Washington 5, Edmonton 4
| Edmonton | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Washington | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 |
First Period_1, Washington, Strome 3, 18:15.
Second Period_2, Washington, Strome 4 (Gustafsson, Kuznetsov), 0:26 (pp). 3, Edmonton, McDavid 13 (Barrie, Draisaitl), 8:33. 4, Washington, Kuznetsov 1 (Strome, Gustafsson), 12:25 (pp). 5, Edmonton, Nugent-Hopkins 6 (Hyman), 14:10. 6, Washington, Ovechkin 8 (Gustafsson, Kuznetsov), 14:36 (pp).
Third Period_7, Edmonton, Draisaitl 8 (Hyman, Kane), 2:54. 8, Washington, Kuznetsov 2 (Ovechkin), 18:09 (pp). 9, Edmonton, Nugent-Hopkins 7 (Nurse, McDavid), 18:54.
Shots on Goal_Edmonton 9-6-14_29. Washington 10-14-7_31.
Power-play opportunities_Edmonton 0 of 1; Washington 4 of 5.
Goalies_Edmonton, Skinner 2-3-0 (31 shots-26 saves). Washington, Lindgren 2-1-1 (29-25).
A_18,573 (18,277). T_2:34.
Referees_Eric Furlatt, Kendrick Nicholson. Linesmen_Devin Berg, Libor Suchanek.