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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Minnesota 3, Washington 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 8, 2022
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Brandon Schrader, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Ryan Gibbons
Attendance: 19078
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Washington 02002
Minnesota 0111SO3
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
  • SO
1
Washington   Minnesota
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 0:00  
Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 0:18  
  0:19 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Jordie Benn. 1:32  
  1:35 Takeaway by Matt Boldy.
Takeaway by Conor Sheary. 1:40  
  1:48 Matt Boldy blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
Michael Sgarbossa blocks shot from Calen Addison. 2:12  
  2:21 Kyle Rau hits Daniel Sprong.
Michael Sgarbossa hits Dakota Mermis. 2:47  
  3:00 Giveaway by Rem Pitlick.
  3:20 Giveaway by Jordie Benn.
  3:21 Jordie Benn blocks shot from Carl Hagelin.
  3:27 Jordie Benn hits Carl Hagelin.
  4:14 Connor Dewar hits Nick Jensen.
Dmitry Orlov hits Frederick Gaudreau. 4:21  
  5:05 Dakota Mermis shoots Saved by Zach Fucale.
Connor McMichael shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 5:16  
  5:17 Victor Rask wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  5:24 Victor Rask wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 5:57  
  6:28 Giveaway by Matt Dumba.
  6:36 Matt Dumba hits Daniel Sprong.
  6:47 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Zach Fucale.
  6:55 Shot by Dmitry Kulikov misses the net
  7:09 Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Zach Fucale.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 7:11  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 7:15  
Takeaway by Garnet Hathaway. 7:33  
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 7:37  
  7:38 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  7:52 Connor Dewar shoots Saved by Zach Fucale.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 7:56  
  8:00 Matt Boldy wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  8:05 Marco Rossi penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Jensen.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 8:05  
  8:09 Jon Merrill blocks shot from John Carlson.
  8:10 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 8:53  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 10:00  
Carl Hagelin wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 10:01  
Shot by Nick Jensen misses the net 10:09  
  10:19 Mats Zuccarello blocks shot from Martin Fehervary.
Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 10:32  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 10:33  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 10:46  
Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 11:01  
Michael Sgarbossa wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 11:02  
Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 11:04  
Aliaksei Protas wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 11:05  
  11:13 Marcus Foligno blocks shot from John Carlson.
  11:29 Marco Rossi shoots Saved by Zach Fucale.
  11:47 Giveaway by Marco Rossi.
  12:16 Jordie Benn hits Garnet Hathaway.
  12:20 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Zach Fucale.
  12:42 Kyle Rau wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Victor Rask. 12:55  
Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. 12:56  
  13:15 Calen Addison blocks shot from Conor Sheary.
  13:20 Calen Addison hits Conor Sheary.
Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 13:30  
  14:13 Nico Sturm shoots Saved by Zach Fucale.
  14:23 Jon Merrill hits Tom Wilson.
  14:34 Shot by Marco Rossi misses the net
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 14:36  
Michael Sgarbossa wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 14:47  
  15:09 Marcus Foligno hits Justin Schultz.
  15:55 Giveaway by Ryan Hartman.
  15:59 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  16:37 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  17:43 Shot by Nico Sturm misses the net
  18:01 Takeaway by Frederick Gaudreau.
Takeaway by Tom Wilson. 18:24  
Nick Jensen penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Hartman. 18:50  
  18:50 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  18:54 Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Zach Fucale.
Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Ryan Hartman. 19:14  
  19:23 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Zach Fucale.
  19:24 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  19:58 Shot by Kevin Fiala misses the net
2
Washington   Minnesota
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 0:00  
Shot by Nic Dowd misses the net 0:15  
Takeaway by Nic Dowd. 0:26  
Garnet Hathaway hits Ryan Hartman. 0:53  
Tom Wilson hits Nico Sturm. 1:32  
  2:24 Connor Dewar shoots Saved by Zach Fucale.
Connor McMichael scores. Assisted by Nick Jensen and Conor Sheary. 2:41  
Michael Sgarbossa wins the faceoff against Victor Rask. 2:41  
  3:00 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 3:16  
  3:26 Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello.
Takeaway by Connor McMichael. 3:33  
  3:57 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 4:02  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 4:04  
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Dmitry Kulikov. 4:17  
Garnet Hathaway wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 4:19  
  4:29 Marcus Foligno hits John Carlson.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 4:32  
  5:26 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  5:44 Kevin Fiala penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 5:44  
Evgeny Kuznetsov scores a power play goal. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Lars Eller. 5:48  
Michael Sgarbossa wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 5:48  
Justin Schultz blocks shot from Dmitry Kulikov. 6:05  
Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 6:33  
  6:52 Jon Merrill blocks shot from Michael Sgarbossa.
