Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres

Monday, December 26, 2011, 7:00 PM ET First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 4–2 on Monday, December 26, 2011 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Washington Capitals	2	42-32-8
at Buffalo Sabres	4	39-32-11

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	4	0	0	4

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	9	5	8	22
Buffalo Sabres	8	5	10	23

Three stars

B. McNabb, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
J. Leopold, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)
D. Stafford, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:51	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (1)	Drew Stafford (1), Jordan Leopold (1)	Power play	WSH 0, BUF 1
1st	03:10	Buffalo Sabres	Matt Ellis (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 0, BUF 2
1st	11:15	Buffalo Sabres	Christian Ehrhoff (1)	Jochen Hecht (1), Thomas Vanek (1)	Even strength	WSH 0, BUF 3
1st	14:14	Buffalo Sabres	Brayden McNabb (1)	Brad Boyes (1), Derek Roy (1)	Power play	WSH 0, BUF 4
2nd	19:43	Washington Capitals	Matt Hendricks (1)	Mathieu Perreault (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, BUF 4
3rd	09:51	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (1)	Nicklas Backstrom (1), Dennis Wideman (1)	Power play	WSH 2, BUF 4

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	22	23
Power play	1 of 4	2 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	8
Hits	26	19
Blocked shots	8	15
Giveaways	8	8
Takeaways	1	10
Faceoffs won	22/53 (41.5%)	31/53 (58.5%)

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	1	0	1	0	2	5	5	1	1		22:02
Number 15 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20%	10:51
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	0	46.7%	19:49
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0		16:59
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	1	0	42.9%	16:59
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0	100%	11:57
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		13:01
Number 26 M. Hendricks	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	100%	09:27
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		17:25
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	50%	09:58
Number 85 M. Perreault	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	1	0	66.7%	12:41
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		18:27
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		12:00
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		24:39
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		19:15
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		20:49
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		20:15
Number 81 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		16:49

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	17	16	1	.941	47:08
Number 30 M. Neuvirth	6	3	3	.500	11:15	Loss

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	-1	0	0	3	0	0	50%	11:23
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	64.7%	20:55
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0		16:40
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0		15:51
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		18:30
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	0	77.8%	13:57
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	37.5%	18:01
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	-1	4	1	0	2	0	100%	13:02
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		09:14
Number 54 Z. Kassian	R	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0		11:10
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0	45.5%	12:30
Number 72 L. Adam	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0	75%	11:38
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	1	0		24:20
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	2	0		17:41
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	4	0		22:19
Number 24 R. Regehr	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		17:47
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		20:21
Number 81 B. McNabb	D	1	0	1	-1	2	3	2	1	1		17:57

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	22	20	2	.909	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:09	Washington Capitals	Roman Hamrlik	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	08:11	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Tripping	2
1st	12:39	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Tripping	2
1st	19:16	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Weber	Tripping	2
2nd	05:23	Washington Capitals	Joel Ward	Hooking	2
2nd	08:53	Buffalo Sabres	Brayden McNabb	High sticking	2
3rd	09:07	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Tripping	2
3rd	10:11	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	Tripping	2
3rd	17:06	Washington Capitals	Mathieu Perreault	Charging	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Dale Hunter
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Wes McCauley, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Brad Kovachik
Washington Capitals scratches: Jeff Schultz, Mike Green
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Marc-Andre Gragnani, Paul Szczechura, Tyler Ennis

2011-2012 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 1 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Nov 26, 2011
Washington Capitals 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Dec 26, 2011
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Fri, Dec 30, 2011
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Tue, Mar 27, 2012

Other NHL games on Dec 26

Other NHL games on Monday, December 26, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Dec 26, 2011
New York Islanders 0 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New York Rangers, Mon, Dec 26, 2011
New Jersey Devils 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Dec 26, 2011
Dallas Stars 3 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues, Mon, Dec 26, 2011
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Mon, Dec 26, 2011
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Mon, Dec 26, 2011
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Mon, Dec 26, 2011
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Dec 26, 2011
Anaheim Ducks 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Mon, Dec 26, 2011

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