Buffalo – Columbus 3:2 (after OT) | Boston – New Jersey 5:2 (end) | Florida – Montreal 4:1 (end)
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
    Gustav Nyquist (NSH) - 2:3
     
    Nashville Predators has won after the penalty shoot-out.

    The winning goal scored by GUSTAV NYQUIST.
    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.
    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.
    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.
    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