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Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres

HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 7–3 on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at home.

Team Goals 2007-2008 record
Washington Capitals 3 43-31-8
at Buffalo Sabres 7 39-31-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 0 2 3
Buffalo Sabres 0 4 3 7

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 4 6 16 26
Buffalo Sabres 13 24 16 53

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 11:24 Washington Capitals Michael Nylander (2) Nicklas Backstrom (3), Mike Green (3) Even strength WSH 1, BUF 0
2nd 14:51 Buffalo Sabres Jaroslav Spacek (3) Brian Campbell (5), Ales Kotalik (2) Power play WSH 1, BUF 1
2nd 15:02 Buffalo Sabres Maxim Afinogenov (1) Thomas Vanek (1), Toni Lydman (1) Even strength WSH 1, BUF 2
2nd 17:29 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (2) Jochen Hecht (1), Henrik Tallinder (1) Even strength WSH 1, BUF 3
2nd 19:23 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair (1) Daniel Paille (3), Brian Campbell (6) Even strength WSH 1, BUF 4
3rd 07:29 Washington Capitals Mike Green (1) Brooks Laich (1) Even strength WSH 2, BUF 4
3rd 09:17 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy (3) Brian Campbell (7), Maxim Afinogenov (2) Even strength WSH 2, BUF 5
3rd 11:19 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (3) Michael Nylander (2), Tom Poti (2) Power play WSH 3, BUF 5
3rd 12:09 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy (4) Thomas Vanek (2), Brian Campbell (8) Even strength WSH 3, BUF 6
3rd 16:36 Buffalo Sabres Jaroslav Spacek (4) Ales Kotalik (3), Tim Connolly (4) Power play WSH 3, BUF 7

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 26 53
Power play 1 of 4 2 of 7
Penalty minutes 16 10
Hits 27 20
Blocked shots 12 9
Giveaways 7 8
Takeaways 1 3
Faceoffs won 39/65 (60%) 26/65 (40%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 -1 0 3 2 0 1 18:23
10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 0 100% 11:17
17 C. Clark R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 1 0 17:03
18 M. Pettinger L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 17:31
19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:35
21 B. Laich C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 1 0 53.8% 15:02
25 V. Kozlov C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 38.5% 19:01
39 D. Steckel C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 72% 14:06
43 T. Fleischmann L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 0 09:11
50 J. Motzko R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 11:38
87 D. Brashear L 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 07:57
92 M. Nylander C 1 1 2 -2 0 4 1 0 0 72.7% 15:23
2 B. Pothier D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 16:43
3 T. Poti D 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 25:45
4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 1 0 16:25
23 M. Jurcina D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 5 0 22:54
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 -1 4 0 2 0 0 18:32
52 M. Green D 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 18:36
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
1 B. Johnson 53 46 7 .868 60:00 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 D. Roy C 2 0 2 +3 0 3 2 1 0 43.5% 21:05
12 A. Kotalik R 0 2 2 0 2 1 4 1 0 14:53
19 T. Connolly C 0 1 1 +2 0 5 2 0 0 42.9% 19:57
20 D. Paille L 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 100% 06:01
21 D. Stafford R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 0 12:27
22 A. Mair C 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 16.7% 06:15
26 T. Vanek L 0 2 2 +3 0 3 0 1 0 18:11
28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 15:29
29 J. Pominville R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 1 0 17:30
37 M. Ryan C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 10:51
55 J. Hecht C 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 66.7% 15:30
61 M. Afinogenov R 1 1 2 +3 2 7 1 0 0 20:20
5 T. Lydman D 0 1 1 +2 2 3 1 1 0 16:30
6 J. Spacek D 2 0 2 +1 0 4 1 0 2 21:26
10 H. Tallinder D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 1 0 18:13
38 N. Paetsch D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 16:27
45 D. Kalinin D 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 19:26
51 B. Campbell D 0 4 4 +1 0 6 2 2 0 21:53
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
30 R. Miller 26 23 3 .885 59:40 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:45 Buffalo Sabres Maxim Afinogenov Tripping 2
1st 15:42 Buffalo Sabres Dmitri Kalinin Closing hand on puck 2
1st 19:51 Washington Capitals Matt Bradley Cross checking 2
2nd 01:01 Washington Capitals Shaone Morrisonn Slashing 2
2nd 08:28 Washington Capitals Tomas Fleischmann Tripping 2
2nd 13:14 Washington Capitals Shaone Morrisonn Hooking 2
3rd 01:14 Buffalo Sabres Toni Lydman Interference 2
3rd 05:22 Washington Capitals Mike Green Slashing 2
3rd 09:58 Buffalo Sabres Ales Kotalik Cross checking 2
3rd 14:50 Washington Capitals Milan Jurcina Slashing 2
3rd 15:49 Washington Capitals Matt Bradley Hooking 2
3rd 19:25 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair Roughing 2
3rd 19:25 Washington Capitals Donald Brashear Roughing 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Glen Hanlon
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Greg Kimmerly, Bill McCreary
Linesmen
Derek Amell, Steve Barton
Washington Capitals scratches
Quintin Laing, Brian Sutherby, Alexander Semin, Boyd Gordon, Steve Eminger, Eric Fehr, Jeff Schultz, Sami Lepisto
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Teppo Numminen, Andrew Peters, Clarke MacArthur, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Patrick Kaleta, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Mike Weber

2007-2008 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Buffalo Sabres 7 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 13

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
New York Islanders 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 6 at Atlanta Thrashers 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Florida Panthers 6 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 7 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Colorado Avalanche 5 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 2 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page

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