Takeaway by Aliaksei Protas. 6:56  
  7:00 Kevin Fiala penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michael Sgarbossa.
  7:00 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 7:13  
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 7:29  
  7:38 Takeaway by Marcus Foligno.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 8:39  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. 8:40  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 8:45  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 9:08  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 9:09  
  9:50 Matt Dumba hits Garnet Hathaway.
Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 10:09  
  10:11 Kevin Fiala penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Garnet Hathaway.
  10:11 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 11:39  
  11:39 Jordie Benn hits Lars Eller.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Connor Dewar. 11:40  
  11:46 Connor Dewar blocks shot from John Carlson.
  12:32 Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Zach Fucale.
Shot by Daniel Sprong misses the net 12:38  
  12:41 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  13:02 Takeaway by Marcus Foligno.
Garnet Hathaway hits Ryan Hartman. 13:19  
  13:55 Ryan Hartman penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nic Dowd.
  13:55 Marcus Foligno scores.
  13:55 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  14:03 Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 14:39  
  15:23 Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net
  16:35 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  17:59 Ryan Hartman blocks shot from Justin Schultz.
Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net 18:06  
  18:31 Jordie Benn shoots Saved by Zach Fucale.
  18:43 Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello.
  18:51 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Zach Fucale.
  18:52 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  18:58 Shot by Nico Sturm misses the net
  19:21 Frederick Gaudreau hits Nic Dowd.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 19:58  
3
Washington   Minnesota
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 0:00  
Shot by Nick Jensen misses the net 0:12  
  0:20 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Zach Fucale.
  0:21 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  0:29 Matt Dumba hits Carl Hagelin.
  0:58 Dmitry Kulikov blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
  1:50 Connor Dewar shoots Saved by Zach Fucale.
Michael Sgarbossa hits Dakota Mermis. 2:14  
Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 2:32  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 2:33  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 3:20  
  3:58 Matt Dumba blocks shot from John Carlson.
  4:04 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 4:53  
  4:54 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Michael Sgarbossa.
Aliaksei Protas hits Dakota Mermis. 5:03  
Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 5:12  
Shot by Daniel Sprong misses the net 5:15  
  5:30 Dakota Mermis hits Aliaksei Protas.
  5:31 Kyle Rau shoots Saved by Zach Fucale.
Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net 7:39  
  7:55 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Nick Jensen blocks shot from Matt Boldy. 8:41  
  8:57 Marcus Foligno wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  9:31 Marco Rossi shoots Saved by Zach Fucale.
  9:32 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from Jon Merrill. 10:07  
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 10:58  
  11:23 Matt Dumba hits Garnet Hathaway.
Michael Sgarbossa wins the faceoff against Marco Rossi. 11:37  
  11:45 Marco Rossi blocks shot from Martin Fehervary.
  11:53 Marco Rossi shoots Saved by Zach Fucale.
  11:54 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 12:02  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 12:03  
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello. 12:22  
Justin Schultz blocks shot from Matt Dumba. 12:45  
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 12:52  
  12:52 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  13:23 Shot by Kevin Fiala misses the net
Conor Sheary blocks shot from Dakota Mermis. 13:30  
Justin Schultz blocks shot from Calen Addison. 13:34  
  13:43 Dakota Mermis blocks shot from Conor Sheary.
Tom Wilson hits Nico Sturm. 14:17  
  14:21 Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net
Aliaksei Protas blocks shot from Jordie Benn. 14:52  
  15:28 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Zach Fucale.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 15:29  
Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 15:56  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 16:15  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 16:18  
Carl Hagelin blocks shot from Frederick Gaudreau. 18:21  
John Carlson blocks shot from Kevin Fiala. 18:32  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 18:34  
  19:01 Shot by Ryan Hartman misses the net
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 19:03  
  19:08 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Nic Dowd blocks shot from Kevin Fiala. 19:13  
John Carlson blocks shot from Matt Dumba. 19:19  
  19:25 Mats Zuccarello scores. Assisted by Matt Dumba and Kevin Fiala.
  19:25 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 19:55  
1 OT
Washington   Minnesota
  0:00 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  0:11 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Zach Fucale.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 0:12  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 0:34  
  1:44 Marco Rossi wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Marcus Foligno. 2:10  
  3:08 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Zach Fucale.
Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen. 3:48  
  3:49 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 4:20  
  4:22 Shot by Matt Dumba misses the net
  4:36 Giveaway by Matt Dumba.
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 4:59  
Shootout
Round 1
MIN Mats Zuccarello misses the net.
MIN Kevin Fiala scores on shootout attempt.
Round 2
WAS Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net.
WAS Shootout attempt by Daniel Sprong. Saved by Kaapo Kahkonen.
Round 3
MIN Frederick Gaudreau scores on shootout attempt.