Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, March 21, 2007, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 5–2 on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Washington Capitals	2	28-40-14
at Buffalo Sabres	5	53-22-7

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	1	1	2
Buffalo Sabres	0	3	2	5

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	8	10	8	26
Buffalo Sabres	11	9	11	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	00:40	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (16)	Dmitri Kalinin (18), Thomas Vanek (35)	Power play	WSH 0, BUF 1
2nd	08:29	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur (3)	Adam Mair (7), Dainius Zubrus (33)	Even strength	WSH 0, BUF 2
2nd	15:00	Washington Capitals	Brian Pothier (3)	Chris Clark (21), Brooks Laich (9)	Even strength	WSH 1, BUF 2
2nd	17:09	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière (30)	Dainius Zubrus (34), Chris Drury (26)	Power play	WSH 1, BUF 3
3rd	08:59	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford (10)	Thomas Vanek (36), Nathan Paetsch (22)	Even strength	WSH 1, BUF 4
3rd	13:10	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford (11)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 1, BUF 5
3rd	18:25	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear (4)	Mike Green (10), Ben Clymer (13)	Even strength	WSH 2, BUF 5

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1		17:58
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	50%	09:10
Number 13 J. Novotny	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	1	56.3%	18:15
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	63.6%	14:21
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0		19:13
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	66.7%	17:13
Number 24 K. Beech	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	36.4%	15:48
Number 27 B. Clymer	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		09:39
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		18:32
Number 39 A. Giroux	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		11:44
Number 43 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		18:22
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	1	0	1	0	5	1	0	0		10:03
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	2		20:14
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	3	1		24:25
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1		22:13
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		17:37
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1		12:00
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		17:40

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	31	26	5	.839	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	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	0	1	50%	16:30
Number 15 D. Zubrus	C	0	2	2	-1	0	2	1	1	0	66.7%	19:22
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	2	0	2	+2	2	4	1	0	0		17:47
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	11:24
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	46.7%	16:43
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0		15:30
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0		17:33
Number 37 M. Ryan	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		13:13
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	25%	11:11
Number 48 D. Brière	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	36.4%	18:41
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		15:11
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0		03:18
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		15:33
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0		19:17
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1	0		18:39
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	1	1	-1	0	5	0	0	0		19:00
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	1	0		21:01
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0		24:30

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	26	24	2	.923	59:37	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:52	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	High sticking	2
1st	05:52	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	High sticking	2
1st	15:05	Buffalo Sabres	Andrew Peters	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	15:05	Buffalo Sabres	Andrew Peters	Fighting (major)	5
1st	15:05	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Fighting (major)	5
1st	19:17	Washington Capitals	Boyd Gordon	Tripping	2
2nd	10:18	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Hooking	2
2nd	17:03	Washington Capitals	Milan Jurcina	Hooking	2
3rd	05:48	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford	Hooking	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Wes McCauley, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Tim Nowak
Washington Capitals scratches: Frederic Cassivi, Bryan Muir, Rico Fata, John Erskine, Timo Helbling, Lawrence Nycholat, Brian Sutherby, Matt Pettinger, David Steckel, Jakub Klepis, Eric Fehr, Daren Machesney, Jamie Hunt
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Toni Lydman, Maxim Afinogenov, Ales Kotalik, Tim Connolly, Paul Gaustad, Daniel Paille, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Mike Card, Adam Dennis

Every Washington Capitals and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2006-2007 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Washington Capitals 7	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Sat, Dec 2, 2006
Washington Capitals 3 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 26, 2006
Washington Capitals 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 21, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Washington Capitals 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 7, 2007

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, Wed, Mar 21, 2007
San Jose Sharks 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Mar 21, 2007
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Mar 21, 2007
Nashville Predators 0 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Mar 21, 2007
Dallas Stars 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Mar 21, 2007