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Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres

HSBC Arena, Buffalo Preseason Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime on Thursday, September 17, 2009 on the road.

Team Goals 2009-2010 record
Washington Capitals 4 54-15-13
at Buffalo Sabres 3 45-27-10

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:30 Washington Capitals Alexandre Giroux (1) Brendan Morrison (1), Chris Clark (1) Even strength WSH 1, BUF 0
3rd 02:16 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (1) Thomas Vanek (1), Michael Kostka (1) Even strength WSH 1, BUF 2
3rd 06:12 Buffalo Sabres Clarke MacArthur (1) Chris Butler (1), Drew Stafford (1) Even strength WSH 1, BUF 2
3rd 13:29 Washington Capitals Mike Knuble (1) Nicklas Backstrom (1), Brian Pothier (1) Even strength WSH 2, BUF 2
3rd 17:28 Buffalo Sabres Tim Kennedy (1) Philip Gogulla (1), Nathan Gerbe (1) Even strength WSH 2, BUF 3
3rd 17:51 Washington Capitals Jay Beagle (1) Andrew Gordon (1) Even strength WSH 3, BUF 3
OT 00:49 Washington Capitals Brian Pothier (1) Nicklas Backstrom (2), Chris Bourque (1) Power play WSH 4, BUF 3

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

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
9 B. Morrison C 0 1 1 0
17 C. Clark R 0 1 1 0
19 N. Backstrom C 0 2 2 0
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0
22 M. Knuble R 1 0 1 0
33 A. Giroux L 1 0 1 0
56 C. Bourque L 0 1 1 0
63 A. Gordon R 0 1 1 0
83 J. Beagle C 1 0 1 0
90 S. Pinizzotto R 0 0 0 0
94 A. Gustafsson C 0 0 0 0
2 B. Pothier D 1 1 2 1
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0
55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 0
59 J. Finley D 0 0 0 0
62 S. Collins D 0 0 0 0
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0
89 T. Sloan D 0 0 0 0

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
8 C. McCormick C 0 0 0 0
9 D. Roy C 0 0 0 0
20 D. Paille L 0 0 0 0
21 D. Stafford R 0 1 1 0
26 T. Vanek L 0 1 1 0
29 J. Pominville R 1 0 1 0
41 C. MacArthur L 1 0 1 0
42 N. Gerbe C 0 1 1 0
47 P. Gogulla L 0 1 1 0
55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 0
58 T. Kennedy L 1 0 1 0
63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 0
6 M. Weber D 0 0 0 0
17 M. Gragnani D 0 0 0 0
32 M. Kostka D 0 1 1 0
34 C. Butler D 0 1 1 0
44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 0
57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 0

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Dan Marouelli, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Brian Murphy
Washington Capitals scratches
Michael Nylander, Jose Theodore, Tom Poti, Boyd Kane, Matt Bradley, Quintin Laing, John Erskine, Shaone Morrisonn, David Steckel, Milan Jurcina, Keith Aucoin, Tomas Fleischmann, Alexander Semin, Boyd Gordon, Eric Fehr, Alex Ovechkin, Mike Green, Kyle Wilson, Patrick McNeill, Viktor Dovgan, Francois Bouchard, Oskar Osala, Michal Neuvirth, Mathieu Perreault, Josh Godfrey, Braden Holtby, Trevor Bruess, Zach Miskovic, Jake Hauswirth
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Craig Rivet, Mike Grier, Jeff Cowan, Toni Lydman, Henrik Tallinder, Adam Mair, Joe Dipenta, Tim Connolly, Ryan Miller, Paul Gaustad, Steve Montador, Nathan Paetsch, Matt Ellis, Patrick Kaleta, Matt Generous, Dennis Persson, Felix Schutz, Drew Schiestel, Paul Byron, TJ Brennan, Derek Whitmore, Travis Turnbull, Jean-Phillippe Lamoureux

2009-2010 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/OT Preseason Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Preseason Game page

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