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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 8, Washington 5
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 30, 2025
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Brandon Blandina, T.J. Luxmore
Linesmen: Mark Shewchyk, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 18573
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 1348
Washington 1135
Periods:
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1
Buffalo   Washington
  0:00 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tyson Kozak.
Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 0:07  
Sam Lafferty hits Jakob Chychrun. 0:15  
  0:23 Jakob Chychrun hits Beck Malenstyn.
Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 0:29  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 0:32  
Jiri Kulich hits John Carlson. 0:40  
  1:15 Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 1:34  
  1:43 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Giveaway by Connor Clifton. 2:40  
  3:30 Lars Eller blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Jacob Bernard-Docker blocks shot from Andrew Mangiapane. 4:00  
Tage Thompson blocks shot from Martin Fehervary. 4:07  
  4:18 Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by James Reimer.
  4:20 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  4:56 Aliaksei Protas hits Owen Power.
  5:19 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by James Reimer.
  5:27 Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Peyton Krebs.
Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 5:29  
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 5:41  
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 5:43  
Sam Lafferty hits Pierre-Luc Dubois. 6:07  
  6:28 Pierre-Luc Dubois penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Lafferty.
  6:28 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker.
Takeaway by Alex Tuch. 7:13  
Alex Tuch blocks shot from John Carlson. 7:23  
  7:23 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 7:32  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 7:34  
Giveaway by Jiri Kulich. 7:43  
  7:50 Shot by Trevor van Riemsdyk misses the net
  8:01 Matt Roy hits Ryan McLeod.
  8:02 Takeaway by Matt Roy.
Takeaway by Owen Power. 8:11  
Shot by Jack Quinn misses the net 8:23  
  8:32 Nic Dowd blocks shot from Ryan McLeod.
Takeaway by Jack Quinn. 8:38  
Sam Lafferty hits Rasmus Sandin. 9:23  
  10:02 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by James Reimer.
  10:06 Jakob Chychrun scores. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome.
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 10:06  
Zach Benson blocks shot from John Carlson. 10:33  
Jiri Kulich blocks shot from Martin Fehervary. 10:36  
  10:44 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by James Reimer.
  10:47 Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by James Reimer.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 10:48  
  11:10 Rasmus Sandin penalty for boarding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by JJ Peterka.
Ryan McLeod penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Carlson. 11:10  
  11:10 John Carlson penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan McLeod.
  11:10 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Aliaksei Protas. 11:49  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 12:30  
  12:35 Matt Roy blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net 12:46  
Tage Thompson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Alex Tuch and JJ Peterka. 12:49  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 12:49  
  13:09 Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Peyton Krebs.
  13:11 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
Giveaway by Jack Quinn. 13:16  
  13:39 Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by James Reimer.
  13:41 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  13:56 Rasmus Sandin blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
Jacob Bernard-Docker blocks shot from Rasmus Sandin. 14:10  
  14:16 Rasmus Sandin hits Zach Benson.
Bowen Byram penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller. 15:28  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 15:28  
Connor Clifton blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 15:34  
  16:00 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  16:02 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Zach Benson shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 16:33  
  16:57 Connor McMichael shoots Saved by James Reimer.
Connor Clifton hits Connor McMichael. 17:10  
  18:01 Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by James Reimer.
Takeaway by Tage Thompson. 18:16  
  18:22 Matt Roy blocks shot from JJ Peterka.
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 18:25  
  18:34 Nic Dowd hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Shot by Jack Quinn misses the net 18:39  
  19:32 Taylor Raddysh shoots Saved by James Reimer.
Beck Malenstyn hits Tom Wilson. 19:50  
2
Buffalo   Washington
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 0:00  
Connor Clifton hits Andrew Mangiapane. 0:26  
Connor Clifton blocks shot from Taylor Raddysh. 0:34  
  0:59 Giveaway by Tom Wilson.
  1:19 Pierre-Luc Dubois shoots Saved by James Reimer.
  1:28 Rasmus Sandin shoots Saved by James Reimer.
Mattias Samuelsson hits Connor McMichael. 1:42  
  2:11 Martin Fehervary hits Jack Quinn.
Ryan McLeod scores. Assisted by Jack Quinn and Owen Power. 2:14  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 2:14  
Connor Clifton hits Nic Dowd. 2:33  
  2:41 Anthony Beauvillier hits Bowen Byram.
  2:41 Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun.
  2:46 Jakob Chychrun scores.
  2:46 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
  3:37 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
  3:46 Connor McMichael shoots Saved by James Reimer.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Pierre-Luc Dubois. 3:51  
Ryan McLeod blocks shot from Dylan Strome. 4:44  
Alex Tuch wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 4:48  
Alex Tuch scores. Assisted by Connor Clifton and Jason Zucker. 5:17  
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 5:17  
  5:23 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Tyson Kozak.
  5:37 Brandon Duhaime hits Jacob Bernard-Docker.
  5:45 Shot by Rasmus Sandin misses the net
  5:47 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  5:51 Shot by Pierre-Luc Dubois misses the net
Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 6:58  
  7:18 Matt Roy shoots Saved by James Reimer.
  7:23 Shot by Matt Roy misses the net
Connor Clifton blocks shot from Andrew Mangiapane. 7:25  
  7:27 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Owen Power blocks shot from Taylor Raddysh. 7:37  
  7:58 Matt Roy hits Jason Zucker.
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 8:16  
  8:36 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Aliaksei Protas. 8:39  
Connor Clifton hits Nic Dowd. 9:34  
  9:50 Brandon Duhaime blocks shot from Nic Dowd.
