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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 5, Washington 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 15, 2021
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Furman South
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, James Tobias
Attendance: N/A
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 1315
Washington 1102
Periods:
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  • 2
  • 3
1
Buffalo   Washington
  0:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Dylan Cozens hits Brenden Dillon. 0:23  
  0:27 Giveaway by T.J. Oshie.
  0:33 Anthony Mantha blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 0:42  
  0:50 Anthony Mantha blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
  1:15 Dmitry Orlov hits Rasmus Asplund.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 1:20  
  1:29 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  1:55 Zdeno Chara hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
  2:04 Nick Jensen blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen.
Victor Olofsson blocks shot from Carl Hagelin. 2:13  
Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. 2:31  
Takeaway by Kyle Okposo. 2:42  
Takeaway by Kyle Okposo. 2:45  
Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 2:47  
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 2:49  
  3:51 Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 4:10  
  4:32 Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt.
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 4:53  
  5:21 Garnet Hathaway hits Matt Irwin.
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 5:26  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 5:27  
  5:38 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
Takeaway by Tobias Rieder. 6:15  
  6:42 Giveaway by Nick Jensen.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 7:01  
  7:20 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  7:33 Takeaway by Justin Schultz.
  7:44 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  7:50 Tom Wilson shoots misses the net
Giveaway by Colin Miller. 8:20  
Kyle Okposo blocks shot from John Carlson. 8:46  
  9:05 Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  9:16 Nic Dowd hits Matt Irwin.
  9:27 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
Giveaway by Cody Eakin. 9:53  
  9:58 Shot by Daniel Sprong misses the net
  10:07 Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Tobias Rieder.
  10:08 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Arttu Ruotsalainen.
  10:22 Anthony Mantha hits Jacob Bryson.
Jacob Bryson hits Nicklas Backstrom. 10:32  
  10:48 Nicklas Backstrom penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Arttu Ruotsalainen.
  10:48 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  11:09 Takeaway by Nic Dowd.
  11:53 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 12:07  
Dylan Cozens hits Zdeno Chara. 12:38  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 12:51  
  13:01 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  13:31 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 13:35  
  13:43 Justin Schultz blocks shot from Anders Bjork.
  13:53 Giveaway by T.J. Oshie.
Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 13:58  
Anders Bjork shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 14:00  
  14:08 Shot by Anthony Mantha misses the net
Giveaway by Victor Olofsson. 14:17  
  14:22 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Tobias Rieder shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 14:42  
  14:44 Brenden Dillon hits Tobias Rieder.
Jacob Bryson hits Conor Sheary. 15:22  
  15:29 Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net
Arttu Ruotsalainen shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 16:17  
  16:34 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 16:39  
  16:45 Tom Wilson hits Victor Olofsson.
  17:10 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt. 18:16  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 18:23  
  18:34 Nick Jensen hits Jeff Skinner.
  18:38 Zdeno Chara hits Dylan Cozens.
  18:46 Nick Jensen hits Henri Jokiharju.
Sam Reinhart scores. Assisted by Dylan Cozens and Henri Jokiharju. 18:50  
  18:50 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Daniel Sprong. 18:58  
  19:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
Cody Eakin hits Nicklas Backstrom. 19:30  
  19:33 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  19:37 Dmitry Orlov scores. Assisted by T.J. Oshie.
  19:37 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Shot by Colin Miller misses the net 19:58  
2
Buffalo   Washington
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:00  
  0:44 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 1:07  
  1:16 Giveaway by Anthony Mantha.
  1:33 Giveaway by Justin Schultz.
Victor Olofsson scores. 1:36  
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 1:36  
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 1:57  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 2:16  
  2:32 Lars Eller hits Cody Eakin.
Matt Irwin blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 2:46  
Tobias Rieder blocks shot from Justin Schultz. 2:51  
Matt Irwin blocks shot from Nic Dowd. 3:22  
  3:42 Garnet Hathaway hits Matt Irwin.
Matt Irwin penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Garnet Hathaway. 3:45  
  3:45 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Tobias Rieder.
  4:33 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  5:02 T.J. Oshie hits Colin Miller.
