Oshie scores game-winner into empty net as Capitals make playoffs by beating Flyers

— T.J. Oshie shot the puck into an empty net and, in the process, scored one of the more improbable game-winning goals in recent NHL history and sent the Washington Capitals to the playoffs.
Apr 17, 2025, 10:53 am - AP
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1st PeriodWSHPHI
18:08Alex Ovechkin (31)
Assists: Dylan McIlrath (1), T.J. Oshie (13)
10
2nd PeriodWSHPHI
12:29Erik Johnson (5)
Assists: Egor Zamula (16), Sean Couturier (27)
11
3rd PeriodWSHPHI
17:00T.J. Oshie (12) (Empty Net)
Assists: Nic Dowd (10)
21

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Takeaway by Noah Cates
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Tom Wilson
  • Max Pacioretty shot blocked by Nick Seeler
  • Morgan Frost faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Scott Laughton hit Alexander Alexeyev
  • Nick Seeler Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Nick Seeler shot blocked by Garnet Hathaway
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Alex Ovechkin
  • Travis Konecny faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Travis Sanheim hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Tyson Foerster Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Morgan Frost faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Bobby Brink hit T.J. Oshie
  • Scott Laughton faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Joel Farabee Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Travis Konecny Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Takeaway by Tyson Foerster
  • Travis Konecny Deflected saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Owen Tippett Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Erik Johnson hit Hendrix Lapierre
  • Bobby Brink Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Morgan Frost faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Owen Tippett hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Erik Johnson hit Aliaksei Protas
  • Scott Laughton hit Connor McMichael
  • Travis Sanheim hit T.J. Oshie
  • Cam York hit Dylan McIlrath
  • Nick Seeler Wrap-around saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Erik Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Garnet Hathaway
  • Scott Laughton hit Tom Wilson
  • Joel Farabee hit Tom Wilson
  • Jamie Drysdale hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Tyson Foerster hit Dylan McIlrath
  • Garnet Hathaway Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Takeaway by Ryan Poehling
  • Dylan McIlrath shot blocked by Egor Zamula
  • Ryan Poehling faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Owen Tippett Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Morgan Frost
  • Morgan Frost faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Joel Farabee hit T.J. Oshie
  • Noah Cates hit Connor McMichael
  • Noah Cates hit John Carlson
  • Bobby Brink hit Sonny Milano
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Bobby Brink
  • Beck Malenstyn shot blocked by Bobby Brink
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Sean Couturier hit John Carlson
  • Tyson Foerster hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Sean Couturier hit Martin Fehervary
  • Owen Tippett Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Morgan Frost faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Owen Tippett
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Tom Wilson
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Morgan Frost
  • Joel Farabee Tip-In Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Bobby Brink
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Joel Farabee
  • Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Erik Johnson
  • Nick Seeler Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Owen Tippett hit Sonny Milano
  • Sean Couturier hit Alexander Alexeyev
  • Scott Laughton faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Travis Sanheim Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Scott Laughton faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Owen Tippett hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Owen Tippett Between Legs saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Ryan Poehling faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • T.J. Oshie shot blocked by Travis Sanheim
  • Joel Farabee Backhand Wide Right
  • Erik Johnson Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Egor Zamula (16), Sean Couturier (27)
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Scott Laughton
  • Noah Cates Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Tyson Foerster hit Alexander Alexeyev
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Tyson Foerster hit Vincent Iorio
  • Travis Konecny shot blocked by Joel Farabee
  • Scott Laughton Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Tom Wilson
  • Tyson Foerster Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Scott Laughton hit Martin Fehervary
  • Travis Konecny Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Travis Konecny Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Nick Seeler Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Scott Laughton faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Noah Cates faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Noah Cates hit Aliaksei Protas
  • Takeaway by Sean Couturier
  • Ryan Poehling Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Giveaway by Samuel Ersson
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel shot blocked by Nick Seeler
  • Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Scott Laughton
  • Nick Seeler hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel shot blocked by Nick Seeler
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jamie Drysdale
  • Giveaway by Jamie Drysdale
  • Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Travis Sanheim
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Egor Zamula Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Scott Laughton faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Owen Tippett Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Noah Cates Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Sean Couturier
  • Tom Wilson shot blocked by Sean Couturier
  • Ryan Poehling faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Ryan Poehling Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Noah Cates hit John Carlson
  • Cam York hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Takeaway by Travis Konecny
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Jamie Drysdale hit Connor McMichael
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Nick Seeler
  • Garnet Hathaway Backhand Wide Left
  • Garnet Hathaway Backhand Wide Left
  • Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Erik Johnson
  • Ryan Poehling faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Takeaway by Travis Sanheim
  • Giveaway by Travis Sanheim
  • Giveaway by Garnet Hathaway
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel shot blocked by Noah Cates
  • Travis Sanheim hit Dylan Strome
  • Sean Couturier hit Dylan Strome
  • Alexander Alexeyev shot blocked by Tyson Foerster
  • Alexander Alexeyev shot blocked by Tyson Foerster
  • Giveaway by Samuel Ersson
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Travis Konecny
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Nick Seeler
  • Connor McMichael shot blocked by Travis Sanheim
  • Garnet Hathaway hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Egor Zamula Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Scott Laughton faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Nic Dowd shot blocked by Nick Seeler
