- Final0NJ
WSH1
51
5 - Final1WPG
PHI3
53
5 - Final SOSO2PHX
EDM2
32
3 - Final3COL
LA1
41
4 - Final4NYI
BUF4
04
0 - Final5NYR
MTL0
30
3 - Final6TOR
OTT2
32
3 - Final7TB
CAR5
25
2 - Final8NSH
DET0
40
4 - Final9CBJ
STL1
21
2 - Final10SJ
DAL1
31
3 - Final11MIN
CGY1
31
3
Final
Coverage: NHLN
12:00 PM ET, February 23, 2013
Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
| NJ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| WSH | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | P Elias 36 | D Clarkson 15 | P Elias 22 |
| WSH | A Ovechkin 56 | A Ovechkin 32 | N Backstrom 40 |
A. Ovechkin (Capitals - LW): Goals: 3, Assists: 1

B. Holtby (Capitals - G): Saves: 21, Save Pct.: .955


M. Ribeiro (Capitals - C): Goals: 0, Assists: 2
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Washington | Start of 3rd period |
| 0:00 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Adam Henrique in neutral zone |
| 0:13 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 0:13 | New Jersey | Adam Henrique won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 0:31 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Benches |
| 0:31 | Washington | Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Andrei Loktionov in neutral zone |
| 0:48 | New Jersey | Shot missed by Alexei Ponikarovsky, Wide of Net(Tip-In 41 ft) |
| 0:49 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Andy Greene in defensive zone |
| 1:00 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Johan Hedberg(Snap 40 ft) |
| 1:00 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 1:00 | Washington | Matt Hendricks won faceoff against Travis Zajac in offensive zone |
| 1:08 | Washington | Matt Hendricks credited with hit on Andy Greene in offensive zone |
| 1:15 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Stefan Matteau saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 43 ft) |
| 1:15 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 1:15 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Stefan Matteau in defensive zone |
| 1:23 | Washington | Goal scored by Alex Ovechkin(Snap 39 ft) assisted by Matt Hendricks and Jeff Schultz |
| 1:23 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault won faceoff against Stephen Gionta in neutral zone |
| 1:38 | New Jersey | Ilya Kovalchuk shot blocked by Karl Alzner |
| 1:38 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 1:38 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Adam Henrique in defensive zone |
| 1:51 | New Jersey | David Clarkson credited with hit on Eric Fehr in defensive zone |
| 1:58 | Washington | Shot on goal by Eric Fehr saved by Johan Hedberg(Wristshot 24 ft) |
| 2:05 | Washington | Troy Brouwer shot blocked by David Clarkson |
| 2:14 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 2:14 | Washington | penalty to John Erskine 2 minutes for Delaying Game-Puck over glass |
| 2:14 | New Jersey | Power play - Travis Zajac won faceoff against Matt Hendricks in offensive zone |
| 2:20 | New Jersey | Power play - Shot on goal by Ilya Kovalchuk saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 51 ft) |
| 2:28 | New Jersey | Power play - Shot missed by Marek Zidlicky, Wide of Net(Slapshot 58 ft) |
| 2:56 | New Jersey | Power play - Giveaway by Ilya Kovalchuk in offensive zone |
| 3:14 | New Jersey | Power play - Shot missed by David Clarkson, Wide of Net(Wristshot 36 ft) |
| 3:55 | Washington | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Eric Fehr in offensive zone |
| 3:56 | Washington | Shorthanded Goal Scored by Eric Fehr(Wrap-around 7 ft) |
| 3:56 | Washington | Shorthanded - Jay Beagle won faceoff against Andrei Loktionov in neutral zone |
| 4:36 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Bryce Salvador saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 57 ft) |
| 4:36 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 4:36 | Washington | Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Travis Zajac in defensive zone |
| 4:59 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Johan Hedberg(Wristshot 76 ft) |
| 5:06 | Washington | Stoppage - Hand Pass |
| 5:06 | New Jersey | Bobby Butler won faceoff against Mathieu Perreault in neutral zone |
| 5:21 | Washington | Joel Ward shot blocked by Anton Volchenkov |
| 5:44 | New Jersey | Stephen Gionta credited with hit on Mathieu Perreault in defensive zone |
| 6:04 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Adam Henrique saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 32 ft) |
| 6:04 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 6:04 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Adam Henrique in defensive zone |
| 6:32 | New Jersey | Adam Henrique credited with hit on John Erskine in offensive zone |
| 6:52 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 6:52 | Washington | Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Andrei Loktionov in defensive zone |
