- 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.
1st Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Washington | Start of 1st period |
| 0:00 | New Jersey | Adam Henrique won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 0:26 | New Jersey | David Clarkson shot blocked by John Erskine |
| 0:33 | New Jersey | Patrik Elias shot blocked by John Carlson |
| 0:52 | Washington | Shot on goal by Mike Ribeiro saved by Johan Hedberg(Slapshot 20 ft) |
| 0:52 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 0:52 | Washington | Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Travis Zajac in offensive zone |
| 1:09 | Washington | Tomas Kundratek credited with hit on Travis Zajac in defensive zone |
| 1:21 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Travis Zajac saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 13 ft) |
| 1:46 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Benches |
| 1:46 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault won faceoff against Stephen Gionta in neutral zone |
| 1:57 | Washington | Giveaway by Wojtek Wolski in defensive zone |
| 2:01 | Washington | Giveaway by Wojtek Wolski in defensive zone |
| 2:04 | New Jersey | Shot missed by Anton Volchenkov, Wide of Net(Wristshot 60 ft) |
| 2:25 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault credited with hit on Anton Volchenkov in offensive zone |
| 2:35 | Washington | Shot on goal by Wojtek Wolski saved by Johan Hedberg(Wristshot 25 ft) |
| 2:35 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 2:35 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Andrei Loktionov in offensive zone |
| 2:52 | New Jersey | Giveaway by Bryce Salvador in defensive zone |
| 3:16 | Washington | Giveaway by John Erskine in defensive zone |
| 3:48 | New Jersey | Adam Larsson credited with hit on Joseph Crabb in defensive zone |
| 4:03 | New Jersey | David Clarkson credited with hit on Tomas Kundratek in neutral zone |
| 5:05 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Johan Hedberg(Backhand 10 ft) |
| 5:10 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Stefan Matteau in offensive zone |
| 5:11 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Benches |
| 5:11 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault won faceoff against Stephen Gionta in neutral zone |
| 5:27 | Washington | Takeaway by Joel Ward in offensive zone |
| 5:53 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 5:53 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Andrei Loktionov in offensive zone |
| 6:17 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout |
| 6:17 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Adam Henrique in neutral zone |
| 6:45 | Washington | Matt Hendricks credited with hit on Adam Larsson in offensive zone |
| 6:52 | New Jersey | Shot missed by Adam Henrique, Wide of Net(Wristshot 38 ft) |
| 6:58 | Washington | penalty to Joseph Crabb 2 minutes for Interference David Clarkson |
| 6:58 | New Jersey | Power play - Travis Zajac won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 7:24 | New Jersey | Power play - Shot on goal by Ilya Kovalchuk saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 48 ft) |
| 7:24 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 7:24 | New Jersey | Power play - Patrik Elias won faceoff against Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 7:37 | New Jersey | Power play - Shot missed by David Clarkson, Wide of Net(Tip-In 13 ft) |
| 8:22 | Washington | Shorthanded - Giveaway by Tom Poti in defensive zone |
| 8:33 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 8:33 | Washington | Shorthanded - Jay Beagle won faceoff against Travis Zajac in neutral zone |
| 9:41 | New Jersey | Mark Fayne shot blocked by Alex Ovechkin |
| 9:59 | Washington | John Erskine shot blocked by Stephen Gionta |
| 10:13 | Washington | Shot on goal by Joel Ward saved by Johan Hedberg(Wristshot 56 ft) |
| 10:32 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd; TV timeout |
| 10:32 | New Jersey | Travis Zajac won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 11:02 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 11:02 | Washington | Shot on goal by Karl Alzner saved by Johan Hedberg(Slapshot 55 ft) |
| 11:02 | Washington | Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Adam Henrique in offensive zone |
