- 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.
2nd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Washington | Start of 2nd period |
| 0:00 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Travis Zajac in neutral zone |
| 0:17 | Washington | Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 0:18 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom shot blocked by Marek Zidlicky |
| 0:18 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 0:18 | Washington | Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Stephen Gionta in offensive zone |
| 0:30 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Stefan Matteau in defensive zone |
| 0:36 | Washington | Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin in defensive zone |
| 0:41 | New Jersey | Stefan Matteau credited with hit on Tom Poti in offensive zone |
| 0:45 | Washington | Giveaway by Jason Chimera in defensive zone |
| 1:01 | Washington | Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Johan Hedberg(Slapshot 47 ft) |
| 1:01 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 1:01 | New Jersey | Adam Henrique won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 1:37 | Washington | Giveaway by John Erskine in defensive zone |
| 1:40 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Adam Henrique saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 15 ft) |
| 1:41 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Adam Henrique saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 9 ft) |
| 2:08 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 2:08 | New Jersey | Travis Zajac won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 2:31 | Washington | Giveaway by Wojtek Wolski in offensive zone |
| 3:06 | New Jersey | Giveaway by Adam Larsson in defensive zone |
| 3:23 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Andrei Loktionov saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 29 ft) |
| 3:33 | New Jersey | Krystofer Barch credited with hit on Mathieu Perreault in offensive zone |
| 3:51 | Washington | Matt Hendricks shot blocked by Adam Larsson |
| 3:59 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jay Beagle saved by Johan Hedberg(Wristshot 32 ft) |
| 4:06 | Washington | Joseph Crabb credited with hit on Stephen Gionta in offensive zone |
| 4:16 | Washington | Matt Hendricks credited with hit on Andy Greene in offensive zone |
| 4:22 | Washington | Jay Beagle credited with hit on Andy Greene in offensive zone |
| 4:53 | New Jersey | Mark Fayne credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in defensive zone |
| 4:58 | Washington | Jason Chimera credited with hit on Andy Greene in offensive zone |
| 5:00 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Stefan Matteau in neutral zone |
| 5:20 | Washington | Goal scored by Alex Ovechkin(Wristshot 28 ft) assisted by Mike Ribeiro and Jason Chimera |
| 5:20 | New Jersey | Travis Zajac won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 7:16 | New Jersey | Andy Greene credited with hit on Mathieu Perreault in defensive zone |
| 7:44 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout |
| 7:44 | New Jersey | Adam Henrique won faceoff against Jay Beagle in neutral zone |
| 8:13 | New Jersey | Marek Zidlicky credited with hit on Joseph Crabb in neutral zone |
| 8:14 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 8:14 | Washington | Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Andrei Loktionov in offensive zone |
| 8:20 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Johan Hedberg(Wristshot 38 ft) |
| 8:20 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 8:20 | New Jersey | Travis Zajac won faceoff against Jason Chimera in defensive zone |
| 8:30 | Washington | Tomas Kundratek credited with hit on Alexei Ponikarovsky in defensive zone |
| 8:42 | Washington | Giveaway by Tomas Kundratek in defensive zone |
| 8:47 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Andy Greene saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 59 ft) |
| 9:21 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 9:21 | New Jersey | Stephen Gionta won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 9:34 | New Jersey | Stephen Gionta credited with hit on Jeff Schultz in offensive zone |
| 9:41 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by Stephen Gionta saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 14 ft) |
| 9:48 | New Jersey | Steve Bernier credited with hit on Troy Brouwer in offensive zone |
