Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
· Verizon Center, Washington · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Washington Capitals |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
4 |
20 |
10 |
34 |
| Washington Capitals |
15 |
14 |
9 |
38 |
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
01:18 |
Washington Capitals |
Nicklas Backstrom (1) |
Alex Ovechkin (1), Alexander Semin (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, WSH 1 |
| 1st |
06:47 |
Washington Capitals |
Mike Green (1) |
Eric Fehr (1), Chris Clark (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, WSH 2 |
| 2nd |
05:04 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Paul Gaustad (1) |
Derek Roy (1), Jason Pominville (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, WSH 2 |
| 2nd |
10:48 |
Washington Capitals |
Brendan Morrison (1) |
Tomas Fleischmann (1), Mike Knuble (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, WSH 3 |
| 2nd |
12:52 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tim Connolly (1) |
Steve Montador (1), Mike Grier (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, WSH 3 |
| 3rd |
10:55 |
Washington Capitals |
Nicklas Backstrom (2) |
Alexander Semin (2), Alex Ovechkin (2) |
Power play |
BUF 2, WSH 4 |
| 3rd |
12:10 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (1) |
Brooks Laich (1), Mike Green (1) |
Power play |
BUF 2, WSH 5 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Washington Capitals |
| Shots on goal |
34 |
38 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
2 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
6 |
| Hits |
16 |
21 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
24 |
| Giveaways |
6 |
14 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
15 |
| Faceoffs won |
33/60 (55%) |
27/60 (45%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 D. Roy |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38.5% |
17:28 |
| Number 13 T. Kennedy |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
13:07 |
| Number 19 T. Connolly |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
19:13 |
| Number 21 D. Stafford |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:50 |
| Number 22 A. Mair |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:02 |
| Number 25 M. Grier |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:52 |
| Number 28 P. Gaustad |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
60% |
20:24 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
20% |
15:35 |
| Number 37 M. Ellis |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
87.5% |
09:21 |
| Number 41 C. MacArthur |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:00 |
| Number 55 J. Hecht |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
17:01 |
| Number 4 S. Montador |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
20:46 |
| Number 5 T. Lydman |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:46 |
| Number 10 H. Tallinder |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:26 |
| Number 38 N. Paetsch |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:13 |
| Number 44 A. Sekera |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:01 |
| Number 52 C. Rivet |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:40 |
| Number 57 T. Myers |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:59 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 R. Miller |
38 |
33 |
5 |
.868 |
60:00 |
Loss |
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
|
20:54 |
| Number 9 B. Morrison |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38.5% |
13:49 |
| Number 10 M. Bradley |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
10:38 |
| Number 14 T. Fleischmann |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:00 |
| Number 16 E. Fehr |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:38 |
| Number 17 C. Clark |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:45 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
41.7% |
22:19 |
| Number 21 B. Laich |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:09 |
| Number 22 M. Knuble |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:30 |
| Number 28 A. Semin |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:00 |
| Number 39 D. Steckel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
12:54 |
| Number 53 Q. Laing |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:07 |
| Number 3 T. Poti |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:05 |
| Number 4 J. Erskine |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:13 |
| Number 26 S. Morrisonn |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:02 |
| Number 27 K. Alzner |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:50 |
| Number 52 M. Green |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:08 |
| Number 55 J. Schultz |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
18:59 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 M. Neuvirth |
34 |
32 |
2 |
.941 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
08:04 |
Washington Capitals |
Alexander Semin |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:52 |
Washington Capitals |
Mike Knuble |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:21 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Drew Stafford |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:08 |
Washington Capitals |
Brendan Morrison |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:20 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Craig Rivet |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:29 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Paul Gaustad |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Bruce Boudreau
- Referees
- Paul Devorski, Francois St-Laurent
- Linesmen
- Pierre Champoux, Tim Nowak
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Thomas Vanek, Patrick Kaleta, Nathan Gerbe
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Tyler Sloan, Milan Jurcina
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Status |
Details |
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0
 at Washington Capitals
2
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Final
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0
at Buffalo Sabres
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2
at Washington Capitals
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at Buffalo Sabres
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 at Carolina Hurricanes
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1
 at Minnesota Wild
3
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 Philadelphia Flyers
5
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2
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Final
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3
 at Detroit Red Wings
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Final
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 Columbus Blue Jackets
1
 at Dallas Stars
3
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Final
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0
 at Phoenix Coyotes
4
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Final
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2
 at Calgary Flames
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