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Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 6–4 on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 on the road.

Team Goals 2005-2006 record
Buffalo Sabres 6 52-24-6
at Washington Capitals 4 29-41-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 1 2 3 6
Washington Capitals 3 1 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 14 14 13 41
Washington Capitals 9 15 9 33

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:31 Buffalo Sabres Tim Connolly (11) Teppo Numminen (35) Even strength BUF 1, WSH 0
1st 07:57 Washington Capitals Ben Clymer (13) Alex Ovechkin (38), Chris Clark (16) Even strength BUF 1, WSH 1
1st 19:11 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (43) Dainius Zubrus (22), Ben Clymer (9) Power play BUF 1, WSH 2
1st 19:19 Washington Capitals Jeff Halpern (5) Ivan Majesky (5) Even strength BUF 1, WSH 3
2nd 03:52 Buffalo Sabres Daniel Brière (18) Tim Connolly (33), Dmitri Kalinin (13) Power play BUF 2, WSH 3
2nd 05:58 Buffalo Sabres Daniel Brière (19) Jochen Hecht (23), J-P Dumont (15) Even strength BUF 3, WSH 3
2nd 19:55 Washington Capitals Ben Clymer (14) Dainius Zubrus (23), Alex Ovechkin (39) Power play BUF 3, WSH 4
3rd 13:07 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy (15) Maxim Afinogenov (34), Teppo Numminen (36) Power play BUF 4, WSH 4
3rd 18:17 Buffalo Sabres Ales Kotalik (24) Jochen Hecht (24), Daniel Brière (19) Even strength BUF 5, WSH 4
3rd 19:59 Buffalo Sabres Maxim Afinogenov (17) Daniel Brière (20), Toni Lydman (13) Even strength, Empty net BUF 6, WSH 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 41 33
Power play 2 of 9 2 of 6
Penalty minutes 12 18
Hits 14 18
Blocked shots 18 15
Giveaways 17 14
Takeaways 7 17
Faceoffs won 36/63 (57.1%) 27/63 (42.9%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 D. Roy C 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 0 1 66.7% 17:50
12 A. Kotalik R 1 0 1 +2 0 7 2 0 0 12:48
17 J. Dumont R 0 1 1 +1 2 4 0 2 0 17:47
19 T. Connolly C 1 1 2 +1 0 1 1 2 0 40% 13:39
23 C. Drury C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 63.2% 19:18
25 M. Grier R 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 13:49
26 T. Vanek L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 13:40
28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 50% 08:51
29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 2 0 12:36
48 D. Brière C 2 2 4 +2 0 3 0 0 1 55.6% 19:28
55 J. Hecht C 0 2 2 +1 0 2 2 1 0 40% 13:32
61 M. Afinogenov R 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 18:38
5 T. Lydman D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 2 0 21:08
10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 +2 2 2 3 3 0 20:54
27 T. Numminen D 0 2 2 +2 2 2 0 1 0 16:53
45 D. Kalinin D 0 1 1 +1 2 2 2 0 0 17:27
51 B. Campbell D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 17:08
74 J. McKee D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 3 0 14:28
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
30 R. Miller 33 29 4 .879 59:57 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 2 3 0 0 3 2 0 1 20:40
9 D. Zubrus C 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 37.5% 23:14
10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 0 0 12:49
11 J. Halpern C 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 50% 20:01
16 B. Sutherby C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 41.7% 11:19
17 C. Clark R 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 15:11
18 M. Pettinger L 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 17:04
20 R. Fata L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 04:30
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 57.1% 08:31
24 B. Willsie R 0 0 0 -1 4 3 0 1 0 17:36
27 B. Clymer R 2 1 3 0 0 3 1 0 1 16:47
38 J. Klepis C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 06:04
6 J. Heward D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 16:27
23 I. Majesky D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:44
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 24:44
34 M. Biron D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 14:53
44 S. Eminger D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 14:19
47 B. Muir D 0 0 0 -2 6 2 0 3 0 18:42
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
1 B. Johnson 40 35 5 .875 58:53 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:22 Washington Capitals Bryan Muir Interference 2
1st 08:22 Washington Capitals Matt Bradley Hooking 2
1st 11:30 Washington Capitals Brian Willsie Tripping 2
1st 14:48 Buffalo Sabres Toni Lydman Holding 2
1st 16:06 Buffalo Sabres Dmitri Kalinin Hooking 2
1st 18:42 Buffalo Sabres Teppo Numminen Interference 2
1st 19:51 Washington Capitals Chris Clark Tripping 2
2nd 03:41 Washington Capitals Bryan Muir Hooking 2
2nd 07:38 Washington Capitals Bryan Muir Hooking 2
2nd 14:48 Washington Capitals Brian Willsie Hooking 2
2nd 18:16 Buffalo Sabres Maxim Afinogenov Interference 2
3rd 10:11 Buffalo Sabres Henrik Tallinder Tripping 2
3rd 12:51 Washington Capitals Steve Eminger Slashing 2
3rd 13:34 Washington Capitals Brent Johnson Tripping 2
3rd 14:46 Buffalo Sabres J-P Dumont Hooking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Washington Capitals head coach
Glen Hanlon
Referees
Don VanMassenhoven, Shane Heyer
Linesmen
Tim Nowak, Mark Shewchyk
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Rory Fitzpatrick, Adam Mair, Andrew Peters, Taylor Pyatt, Jeff Jillson, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille
Washington Capitals scratches
Andrew Cassels, Colin Forbes, Frederic Cassivi, Doug Doull, Boyd Kane, Petr Sykora, Stephen Peat, Kris Beech, Nolan Yonkman, Louis Robitaille, David Steckel, Graham Mink, Tomas Fleischmann, Jonas Johansson, Boyd Gordon, Maxime Daigneault, Eric Fehr, Joey Tenute, Mike Green

2005-2006 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Buffalo Sabres 8 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 14

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 Final/SO Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
New York Islanders 6 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Minnesota Wild 1 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 6 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page

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