Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres

HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 in overtime on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2010-2011 record
Washington Capitals 2 48-23-11
at Buffalo Sabres 3 43-29-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Washington Capitals 13 4 7 1 25
Buffalo Sabres 6 11 6 4 27

Three stars

  1. T. Vanek, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
  2. J. Leopold, Buffalo Sabres (3 assists)
  3. S. Montador, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:03 Washington Capitals Karl Alzner (1) Alexander Semin (1) Even strength WSH 1, BUF 0
2nd 10:10 Buffalo Sabres Steve Montador (1) Mike Grier (1), Jordan Leopold (1) Even strength WSH 1, BUF 1
2nd 16:29 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (1) Jordan Leopold (2), Tim Connolly (1) Power play WSH 1, BUF 2
3rd 07:09 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (1) Jason Chimera (1), John Erskine (1) Even strength WSH 2, BUF 2
OT 04:00 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (2) Derek Roy (1), Jordan Leopold (3) Even strength WSH 2, BUF 3

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 25 27
Power play 0 of 1 1 of 6
Penalty minutes 14 4
Hits 21 18
Blocked shots 17 11
Giveaways 11 15
Takeaways 7 6
Faceoffs won 33/58 (56.9%) 25/58 (43.1%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 0 0 17:38
Number 10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 08:51
Number 14 T. Fleischmann L 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 62.5% 11:37
Number 16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 14:30
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 1 0 1 +1 4 4 1 1 0 91.7% 18:57
Number 21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 20% 17:57
Number 22 M. Knuble R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:19
Number 25 J. Chimera L 0 1 1 +1 4 2 0 1 0 15:36
Number 26 M. Hendricks C 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 100% 14:00
Number 28 A. Semin R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 17:48
Number 39 D. Steckel C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 58.8% 12:28
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 33.3% 14:25
Number 4 J. Erskine D 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 13:50
Number 27 K. Alzner D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 22:45
Number 52 M. Green D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 25:53
Number 55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 4 0 24:25
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 24:32
Number 89 T. Sloan D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13:20
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 B. Holtby 27 24 3 .889 64:00 OT loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 C. McCormick C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 44.4% 13:13
Number 9 D. Roy C 0 1 1 +1 2 3 0 0 0 46.2% 19:22
Number 19 T. Connolly C 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 30% 18:15
Number 20 R. Niedermayer C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 0 60% 16:01
Number 25 M. Grier R 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 17:10
Number 26 T. Vanek L 2 0 2 +1 0 3 0 0 1 21:30
Number 28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 55.6% 11:24
Number 29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 17:55
Number 36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 12:46
Number 37 M. Ellis L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10:07
Number 55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 36.4% 17:16
Number 63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 17:32
Number 3 J. Leopold D 0 3 3 +2 0 1 1 0 0 23:33
Number 4 S. Montador D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 20:30
Number 27 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 15:24
Number 34 C. Butler D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 14:22
Number 44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 21:28
Number 57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 26:12
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 R. Miller 25 23 2 .920 64:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:38 Washington Capitals David Steckel Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 11:04 Buffalo Sabres Tim Connolly Slashing 2
2nd 03:46 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera Cross checking 2
2nd 03:46 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 16:05 Washington Capitals Tomas Fleischmann High sticking double minor 4
2nd 16:05 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy Hooking 2
3rd 17:06 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom High sticking double minor 4

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Dan O'Halloran, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen
Scott Driscoll, Brad Kovachik
Washington Capitals scratches
Tom Poti, Boyd Gordon, DJ King
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Craig Rivet, Drew Stafford, Mike Weber

2010-2011 season series

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