| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 WSH | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Game Leaders
Tom Wilson
· RW
Jakob Chychrun
· D
Jiri Kulich
· C
Tage Thompson
· C
Team Stats
10Blocked Shots17
25Hits27
8Takeaways4
21Shots31
0Power Play Goals2
2Power Play Opportunities3
0.0Power Play Percentage66.7
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
31Faceoffs Won26
54.4Faceoff Win Percent45.6
11Giveaways13
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:25
Tom Wilson Slap Shot Wide Right
19:18
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nic Dowd
19:18
Icing
19:14
Tom Wilson Backhand Wide Right
19:10
Zach Benson Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
18:57
Jiri Kulich Snap Shot Wide Left
18:56
Owen Power Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
18:54
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nic Dowd
18:54
Goalie Stopped
18:52
Tage Thompson Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
18:30
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
18:30
Jakob Chychrun Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: John Carlson (20), Pierre-Luc Dubois (17)
18:02
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
18:02
Off-side
17:21
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nic Dowd
17:21
Timeout - Visitor
17:21
Goalie Stopped
17:19
Bowen Byram Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
17:17
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nic Dowd
17:17
Puck in Crowd
17:14
Bowen Byram shot blocked by Tom Wilson
16:58
Tom Wilson hit Bowen Byram
16:39
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
16:39
Ice Problem
16:39
Puck in Benches
16:33
Jordan Greenway hit Brandon Duhaime
16:26
Jason Zucker Backhand High and Wide Right
14:31
Owen Power shot blocked by Nic Dowd
14:00
Lars Eller faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
14:00
Hand Pass
13:53
Lars Eller faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
13:53
Puck in Netting
13:50
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
13:47
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
13:47
Icing
13:27
Dennis Gilbert hit Aliaksei Protas
13:17
Matt Roy hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
13:15
Lars Eller hit Connor Clifton
13:11
Rasmus Sandin hit Beck Malenstyn
13:07
Takeaway by Peyton Krebs
12:39
Connor Clifton shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
12:28
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Lars Eller
12:28
Goalie Stopped
12:26
Dylan Strome Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
12:00
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
12:00
Icing
11:12
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
11:12
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