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Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at home.

Team Goals 2012-2013 record
Buffalo Sabres 2 21-21-6
at Washington Capitals 3 27-18-3

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 1 0 1 2
Washington Capitals 1 1 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 10 6 8 24
Washington Capitals 13 7 10 30

Three stars

  1. J. Ward, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. M. Ribeiro, Washington Capitals (2 assists)
  3. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:34 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Ennis (1) Steve Ott (1), Drew Stafford (1) Even strength BUF 1, WSH 0
1st 16:02 Washington Capitals Joel Ward (1) Jason Chimera (1), Mike Ribeiro (1) Even strength BUF 1, WSH 1
2nd 03:18 Washington Capitals John Erskine (1) Joel Ward (1), Jason Chimera (2) Even strength BUF 1, WSH 2
3rd 05:11 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (1) Mike Green (1), Mike Ribeiro (2) Power play BUF 1, WSH 3
3rd 10:13 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno (1) Andrej Sekera (1), Tyler Ennis (1) Even strength BUF 2, WSH 3

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 24 30
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 20 18
Blocked shots 9 18
Giveaways 9 12
Takeaways 6 9
Faceoffs won 20/53 (37.7%) 33/53 (62.3%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 S. Ott C 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 0 0 12.5% 21:09
19 C. Hodgson C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 50% 18:44
21 D. Stafford R 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 19:15
25 M. Grigorenko C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 36.4% 17:10
29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 19:03
32 J. Scott L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 05:12
36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 0 0 09:50
37 M. Ellis L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 05:44
42 N. Gerbe C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 11:08
55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 28.6% 17:47
63 T. Ennis R 1 1 2 +2 0 4 1 0 0 44.4% 18:40
82 M. Foligno L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 6 1 0 16:57
3 J. Leopold D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 1 0 19:12
10 C. Ehrhoff D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23:47
24 R. Regehr D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 17:25
44 A. Sekera D 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 19:48
52 A. Sulzer D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 16:41
57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 18:56
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
30 R. Miller 30 27 3 .900 58:44 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 -1 0 5 3 0 1 18:29
9 M. Ribeiro C 0 2 2 +2 0 1 0 0 0 63.6% 13:46
15 J. Crabb R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 1 0 15:05
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 08:25
17 W. Wolski L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 13:09
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 50% 19:42
20 T. Brouwer R 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 33.3% 18:40
25 J. Chimera L 0 2 2 +2 0 3 1 1 0 12:44
26 M. Hendricks C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 75% 15:22
42 J. Ward R 1 1 2 +2 0 2 1 3 0 15:23
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 80% 18:31
85 M. Perreault C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 66.7% 09:09
4 J. Erskine D 1 0 1 +1 2 3 1 3 0 20:56
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 25:03
36 T. Kundratek D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:34
52 M. Green D 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 27:58
55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 09:46
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 23:18
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
30 M. Neuvirth 24 22 2 .917 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:49 Buffalo Sabres Steve Ott Boarding 2
1st 19:27 Washington Capitals John Erskine Tripping 2
2nd 06:32 Buffalo Sabres Andrej Sekera Interference 2
3rd 04:28 Buffalo Sabres Alexander Sulzer Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 06:58 Washington Capitals Joey Crabb Hooking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Washington Capitals head coach
Adam Oates
Referees
Ghislain Hebert, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Derek Amell
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Thomas Vanek, Mike Weber, TJ Brennan
Washington Capitals scratches
Roman Hamrlik, Tom Poti, Marcus Johansson

2012-2013 season series

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

Other NHL games on Jan 27

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final/SO Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final/OT Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Winnipeg Jets 5 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at St. Louis Blues 5 Final/OT Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final Game page

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