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Pittsburgh – St. Louis 4:2 (end) | Tampa – Rangers 1:5 (end) | Toronto – Carolina 2:3 (end)
Washington – Nashville 2:3 (0:2 after SO) | Los Angeles – Edmonton 2:3 (2:3 after SO) | Minnesota – Winnipeg 2:3 (end)
Detroit – Boston 3:5 (end)
after shootout (0:2)
Washington Capitals
2:3 (1:2, 1:0, 0:0 - 0:0)
Nashville Predators
Sunday 31.12.2023, 01:00 • Capital One Arena, Washington • NHL
     
    Game over. (03:58:07)
    Gustav Nyquist (NSH) - 2:3
     
    Nashville Predators has won after the penalty shoot-out.

    The winning goal scored by GUSTAV NYQUIST.
     
    2. series
    0:2
    Ryan O'REILLY scores.
     
    2. series
    0:1
    Alexander OVECHKIN fails.
     
    1. series
    0:1
    Gustav NYQUIST scores.
     
    1. series
    0:0
    Evgeny KUZNETSOV fails.
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    65:00
    Overtime finished.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    59:00
    Penalty for Nashville Predators:
    Luke Schenn – 2 min., hooking.
     
    44:01
    Penalty for Washington Capitals:
    Connor McMichael – 2 min., holding.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
    34:59 Alexander Ovechkin (WSH) - 2:2
     
    34:59
    Team Washington with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is ALEXANDER OVECHKIN. Assisted by Dylan Strome, Alexej Protas.
     
    32:56
    Penalty for Nashville Predators:
    Luke Evangelista – 2 min., holding.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Coincidental penalty:
    Penalty for Washington Capitals:
    Joel Edmundson – 2 min., roughing.

    Penalty for Nashville Predators:
    Jeremy – 2 min., roughing.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    16:15
    Coincidental penalty:
    Penalty for Washington Capitals:
    Tom Wilson – 5 min., fighting.

    Penalty for Nashville Predators:
    Michael McCarron – 5 min., fighting.
     
    12:46
    Penalty for Nashville Predators:
    Michael McCarron – 2 min., tripping.
    10:25 Beck Malenstyn (WSH) - 1:2
     
    10:25
    Team Washington with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is BECK MALENSTYN. Assisted by Nic Dowd, Trevor van Riemsdyk.
    06:55 Roman Josi (NSH) - 0:2
     
    06:55
    Team Nashville with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is ROMAN JOSI. Assisted by Gustav Nyquist, Ryan O'Reilly.
     
    06:03
    Penalty for Washington Capitals:
    Alexander Ovechkin – 2 min., cross-checking.
    02:44 Luke Evangelista (NSH) - 0:1
     
    02:44
    Team Nashville with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is LUKE EVANGELISTA. Assisted by Dante Fabbro, Thomas Novak.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 11. Malenstyn (Dowd, T. van Riemsdyk), 35. Ovechkin (D. Strome, Protas) – 3. Evangelista (Fabbro, Novak), 7. Josi (Nyquist, O'Reilly), dec. goal Nyquist

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    0:0   Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH)
    0:1   Gustav Nyquist (NSH)
    2. series:
    0:1   Alexander Ovechkin (WSH)
    0:2   Ryan O'Reilly (NSH)

    Washington Capitals: Shepard (Kuemper) – Carlson (A), Edmundson, Bear, T. van Riemsdyk, Sandin, Jensen – Ovechkin (C), D. Strome, Wilson (A) – Protas, McMichael, Mantha – Lapierre, Kuznetsov, M. Phillips – Malenstyn, Dowd, Aube-Kubel.
    Coach: Spencer Carbery
    Nashville Predators: Askarov (Saros) – McDonagh (A), Josi (C), , A. Carrier, Fabbro, L. Schenn – F. Forsberg, O'Reilly (A), Nyquist – Co. Smith, Novak, Evangelista – Pärssinen, Sissons, Sherwood – , McCarron, Tomasino.
    Coach: Andrew Brunette
    Referees: Eric Furlatt, Beau Halkidis – Libor Suchánek, CJ Murray