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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 6, Columbus 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 5, 2023
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees: Brandon Blandina, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 17924
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 0426
Columbus 1102
Periods:
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1
Washington   Columbus
  0:00 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 0:05  
Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 0:07  
Alex Ovechkin hits Andrew Peeke. 0:12  
  0:19 Shot by Vladislav Gavrikov misses the net
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 0:46  
  1:24 Johnny Gaudreau shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. 1:25  
  1:34 Kirill Marchenko hits Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
  1:54 Shot by Adam Boqvist misses the net
Anthony Mantha shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 2:28  
  2:29 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Shot by Erik Gustafsson misses the net 2:36  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 2:37  
  2:39 Mathieu Olivier blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 2:43  
  3:04 Carson Meyer shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  3:08 Shot by Andrew Peeke misses the net
Erik Gustafsson hits Carson Meyer. 3:22  
  3:24 Carson Meyer shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Aliaksei Protas wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 3:24  
  4:04 Shot by Patrik Laine misses the net
Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Tim Berni. 4:36  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Kent Johnson. 4:50  
  5:13 Kent Johnson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  5:19 Johnny Gaudreau scores. Assisted by Emil Bemstrom.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 5:19  
Alex Ovechkin hits Andrew Peeke. 5:32  
Shot by Trevor van Riemsdyk misses the net 5:35  
Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 5:47  
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 5:48  
T.J. Oshie hits Andrew Peeke. 5:55  
  6:35 Adam Boqvist blocks shot from Sonny Milano.
Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 6:59  
  7:02 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Alex Ovechkin.
  7:28 Vladislav Gavrikov hits Conor Sheary.
  7:42 Shot by Jack Roslovic misses the net
  8:04 Andrew Peeke shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  8:10 Patrik Laine hits Trevor van Riemsdyk.
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Erik Gudbranson. 8:49  
  8:55 Kirill Marchenko shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  9:15 Liam Foudy hits Lars Eller.
Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 9:23  
  9:48 Giveaway by Adam Boqvist.
Lars Eller hits Gavin Bayreuther. 10:02  
Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Kent Johnson. 10:04  
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 10:20  
Sonny Milano shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 11:01  
Shot by Sonny Milano misses the net 11:05  
Takeaway by Aliaksei Protas. 11:41  
Dmitry Orlov hits Carson Meyer. 11:55  
Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 12:15  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. 12:16  
  12:21 Johnny Gaudreau blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 12:50  
Nicolas Aube-Kubel hits Gavin Bayreuther. 13:38  
Giveaway by Martin Fehervary. 13:49  
Martin Fehervary hits Kirill Marchenko. 13:58  
Shot by Sonny Milano misses the net 14:28  
  15:08 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Alex Ovechkin hits Patrik Laine. 15:31  
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Kent Johnson. 16:13  
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Kent Johnson. 16:18  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 16:53  
Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 17:10  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 17:29  
Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 18:03  
  18:17 Carson Meyer blocks shot from Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
  18:27 Sean Kuraly hits Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 18:30  
Shot by Trevor van Riemsdyk misses the net 18:42  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 19:04  
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 19:17  
  19:26 Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  19:27 Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Aliaksei Protas.
Garnet Hathaway blocks shot from Tim Berni. 19:32  
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot Kirill Marchenko shoots 19:46  
Aliaksei Protas wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. 19:46  
2
Washington   Columbus
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 0:00  
  0:18 Shot by Patrik Laine misses the net
  0:32 Giveaway by Gustav Nyquist.
  0:53 Shot by Andrew Peeke misses the net
  1:26 Tim Berni shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Kent Johnson. 1:26  
T.J. Oshie hits Tim Berni. 1:41  
  1:50 Tim Berni blocks shot from Nick Jensen.
T.J. Oshie scores. Assisted by Nick Jensen and Dmitry Orlov. 1:51  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 1:51  
Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 2:10  
  2:12 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  2:19 Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  2:21 Mathieu Olivier penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Martin Fehervary.
Martin Fehervary penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mathieu Olivier. 2:21  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 2:21  
  2:29 Vladislav Gavrikov shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Nick Jensen blocks shot from Vladislav Gavrikov. 2:30  
Nick Jensen blocks shot from Jack Roslovic. 3:26  
Erik Gustafsson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 3:55  
  4:16 Takeaway by Gavin Bayreuther.
Alexander Alexeyev blocks shot from Liam Foudy. 6:00  
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 6:20  
Evgeny Kuznetsov penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Roslovic. 6:49  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 6:49  
  7:14 Gustav Nyquist blocks shot from Nick Jensen.
  7:17 Adam Boqvist blocks shot from Nick Jensen.
Shot by Marcus Johansson misses the net 7:55  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. 7:57  
  8:50 Giveaway by Elvis Merzlikins.
Giveaway by Alexander Alexeyev. 9:04  
Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin. 9:13  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 9:19  
  9:44 Erik Gudbranson hits Sonny Milano.
Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 10:05  
Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 10:20  
  10:36 Gavin Bayreuther blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk.
Nicolas Aube-Kubel scores. 11:15  
  11:15 Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Aliaksei Protas.
  11:24 Shot by Kirill Marchenko misses the net
  11:30 Cole Sillinger hits Aliaksei Protas.
  11:48 Kirill Marchenko blocks shot from Alexander Alexeyev.
  11:48 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Alex Ovechkin hits Andrew Peeke. 12:07  
  12:27 Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  12:59 Gavin Bayreuther scores. Assisted by Adam Boqvist and Emil Bemstrom.
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Kent Johnson. 12:59  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 13:34  
  13:36 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 14:19  
Alexander Alexeyev shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 14:46  
Martin Fehervary hits Mathieu Olivier. 15:03  
Conor Sheary hits Vladislav Gavrikov. 15:15  
Erik Gustafsson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 15:25  
  15:34 Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  15:54 Tim Berni shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Shot by Garnet Hathaway misses the net 16:07  
Shot by Martin Fehervary misses the net 17:08  
Martin Fehervary scores. Assisted by Dylan Strome and Alexander Alexeyev. 17:20  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Kent Johnson. 17:20  
  17:28 Erik Gudbranson hits Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
  17:35 Erik Gudbranson hits Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 17:55  
  18:15 Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Nick Jensen.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 18:28  
Anthony Mantha shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 18:49  
  18:51 Tim Berni blocks shot from Aliaksei Protas.
Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 18:52  
  18:53 Mathieu Olivier blocks shot from Aliaksei Protas.
Garnet Hathaway scores. Assisted by Anthony Mantha and Aliaksei Protas. 18:57  
  18:57 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  19:38 Mathieu Olivier shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 19:39  
3
Washington   Columbus
  0:00 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  0:23 Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk.
  0:26 Giveaway by Jack Roslovic.
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:42  
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Emil Bemstrom. 1:04  
Alexander Alexeyev hits Mathieu Olivier. 2:51  
  2:55 Mathieu Olivier shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  3:09 Tim Berni hits Anthony Mantha.
  3:10 Giveaway by Erik Gudbranson.
Anthony Mantha shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 3:15  
  3:37 Shot by Patrik Laine misses the net
  3:42 Shot by Gustav Nyquist misses the net
  3:45 Andrew Peeke shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 3:57  
  4:06 Giveaway by Jack Roslovic.
T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Andrew Peeke. 4:18  
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Kent Johnson. 4:20  
  4:37 Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cole Sillinger. 4:54  
Takeaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel. 5:06  
  5:14 Gavin Bayreuther blocks shot from Alexander Alexeyev.
  5:25 Liam Foudy shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 5:25  
Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 5:33  
  6:00 Tim Berni penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Garnet Hathaway.
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 6:00  
Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net 6:09  
Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 6:26  
Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 6:41  
T.J. Oshie scores a power play goal. Assisted by Dylan Strome and Evgeny Kuznetsov. 6:41  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Kent Johnson. 6:41  
Martin Fehervary blocks shot Kent Johnson shoots 7:12  
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 7:24  
Shot by Garnet Hathaway misses the net 8:11  
  8:24 Gustav Nyquist blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
  9:20 Andrew Peeke hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  10:15 Mathieu Olivier shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  10:28 Erik Gudbranson hits Sonny Milano.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Kent Johnson. 10:37  
Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 10:42  
  11:01 Adam Boqvist blocks shot from Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
  11:23 Johnny Gaudreau shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  11:23 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  11:26 Andrew Peeke shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  11:32 Jack Roslovic shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  11:33 Jack Roslovic wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  12:11 Vladislav Gavrikov penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Conor Sheary.
  12:11 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome.
  12:18 Erik Gudbranson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  12:38 Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Erik Gustafsson.
Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net 12:56  
Alex Ovechkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Dylan Strome and Evgeny Kuznetsov. 13:05  
Aliaksei Protas wins the faceoff against Jack Roslovic. 13:05  
Garnet Hathaway hits Gavin Bayreuther. 13:19  
Alexander Alexeyev blocks shot from Jack Roslovic. 13:34  
  13:34 Kent Johnson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Johnny Gaudreau. 13:41  
  14:10 Cole Sillinger wins the faceoff against Aliaksei Protas.
  14:56 Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Garnet Hathaway.
Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net 15:45  
  16:00 Carson Meyer shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  16:01 Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
  16:22 Gavin Bayreuther hits Nick Jensen.
Nicolas Aube-Kubel shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 16:31  
  17:18 Erik Gudbranson shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper.
Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 17:27  
  18:39 Shot by Andrew Peeke misses the net
Takeaway by Nick Jensen. 18:48  
Alexander Alexeyev shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins. 19:10  
  19:20 Carson Meyer hits Martin Fehervary.
Dylan Strome blocks shot from Sean Kuraly. 19:54