| 7:10 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Johan Hedberg(Tip-In 6 ft) |
| 7:18 | Washington | Takeaway by Mike Ribeiro in offensive zone |
| 7:36 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Andy Greene in neutral zone |
| 8:32 | Washington | Jeff Schultz credited with hit on Steve Bernier in defensive zone |
| 8:43 | New Jersey | Krystofer Barch credited with hit on Wojtek Wolski in offensive zone |
| 9:02 | Washington | Takeaway by Eric Fehr in defensive zone |
| 9:05 | New Jersey | Bryce Salvador shot blocked by Eric Fehr |
| 9:06 | Washington | Giveaway by Eric Fehr in defensive zone |
| 9:25 | New Jersey | Takeaway by Bobby Butler in offensive zone |
| 9:27 | New Jersey | Shot missed by Stephen Gionta, Wide of Net(Wristshot 26 ft) |
| 9:36 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Mark Fayne saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 61 ft) |
| 9:55 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 9:55 | Washington | Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Travis Zajac in defensive zone |
| 10:34 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck Frozen; TV timeout |
| 10:34 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault won faceoff against Andrei Loktionov in offensive zone |
| 10:38 | Washington | Tomas Kundratek shot blocked by Alexei Ponikarovsky |
| 10:44 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault shot blocked by Ilya Kovalchuk |
| 10:47 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 10:47 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault won faceoff against Andrei Loktionov in neutral zone |
| 11:59 | Washington | Shot on goal by John Erskine saved by Johan Hedberg(Wristshot 55 ft) |
| 13:42 | Washington | Shot on goal by Matt Hendricks saved by Johan Hedberg(Wristshot 29 ft) |
| 13:47 | New Jersey | penalty to Stefan Matteau 2 minutes for High-sticking John Carlson |
| 13:47 | Washington | Power play - Troy Brouwer won faceoff against Adam Henrique in offensive zone |
| 13:51 | Washington | Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net(Wristshot 47 ft) |
| 14:00 | Washington | Power play - Shot missed by Troy Brouwer, Wide of Net(Tip-In 24 ft) |
| 14:05 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Johan Hedberg(Slapshot 26 ft) |
| 14:10 | New Jersey | Shorthanded - Giveaway by Anton Volchenkov in defensive zone |
| 14:30 | Washington | Power play - Shot missed by Nicklas Backstrom, Wide of Net(Wristshot 30 ft) |
| 14:38 | Washington | Power play - Shot missed by Troy Brouwer, Wide of Net(Wristshot 28 ft) |
| 14:58 | Washington | Power play - Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Goalpost(Slapshot 17 ft) |
| 15:13 | Washington | Power Play Goal Scored by Alex Ovechkin(Slapshot 19 ft) assisted by Mike Ribeiro and Nicklas Backstrom |
| 15:13 | New Jersey | Stephen Gionta won faceoff against Mathieu Perreault in neutral zone |
| 15:22 | New Jersey | Stephen Gionta credited with hit on Tomas Kundratek in offensive zone |
| 15:34 | Washington | Giveaway by Matt Hendricks in defensive zone |
| 15:36 | New Jersey | Shot missed by Bobby Butler, Wide of Net(Wristshot 51 ft) |
| 15:50 | New Jersey | penalty to Adam Larsson 2 minutes for High-sticking Matt Hendricks |
| 15:50 | Washington | Stoppage - ; TV timeout |
| 15:50 | New Jersey | Shorthanded - Adam Henrique won faceoff against Troy Brouwer in defensive zone |
| 15:59 | New Jersey | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Adam Henrique in offensive zone |
| 16:25 | Washington | Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Mark Fayne |
| 17:09 | Washington | Power Play Goal Scored by Troy Brouwer(Tip-In 23 ft) assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Tomas Kundratek |
| 17:09 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Stephen Gionta in neutral zone |
| 18:18 | Washington | Takeaway by Wojtek Wolski in neutral zone |
| 18:38 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 18:38 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Stephen Gionta in offensive zone |
| 18:59 | Washington | Matt Hendricks credited with hit on Adam Larsson in offensive zone |
| 19:05 | Washington | Takeaway by Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 19:32 | Washington | Tom Poti credited with hit on Krystofer Barch in neutral zone |
| 19:37 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 19:37 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault won faceoff against Andrei Loktionov in defensive zone |
| 19:52 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Bryce Salvador saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 41 ft) |
| 19:53 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Stefan Matteau saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 22 ft) |
| 20:00 | Washington | End of 3rd period |
| 20:00 | Washington | game-end |




