Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 7:30 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Washington Capitals	3	43-31-8
at Buffalo Sabres	1	39-31-12

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	7	10	6	23
Buffalo Sabres	8	5	13	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:21	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (53)	Nicklas Backstrom (47), Olie Kolzig (2)	Even strength	WSH 1, BUF 0
2nd	12:37	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (20)	Jason Pominville (41), Jaroslav Spacek (22)	Power play	WSH 1, BUF 1
2nd	13:27	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (11)	Viktor Kozlov (29)	Even strength	WSH 2, BUF 1
3rd	13:19	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (54)	Viktor Kozlov (30), Milan Jurcina (8)	Even strength	WSH 3, BUF 1

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	2	0	2	+3	2	4	5	0		20:05
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		14:40
Number 14 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:20
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	83.3%	16:36
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	1	2	+3	0	3	1	0	63.6%	18:34
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	66.7%	16:32
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		10:13
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	2	2	+3	0	2	0	0	100%	16:37
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:41
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	50%	13:00
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		07:26
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	66.7%	14:48
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1		23:07
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	4	1		16:31
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	1		14:34
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		25:20
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	0		23:26
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	1		18:02

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	26	25	1	.962	60:00	Win

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	-2	0	2	0	1	0	40%	23:05
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	0	1	0	2	4	3	0	1	42.9%	17:01
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		10:25
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	2	0		17:42
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	37.5%	08:47
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	0		21:20
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0	30%	17:23
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:11
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0		08:09
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	33.3%	14:02
Number 56 S. Bernier	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0	0		13:45
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0	0		19:24
Number 4 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		14:43
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	2	2	0		18:09
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		23:39
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		16:10
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		19:10
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	3	1	0		19:55

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	23	20	3	.870	58:41	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:08	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Hooking	2
1st	12:37	Washington Capitals	Jeff Schultz	Interference	2
2nd	11:09	Washington Capitals	Jeff Schultz	Hooking	2
3rd	01:22	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Tripping	2
3rd	07:25	Washington Capitals	Tom Poti	Interference	2
3rd	19:41	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Holding	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, David Brisebois
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Nylander, Chris Clark, Frederic Cassivi, Quintin Laing, Brian Pothier, Cristobal Huet, Tomas Fleischmann, Steve Eminger, Joe Motzko, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Jochen Hecht, Henrik Tallinder, Andrew Peters, Tim Connolly, Michael Ryan, Michael Funk, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Mike Weber

Every Washington Capitals and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Buffalo Sabres 7	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Oct 13, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Mon, Nov 26, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Fri, Dec 14, 2007
Washington Capitals 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 5, 2008

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