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 19:51  
3
Washington   Minnesota
  0:00 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
  0:14 Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 0:16  
Giveaway by Tom Wilson. 0:23  
  0:49 Yakov Trenin hits Nic Dowd.
Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 0:51  
  0:53 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
  1:03 Marco Rossi hits Matt Roy.
  1:27 Matt Boldy blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  1:30 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
  2:27 Giveaway by Zach Bogosian.
Shot by Rasmus Sandin misses the net 2:36  
  2:52 Giveaway by Zach Bogosian.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 3:22  
Shot by Martin Fehervary misses the net 3:22  
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 3:28  
  3:34 Marcus Foligno blocks shot from Matt Roy.
Matt Roy hits Gustav Nyquist. 3:44  
  3:56 Brock Faber shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  4:06 Shot by Ryan Hartman misses the net
  4:15 Shot by Jake Middleton misses the net
  4:21 Takeaway by Marcus Foligno.
  4:32 Jon Merrill blocks shot from Connor McMichael.
  4:34 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
  5:16 Matt Boldy blocks shot from Jakob Chychrun.
  5:16 Giveaway by Marco Rossi.
  5:17 Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Aliaksei Protas.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 5:29  
Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 5:35  
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun. 5:45  
  6:19 Matt Boldy wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 6:43  
John Carlson blocks shot from Vincent Hinostroza. 6:49  
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 6:51  
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 7:32  
  7:34 Mats Zuccarello blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Dylan Strome hits Frederick Gaudreau. 7:35  
  7:36 Giveaway by Frederick Gaudreau.
Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas. 8:07  
Giveaway by Dylan Strome. 8:14  
Taylor Raddysh hits Marcus Foligno. 8:23  
Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Jared Spurgeon. 8:26  
John Carlson blocks shot from Matt Boldy. 9:05  
  9:28 Brock Faber shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Devin Shore. 9:30  
  9:51 Yakov Trenin hits Brandon Duhaime.
  10:10 Yakov Trenin hits Anthony Beauvillier.
Nic Dowd shoots misses the net 10:13  
Nic Dowd hits Yakov Trenin. 10:18  
  10:35 Marcus Foligno hits Tom Wilson.
Connor McMichael hits Jared Spurgeon. 10:56  
  11:18 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  11:27 Brock Faber shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  11:29 Devin Shore wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 11:45  
  11:49 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
  12:22 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
  12:38 Jared Spurgeon hits Pierre-Luc Dubois.
  12:44 Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  13:36 Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Andrew Mangiapane.
  13:58 Giveaway by Matt Boldy.
Shot by Rasmus Sandin misses the net 14:26  
Rasmus Sandin shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 14:31  
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 14:33  
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 14:36  
Tom Wilson hits Mats Zuccarello. 14:38  
  15:22 Giveaway by Marcus Foligno.
  15:32 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
  15:33 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 15:36  
Giveaway by Matt Roy. 15:41  
  16:05 Giveaway by Marcus Foligno.
Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 16:10  
  16:16 Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Jakob Chychrun.
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 17:52  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 17:58  
  18:31 Jared Spurgeon blocks shot from Jakob Chychrun.
Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 18:39  
  18:39 Frederick Gaudreau scores on an empty net. Assisted by Jared Spurgeon.
Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 19:08  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Filip Gustavsson. 19:38  
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 19:48