Josi scores and Askarov gets his 1st NHL win as the Predators beat the Capitals 3-2 in a shootout

— While the Nashville Predators were celebrating a 3-2 shootout victory that ended their three-game losing streak, Juuse Saros skated over to retrieve the puck for fellow goaltender Yaroslav Askarov.
Dec 31, 2023, 03:36 am - AP
123SOT
Predators20013
Capitals11002
1st PeriodNSHWSH
2:44Luke Evangelista (5)
Assists: Dante Fabbro (6), Tommy Novak (11)
10
6:55Roman Josi (8) (Power Play)
Assists: Gustav Nyquist (19), Ryan O'Reilly (16)
20
10:25Beck Malenstyn (3)
Assists: Nic Dowd (2), Trevor van Riemsdyk (6)
21
2nd PeriodNSHWSH
14:59Alex Ovechkin (7)
Assists: Dylan Strome (8), Aliaksei Protas (15)
22
3rd Period
No Goals Scored
OT Summary
No Goals Scored
Shootout SummaryNSHWSH
Evgeny Kuznetsov Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov00
Gustav Nyquist Goal Wrist Shot10
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov10
Ryan O'Reilly Goal Wrist Shot20

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Giveaway by John Carlson
  • Takeaway by Connor McMichael
  • Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Michael McCarron shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Nick Jensen Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Nick Jensen hit Tommy Novak
  • Roman Josi shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  • Tom Wilson Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Joel Edmundson hit Kiefer Sherwood
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Tommy Novak
  • Cole Smith shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
  • Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Takeaway by Nick Jensen
  • Filip Forsberg shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Alex Ovechkin Cross-checking against Filip Forsberg
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
  • Filip Forsberg shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Giveaway by Joel Edmundson
  • Ethan Bear Slap Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk hit Yakov Trenin
  • Nick Jensen Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Nick Jensen Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Dante Fabbro
  • Takeaway by John Carlson
  • John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Joel Edmundson Slap Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Nic Dowd Tip-In saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Beck Malenstyn Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Nic Dowd (2), Trevor van Riemsdyk (6)
  • Roman Josi shot blocked by Anthony Mantha
  • Aliaksei Protas hit Michael McCarron
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Colton Sissons
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
  • Aliaksei Protas Tip-In saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Aliaksei Protas Tip-In saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Aliaksei Protas Tip-In Wide Left
  • Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Michael McCarron
  • Giveaway by Hendrix Lapierre
  • Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Colton Sissons
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Dante Fabbro
  • Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Michael McCarron
  • Tom Wilson Fighting against Michael McCarron
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Tommy Novak
  • Beck Malenstyn Wrap-around saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Nic Dowd Tip-In Wide Left
  • Connor McMichael Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Connor McMichael hit Dante Fabbro
  • Ethan Bear Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Tommy Novak
  • Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Tommy Novak
  • John Carlson Backhand saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Connor McMichael Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Joel Edmundson Roughing against Jeremy Lauzon
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Juuso Parssinen
  • Giveaway by Nick Jensen
  • Dylan Strome hit Cole Smith
  • Tom Wilson hit Alexandre Carrier
  • Giveaway by Matthew Phillips
  • Nic Dowd Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Dante Fabbro shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  • Joel Edmundson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Ethan Bear Slap Shot Off Crossbar
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Colton Sissons
  • Rasmus Sandin hit Colton Sissons
  • Aliaksei Protas hit Alexandre Carrier
  • Dante Fabbro shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  • Filip Forsberg shot blocked by Ethan Bear
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Juuso Parssinen
  • Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Yakov Trenin
  • Giveaway by John Carlson
  • Alex Ovechkin Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (8), Aliaksei Protas (15)
  • Tom Wilson hit Gustav Nyquist
  • Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
  • Roman Josi shot blocked by Connor McMichael
  • Beck Malenstyn Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Roman Josi shot blocked by Dylan Strome
  • Michael McCarron shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Dylan Strome Tip-In Wide Left
  • Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin
  • Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Connor McMichael Holding against Juuso Parssinen
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
  • Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov Snap Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Tommy Novak
  • Nic Dowd Snap Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Philip Tomasino shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
  • Takeaway by Aliaksei Protas
  • Joel Edmundson Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Takeaway by Tom Wilson
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Tommy Novak
  • Roman Josi shot blocked by Ethan Bear
  • Luke Evangelista shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
  • Nick Jensen Slap Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Nic Dowd hit Alexandre Carrier
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
  • Roman Josi shot blocked by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Dylan Strome
  • Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov
  • Alexandre Carrier shot blocked by Dylan Strome
  • Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov
  • Colton Sissons shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  • Tom Wilson hit Alexandre Carrier
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Luke Schenn
  • Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Short
  • Dylan Strome Wrist Shot Short
  • John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
  • Gustav Nyquist shot blocked by Ethan Bear
  • Tom Wilson Slap Shot Wide Left
  • John Carlson hit Dante Fabbro
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Colton Sissons
  • Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Giveaway by John Carlson
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Ryan O'Reilly Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Gustav Nyquist faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Filip Forsberg Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Kiefer Sherwood Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Colton Sissons faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Kiefer Sherwood Tip-In saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Colton Sissons faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Michael McCarron faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
  • Dante Fabbro Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Dante Fabbro Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Luke Evangelista Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Dante Fabbro (6), Tommy Novak (11)
