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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Carolina 4, Washington 2
When: 6:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 31, 2015
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Referees: Steve Kozari, Mike Leggo
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 14134
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 0112
Carolina 0134
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
1
Washington   Carolina
Backstrom, Nicklas wins the face-off against Staal, Jordan. 0:00  
Latta, Michael wins the face-off against Nash, Riley. 1:49  
Laich, Brooks shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 1:53  
Schmidt, Nate shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 2:25  
  3:09 Staal, Eric wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny.
  3:39 Liles, John-Michael shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
  3:40 Rask, Victor wins the face-off against Sill, Zach.
  4:12 McClement, Jay wins the face-off against Latta, Michael.
  4:46 McClement, Jay shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
  4:47 McClement, Jay shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
Kuznetsov, Evgeny wins the face-off against Staal, Eric. 6:14  
Sill, Zach wins the face-off against Rask, Victor. 6:51  
Sill, Zach shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 7:36  
  8:32 Slavin, Jaccob shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
  8:39 Nestrasil, Andrej shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
Backstrom, Nicklas wins the face-off against Staal, Jordan. 8:41  
  8:47 Staal, Jordan wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas.
  10:21 Rask, Victor wins the face-off against Sill, Zach.
Latta, Michael wins the face-off against McClement, Jay. 10:43  
  11:36 Staal, Jordan wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas.
  11:52 Nestrasil, Andrej shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
Chimera, Jason shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 13:26  
Laich, Brooks wins the face-off against Lindholm, Elias. 14:14  
Niskanen, Matt shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 15:03  
Williams, Justin wins the face-off against Staal, Jordan. 15:05  
Schmidt, Nate shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 15:09  
  15:10 Staal, Jordan wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny.
Kuznetsov, Evgeny penalty for Hooking - 2 mins. 15:31  
  15:31 Rask, Victor wins the face-off against Oshie, T.J..
  15:35 Hanifin, Noah shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
  16:49 Skinner, Jeff shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
  16:50 Staal, Jordan wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas.
Backstrom, Nicklas shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 18:08  
  18:09 Staal, Jordan wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas.
Backstrom, Nicklas shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 18:22  
  19:03 Nash, Riley shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
Latta, Michael wins the face-off against Rask, Victor. 19:04  
  19:36 Rask, Victor shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
Oshie, T.J. wins the face-off against Staal, Eric. 19:38  
2
Washington   Carolina
  0:00 Staal, Jordan wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas.
  0:53 Lindholm, Elias shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
  1:36 Versteeg, Kris shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
  1:47 Hainsey, Ron shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
  1:59 Di Giuseppe, Phillip shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
Latta, Michael wins the face-off against McClement, Jay. 2:59  
Orlov, Dmitry penalty for Elbowing - 2 mins. 4:16  
Williams, Justin wins the face-off against Rask, Victor. 4:16  
  4:24 Faulk, Justin shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
  4:37 Lindholm, Elias shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
Sill, Zach wins the face-off against Staal, Jordan. 5:20  
  5:46 Skinner, Jeff shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
  5:48 Staal, Jordan shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
  5:49 Nestrasil, Andrej penalty for Roughing - 2 mins.
Wilson, Tom penalty for Roughing - 2 mins. 5:49  
  5:49 Lindholm, Elias wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas.
Kuznetsov, Evgeny wins the face-off against Staal, Jordan. 6:30  
  6:46 Liles, John-Michael shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
Backstrom, Nicklas wins the face-off against Staal, Jordan. 6:50  
Backstrom, Nicklas wins the face-off against Staal, Eric. 6:59  
Alzner, Karl shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 7:35  
Kuznetsov, Evgeny wins the face-off against Staal, Jordan. 7:36  
  7:48
(0-1)
Di Giuseppe, Phillip scores. Assisted by Nordstrom, Joakim. Assisted by Staal, Jordan.
Sill, Zach wins the face-off against McClement, Jay. 7:48  
  8:23 Pesce, Brett shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
Orlov, Dmitry shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 8:39  
  8:40 Staal, Eric wins the face-off against Oshie, T.J..
