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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Carolina 5, Washington 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Where: Lenovo Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
Referees: Brandon Blandina, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen: Steve Barton, James Tobias
Attendance: 18908
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 0101
Carolina 3115
Periods:
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1
Washington   Carolina
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 0:00  
Connor McMichael hits Andrei Svechnikov. 0:10  
Nic Dowd blocks shot from Taylor Hall. 0:26  
  1:10 Shot by Brent Burns misses the net
Tom Wilson hits Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 1:20  
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 1:25  
Dylan McIlrath hits Jackson Blake. 1:54  
  2:06 Jalen Chatfield shoots Saved by Logan Thompson.
Martin Fehervary hits Jalen Chatfield. 2:16  
  2:26 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
  2:45 Sean Walker shoots Saved by Logan Thompson.
  2:46 Shot by Mark Jankowski misses the net
  2:58 Eric Robinson shoots Saved by Logan Thompson.
  3:01 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Connor McMichael blocks shot from Jaccob Slavin. 3:03  
  3:06 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  3:32 Giveaway by Taylor Hall.
Pierre-Luc Dubois blocks shot from Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 3:58  
  4:00 Logan Stankoven shoots Saved by Logan Thompson.
Pierre-Luc Dubois hits Logan Stankoven. 4:03  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 4:42  
  4:44 Jaccob Slavin hits Alex Ovechkin.
  4:50 Jesperi Kotkaniemi hits Dylan McIlrath.
Giveaway by John Carlson. 5:17  
Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 5:41  
  5:55 Tyson Jost hits Ryan Leonard.
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun. 6:12  
  6:14 Sean Walker scores.
  6:14 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  7:03 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael.
  7:28 Sean Walker shoots Saved by Logan Thompson.
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 7:32  
Jakob Chychrun hits Jordan Martinook. 8:04  
  8:16 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
  8:19 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
  8:27 Giveaway by Jackson Blake.
Martin Fehervary hits Jalen Chatfield. 8:36  
  8:45 Giveaway by Jackson Blake.
Lars Eller penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tyson Jost. 9:29  
  9:29 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  9:33 Shayne Gostisbehere shoots Saved by Logan Thompson.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 9:38  
  9:54 Shot by Shayne Gostisbehere misses the net
  9:59 Taylor Hall wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson.
Martin Fehervary hits Seth Jarvis. 10:03  
  10:08 Taylor Hall blocks shot from Shayne Gostisbehere.
  10:11 Jackson Blake scores a power play goal. Assisted by Taylor Hall and Shayne Gostisbehere.
  10:11 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 10:22  
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 10:30  
Shot by Rasmus Sandin misses the net 10:32  
Alex Ovechkin hits Jaccob Slavin. 10:35  
Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk. 10:44  
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 11:05  
Ryan Leonard hits Jaccob Slavin. 11:08  
  11:09 Jaccob Slavin blocks shot from Ryan Leonard.
  11:51 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Logan Thompson.
  12:07 Sebastian Aho blocks shot from Brandon Duhaime.
  12:10 Giveaway by Jalen Chatfield.
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 12:20  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 12:23  
  12:27 Giveaway by Jesperi Kotkaniemi.
  12:38 Jordan Martinook hits Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Tom Wilson hits Logan Stankoven. 12:52  
Tom Wilson hits Jaccob Slavin. 13:00  
  13:02 Logan Stankoven hits Aliaksei Protas.
  13:04 Jesperi Kotkaniemi hits Rasmus Sandin.
Rasmus Sandin penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 13:05  
  13:05 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Brandon Duhaime.
  13:21 Seth Jarvis scores a power play goal. Assisted by Shayne Gostisbehere and Sebastian Aho.
  13:21 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
Takeaway by Dylan Strome. 13:29  
Aliaksei Protas hits Jalen Chatfield. 13:47  
Giveaway by Ryan Leonard. 14:11  
Martin Fehervary hits Sean Walker. 14:24  
  14:41 Shayne Gostisbehere penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller.
  14:41 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
Giveaway by John Carlson. 15:00  
  15:31 Seth Jarvis shoots Saved by Logan Thompson.
Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 16:19  
Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Taylor Hall. 17:10  
  17:19 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  17:23 Shot by Andrei Svechnikov misses the net
  17:30 Andrei Svechnikov hits Jakob Chychrun.
Shot by Nic Dowd misses the net 17:37  
  17:43 Taylor Hall penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Leonard.
  17:43 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
  17:58 Mark Jankowski shoots Saved by Logan Thompson.
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 18:25  
Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 19:01  
Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. 19:03  
  19:09 Jalen Chatfield blocks shot from Rasmus Sandin.
