Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals

Monday, November 26, 2007, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 3–1 on Monday, November 26, 2007 on the road.

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

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	9	12	7	28
Washington Capitals	9	13	9	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:55	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (7)	Brian Campbell (14), Jaroslav Spacek (6)	Even strength	BUF 1, WSH 0
2nd	00:49	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (17)	Steve Eminger (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, WSH 1
2nd	08:07	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (8)	Daniel Paille (6)	Even strength	BUF 2, WSH 1
2nd	11:47	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (6)	Jochen Hecht (6)	Even strength	BUF 3, WSH 1

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

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	43.8%	17:48
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:54
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20%	15:23
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	1	1	+3	0	4	2	0		17:34
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	50%	16:20
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	38.5%	15:21
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0		20:10
Number 37 M. Ryan	C	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0		10:27
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		12:12
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	2	1	3	+2	0	3	0	1	47.8%	18:42
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0		15:15
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0		03:55
Number 4 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		14:18
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	3	2		21:38
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0		21:44
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:30
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	3		21:47
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	2		21:02

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	31	30	1	.968	60:00	Win

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	1	0	1	0	0	9	2	0		23:30
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0		08:46
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	57.1%	09:50
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		17:40
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	19:25
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	100%	13:28
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	55%	19:15
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		17:08
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	69.2%	13:37
Number 43 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0		10:08
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		08:31
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	66.7%	16:38
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		22:36
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		31:00
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	-2	5	0	2	2		12:18
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		20:12
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	1	1	-2	0	1	2	0		09:47
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		21:38

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	28	25	3	.893	58:33	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:56	Buffalo Sabres	Andrew Peters	Fighting (major)	5
1st	01:56	Washington Capitals	John Erskine	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:29	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Hooking	2
1st	08:32	Washington Capitals	Viktor Kozlov	Tripping	2
1st	13:02	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Tripping	2
2nd	05:40	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Slashing	2
3rd	05:36	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Slashing	2
3rd	08:38	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	High sticking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Brian Mach
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Henrik Tallinder, Adam Mair, Dmitri Kalinin, Drew Stafford, Michael Funk, Patrick Kaleta, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Mike Weber
Washington Capitals scratches: Quintin Laing, Matt Pettinger, Milan Jurcina, Joe Motzko, Eric Fehr, Jeff Schultz, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto

Every Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals 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

Other NHL games on Monday, November 26, 2007
Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 3 at New York Islanders 2	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at New York Islanders, Mon, Nov 26, 2007
Boston Bruins 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Nov 26, 2007
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Nov 26, 2007