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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Vegas 5, Washington 3
When: 10:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Referees: Dean Morton, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Devin Berg, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 18275
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 1113
Vegas 1045
Periods:
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1
Washington   Vegas
  0:00 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:14 Ryan Reaves hits Alex Ovechkin.
  0:18 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare hits Alex Ovechkin.
Michal Kempny blocks shot from Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 0:22  
Shot by Michal Kempny misses the net 0:33  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 0:38  
Alex Ovechkin hits Nate Schmidt. 0:40  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 0:44  
  0:59 William Karlsson blocks shot from Jakub Vrana.
Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 1:02  
Brett Connolly penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marc-Andre Fleury. 1:03  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch. 1:03  
  1:14 Takeaway by William Karlsson.
  1:52 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:04 Shot by William Karlsson misses the net
Michal Kempny blocks shot from Shea Theodore. 2:28  
  2:28 Oscar Lindberg shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:30 Ryan Reaves scores a power play goal. Assisted by Cody Eakin and Oscar Lindberg.
  2:30 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  2:46 Brayden McNabb hits Madison Bowey.
  3:03 William Carrier hits Madison Bowey.
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 3:15  
Giveaway by Braden Holtby. 3:23  
  3:36 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  3:52 Takeaway by Shea Theodore.
  4:08 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  4:11 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
  4:24 Giveaway by Colin Miller.
  4:33 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  4:55 Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  5:18 Daniel Carr hits Madison Bowey.
Christian Djoos hits Ryan Carpenter. 5:35  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 5:42  
  5:59 William Carrier hits Tom Wilson.
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 6:14  
Alex Ovechkin hits Nate Schmidt. 6:18  
  6:54 Reilly Smith hits Michal Kempny.
Dmitrij Jaskin hits William Karlsson. 7:09  
Takeaway by Nic Dowd. 7:26  
  8:00 Takeaway by Alex Tuch.
  8:05 Oscar Lindberg shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Madison Bowey penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Tuch. 8:05  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jonathan Marchessault. 8:05  
  8:37 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Devante Smith-Pelly.
  9:15 Ryan Reaves hits John Carlson.
  9:43 Team penalty for Vegas too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Daniel Carr.
  9:43 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 9:47  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 10:39  
  11:12 Giveaway by William Karlsson.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 11:57  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Ryan Carpenter. 11:58  
  12:12 Ryan Carpenter wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Matt Niskanen hits Daniel Carr. 12:18  
Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 12:29  
  12:36 Tomas Nosek hits Lars Eller.
  13:02 Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller hits Cody Eakin. 13:04  
  13:19 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  13:36 William Carrier hits Alex Ovechkin.
  13:43 William Carrier hits Tom Wilson.
  13:48 William Carrier hits John Carlson.
  14:07 Nate Schmidt blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
  14:07 Ryan Reaves hits Tom Wilson.
Alex Ovechkin hits Ryan Reaves. 14:11  
  14:14 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  14:38 Reilly Smith hits Christian Djoos.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 14:42  
Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:48  
  14:50 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  15:13 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Brett Connolly blocks shot from Shea Theodore. 15:28  
Jakub Vrana scores. Assisted by Brett Connolly. 15:33  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 15:33  
  15:39 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  15:54 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  15:59 Nate Schmidt shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  15:59 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  16:09 William Carrier hits Alex Ovechkin.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 16:22  
  16:22 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  16:52 Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  16:56 Shot by Reilly Smith misses the net
  16:58 Jonathan Marchessault hits Lars Eller.
  17:00 Jonathan Marchessault hits Lars Eller.
Christian Djoos blocks shot from Deryk Engelland. 17:04  
  17:05 Ryan Carpenter wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Nate Schmidt. 17:17  
Dmitry Orlov hits Tomas Nosek. 17:27  
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Nate Schmidt. 17:56  
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 18:25  
  18:26 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  19:02 William Carrier hits John Carlson.
  19:17 Deryk Engelland hits Chandler Stephenson.
  19:32 Deryk Engelland hits Chandler Stephenson.
  19:38 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare blocks shot from Nic Dowd.
