Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, November 1, 2008, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 5–0 on Saturday, November 1, 2008 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals	0	50-24-8
at Buffalo Sabres	5	41-32-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	7	14	8	29
Buffalo Sabres	14	4	9	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:12	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (10)	Andrej Sekera (6), Jaroslav Spacek (6)	Even strength	WSH 0, BUF 1
1st	13:13	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (2)	Jason Pominville (5), Tim Connolly (1)	Power play	WSH 0, BUF 2
1st	19:36	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (3)	Clarke MacArthur (3)	Even strength	WSH 0, BUF 3
2nd	19:57	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (11)	Ales Kotalik (4), Andrej Sekera (7)	Even strength	WSH 0, BUF 4
3rd	11:59	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Paille (2)	Patrick Kaleta (1)	Even strength	WSH 0, BUF 5

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

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	-1	0	0	0	1		07:06
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	-2	2	2	0	1		16:11
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	-1	0	2	1	0	50%	13:04
Number 17 C. Clark	R	-1	0	0	1	0		13:00
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	-1	2	3	1	0	54.5%	17:11
Number 21 B. Laich	C	-1	0	1	2	1	70%	20:43
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	-1	0	0	1	0		14:10
Number 28 A. Semin	R	-1	0	2	0	0		18:57
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	1	0	75%	14:57
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	-1	4	1	0	0		07:46
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	-1	2	4	0	0	60%	19:32
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	-2	0	4	0	0	25%	14:48
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	1	1	0		24:10
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	-1	2	0	4	1		17:41
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	-1	2	2	2	2		14:34
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	-1	0	0	1	0		06:03
Number 52 M. Green	D	-3	0	7	3	1		24:50
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	-1	2	0	0	0		19:43

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	27	22	5	.815	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	2	3	1	0	1	52%	21:55
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	1	1	+2	2	3	1	0	0		17:36
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	50%	19:04
Number 20 D. Paille	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1	0		12:52
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		09:15
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	33.3%	08:43
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	2	0	2	+2	0	4	1	1	0		17:58
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	3	0	0	41.7%	14:00
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	1	0		19:04
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1	0	100%	08:36
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	2	0	50%	13:39
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		15:21
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	3	3	0		20:44
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	1	0		24:10
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+2	4	0	1	1	0		18:50
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		16:05
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:21
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	1	0		22:50

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	29	29	0	1.000	59:57	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:46	Washington Capitals	Milan Jurcina	Interference	2
1st	02:58	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Hooking	2
1st	06:58	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Roughing	2
1st	11:09	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Tripping	2
1st	11:32	Washington Capitals	Jeff Schultz	Interference	2
2nd	03:23	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Interference	2
2nd	04:05	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Roughing	2
2nd	06:31	Washington Capitals	Tomas Fleischmann	Cross checking	2
2nd	09:24	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Tripping	2
2nd	14:27	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Hooking	2
3rd	04:09	Washington Capitals	Sergei Fedorov	Hooking	2
3rd	13:22	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Hooking	2
3rd	15:56	Washington Capitals	John Erskine	Interference	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Don Koharski, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Brad Kovachik
Washington Capitals scratches: Quintin Laing, Alexandre Giroux, Brian Pothier, Tyler Sloan, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Eric Fehr, Alex Ovechkin, Chris Bourque, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Oskar Osala, Sean Collins, Karl Alzner, Jay Beagle
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Craig Rivet, Jochen Hecht, Andrew Peters, Matt Ellis, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Chris Butler, Nathan Gerbe, Mike Weber

Every Washington Capitals and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 0 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Nov 1, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Washington Capitals 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 30, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Fri, Apr 3, 2009

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Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Nov 1, 2008
Dallas Stars 1 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins, Sat, Nov 1, 2008
New York Rangers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Nov 1, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at New Jersey Devils 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Nov 1, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 5 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders, Sat, Nov 1, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/SO	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Nov 1, 2008
Ottawa Senators 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/SO	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Nov 1, 2008
Florida Panthers 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Nashville Predators, Sat, Nov 1, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Nov 1, 2008
Minnesota Wild 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Nov 1, 2008
Calgary Flames 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Nov 1, 2008