  • Kiefer Sherwood Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Giveaway by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Juuso Parssinen Slap Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Ryan McDonagh Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Filip Forsberg Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Gustav Nyquist Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • TV Timeout
  • Colton Sissons Tip-In Above Crossbar
  • Roman Josi Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Gustav Nyquist (19), Ryan O'Reilly (16)
  • Michael McCarron hit Hendrix Lapierre
  • Giveaway by Kiefer Sherwood
  • Kiefer Sherwood hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Luke Schenn
  • Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
  • Jeremy Lauzon hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Puck in Benches
  • Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Colton Sissons
  • Puck in Netting
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Luke Schenn hit Tom Wilson
  • Philip Tomasino Tip-In Wide Left
  • Michael McCarron Tripping against Joel Edmundson
  • Takeaway by Colton Sissons
  • Giveaway by Colton Sissons
  • Puck in Netting
  • Yakov Trenin hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Michael McCarron Tip-In saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Michael McCarron Fighting against Tom Wilson
  • Kiefer Sherwood hit Aliaksei Protas
  • Icing
  • Jeremy Lauzon Roughing against Joel Edmundson
  • Filip Forsberg Deflected saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Netting
  • Colton Sissons Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Roman Josi Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Icing
  • Colton Sissons faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Hand Pass
  • Michael McCarron faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Icing
  • Michael McCarron faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Michael McCarron hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Luke Evangelista Snap Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Giveaway by Dante Fabbro
  • Filip Forsberg Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Dante Fabbro hit Nic Dowd
  • Jeremy Lauzon Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Dylan Strome shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Kiefer Sherwood Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Colton Sissons faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Takeaway by Alexandre Carrier
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
  • Michael McCarron hit Nick Jensen
  • Michael McCarron Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Puck in Netting
  • Kiefer Sherwood faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Kiefer Sherwood hit Nic Dowd
  • Puck in Netting
  • Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Off-side
  • Jeremy Lauzon hit Dylan Strome
  • Giveaway by Juuso Parssinen
  • Ryan McDonagh Snap Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Luke Evangelista Holding against Nick Jensen
  • Colton Sissons faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
  • Colton Sissons Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Alexandre Carrier hit Tom Wilson
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
  • Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
  • Yakov Trenin hit Alex Ovechkin
  • Yakov Trenin hit Nick Jensen
  • Tom Wilson shot blocked by Roman Josi
  • Ryan O'Reilly Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Gustav Nyquist Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Gustav Nyquist
  • Ryan O'Reilly Wrap-around saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Tommy Novak Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Luke Evangelista faceoff won against Aliaksei Protas
  • Luke Evangelista Slap Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Colton Sissons faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Kiefer Sherwood hit Aliaksei Protas
  • Puck in Netting
  • Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Filip Forsberg Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Gustav Nyquist Wrist Shot Short
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Luke Schenn
  • Philip Tomasino Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Yakov Trenin Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jeremy Lauzon Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Filip Forsberg hit John Carlson
  • Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly
  • Roman Josi Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Icing
  • Colton Sissons faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Jeremy Lauzon Slap Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Filip Forsberg
  • Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Ryan O'Reilly
  • Ryan O'Reilly Slap Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Tommy Novak
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Colton Sissons faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Kiefer Sherwood hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Colton Sissons Tip-In Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Netting
  • Giveaway by Filip Forsberg
  • Cole Smith Tip-In Wide Left
  • Tommy Novak Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Filip Forsberg Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Colton Sissons faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Roman Josi Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Yakov Trenin hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Yakov Trenin Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Icing
  • Tommy Novak faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Dante Fabbro Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Tommy Novak Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Tommy Novak Batted saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Kiefer Sherwood
  • Luke Schenn shot blocked by Colton Sissons
  • Michael McCarron Deflected Hit Left Post
  • Jeremy Lauzon hit Tom Wilson
  • Icing
  • Filip Forsberg Tip-In saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Luke Schenn hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Juuso Parssinen Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Colton Sissons hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Luke Evangelista Poke saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tommy Novak faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Alexandre Carrier shot blocked by Cole Smith
  • Yakov Trenin Snap Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Michael McCarron Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Luke Schenn hit John Carlson
  • Filip Forsberg Tip-In saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Jeremy Lauzon hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Roman Josi
  • Puck in Netting
  • Michael McCarron faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • On-Ice Official
  • Michael McCarron faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
  • Challenge League - goal interference - no goal
  • Luke Schenn Hooking against Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Colton Sissons faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
  • Takeaway by Cole Smith
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Colton Sissons
  • Tom Wilson shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
  • Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
  • Filip Forsberg Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Filip Forsberg Snap Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tom Wilson shot blocked by Roman Josi
  • Gustav Nyquist Goal Wrist Shot
  • Ryan O'Reilly Goal Wrist Shot
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