Connor McMichael penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Seth Jarvis. 19:22  
  19:22 Seth Jarvis wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  19:45 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Brandon Duhaime.
2
Washington   Carolina
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. 0:00  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 0:07  
Nic Dowd blocks shot from Shayne Gostisbehere. 0:55  
  0:57 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  1:01 Jack Roslovic shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  1:21 Shot by Logan Stankoven misses the net
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 1:45  
  1:47 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Dylan McIlrath. 1:49  
  2:21 Giveaway by Brent Burns.
  2:23 Mark Jankowski blocks shot from Dylan McIlrath.
Giveaway by Dylan Strome. 3:01  
  3:28 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Andrew Mangiapane blocks shot from Sean Walker. 4:10  
  4:23 Sean Walker blocks shot from Martin Fehervary.
Brandon Duhaime hits Jack Roslovic. 4:40  
  5:02 Giveaway by Tyson Jost.
  5:07 Shot by Jaccob Slavin misses the net
  5:09 Giveaway by Mark Jankowski.
Brandon Duhaime hits Tyson Jost. 5:23  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 5:28  
  5:48 Jalen Chatfield shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  5:51 Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net
  6:09 Logan Stankoven shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  6:10 Shot by Jesperi Kotkaniemi misses the net
Rasmus Sandin hits Logan Stankoven. 6:22  
  6:35 Shot by Jalen Chatfield misses the net
  6:40 Giveaway by Jalen Chatfield.
  6:51 Dmitry Orlov hits Rasmus Sandin.
Pierre-Luc Dubois penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sebastian Aho. 6:57  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. 6:57  
Connor McMichael shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 8:21  
Connor McMichael shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 8:41  
  9:00 Giveaway by Jack Roslovic.
Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun. 9:09  
  9:18 Eric Robinson hits Dylan McIlrath.
  9:27 Logan Stankoven scores. Assisted by Jack Roslovic.
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 9:27  
Connor McMichael shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 10:12  
Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 10:13  
  10:20 Eric Robinson shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Giveaway by Andrew Mangiapane. 10:32  
Giveaway by John Carlson. 11:16  
  11:20 Shot by Seth Jarvis misses the net
Takeaway by John Carlson. 11:33  
  11:46 Shayne Gostisbehere penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Andrew Mangiapane.
Andrew Mangiapane penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Shayne Gostisbehere. 11:46  
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 11:46  
Pierre-Luc Dubois hits Sean Walker. 12:06  
Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net 12:51  
  13:13 Giveaway by Jack Roslovic.
Ryan Leonard hits Dmitry Orlov. 13:26  
  13:30 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
Martin Fehervary hits Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 13:39  
Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 14:00  
Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 14:04  
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 14:07  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 14:17  
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 14:19  
Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois. 14:59  
Shot by Andrew Mangiapane misses the net 15:23  
Andrew Mangiapane shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 15:35  
Andrew Mangiapane hits Andrei Svechnikov. 15:39  
  16:34 Sebastian Aho hits Trevor van Riemsdyk.
  17:08 Shot by Mark Jankowski misses the net
Ryan Leonard hits Sean Walker. 17:15  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 17:30  
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 17:34  
  17:35 Brent Burns blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  17:41 Logan Stankoven shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  18:10 Shot by Jesperi Kotkaniemi misses the net
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 18:12  
  18:18 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  18:27 Taylor Hall penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nic Dowd.
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 18:27  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 18:28  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 18:50  
  19:04 Brent Burns penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson.
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. 19:04  
Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net 19:15  
Alex Ovechkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jakob Chychrun and Dylan Strome. 19:25  
  19:25 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
3
Washington   Carolina
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 0:00  
Giveaway by John Carlson. 0:28  
  1:04 Seth Jarvis shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Ryan Leonard shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 1:18  
  1:19 Jalen Chatfield hits Ryan Leonard.
  1:21 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Connor McMichael.
  1:32 Shot by Jack Roslovic misses the net
  1:34 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Lars Eller hits Taylor Hall. 2:02  
  2:06 Shayne Gostisbehere blocks shot from Aliaksei Protas.
Takeaway by Rasmus Sandin. 2:22  
  2:46 Shot by Jackson Blake misses the net
  3:39 Jesperi Kotkaniemi shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  3:48 Giveaway by Jesperi Kotkaniemi.
Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk. 4:10  
Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois. 4:30  
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Sebastian Aho. 4:38  
Andrew Mangiapane hits Sebastian Aho. 4:52  
Andrew Mangiapane hits Eric Robinson. 5:05  
  5:24 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
John Carlson blocks shot from Shayne Gostisbehere. 5:26  
  5:31 Eric Robinson hits Brandon Duhaime.