Nic Dowd penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 19:44  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch. 19:44  
  19:56 Shot by Colin Miller misses the net
2
Washington   Vegas
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 0:00  
  0:07 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 0:09  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch. 0:12  
  0:35 Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Dmitry Orlov hits Reilly Smith. 0:42  
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Colin Miller. 0:48  
  1:09 Ryan Reaves shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  1:15 Shea Theodore shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Reaves. 1:15  
Giveaway by John Carlson. 1:33  
  1:37 Shot by Shea Theodore misses the net
  1:38 Ryan Reaves shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Ryan Reaves. 1:38  
  2:01 Takeaway by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.
  2:11 Brayden McNabb hits Nicklas Backstrom.
Christian Djoos hits William Carrier. 2:27  
Alex Ovechkin hits Tomas Nosek. 2:47  
  2:48 Ryan Carpenter shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Tom Wilson hits Daniel Carr. 2:56  
  3:49 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
John Carlson blocks shot from Shea Theodore. 3:53  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 3:59  
  4:08 Deryk Engelland hits Brett Connolly.
  4:13 William Karlsson blocks shot from Matt Niskanen.
  4:13 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  4:19 Giveaway by Colin Miller.
  4:26 Nick Holden blocks shot from Devante Smith-Pelly.
  4:32 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  4:59 Colin Miller hits Lars Eller.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 5:07  
Nicklas Backstrom hits Jonathan Marchessault. 5:16  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 5:25  
  5:44 Colin Miller hits Nicklas Backstrom.
Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 6:01  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Tomas Nosek. 6:01  
  6:10 Daniel Carr hits Michal Kempny.
  6:15 Shea Theodore shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Dmitrij Jaskin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 6:26  
Dmitrij Jaskin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 6:33  
  7:08 Brayden McNabb hits Tom Wilson.
  7:31 William Carrier shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 7:36  
  7:39 William Carrier blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 7:50  
  8:05 Colin Miller hits Jakub Vrana.
Madison Bowey shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 8:06  
  8:17 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov penalty for illegal equipment - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Holden. 8:35  
  8:35 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  9:23 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  9:26 Jonathan Marchessault hits Dmitry Orlov.
Matt Niskanen hits Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 10:43  
  10:50 Shot by William Carrier misses the net
Tom Wilson hits Nick Holden. 11:06  
  11:17 Ryan Carpenter hits Nicklas Backstrom.
Dmitry Orlov hits Ryan Carpenter. 11:20  
Madison Bowey hits Tomas Nosek. 11:24  
  11:42 Daniel Carr blocks shot from Madison Bowey.
Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Brett Connolly and Madison Bowey. 11:42  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 11:42  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 11:58  
  12:12 Shot by Nate Schmidt misses the net
  12:29 Giveaway by William Karlsson.
Michal Kempny blocks shot from Reilly Smith. 12:44  
John Carlson blocks shot from Cody Eakin. 13:03  
  13:40 Ryan Reaves hits Nic Dowd.
Michal Kempny hits William Carrier. 13:54  
Matt Niskanen hits Nick Holden. 13:57  
  14:00 Ryan Reaves hits Dmitrij Jaskin.
  14:14 Brayden McNabb blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
Nic Dowd hits Brayden McNabb. 14:18  
Nicklas Backstrom hits Tomas Nosek. 14:45  
  14:48 Takeaway by Tomas Nosek.
  14:49 Shot by Tomas Nosek misses the net
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 15:17  
Tom Wilson hits Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 15:33  
  15:36 William Carrier hits Nicklas Backstrom.
  15:40 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare hits Alex Ovechkin.
  15:42 Ryan Reaves penalty for interference - 5 mins (Major). Drawn by Tom Wilson. Served by Daniel Carr.
  15:42 Ryan Reaves penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Game Misconduct).
  15:42 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  16:50 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 16:56  
Andre Burakovsky wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 16:59  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 17:32  
  17:32 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 18:00  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 18:36  
  18:46 Tomas Nosek shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  18:50 Giveaway by Tomas Nosek.
Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net 19:08  
  19:21 Brayden McNabb hits Lars Eller.
  19:41 William Karlsson hits Andre Burakovsky.