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 5:26  
  5:27 Anthony Mantha wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Casey Mittelstadt blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 5:33  
Casey Mittelstadt scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Anders Bjork. 5:42  
  5:42 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
  5:55 Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 6:11  
Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net 6:23  
Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net 6:25  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 6:51  
Shot by Arttu Ruotsalainen misses the net 7:15  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 7:15  
  7:18 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  7:24 Giveaway by Carl Hagelin.
  7:50 Giveaway by Nic Dowd.
Henri Jokiharju hits Carl Hagelin. 8:01  
  8:19 Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Giveaway by Colin Miller. 8:32  
  8:35 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  8:41 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
  8:45 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  8:52 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
  8:53 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Tobias Rieder.
  9:02 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  9:59 Anthony Mantha scores. Assisted by John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom.
  9:59 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
  10:31 Conor Sheary shoots misses the net
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 11:05  
Jeff Skinner shoots misses the net 11:09  
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Zdeno Chara. 11:22  
Anders Bjork blocks shot from Nick Jensen. 11:22  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:32  
  11:48 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
  12:00 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  12:01 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
Jeff Skinner blocks shot from John Carlson. 12:07  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Nicklas Backstrom. 12:38  
  12:52 Anthony Mantha hits Jacob Bryson.
Anders Bjork scores. Assisted by Dylan Cozens. 13:23  
  13:23 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  13:57 Garnet Hathaway hits Casey Mittelstadt.
Matt Irwin hits Carl Hagelin. 14:10  
Colin Miller hits Carl Hagelin. 14:35  
  14:41 John Carlson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  14:43 Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  14:44 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
Takeaway by Victor Olofsson. 15:11  
  15:21 Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Jeff Skinner.
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 15:21  
  15:22 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Arttu Ruotsalainen hits Nick Jensen. 15:35  
  15:58 Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
  16:55 Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
  17:30 Dmitry Orlov hits Tobias Rieder.
Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 17:37  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 18:01  
  18:02 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
  18:15 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  18:39 Alex Ovechkin hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Arttu Ruotsalainen shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 18:46  
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 18:53  
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 19:02  
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 19:09  
  19:21 Tom Wilson hits Jacob Bryson.
  19:36 Tom Wilson hits Arttu Ruotsalainen.
  19:45 Anthony Mantha hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt. 19:57  
3
Buffalo   Washington
  0:00 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  0:09 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Arttu Ruotsalainen.
Henri Jokiharju penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson. 0:35  
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 0:35  
  1:40 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Tom Wilson. 1:41  
  2:37 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  3:26 Daniel Sprong shoots misses the net
  4:17 Alex Ovechkin hits Matt Irwin.
  4:23 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  4:29 Takeaway by John Carlson.
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 5:20  
  5:26 Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  5:48 Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  5:49 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
  5:54 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 6:15  
  7:36 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  7:37 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  7:42 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Jacob Bryson hits Lars Eller. 8:18  
  8:52 T.J. Oshie hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  9:14 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
Rasmus Dahlin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Anthony Mantha. 9:34  
  9:34 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
  9:52 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. 9:55  
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 9:57  
Takeaway by Anders Bjork. 10:33  
  10:37 John Carlson blocks shot from Anders Bjork.
Cody Eakin blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 11:25  
  11:34 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  12:29 Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 12:31  
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 12:44  
Rasmus Dahlin hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. 12:52  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 12:56  
  13:42 Shot by Zdeno Chara misses the net
  13:46 Zdeno Chara hits Anders Bjork.
  13:56 Nicklas Backstrom hits Colin Miller.
  13:59 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
  14:00 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Matt Irwin penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson. 14:01  
  14:01 Tom Wilson penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Irwin.
  14:01 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  14:07 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  14:58 Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen.
  15:03 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 15:03  
  15:04 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
  15:13 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 15:17  
  15:34 John Carlson hits Jeff Skinner.
  15:38 Nicklas Backstrom penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Reinhart.
  15:38 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  15:46 Giveaway by Nick Jensen.
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 15:57  
  16:08 Zdeno Chara hits Sam Reinhart.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 16:14  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Craig Anderson. 17:49  
  18:08 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  18:22 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net 18:44  
  19:05 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
  19:11 Giveaway by Anthony Mantha.
Tage Thompson scores on an empty net. Assisted by Rasmus Asplund. 19:17  
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 19:17  
  19:40 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
  19:43 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
Colin Miller blocks shot from Lars Eller. 19:59