| 9:58 | New Jersey | Steve Bernier credited with hit on Jeff Schultz in offensive zone |
| 10:09 | Washington | Stoppage - ; TV timeout |
| 10:09 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault won faceoff against Andrei Loktionov in offensive zone |
| 10:59 | New Jersey | Marek Zidlicky credited with hit on Joel Ward in defensive zone |
| 11:36 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 11:36 | New Jersey | Travis Zajac won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in offensive zone |
| 11:40 | Washington | penalty to John Carlson 2 minutes for Delaying Game-Puck over glass |
| 11:40 | New Jersey | Power play - Patrik Elias won faceoff against Troy Brouwer in offensive zone |
| 11:49 | New Jersey | Power play - Ilya Kovalchuk shot blocked by Nicklas Backstrom |
| 11:58 | New Jersey | Power play - Shot on goal by Ilya Kovalchuk saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 50 ft) |
| 12:16 | New Jersey | Power play - Giveaway by Marek Zidlicky in neutral zone |
| 12:31 | Washington | PS- Penalty to Tom Poti for PS-Hooking Steve Bernier |
| 12:31 | New Jersey | Power play - Shot on goal by Steve Bernier saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 14 ft) |
| 12:31 | Washington | Shorthanded - Jay Beagle won faceoff against Adam Henrique in defensive zone |
| 12:43 | New Jersey | Power play - Shot on goal by Andy Greene saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 56 ft) |
| 12:43 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 12:43 | Washington | Shorthanded - Matt Hendricks won faceoff against Adam Henrique in defensive zone |
| 12:51 | New Jersey | Power play - Ilya Kovalchuk shot blocked by Joel Ward |
| 12:59 | New Jersey | Power play - Bobby Butler shot blocked by Tom Poti |
| 13:57 | New Jersey | penalty to Adam Larsson 2 minutes for Holding John Carlson |
| 13:57 | New Jersey | Shorthanded - Stephen Gionta won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in defensive zone |
| 14:04 | New Jersey | Shorthanded - Giveaway by Travis Zajac in defensive zone |
| 14:20 | Washington | Power play - Shot missed by Mathieu Perreault, Wide of Net(Wristshot 31 ft) |
| 14:27 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Benches |
| 14:27 | Washington | Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Stephen Gionta in offensive zone |
| 14:51 | Washington | Power play - Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone |
| 15:27 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 15:27 | New Jersey | Shorthanded - Travis Zajac won faceoff against Troy Brouwer in offensive zone |
| 16:06 | New Jersey | Andrei Loktionov shot blocked by Tomas Kundratek |
| 16:15 | Washington | Shot missed by Wojtek Wolski, Wide of Net(Backhand 23 ft) |
| 16:36 | New Jersey | Anton Volchenkov credited with hit on Joel Ward in defensive zone |
| 16:43 | Washington | Joel Ward credited with hit on Andrei Loktionov in offensive zone |
| 17:13 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 17:13 | Washington | Matt Hendricks won faceoff against Stephen Gionta in defensive zone |
| 17:38 | New Jersey | Stefan Matteau credited with hit on Joseph Crabb in neutral zone |
| 17:54 | New Jersey | Shot on goal by David Clarkson saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 17 ft) |
| 17:58 | New Jersey | Shot missed by Stefan Matteau, Wide of Net(Wristshot 17 ft) |
| 18:05 | New Jersey | Shot missed by David Clarkson, Wide of Net(Tip-In 18 ft) |
| 18:17 | New Jersey | Bryce Salvador shot blocked by Jay Beagle |
| 18:29 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing; Home Timeout |
| 18:29 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Adam Henrique in defensive zone |
| 18:50 | New Jersey | Marek Zidlicky credited with hit on Matt Hendricks in defensive zone |
| 19:00 | New Jersey | Adam Henrique credited with hit on Eric Fehr in neutral zone |
| 19:14 | New Jersey | Marek Zidlicky credited with hit on Eric Fehr in defensive zone |
| 19:22 | New Jersey | Goal scored by Ilya Kovalchuk(Wristshot 42 ft) assisted by Andrei Loktionov and Alexei Ponikarovsky |
| 19:22 | New Jersey | Stephen Gionta won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in neutral zone |
| 19:33 | New Jersey | Krystofer Barch credited with hit on Tomas Kundratek in offensive zone |
| 19:49 | New Jersey | Takeaway by Mark Fayne in offensive zone |
| 19:50 | New Jersey | Shot missed by Mark Fayne, Wide of Net(Wristshot 54 ft) |
| 20:00 | Washington | End of 2nd period |




