Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres

Sunday, February 20, 2011, 12:30 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 on Sunday, February 20, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Washington Capitals	2	48-23-11
at Buffalo Sabres	1	43-29-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	16	18	5	39
Buffalo Sabres	8	10	11	29

Three stars

R. Miller, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
M. Perreault, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
S. Varlamov, Washington Capitals (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	06:09	Washington Capitals	Mathieu Perreault (1)	Matt Hendricks (1), Jason Chimera (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, BUF 0
2nd	08:52	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (1)	Thomas Vanek (1), Tim Connolly (1)	Power play	WSH 1, BUF 1
3rd	10:20	Washington Capitals	Marcus Johansson (1)	Mathieu Perreault (1), Alex Ovechkin (1)	Power play	WSH 2, BUF 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	Washington Capitals	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	39	29
Power play	1 of 5	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	10
Hits	10	17
Blocked shots	12	17
Giveaways	6	7
Takeaways	7	1
Faceoffs won	24/53 (45.3%)	29/53 (54.7%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

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	1	1	0	0	6	1	0	0		24:11
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		11:38
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	66.7%	12:43
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	36.8%	20:59
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	1	0	60%	19:12
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		17:36
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		10:56
Number 26 M. Hendricks	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0	50%	09:26
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		19:33
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	50%	11:16
Number 85 M. Perreault	C	1	1	2	+1	2	2	0	1	0	42.9%	12:04
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	1	1	33.3%	15:52
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		14:04
Number 23 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		20:38
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:43
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		22:07
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		24:29
Number 89 T. Sloan	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		15:05

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Varlamov	29	28	1	.966	59:56	Win

Buffalo Sabres

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 8 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		05:30
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	50%	19:00
Number 20 R. Niedermayer	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		12:08
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	50%	19:22
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		16:10
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0		19:12
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	57.1%	17:41
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	1	85.7%	17:54
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		05:27
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		07:56
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	42.9%	18:26
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		15:58
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3	0		23:21
Number 4 S. Montador	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0		21:25
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		19:22
Number 27 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	2	0		16:23
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		18:33
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	3	0		18:46

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	39	37	2	.949	58:21	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:13	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Elbowing	2
1st	13:39	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Myers	Boarding	2
1st	14:05	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Cross checking	2
1st	18:06	Buffalo Sabres	Shaone Morrisonn	Cross checking	2
2nd	08:20	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	02:23	Washington Capitals	Mathieu Perreault	Hooking	2
3rd	09:15	Buffalo Sabres	Shaone Morrisonn	Interference	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Dave Jackson, Stephane Auger
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Pierre Champoux
Washington Capitals scratches: DJ King, Mike Green
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Craig Rivet, Andrej Sekera, Paul Byron

2010-2011 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Nov 13, 2010
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Wed, Nov 17, 2010
Washington Capitals 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Feb 20, 2011
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Washington Capitals 5	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 2, 2011

Other NHL games on Feb 20

Other NHL games on Sunday, February 20, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, Sun, Feb 20, 2011
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Feb 20, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Feb 20, 2011
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames, Sun, Feb 20, 2011

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