After the 30-year-old’s first goal in the twelfth minute of the first period, visiting compatriot Toronto player William Nylander equalized at 1-1 after exactly two minutes of play.
But the home team fought hard and quickly took the lead back after a goal by Trevor van Riemsdyk. Early into the second period, Gustafsson made it 3–1 after a pass from teammate Jevgenij Kuznetsov.
After Washington player Garnet Hathaway’s goal – just ten seconds into the third and final period – it took only a few minutes for Nynäshamnsonen to complete his hat trick, making the final score 5-2 for Washington.