  9:54 Brandon Duhaime hits Connor Clifton.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 10:01  
  10:21 John Carlson blocks shot from Jack Quinn.
  10:32 Giveaway by John Carlson.
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 10:48  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 10:50  
  11:15 Lars Eller hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  11:43 Giveaway by Matt Roy.
Sam Lafferty scores. Assisted by Connor Clifton. 11:52  
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 11:52  
  12:10 Anthony Beauvillier blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  12:23 Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois.
  12:25 Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun.
  12:34 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 12:36  
  12:58 Tom Wilson hits Jacob Bernard-Docker.
Giveaway by Jack Quinn. 13:00  
Shot by Peyton Krebs misses the net 13:29  
  13:30 Tom Wilson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Peyton Krebs.
  13:30 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 13:59  
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 14:32  
Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net 14:47  
  14:49 Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  16:28 Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net
Beck Malenstyn blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 16:40  
  16:44 Shot by Rasmus Sandin misses the net
Giveaway by Bowen Byram. 17:23  
  17:44 Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by James Reimer.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Anthony Beauvillier. 17:48  
Shot by Jack Quinn misses the net 18:23  
Takeaway by Jack Quinn. 18:29  
  18:40 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Tyson Kozak.
  18:51 Pierre-Luc Dubois penalty for high sticking - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by Tyson Kozak.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 18:51  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 19:09  
  19:14 Giveaway by John Carlson.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Brandon Duhaime. 19:20  
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 19:57  
3
Buffalo   Washington
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 0:00  
Giveaway by Jack Quinn. 0:28  
  0:37 Aliaksei Protas scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Tom Wilson and Martin Fehervary.
  0:37 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  0:41 John Carlson shoots Saved by James Reimer.
Alex Tuch hits Martin Fehervary. 1:02  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 1:15  
Tage Thompson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jason Zucker and JJ Peterka. 1:28  
Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 1:28  
Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 1:37  
Shot by Beck Malenstyn misses the net 1:41  
  1:44 Jakob Chychrun hits Beck Malenstyn.
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 2:15  
  2:28 Pierre-Luc Dubois blocks shot from Ryan McLeod.
  2:36 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Jacob Bernard-Docker blocks shot from Andrew Mangiapane. 3:08  
  3:27 Andrew Mangiapane hits Jiri Kulich.
Takeaway by Alex Tuch. 3:59  
Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 4:14  
  4:35 Nic Dowd hits Bowen Byram.
Beck Malenstyn shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 4:41  
  5:19 Giveaway by Tom Wilson.
  5:32 Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net
Takeaway by Jack Quinn. 5:47  
Jack Quinn scores. 5:52  
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 5:52  
  7:02 Taylor Raddysh shoots Saved by James Reimer.
  7:04 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tyson Kozak.
  7:05 Giveaway by Andrew Mangiapane.
  7:11 Andrew Mangiapane blocks shot from Tyson Kozak.
  7:14 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  7:30 Shot by Brandon Duhaime misses the net
  8:18 Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
Jiri Kulich hits Pierre-Luc Dubois. 8:22  
Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Anthony Beauvillier. 8:30  
  8:48 Matt Roy hits Peyton Krebs.
  9:05 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  9:11 Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Rasmus Sandin and Trevor van Riemsdyk.
Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 9:11  
  9:40 Shot by Aliaksei Protas misses the net
  9:49 Giveaway by Tom Wilson.
  9:50 Rasmus Sandin hits Tyson Kozak.
  9:59 Giveaway by Tom Wilson.
Giveaway by Owen Power. 10:01  
  10:02 Giveaway by Dylan Strome.
  10:10 Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by James Reimer.
  10:13 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  10:14 Anthony Beauvillier blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 10:22  
Mattias Samuelsson hits Anthony Beauvillier. 10:35  
  11:01 Shot by Aliaksei Protas misses the net
Connor Clifton blocks shot from Dylan Strome. 11:11  
  11:18 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  11:56 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  11:58 Shot by Anthony Beauvillier misses the net
  12:23 John Carlson hits Tyson Kozak.
  12:25 Alex Ovechkin hits Sam Lafferty.
  12:44 Tom Wilson hits Beck Malenstyn.
Beck Malenstyn penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Trevor van Riemsdyk. 12:58  
  12:58 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  13:04 Dylan Strome shoots Saved by James Reimer.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 13:07  
  14:03 Pierre-Luc Dubois scores a power play goal. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 14:03  
  14:47 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
Connor Clifton blocks shot from Pierre-Luc Dubois. 14:54  
  15:01 Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois.
  15:27 Jakob Chychrun blocks shot from Zach Benson.
Alex Tuch scores. Assisted by Mattias Samuelsson. 15:34  
  15:34 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  16:27 Dylan Strome shoots Saved by James Reimer.
  17:01 John Carlson shoots Saved by James Reimer.
  17:12 Andrew Mangiapane shoots Saved by James Reimer.
  17:38 Dylan Strome shoots Saved by James Reimer.
  17:55 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
  18:04 Dylan Strome shoots Saved by James Reimer.
  18:11 Alex Ovechkin hits Bowen Byram.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 18:17  
  18:39 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by James Reimer.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 18:42  
Connor Clifton blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 19:05  
  19:06 Shot by Dylan Strome misses the net
Ryan McLeod blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 19:09  
  19:26 Shot by Dylan Strome misses the net
Peyton Krebs hits Alex Ovechkin. 19:30  
  19:30 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
Peyton Krebs scores on an empty net. Assisted by Jack Quinn 19:36  
  19:36 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Tyson Kozak.