Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres

Tuesday, December 30, 2008, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Washington Capitals	4	50-24-8
at Buffalo Sabres	2	41-32-9

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	2	1	1	4
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	2	2

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	12	8	11	31
Buffalo Sabres	10	7	16	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:57	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (11)	Nicklas Backstrom (31), Viktor Kozlov (15)	Power play	WSH 1, BUF 0
1st	09:02	Washington Capitals	Chris Bourque (1)	David Steckel (6), Eric Fehr (6)	Even strength	WSH 2, BUF 0
2nd	12:11	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (11)	Viktor Kozlov (16), Mike Green (15)	Power play	WSH 3, BUF 0
3rd	07:41	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair (5)	Paul Gaustad (5), Toni Lydman (9)	Even strength	WSH 3, BUF 1
3rd	19:17	Washington Capitals	Boyd Gordon (4)	Unassisted	Shorthanded, Empty net	WSH 4, BUF 1
3rd	19:49	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur (11)	Jochen Hecht (9), Jaroslav Spacek (18)	Power play	WSH 4, BUF 2

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	1	0		21:35
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		13:02
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0	33.3%	14:01
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		10:44
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	0		12:38
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	1	2	-1	0	3	0	1	1	16.7%	17:47
Number 21 B. Laich	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	40%	19:48
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	2	2	-1	0	2	0	0	0		17:20
Number 33 A. Giroux	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		10:32
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	1	0	50%	14:21
Number 56 C. Bourque	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		09:59
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	14:43
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0		17:36
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	3	0		18:05
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	1	1	0	0	7	0	1	0		24:10
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0		18:49
Number 62 S. Collins	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		15:02
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		20:59

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	33	31	2	.939	59:53	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	-1	2	2	1	0	0	60%	22:33
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	100%	15:58
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		07:31
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		18:24
Number 22 A. Mair	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	4	0	0	55.6%	12:16
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0		18:57
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	5	0	0	55.6%	13:29
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0		21:26
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	66.7%	06:20
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	1	1		17:05
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		08:23
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	0	46.2%	18:17
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	3	0		19:59
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	2	0	0		19:05
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		17:04
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		18:08
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		18:08
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	1	0		21:13

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	30	27	3	.900	59:36	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:46	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Tripping	2
1st	10:38	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Paille	Hooking	2
1st	13:19	Washington Capitals	Milan Jurcina	Interference	2
2nd	00:45	Washington Capitals	Jeff Schultz	Hooking	2
2nd	05:38	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Slashing	2
2nd	11:14	Buffalo Sabres	Andrej Sekera	Tripping	2
2nd	13:50	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark	Elbowing	2
2nd	18:57	Washington Capitals	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	18:53	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Hooking	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Brad Watson, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Mark Shewchyk
Washington Capitals scratches: Sergei Fedorov, Donald Brashear, Bryan Helmer, Tom Poti, Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Brian Pothier, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Tomas Fleischmann, Alexander Semin, Sami Lepisto, Andrew Gordon, Oskar Osala, Semyon Varlamov, Karl Alzner, Jay Beagle, Brett Leonhardt
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Craig Rivet, Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Tim Connolly, Nathan Paetsch, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Tim Kennedy, 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

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Dec 30, 2008
Boston Bruins 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Dec 30, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Dec 30, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Dec 30, 2008
New Jersey Devils 4 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Dec 30, 2008
Ottawa Senators 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Dec 30, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Dec 30, 2008