  • Noah Cates Wrap-around saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Ryan Poehling Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Sean Couturier Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Travis Konecny Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Travis Sanheim Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Travis Sanheim Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Travis Konecny Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Ryan Poehling hit Tom Wilson
  • Ryan Poehling Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Sean Couturier faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Takeaway by Jamie Drysdale
  • Owen Tippett Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Travis Sanheim
  • Garnet Hathaway Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Sean Couturier Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • T.J. Oshie Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Ryan Poehling
  • Takeaway by Dylan Strome
  • Vincent Iorio Slap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Vincent Iorio hit Bobby Brink
  • Icing
  • Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Connor McMichael shot blocked by Alex Ovechkin
  • Puck in Crowd
  • John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
  • Noah Cates shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Nic Dowd hit Travis Sanheim
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Ryan Poehling
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Egor Zamula shot blocked by Dylan McIlrath
  • Icing
  • Cam Atkinson shot blocked by Sonny Milano
  • Travis Sanheim shot blocked by Vincent Iorio
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  • Jamie Drysdale shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Jamie Drysdale shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  • Noah Cates shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Puck in Benches
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Travis Konecny
  • Tom Wilson Tripping against Tyson Foerster
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Ryan Poehling
  • Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Takeaway by Aliaksei Protas
  • Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Owen Tippett shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Max Pacioretty Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Owen Tippett shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Martin Fehervary Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Aliaksei Protas Tip-In Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Tom Wilson
  • Tom Wilson Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Dylan McIlrath hit Joel Farabee
  • Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Travis Sanheim
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Travis Sanheim
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Garnet Hathaway
  • Dylan McIlrath hit Cam Atkinson
  • Alex Ovechkin Goal (31) Tip-In, assists: Dylan McIlrath (1), T.J. Oshie (13)
  • Icing
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Ryan Poehling
  • T.J. Oshie Tip-In saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Travis Konecny shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk hit Travis Konecny
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Ryan Poehling
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Off-side
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Netting
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Ryan Poehling
  • Alexander Alexeyev hit Garnet Hathaway
  • Icing
  • Jamie Drysdale shot blocked by T.J. Oshie
  • Hendrix Lapierre hit Cam York
  • Cam Atkinson shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Scott Laughton shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Vincent Iorio
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Ryan Poehling
  • Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Martin Fehervary hit Owen Tippett
  • Egor Zamula shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Vincent Iorio Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Travis Konecny shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Puck in Netting
  • Takeaway by Sonny Milano
  • John Carlson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Ryan Poehling
  • John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Ryan Poehling shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Dylan McIlrath hit Owen Tippett
  • Dylan Strome Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Aliaksei Protas hit Garnet Hathaway
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Vincent Iorio
  • Max Pacioretty Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Owen Tippett shot blocked by Hendrix Lapierre
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Nick Seeler
  • Garnet Hathaway shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
  • Vincent Iorio hit Garnet Hathaway
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Benches
  • Puck in Benches
  • Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Aliaksei Protas Tip-In Wide Left
  • Tyson Foerster shot blocked by Dylan Strome
  • Travis Sanheim shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Icing
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • John Carlson hit Travis Konecny
  • Erik Johnson shot blocked by Dylan Strome
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Icing
  • Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Sonny Milano Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Nic Dowd hit Nick Seeler
  • John Carlson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Ryan Poehling shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
  • Puck in Netting
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Ryan Poehling
  • Puck in Netting
  • Giveaway by Alexander Alexeyev
  • Tyson Foerster shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
  • Max Pacioretty hit Tyson Foerster
  • Joel Farabee shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  • Martin Fehervary hit Scott Laughton
  • T.J. Oshie Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Puck in Netting
  • John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Ryan Poehling shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Giveaway by John Carlson
  • Garnet Hathaway shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Giveaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Travis Konecny shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • T.J. Oshie hit Jamie Drysdale
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Cam York shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Puck in Netting
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Jamie Drysdale
  • Icing
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  • Takeaway by Connor McMichael
  • Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd Deflected saved by Samuel Ersson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Ryan Poehling
  • Alexander Alexeyev hit Cam York
  • Tom Wilson hit Jamie Drysdale
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Icing
  • Travis Sanheim shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Travis Sanheim shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Jamie Drysdale
  • T.J. Oshie Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Nic Dowd (10)
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Hand Pass
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Icing
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Scott Laughton
  • Noah Cates shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Icing
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sean Couturier
  • Owen Tippett shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • High Stick
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Sean Couturier
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