  5:51 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
John Carlson hits Eric Robinson. 5:51  
Takeaway by John Carlson. 5:56  
  6:18 Seth Jarvis hits Ryan Leonard.
Jakob Chychrun penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Seth Jarvis. 6:20  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. 6:20  
  6:37 Giveaway by Taylor Hall.
  6:48 Seth Jarvis shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  6:51 Seth Jarvis wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  6:55 Jackson Blake scores a power play goal. Assisted by Seth Jarvis.
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 6:55  
Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois. 7:30  
  7:35 Jaccob Slavin blocks shot from Rasmus Sandin.
Tom Wilson hits Logan Stankoven. 7:43  
  8:20 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  8:31 Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net
Connor McMichael blocks shot from Jalen Chatfield. 8:35  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 8:37  
  8:41 Takeaway by Shayne Gostisbehere.
  8:44 Logan Stankoven shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier. 8:48  
  8:52 Tyson Jost shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Takeaway by John Carlson. 9:21  
Martin Fehervary hits Mark Jankowski. 9:27  
  9:30 Tyson Jost hits John Carlson.
Giveaway by John Carlson. 9:32  
Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Jalen Chatfield. 9:33  
Rasmus Sandin blocks shot from Brent Burns. 10:34  
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 10:37  
Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois. 10:56  
  10:59 Shot by Jordan Martinook misses the net
  11:21 Giveaway by Sebastian Aho.
Dylan McIlrath hits Sebastian Aho. 11:23  
Tom Wilson hits Sebastian Aho. 11:29  
  11:33 Giveaway by Jalen Chatfield.
Dylan Strome penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sebastian Aho. Served by Alex Ovechkin. 11:39  
Dylan Strome penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Seth Jarvis. 11:39  
  11:39 Seth Jarvis penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dylan Strome.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 11:39  
Nic Dowd blocks shot from Brent Burns. 12:08  
Tom Wilson hits Sean Walker. 12:18  
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Sean Walker. 12:27  
  12:42 Sean Walker shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  12:43 Shot by Sean Walker misses the net
  12:55 Sean Walker shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Tom Wilson penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Logan Stankoven. Served by Ryan Leonard. 12:58  
Tom Wilson penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Logan Stankoven. 12:58  
  12:58 Logan Stankoven penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson.
Tom Wilson penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Misconduct). 12:58  
  12:58 Logan Stankoven penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Misconduct).
  12:58 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  13:21 Shot by Jack Roslovic misses the net
  13:40 Jackson Blake shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
  14:16 Sean Walker shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 14:17  
  14:26 Mark Jankowski penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nic Dowd. Served by Jackson Blake.
Nic Dowd penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mark Jankowski. 14:26  
  14:26 Mark Jankowski penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nic Dowd.
  14:26 Tyson Jost penalty for fighting against Brandon Duhaime - 5 mins (Major).
Brandon Duhaime penalty for fighting against Tyson Jost - 5 mins (Major). 14:26  
Nic Dowd penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Misconduct). 14:26  
  14:26 Mark Jankowski penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Misconduct).
Brandon Duhaime penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Misconduct). 14:26  
  14:26 Tyson Jost penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Misconduct).
  14:26 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin. 14:32  
Connor McMichael hits Jalen Chatfield. 14:33  
Connor McMichael penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jalen Chatfield. Served by Alex Ovechkin. 14:38  
Connor McMichael penalty for fighting against Jalen Chatfield - 5 mins (Major). 14:38  
  14:38 Jalen Chatfield penalty for fighting against Connor McMichael - 5 mins (Major).
Connor McMichael penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Misconduct). 14:38  
  14:38 Jalen Chatfield penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Misconduct).
  14:38 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  14:46 Shayne Gostisbehere shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 14:48  
Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 15:49  
  16:21 Jordan Martinook hits Anthony Beauvillier.
  16:29 Jordan Martinook blocks shot from Ryan Leonard.
Takeaway by Lars Eller. 16:51  
Andrew Mangiapane hits Sean Walker. 16:51  
  16:59 Jesperi Kotkaniemi shoots Saved by Charlie Lindgren.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 17:02  
  17:09 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  17:13 Shot by Jack Roslovic misses the net
Shot by Trevor van Riemsdyk misses the net 17:31  
  17:33 Eric Robinson blocks shot from Rasmus Sandin.
Ryan Leonard hits Dmitry Orlov. 18:27  
  18:39 Shayne Gostisbehere blocks shot from Ryan Leonard.
Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 18:48  
Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 18:59  
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 19:00  
Shot by Dylan McIlrath misses the net 19:02  
Dylan McIlrath hits Eric Robinson. 19:41  
Shot by Dylan McIlrath misses the net 19:59