Washington 5, New Jersey 2
| New Jersey | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | Washington | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 |
First Period_1, Washington, Ovechkin 29 (Backstrom, Carlson), 15:17 (pp). 2, Washington, Ovechkin 30 (Backstrom), 19:08. Penalties_Wilson, Was (Interference), 10:42; Zajac, NJ (Tripping), 13:39; Hayden, NJ (Holding), 15:12.
Second Period_3, Washington, Hagelin 2 (Eller, Panik), 0:16. 4, New Jersey, Simmonds 5 (Butcher, Hischier), 1:08. Penalties_Panik, Was (Hooking), 3:16; Panik, Was (Cross Checking), 13:56; Vatanen, NJ (High Sticking), 14:36.
Third Period_5, New Jersey, Coleman 19 (Zajac), 3:34 (sh). 6, Washington, Vrana 21, 6:42. 7, Washington, Ovechkin 31 (Wilson, Carlson), 15:42. Penalties_Butcher, NJ (Holding), 2:11; Backstrom, Was (Hooking), 8:06.
Shots on Goal_New Jersey 9-13-12_34. Washington 15-15-8_38.
Power-play opportunities_New Jersey 0 of 4; Washington 1 of 5.
Goalies_New Jersey, Schneider 0-5-1 (23 shots-20 saves), New Jersey, Domingue 3-5-0 (15-13). Washington, Samsonov 14-2-1 (34-32).
A_18,573 (18,277). T_2:38.
Referees_Chris Schlenker, Kelly Sutherland. Linesmen_Steve Barton, Tony Sericolo.