3
Washington   Vegas
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 0:00  
Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Deryk Engelland. 0:21  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 0:26  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 0:27  
  0:31 Cody Eakin blocks shot from John Carlson.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 0:37  
  1:30 Colin Miller hits Jakub Vrana.
Lars Eller hits Reilly Smith. 1:39  
Jakub Vrana hits Colin Miller. 1:45  
  1:47 Giveaway by Jonathan Marchessault.
  1:49 Jonathan Marchessault hits Dmitry Orlov.
  2:20 Takeaway by Nate Schmidt.
Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Brayden McNabb. 2:22  
  2:33 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scores. Assisted by Brayden McNabb and Nate Schmidt.
  2:33 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  2:44 Cody Eakin hits Nic Dowd.
  2:48 Oscar Lindberg shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:49 Cody Eakin scores. Assisted by Oscar Lindberg and Deryk Engelland.
  2:49 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  3:00 Takeaway by Alex Tuch.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 3:49  
  3:51 Colin Miller blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
  3:53 Colin Miller penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller.
  3:53 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  3:59 Deryk Engelland shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:12 Takeaway by Tomas Nosek.
  4:47 Takeaway by Reilly Smith.
  4:57 Takeaway by Brayden McNabb.
  5:16 Takeaway by Cody Eakin.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 5:57  
  5:58 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  6:16 Alex Tuch hits Matt Niskanen.
Nic Dowd hits Cody Eakin. 6:37  
Alex Ovechkin hits Brayden McNabb. 7:10  
Madison Bowey shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 7:12  
  7:14 Jonathan Marchessault penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Madison Bowey.
  7:14 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 7:36  
  7:36 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  8:15 William Karlsson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  8:31 Takeaway by Ryan Carpenter.
  8:43 Takeaway by Ryan Carpenter.
  9:18 Tomas Nosek blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
Nic Dowd hits Jonathan Marchessault. 10:07  
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Jonathan Marchessault. 10:12  
  10:15 Oscar Lindberg hits Chandler Stephenson.
  10:24 Jonathan Marchessault hits Matt Niskanen.
Chandler Stephenson hits Oscar Lindberg. 10:27  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 10:49  
  10:55 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 11:07  
  11:27 Giveaway by Alex Tuch.
Jakub Vrana scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Matt Niskanen. 11:40  
  11:40 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  11:45 Giveaway by Alex Tuch.
  12:00 Oscar Lindberg blocks shot from John Carlson.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 12:00  
  12:02 Oscar Lindberg blocks shot from John Carlson.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 12:09  
Shot by Michal Kempny misses the net 12:20  
Michal Kempny hits Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 12:39  
  12:48 Deryk Engelland shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan Carpenter. 12:48  
  13:09 Deryk Engelland shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Tomas Nosek. 13:39  
Alex Ovechkin hits Brayden McNabb. 14:06  
Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Tomas Nosek. 14:08  
Shot by Andre Burakovsky misses the net 14:20  
Matt Niskanen hits Jonathan Marchessault. 14:33  
Nic Dowd penalty for high sticking - double minor - 4 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brayden McNabb. 14:46  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 14:46  
Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Colin Miller. 15:18  
  15:47 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Cody Eakin. 16:29  
Matt Niskanen hits Oscar Lindberg. 16:32  
  16:32 Nate Schmidt shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Cody Eakin. 16:41  
  16:42 Alex Tuch wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Lars Eller blocks shot from Colin Miller. 16:47  
Takeaway by Lars Eller. 17:08  
John Carlson blocks shot from Oscar Lindberg. 17:59  
  18:06 Ryan Carpenter shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  18:35 Nate Schmidt scores a power play goal. Assisted by Shea Theodore.
  18:36 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Nicklas Backstrom hits Brayden McNabb. 18:56  
Nicklas Backstrom hits Reilly Smith. 19:02  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 19:04  
Nicklas Backstrom hits Nate Schmidt. 19:08  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 19:24  
Alex Ovechkin hits Ryan Carpenter. 19:41  
Nicklas Backstrom hits Cody Eakin. 19:45  
  19:53 Nate Schmidt scores on an empty net.
  19:53 Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Andre Burakovsky.