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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 2, NY Islanders 0
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 15, 2022
Where: UBS Arena, Elmont, New York
Referees: Chris Lee, Furman South
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 17255
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 1012
NY Islanders 0000
Periods:
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1
Washington   NY Islanders
  0:00 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Trevor van Riemsdyk hits Cal Clutterbuck. 0:08  
  0:13 Matt Martin hits Nick Jensen.
  0:25 Matt Martin hits Aliaksei Protas.
Alex Ovechkin hits Jean-Gabriel Pageau. 1:07  
  1:28 Zach Parise blocks shot from Justin Schultz.
  1:37 Zach Parise shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  1:52 Takeaway by Robin Salo.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 2:10  
  2:14 Josh Bailey hits Nick Jensen.
  2:56 Giveaway by Brock Nelson.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 3:04  
Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 3:22  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau. 3:22  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 3:28  
Matt Irwin hits Zach Parise. 3:44  
  3:50 Adam Pelech shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  4:10 Giveaway by Scott Mayfield.
  4:33 Giveaway by Robin Salo.
Tom Wilson scores. Assisted by Aliaksei Protas. 4:35  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 4:35  
  4:45 Giveaway by Casey Cizikas.
Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 4:55  
  4:55 Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  5:08 Kieffer Bellows hits Martin Fehervary.
  5:18 Brock Nelson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  5:34 Robin Salo blocks shot from John Carlson.
  6:11 Jean-Gabriel Pageau hits Nic Dowd.
  6:22 Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Matt Martin. 6:22  
Daniel Sprong hits Casey Cizikas. 6:59  
Trevor van Riemsdyk hits Matt Martin. 7:02  
  7:20 Takeaway by Mathew Barzal.
  7:57 Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Aliaksei Protas.
Tom Wilson hits Brock Nelson. 8:08  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson. 8:11  
Giveaway by Matt Irwin. 8:18  
Connor McMichael shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 8:37  
Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal. 8:46  
  9:38 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Matt Irwin hits Casey Cizikas. 9:58  
  10:06 Takeaway by Casey Cizikas.
  10:45 Giveaway by Adam Pelech.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 10:56  
Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 11:11  
Takeaway by Brett Leason. 11:16  
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 11:21  
  12:00 Shot by Noah Dobson misses the net
  12:09 Andy Greene penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Daniel Sprong.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 12:09  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 12:22  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 13:07  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 13:29  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 13:45  
  14:00 Scott Mayfield blocks shot from John Carlson.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 14:11  
  14:47 Noah Dobson blocks shot from Nic Dowd.
  14:47 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Anders Lee. 15:03  
  15:16 Andy Greene hits Garnet Hathaway.
  15:28 Giveaway by Andy Greene.
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 15:31  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson. 15:31  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 15:42  
Martin Fehervary hits Anthony Beauvillier. 15:49  
  16:08 Shot by Anthony Beauvillier misses the net
Takeaway by Lars Eller. 16:12  
  16:20 Shot by Kieffer Bellows misses the net
  16:58 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  17:13 Cal Clutterbuck blocks shot from Matt Irwin.
  17:25 Cal Clutterbuck hits Justin Schultz.
  17:40 Shot by Zdeno Chara misses the net
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal. 17:40  
  17:52 Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Giveaway by Nick Jensen. 18:08  
  18:23 Kieffer Bellows shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  18:30 Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  18:30 Kieffer Bellows shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau. 18:30  
  18:40 Noah Dobson hits Nic Dowd.
  19:17 Oliver Wahlstrom hits John Carlson.
  19:39 Cal Clutterbuck hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  19:40 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
2
Washington   NY Islanders
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson. 0:00  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson. 0:45  
Martin Fehervary hits Kieffer Bellows. 1:29  
Connor McMichael shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 1:36  
Shot by Brett Leason misses the net 1:53  
  2:09 Zach Parise blocks shot from Matt Irwin.
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 2:34  
Trevor van Riemsdyk hits Josh Bailey. 3:11  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 3:23  
  3:23 Anders Lee shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  3:29 Cal Clutterbuck hits Martin Fehervary.
  3:46 Cal Clutterbuck hits Martin Fehervary.
  3:54 Andy Greene blocks shot from Aliaksei Protas.
  3:57 Giveaway by Casey Cizikas.
  4:28 Jean-Gabriel Pageau hits Matt Irwin.
Trevor van Riemsdyk penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zach Parise. 4:59  
  4:59 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  5:28 Anders Lee shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  5:56 Oliver Wahlstrom shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  6:15 Giveaway by Mathew Barzal.
  6:37 Robin Salo shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  7:21 Casey Cizikas hits Nick Jensen.
  7:53 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  8:17 Cal Clutterbuck hits Lars Eller.
  8:22 Matt Martin hits Justin Schultz.
Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots misses the net 8:33  
  8:42 Cal Clutterbuck hits Martin Fehervary.
  8:56 Oliver Wahlstrom wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  9:21 Oliver Wahlstrom hits Nicklas Backstrom.