  8:46 Staal, Eric wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas.
Backstrom, Nicklas scores. Assisted by Alzner, Karl. Assisted by Niskanen, Matt. 9:49
(1-1)
 
  9:49 McClement, Jay wins the face-off against Latta, Michael.
Latta, Michael wins the face-off against Rask, Victor. 10:04  
Wilson, Tom shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 10:28  
Latta, Michael shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 10:33  
Wilson, Tom penalty for Goaltender interference - 2 mins. 11:06  
  11:06 Lindholm, Elias wins the face-off against Laich, Brooks.
Oshie, T.J. wins the face-off against Rask, Victor. 11:13  
  12:58 Pesce, Brett shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
Ovechkin, Alex shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 14:17  
Ovechkin, Alex shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 14:30  
Laich, Brooks shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 14:52  
Burakovsky, Andre shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 15:02  
Laich, Brooks shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 15:17  
Laich, Brooks shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 15:19  
Backstrom, Nicklas wins the face-off against Staal, Jordan. 15:20  
Kuznetsov, Evgeny shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 16:28  
  17:06 Skinner, Jeff shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
Sill, Zach wins the face-off against Rask, Victor. 17:07  
Sill, Zach shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 17:31  
  17:57 Terry, Chris shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
Backstrom, Nicklas wins the face-off against Staal, Jordan. 17:58  
  19:52 Skinner, Jeff shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
3
Washington   Carolina
Backstrom, Nicklas wins the face-off against Staal, Jordan. 0:00  
  0:48 Versteeg, Kris shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
  0:51
(1-2)
Staal, Eric scores. Assisted by Lindholm, Elias. Assisted by Versteeg, Kris.
  0:51 Rask, Victor wins the face-off against Sill, Zach.
  1:25 Skinner, Jeff shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
  2:03 Staal, Eric wins the face-off against Latta, Michael.
  2:07 Lindholm, Elias shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
  2:14 Staal, Eric wins the face-off against Latta, Michael.
  2:39 Versteeg, Kris shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
  3:52 Staal, Jordan wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas.
  4:49 Pesce, Brett shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
Oshie, T.J. shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 4:59  
  5:16
(1-3)
Skinner, Jeff scores. Assisted by Nash, Riley. Assisted by Rask, Victor.
Latta, Michael wins the face-off against McClement, Jay. 5:16  
Burakovsky, Andre shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 5:35  
Alzner, Karl shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 6:25  
Kuznetsov, Evgeny wins the face-off against Lindholm, Elias. 6:26  
Latta, Michael wins the face-off against McClement, Jay. 8:19  
  9:54 Staal, Eric shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
  9:56 Staal, Jordan wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny.
  10:00 Slavin, Jaccob shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
Ovechkin, Alex shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 10:40  
  10:41 Staal, Jordan wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas.
  11:18 Rask, Victor wins the face-off against Latta, Michael.
  12:19 Lindholm, Elias wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny.
Alzner, Karl shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 12:36  
  13:04 Lindholm, Elias shoots. Saved by Grubauer, Philipp.
  13:05 Staal, Jordan wins the face-off against Backstrom, Nicklas.
Niskanen, Matt shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 13:35  
  13:37 Rask, Victor wins the face-off against Sill, Zach.
Ovechkin, Alex scores. Assisted by Laich, Brooks. 14:16
(2-3)
 
  14:16 Lindholm, Elias wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny.
Backstrom, Nicklas wins the face-off against Staal, Jordan. 14:38  
  14:53 Staal, Eric wins the face-off against Kuznetsov, Evgeny.
Orlov, Dmitry shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 16:12  
Ovechkin, Alex shoots. Saved by Lack, Eddie. 16:15  
  16:30 McClement, Jay wins the face-off against Latta, Michael.
  19:42
(2-4)
Nestrasil, Andrej scores.
  19:42 McClement, Jay wins the face-off against Latta, Michael.
  19:53 McClement, Jay wins the face-off against Latta, Michael.