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Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres

First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 5–1 on Saturday, November 26, 2011 at home.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Washington Capitals 1 42-32-8
at Buffalo Sabres 5 39-32-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 1 0 1
Buffalo Sabres 2 1 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 7 8 12 27
Buffalo Sabres 12 9 7 28

Three stars

  1. L. Adam, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
  2. P. Szczechura, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)
  3. C. Ehrhoff, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 10:47 Buffalo Sabres Luke Adam (1) Paul Szczechura (1) Even strength WSH 0, BUF 1
1st 15:23 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (1) Thomas Vanek (1), Christian Ehrhoff (1) Even strength WSH 0, BUF 2
2nd 06:39 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera (1) Unassisted Even strength, Penalty shot WSH 1, BUF 2
2nd 07:06 Buffalo Sabres Zack Kassian (1) Andrej Sekera (1), Derek Roy (1) Even strength WSH 1, BUF 3
3rd 01:12 Buffalo Sabres Luke Adam (2) Paul Szczechura (2), Ville Leino (1) Even strength WSH 1, BUF 4
3rd 14:39 Buffalo Sabres Jochen Hecht (1) Nathan Gerbe (1), Christian Ehrhoff (2) Shorthanded WSH 1, BUF 5

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 27 28
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 10
Hits 26 29
Blocked shots 10 10
Giveaways 8 8
Takeaways 2 12
Faceoffs won 32/58 (55.2%) 26/58 (44.8%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -4 0 2 2 0 19:49
15 J. Halpern C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 62.5% 10:07
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 -4 2 2 0 1 42.9% 18:29
20 T. Brouwer R 0 0 0 -3 0 1 4 0 100% 16:47
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 4 1 61.1% 17:46
22 M. Knuble R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 14:12
25 J. Chimera L 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 15:25
26 M. Hendricks C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:25
28 A. Semin R 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 13:31
42 J. Ward R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 50% 14:05
85 M. Perreault C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 75% 13:22
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 14:33
6 D. Wideman D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 3 22:00
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 21:06
44 R. Hamrlik D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 0 15:45
55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 0 16:58
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 2 22:53
81 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 17:47
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
29 T. Vokoun 28 23 5 .821 60:00 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 D. Roy C 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 1 33.3% 16:12
23 V. Leino L 0 1 1 +2 2 2 1 0 14:41
26 T. Vanek L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 17:20
28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 66.7% 15:45
29 J. Pominville R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 2 0 20:58
37 M. Ellis L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 100% 10:39
42 N. Gerbe C 0 1 1 +2 0 1 2 0 15:05
54 Z. Kassian R 1 0 1 +1 2 3 5 0 11:35
55 J. Hecht C 1 0 1 +2 0 3 0 0 58.3% 16:40
58 P. Szczechura C 0 2 2 +2 0 3 1 0 09:33
72 L. Adam C 2 0 2 +2 0 2 1 0 50% 12:17
78 C. Tropp R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:50
3 J. Leopold D 0 0 0 +3 0 1 0 2 23:14
10 C. Ehrhoff D 0 2 2 +2 0 3 1 2 27:32
17 M. Gragnani D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 0 24:17
33 T. Brennan D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:12
44 A. Sekera D 0 1 1 +3 2 0 2 1 17:28
81 B. McNabb D 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 13:42
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 J. Enroth 27 26 1 .963 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:21 Washington Capitals Jeff Schultz Holding 2
2nd 03:42 Buffalo Sabres Andrej Sekera Slashing 2
2nd 12:00 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Tripping 2
2nd 12:28 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Cross checking 2
2nd 18:38 Buffalo Sabres Ville Leino Tripping 2
2nd 18:38 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Diving 2
3rd 13:36 Buffalo Sabres Zack Kassian High sticking 2
3rd 16:50 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy Closing hand on puck 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Wes McCauley, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen
Steve Miller, Jean Morin
Washington Capitals scratches
John Erskine, Mike Green, Cody Eakin
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Robyn Regehr, Drew Stafford, Patrick Kaleta

2011-2012 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 1 at Buffalo Sabres 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Nov 26

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 3 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at New York Rangers 2 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final/OT Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page

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