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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 3, Boston 1
When: 12:30 PM ET, Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Francis Charron, Furman South
Linesmen: Tommy Hughes, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 18573
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Boston 1001
Washington 2013
Periods:
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1
Boston   Washington
  0:00 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
  0:13 Tom Wilson hits Nikita Zadorov.
Shot by Charlie Coyle misses the net 0:22  
  0:47 Dylan Strome hits Brandon Carlo.
Justin Brazeau scores. Assisted by Parker Wotherspoon. 1:21  
  1:21 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Trent Frederic.
John Beecher shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 2:29  
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 2:31  
  2:34 Pierre-Luc Dubois blocks shot from Charlie McAvoy.
  2:37 Rasmus Sandin blocks shot from Charlie Coyle.
  2:50 John Carlson hits Brad Marchand.
  2:56 Tom Wilson blocks shot from Charlie McAvoy.
  2:56 Tom Wilson hits Charlie McAvoy.
Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 3:02  
  3:04 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  3:14 Giveaway by Matt Roy.
  3:20 Nic Dowd blocks shot from David Pastrnak.
  3:28 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Justin Brazeau.
  3:36 Alex Ovechkin hits Mason Lohrei.
Cole Koepke shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 3:43  
Shot by Justin Brazeau misses the net 4:09  
Trent Frederic shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 4:31  
  4:43 Shot by Ivan Miroshnichenko misses the net
  4:55 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  4:56 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Mark Kastelic wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 4:58  
Giveaway by John Beecher. 5:15  
  5:28 Rasmus Sandin blocks shot from Marc McLaughlin.
Mason Lohrei blocks shot from Aliaksei Protas. 5:54  
  5:59 Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  6:01 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
Giveaway by Brad Marchand. 6:16  
Parker Wotherspoon hits Tom Wilson. 6:20  
Brandon Carlo blocks shot from Aliaksei Protas. 6:24  
  6:30 Pierre-Luc Dubois hits Brad Marchand.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 6:35  
Giveaway by David Pastrnak. 6:41  
  6:54 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Trent Frederic.
Giveaway by Justin Brazeau. 7:00  
Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Jakob Chychrun. 7:09  
John Beecher wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 7:12  
  7:22 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against John Beecher.
Marc McLaughlin hits Jakob Chychrun. 7:24  
  7:30 Ivan Miroshnichenko hits John Beecher.
  8:20 Tom Wilson hits Mason Lohrei.
Giveaway by Mason Lohrei. 8:21  
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 8:25  
Elias Lindholm shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 8:34  
  8:40 Tom Wilson hits Mason Lohrei.
  8:50 John Carlson hits Charlie Coyle.
  9:12 Giveaway by Matt Roy.
Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net 9:18  
  9:32 Shot by Connor McMichael misses the net
Shot by Cole Koepke misses the net 10:20  
Shot by Andrew Peeke misses the net 10:25  
Brandon Carlo shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 10:30  
Shot by Justin Brazeau misses the net 10:31  
Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 10:33  
Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net 10:58  
Morgan Geekie shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 11:13  
John Beecher blocks shot from Matt Roy. 11:31  
  11:34 Matt Roy hits John Beecher.
  11:37 Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois.
  11:39 Martin Fehervary hits Marc McLaughlin.
Mark Kastelic hits Tom Wilson. 11:45  
  12:00 Shot by Pierre-Luc Dubois misses the net
  12:05 Aliaksei Protas scores. Assisted by Pierre-Luc Dubois and Tom Wilson.
  12:05 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
  12:26 Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun.
Parker Wotherspoon hits Alex Ovechkin. 12:36  
Mason Lohrei shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 12:55  
  12:57 Taylor Raddysh wins the faceoff against Trent Frederic.
  13:27 Taylor Raddysh hits Cole Koepke.
  13:39 Brandon Duhaime blocks shot from Charlie McAvoy.
  13:44 Giveaway by Logan Thompson.
  14:03 Giveaway by Matt Roy.
Andrew Peeke shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 14:10  
Giveaway by Morgan Geekie. 14:13  
  14:36 Jakob Chychrun blocks shot from Morgan Geekie.
Giveaway by Morgan Geekie. 14:41  
  15:27 Shot by Rasmus Sandin misses the net
  15:34 John Carlson hits Cole Koepke.
  15:53 Giveaway by Connor McMichael.
  16:18 Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Marc McLaughlin.
Parker Wotherspoon blocks shot from Jakob Chychrun. 16:52  
  16:54 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  16:55 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Mark Kastelic penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Martin Fehervary. 16:56  
  16:56 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  17:11 Jakob Chychrun scores a power play goal. Assisted by Dylan Strome and John Carlson.
Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 17:11  
Mason Lohrei blocks shot from Matt Roy. 17:27  
Morgan Geekie blocks shot from Matt Roy. 17:34  
  17:36 Shot by Nic Dowd misses the net
Brandon Carlo hits Pierre-Luc Dubois. 18:50  
  18:52 Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  18:57 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  19:23 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Charlie McAvoy hits Connor McMichael. 19:39  
  19:45 Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Charlie McAvoy penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Connor McMichael. 19:47  
  19:47 Connor McMichael penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Charlie McAvoy.
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 19:47  
2
Boston   Washington
  0:00 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
  0:15 Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Parker Wotherspoon hits Aliaksei Protas. 0:47  
  0:53 Jakob Chychrun blocks shot from David Pastrnak.
  1:07 Matt Roy blocks shot from Mason Lohrei.
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 1:10  
Giveaway by Brad Marchand. 1:50  
  1:53 Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Giveaway by Justin Brazeau. 2:15  
  2:19 Giveaway by Martin Fehervary.
  2:22 Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Cole Koepke.
Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 2:25  
Nikita Zadorov hits Nic Dowd. 2:36  
  2:44 Brandon Duhaime hits Nikita Zadorov.
  3:03 Giveaway by Martin Fehervary.
Morgan Geekie shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 3:06  
Mark Kastelic hits Lars Eller. 3:26  
John Beecher wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 3:46  
  3:49 Dylan Strome blocks shot from Mason Lohrei.
  3:51 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 3:56  
Mark Kastelic hits John Carlson. 4:43  
  4:53 Rasmus Sandin blocks shot from Mark Kastelic.
Shot by Mark Kastelic misses the net 4:55  
  5:02 Alex Ovechkin hits Mason Lohrei.
  5:10 Connor McMichael hits Mark Kastelic.
Trent Frederic blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk. 5:28  
  5:34 Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  5:39 Dylan Strome hits Cole Koepke.
  5:48 Shot by Nic Dowd misses the net
  5:56 Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Nic Dowd. 5:57  
  6:04 Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net
Giveaway by Justin Brazeau. 6:09  
Morgan Geekie shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 6:55  
  7:03 Lars Eller blocks shot from Parker Wotherspoon.
Giveaway by Morgan Geekie. 7:10  
  7:36 Matt Roy penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Elias Lindholm.
Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 7:36  
  7:43 Brandon Duhaime hits Morgan Geekie.
David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 7:51  
  7:53 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie.
Giveaway by David Pastrnak. 8:15  
Justin Brazeau shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 8:44  
Shot by Charlie McAvoy misses the net 9:20  
  9:26 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
  10:08 Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net
Trent Frederic wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 10:20  
  10:32 Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Brandon Carlo.
Trent Frederic hits Jakob Chychrun. 10:40  
  10:50 Connor McMichael blocks shot from Trent Frederic.
Shot by Parker Wotherspoon misses the net 10:53  
  11:02 Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Brandon Carlo.
Cole Koepke shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 11:06  
Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 11:08  
Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net 11:09  
Shot by Morgan Geekie misses the net 11:29  
Shot by Morgan Geekie misses the net 11:34  
  12:41 Ivan Miroshnichenko blocks shot from John Beecher.
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 12:51  
Shot by Andrew Peeke misses the net 12:54  
  12:56 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
  13:22 Rasmus Sandin blocks shot from Elias Lindholm.
Shot by Elias Lindholm misses the net 13:24  
  13:33 Rasmus Sandin blocks shot from Brad Marchand.
  13:59 Pierre-Luc Dubois hits Cole Koepke.
Trent Frederic wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 14:15  
  14:22 Takeaway by Dylan Strome.
  14:26 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  14:28 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against John Beecher.
  14:29 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 14:37  
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 14:42  
  15:06 Giveaway by Tom Wilson.
Brad Marchand blocks shot from Elias Lindholm. 15:07  
  15:11 Jakob Chychrun penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brad Marchand.
  15:11 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie.
  15:31 Takeaway by John Carlson.
  15:39 Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 16:08  
Trent Frederic blocks shot from Trevor van Riemsdyk. 16:22  
  16:33 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Aliaksei Protas. 16:36  
  16:36 Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  16:38 Aliaksei Protas wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
  16:39 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
  17:19 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Trent Frederic.
  17:29 Alex Ovechkin hits Parker Wotherspoon.
  17:33 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
Trent Frederic blocks shot from Matt Roy. 17:36  
  17:39 Rasmus Sandin shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Mark Kastelic wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 17:49  
Giveaway by Mason Lohrei. 17:54  
  18:08 Ivan Miroshnichenko hits Mark Kastelic.
Giveaway by Mark Kastelic. 18:09  
Giveaway by Marc McLaughlin. 18:37  
Shot by Elias Lindholm misses the net 18:49  
Giveaway by Nikita Zadorov. 18:58  
  18:59 Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime.