| 11:10 | Washington | John Erskine credited with hit on David Clarkson in offensive zone |
| 11:15 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 11:15 | New Jersey | Adam Henrique won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in neutral zone |
| 11:36 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 11:36 | Washington | Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Stephen Gionta in defensive zone |
| 11:41 | Washington | John Carlson credited with hit on Steve Bernier in defensive zone |
| 11:47 | New Jersey | Stefan Matteau credited with hit on Jason Chimera in offensive zone |
| 11:48 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Benches |
| 11:48 | New Jersey | Steve Bernier won faceoff against Jay Beagle in neutral zone |
| 12:04 | New Jersey | Mark Fayne shot blocked by Tom Poti |
| 12:15 | Washington | Matt Hendricks credited with hit on Mark Fayne in offensive zone |
| 12:16 | Washington | Shot missed by Tom Poti, Wide of Net(Snap 46 ft) |
| 12:48 | New Jersey | Giveaway by Adam Larsson in defensive zone |
| 12:48 | Washington | Shot on goal by Tomas Kundratek saved by Johan Hedberg(Slapshot 58 ft) |
| 12:50 | Washington | Shot missed by Wojtek Wolski, Wide of Net(Wristshot 7 ft) |
| 13:03 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Bobby Butler saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 42 ft) |
| 13:07 | New Jersey | Andy Greene shot blocked by Tomas Kundratek |
| 13:42 | New Jersey | Bryce Salvador credited with hit on Troy Brouwer in defensive zone |
| 14:03 | Washington | Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Bryce Salvador in offensive zone |
| 14:17 | Washington | Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Ilya Kovalchuk in offensive zone |
| 14:34 | Washington | Shot on goal by Eric Fehr saved by Johan Hedberg(Wristshot 21 ft) |
| 14:34 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 14:34 | New Jersey | Adam Henrique won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in defensive zone |
| 14:41 | Washington | Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone |
| 14:45 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Johan Hedberg(Snap 29 ft) |
| 15:01 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Patrik Elias saved by Braden Holtby(Tip-In 9 ft) |
| 15:49 | New Jersey | Steve Bernier credited with hit on Tom Poti in offensive zone |
| 15:58 | New Jersey | Steve Bernier credited with hit on Tom Poti in offensive zone |
| 16:07 | New Jersey | Steve Bernier shot blocked by Tom Poti |
| 16:42 | Washington | Shot on goal by Eric Fehr saved by Johan Hedberg(Wristshot 38 ft) |
| 16:45 | New Jersey | Alexei Ponikarovsky credited with hit on Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 16:50 | Washington | Giveaway by Troy Brouwer in offensive zone |
| 17:04 | New Jersey | Takeaway by Marek Zidlicky in neutral zone |
| 17:07 | New Jersey | Takeaway by Andrei Loktionov in offensive zone |
| 17:14 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Ilya Kovalchuk saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 42 ft) |
| 17:18 | New Jersey | Krystofer Barch credited with hit on Troy Brouwer in offensive zone |
| 17:50 | Washington | Matt Hendricks credited with hit on Anton Volchenkov in neutral zone |
| 18:05 | New Jersey | Giveaway by Johan Hedberg in defensive zone |
| 18:10 | New Jersey | Giveaway by Patrik Elias in defensive zone |
| 18:10 | Washington | Shot missed by John Carlson, Wide of Net(Wristshot 60 ft) |
| 18:36 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck Frozen |
| 18:36 | New Jersey | Stephen Gionta won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in defensive zone |
| 18:55 | Washington | Jeff Schultz credited with hit on Stephen Gionta in defensive zone |
| 19:09 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 19:09 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault won faceoff against Travis Zajac in neutral zone |
| 19:26 | Washington | Shot on goal by Wojtek Wolski saved by Johan Hedberg(Wristshot 40 ft) |
| 19:33 | Washington | Shot on goal by Joel Ward saved by Johan Hedberg(Wristshot 62 ft) |
| 19:33 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 19:33 | New Jersey | Travis Zajac won faceoff against Matt Hendricks in defensive zone |
| 19:43 | Washington | Takeaway by Tomas Kundratek in offensive zone |
| 20:00 | Washington | End of 1st period |




