Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, November 17, 2005, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 8–5 on Thursday, November 17, 2005 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Washington Capitals	5	29-41-12
at Buffalo Sabres	8	52-24-6

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	1	3	1	5
Buffalo Sabres	4	2	2	8

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	10	11	18	39
Buffalo Sabres	13	11	3	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:37	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Campbell (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 0, BUF 1
1st	04:06	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark (3)	Jamie Heward (4), Matt Pettinger (2)	Even strength	WSH 1, BUF 1
1st	14:36	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (9)	Teppo Numminen (13), J-P Dumont (7)	Power play	WSH 1, BUF 2
1st	16:18	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt (1)	Adam Mair (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, BUF 3
1st	19:30	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt (2)	Adam Mair (2), Toni Lydman (6)	Even strength	WSH 1, BUF 4
2nd	03:16	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin (1)	Jochen Hecht (6), Tim Connolly (8)	Even strength	WSH 1, BUF 5
2nd	08:33	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Campbell (4)	Daniel Brière (7), Tim Connolly (9)	Power play	WSH 1, BUF 6
2nd	11:06	Washington Capitals	Andrew Cassels (2)	Chris Clark (4), Alex Ovechkin (6)	Even strength	WSH 2, BUF 6
2nd	14:17	Washington Capitals	Brian Sutherby (2)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	WSH 3, BUF 6
2nd	19:05	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (15)	Andrew Cassels (5), Brian Willsie (7)	Power play	WSH 4, BUF 6
3rd	16:29	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt (3)	J-P Dumont (8), Daniel Brière (8)	Even strength	WSH 4, BUF 7
3rd	16:54	Washington Capitals	Ben Clymer (3)	Brian Sutherby (4), Matt Bradley (3)	Even strength	WSH 5, BUF 7
3rd	18:02	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (5)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 5, BUF 8

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

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	1	1	2	-1	2	7	2	0	1		21:58
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	1	1	-1	5	0	1	0	0		12:29
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	61.5%	22:08
Number 16 B. Sutherby	C	1	1	2	0	2	1	0	2	0	40%	13:21
Number 17 C. Clark	R	1	1	2	+2	4	2	0	1	0		13:42
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		10:24
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0	54.5%	12:27
Number 24 B. Willsie	R	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	0	0	100%	16:06
Number 25 A. Cassels	C	1	1	2	-1	0	2	1	0	0	38.5%	15:20
Number 27 B. Clymer	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0	0		11:01
Number 38 J. Klepis	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		12:55
Number 43 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		09:46
Number 6 J. Heward	D	0	1	1	+2	2	3	0	1	0		24:02
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	+1	31	0	0	0	0		09:13
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	1	0		17:41
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	-3	5	2	0	1	0		18:53
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0		21:20
Number 47 B. Muir	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		21:42

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 B. Johnson	27	19	8	.704	60:00	Loss

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	25%	14:22
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	1		13:14
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	2	2	0	2	5	0	0	0		19:02
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	1	2	3	+2	0	1	0	1	0	42.1%	19:44
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	2	2	+3	5	0	1	0	0	100%	10:25
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	2	0	62.5%	18:18
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	3	0	3	+3	0	5	0	0	0		09:46
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		14:05
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0		13:30
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	+3	5	0	1	0	0	53.3%	11:24
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	2	2	-3	2	1	0	0	0	46.2%	17:05
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:08
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	4	0		23:04
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0		13:43
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		19:31
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	+3	0	0	0	1	0		19:40
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	1	0		17:10
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	2	0	2	-1	0	6	0	0	1		17:56

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	39	34	5	.872	59:57	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:13	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark	Holding	2
1st	05:34	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	12:51	Washington Capitals	Steve Eminger	Hooking	2
1st	14:08	Washington Capitals	Jamie Heward	Delaying game	2
1st	16:58	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Slashing	2
2nd	01:03	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Tripping	2
2nd	05:09	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Hooking	2
2nd	07:26	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	07:26	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	08:11	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Hooking	2
2nd	11:27	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Slashing	2
2nd	11:27	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Instigator	2
2nd	11:27	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	11:27	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	11:27	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
2nd	11:27	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark	Roughing	2
2nd	18:09	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	High sticking	2
3rd	03:38	Buffalo Sabres	Martin Biron	Roughing	2
3rd	03:38	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	03:38	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	03:38	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Roughing	2
3rd	04:59	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Hooking	2
3rd	04:59	Washington Capitals	Brian Sutherby	Diving	2
3rd	05:47	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury	Roughing	2
3rd	14:07	Buffalo Sabres	Rory Fitzpatrick	Hooking	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Bill McCreary, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Mark Shewchyk
Washington Capitals scratches: Jeff Friesen, Frederic Cassivi, Dainius Zubrus, Boyd Kane, Petr Sykora, Mathieu Biron, Stephen Peat, Maxime Ouellet, Nolan Yonkman, Louis Robitaille, David Steckel, Graham Mink, Jonas Johansson, Boyd Gordon, Eric Fehr, Mike Green
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Jay McKee, Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Jeff Jillson, Ryan Miller, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Jason Pominville, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille

Every Washington Capitals and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Oct 26, 2005
Washington Capitals 5 at Buffalo Sabres 8	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Nov 17, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Sun, Nov 27, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Tue, Mar 14, 2006

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Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Nov 17, 2005
New York Rangers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Nov 17, 2005
Florida Panthers 1 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Nov 17, 2005
New York Islanders 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Nov 17, 2005
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Edmonton Oilers 6	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Nov 17, 2005
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Nov 17, 2005