  19:45 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie.
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 19:54  
3
Boston   Washington
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 0:00  
Shot by Charlie Coyle misses the net 0:09  
Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 0:33  
  0:33 Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin.
  0:50 Rasmus Sandin shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  0:51 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 1:03  
  1:15 Giveaway by Martin Fehervary.
  1:35 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Cole Koepke blocks shot from Mason Lohrei. 2:28  
Giveaway by Marc McLaughlin. 2:34  
  2:40 Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk.
  2:49 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Mark Kastelic.
  3:01 Ivan Miroshnichenko hits Nikita Zadorov.
Shot by Marc McLaughlin misses the net 3:03  
  3:07 Rasmus Sandin hits Charlie McAvoy.
Mark Kastelic hits John Carlson. 3:17  
Charlie McAvoy hits Ivan Miroshnichenko. 3:30  
Shot by Parker Wotherspoon misses the net 3:55  
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 4:17  
  4:36 Giveaway by Dylan Strome.
Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 4:37  
  4:57 Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk.
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 5:03  
  5:10 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
Brad Marchand blocks shot from Matt Roy. 5:11  
Elias Lindholm blocks shot from Pierre-Luc Dubois. 5:13  
Charlie Coyle blocks shot from Martin Fehervary. 5:19  
  5:28 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  5:39 Matt Roy blocks shot from Brad Marchand.
Morgan Geekie wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 5:47  
David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 5:48  
  6:12 Rasmus Sandin shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Mason Lohrei blocks shot from John Carlson. 6:18  
  6:19 Shot by Connor McMichael misses the net
  7:01 Shot by Dylan Strome misses the net
  7:03 Dylan Strome hits Parker Wotherspoon.
Shot by Trent Frederic misses the net 7:13  
Parker Wotherspoon blocks shot from Ivan Miroshnichenko. 7:25  
Mark Kastelic hits Aliaksei Protas. 8:22  
  8:31 Ivan Miroshnichenko hits Mark Kastelic.
Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Lars Eller. 8:37  
Nikita Zadorov penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Aliaksei Protas. 8:40  
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 8:40  
Charlie McAvoy hits Jakob Chychrun. 9:34  
  10:04 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 10:08  
  10:10 Shot by Connor McMichael misses the net
Charlie Coyle blocks shot from Andrew Mangiapane. 10:11  
Brandon Carlo blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 10:13  
  10:23 Connor McMichael shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  10:25 Connor McMichael shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Brandon Carlo penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Andrew Mangiapane. 10:26  
  10:26 Connor McMichael penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Charlie Coyle.
Charlie Coyle penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Connor McMichael. 10:26  
  10:26 Andrew Mangiapane penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Charlie Coyle.
  10:26 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
  10:36 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  10:38 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against John Beecher.
  10:39 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  10:40 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Mark Kastelic.
Mark Kastelic hits Tom Wilson. 10:50  
Shot by Morgan Geekie misses the net 12:12  
David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 12:34  
Shot by Pavel Zacha misses the net 12:36  
  12:45 Dylan Strome blocks shot from Parker Wotherspoon.
Charlie McAvoy shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 12:53  
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 12:55  
Giveaway by Andrew Peeke. 13:03  
Nikita Zadorov blocks shot from Tom Wilson. 13:09  
  14:00 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against John Beecher.
Shot by Brandon Carlo misses the net 14:26  
Giveaway by Morgan Geekie. 14:53  
Morgan Geekie shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 15:20  
  15:22 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
  15:37 Shot by Pierre-Luc Dubois misses the net
  15:44 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
John Beecher wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 15:46  
Nikita Zadorov shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 15:55  
  16:17 Giveaway by John Carlson.
Shot by Justin Brazeau misses the net 16:18  
David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 16:24  
David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 16:37  
  16:39 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Morgan Geekie.
  17:11 Taylor Raddysh blocks shot from Mason Lohrei.
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 17:21  
  17:28 Taylor Raddysh blocks shot from David Pastrnak.
  18:10 John Carlson blocks shot from Pavel Zacha.
Elias Lindholm shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 18:35  
Shot by Morgan Geekie misses the net 18:45  
  19:02 John Carlson blocks shot from Mason Lohrei.
Shot by Charlie McAvoy misses the net 19:07  
  19:09 Lars Eller blocks shot from Mason Lohrei.
  19:36 Tom Wilson blocks shot from Brad Marchand.
Mason Lohrei shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 19:41  
  19:43 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
  19:51 Aliaksei Protas scores on an empty net. Assisted by Tom Wilson and Nic Dowd.
  19:51 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against John Beecher.
Parker Wotherspoon shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 19:53