  9:59 Shot by Josh Bailey misses the net
  10:30 Giveaway by Mathew Barzal.
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 10:50  
Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 11:00  
Matt Irwin hits Mathew Barzal. 11:21  
Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 11:41  
Shot by Martin Fehervary misses the net 11:52  
  12:21 Noah Dobson hits Lars Eller.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson. 12:29  
Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 12:35  
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 12:49  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 13:00  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 13:00  
Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net 13:05  
  13:14 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  13:39 Giveaway by Casey Cizikas.
  14:06 Anders Lee penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nic Dowd.
  14:06 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  14:42 Scott Mayfield hits Nicklas Backstrom.
  14:57 Casey Cizikas blocks shot from John Carlson.
Tom Wilson hits Cal Clutterbuck. 15:02  
  15:19 Takeaway by Zach Parise.
  15:42 Takeaway by Zdeno Chara.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 16:08  
  16:26 Anders Lee hits Martin Fehervary.
Shot by Brett Leason misses the net 16:46  
Brett Leason penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Noah Dobson. 16:59  
Tom Wilson wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau. 16:59  
  17:21 Jean-Gabriel Pageau shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Nick Jensen blocks shot from Jean-Gabriel Pageau. 17:25  
  17:27 Oliver Wahlstrom shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 17:57  
Martin Fehervary hits Jean-Gabriel Pageau. 18:02  
  18:35 Brock Nelson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  18:40 Josh Bailey shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  18:40 Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson. 18:48  
  19:15 Anders Lee wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  19:43 Scott Mayfield blocks shot from Martin Fehervary.
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Josh Bailey. 19:54  
3
Washington   NY Islanders
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 0:00  
  0:28 Zdeno Chara hits Tom Wilson.
  0:38 Casey Cizikas hits Nick Jensen.
Giveaway by Martin Fehervary. 1:06  
  1:18 Oliver Wahlstrom shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  1:18 Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Justin Schultz blocks shot from Scott Mayfield. 1:29  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 2:21  
  2:37 Andy Greene blocks shot from Connor McMichael.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 2:42  
  3:28 Matt Martin blocks shot from Martin Fehervary.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 3:35  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 3:40  
  3:51 Oliver Wahlstrom shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  3:51 Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  4:01 Mathew Barzal wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  4:19 Giveaway by Semyon Varlamov.
  4:53 Noah Dobson hits Nic Dowd.
  4:59 Noah Dobson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 5:15  
  5:21 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 6:01  
Giveaway by Matt Irwin. 6:05  
Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Kieffer Bellows. 6:31  
  7:06 Shot by Kieffer Bellows misses the net
  7:09 Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  7:15 Shot by Kieffer Bellows misses the net
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 7:33  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 7:33  
  8:13 Cal Clutterbuck hits Martin Fehervary.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal. 8:32  
Giveaway by Brett Leason. 8:48  
Garnet Hathaway blocks shot from Andy Greene. 9:02  
Trevor van Riemsdyk blocks shot from Robin Salo. 9:18  
Justin Schultz penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Oliver Wahlstrom. 9:33  
  9:33 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Nick Jensen hits Robin Salo. 11:32  
Matt Irwin hits Zach Parise. 11:47  
Martin Fehervary hits Josh Bailey. 12:46  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 13:02  
  13:19 Giveaway by Mathew Barzal.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 13:41  
Brett Leason shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 13:50  
  13:59 Andy Greene blocks shot from Garnet Hathaway.
Martin Fehervary hits Brock Nelson. 14:25  
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 14:55  
  14:55 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  15:10 Giveaway by Casey Cizikas.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Josh Bailey. 15:17  
Alex Ovechkin hits Adam Pelech. 15:34  
  16:30 Shot by Mathew Barzal misses the net
Giveaway by Justin Schultz. 16:33  
  16:48 Giveaway by Semyon Varlamov.
  16:56 Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Semyon Varlamov. 17:06  
Tom Wilson hits Jean-Gabriel Pageau. 17:13  
Justin Schultz hits Oliver Wahlstrom. 17:21  
  17:31 Oliver Wahlstrom shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas. 17:31  
  17:50 Casey Cizikas hits Martin Fehervary.
John Carlson blocks shot from Kieffer Bellows. 17:50  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jean-Gabriel Pageau. 17:52  
  18:00 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  18:20 Oliver Wahlstrom shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  18:20 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  18:29 Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
John Carlson blocks shot from Oliver Wahlstrom. 18:42  
  18:45 Giveaway by Mathew Barzal.
  18:48 Jean-Gabriel Pageau wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  19:00 Shot by Noah Dobson misses the net
John Carlson blocks shot from Oliver Wahlstrom. 19:10  
  19:28 Oliver Wahlstrom shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Garnet Hathaway blocks shot from Noah Dobson. 19:36  
Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Noah Dobson. 19:45  
Alex Ovechkin scores on an empty net. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Nicklas Backstrom. 19:49  
  19:49 Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.