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Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–1 on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at home.

Team Goals 2014-2015 record
Buffalo Sabres 1 23-51-8
at Washington Capitals 6 45-26-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 1 0 0 1
Washington Capitals 1 3 2 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 4 8 5 17
Washington Capitals 6 23 16 45

Three stars

  1. C. Glencross, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. J. Beagle, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. M. Green, Washington Capitals (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:35 Buffalo Sabres Johan Larsson (2) Marcus Foligno (8), Zach Bogosian (14) Even strength BUF 1, WSH 0
1st 05:15 Washington Capitals Curtis Glencross (11) Mike Green (32), Jay Beagle (10) Even strength BUF 1, WSH 1
2nd 05:27 Washington Capitals Jay Beagle (10) Troy Brouwer (16), Curtis Glencross (20) Even strength BUF 1, WSH 2
2nd 09:31 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (44) John Carlson (36), Nicklas Backstrom (50) Power play BUF 1, WSH 3
2nd 13:53 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich (6) Tom Wilson (11) Even strength BUF 1, WSH 4
3rd 03:41 Washington Capitals Joel Ward (16) Curtis Glencross (21), Mike Green (33) Power play BUF 1, WSH 5
3rd 17:01 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (17) Alex Ovechkin (25), Nicklas Backstrom (51) Even strength BUF 1, WSH 6

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 17 45
Power play 0 of 3 2 of 3
Penalty minutes 11 11
Hits 28 20
Blocked shots 20 13
Giveaways 6 6
Takeaways 3 6
Faceoffs won 23/63 (36.5%) 40/63 (63.5%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
12 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 +1 2 4 1 2 0 22.2% 22:19
19 C. Hodgson C 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 0 0 16:39
20 Z. Dalpe C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 50% 06:10
22 J. Larsson L 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 35.7% 16:34
26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 19:42
37 M. Ellis L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 37.5% 07:52
44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 1 0 17:57
49 J. D'Amigo R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 11:00
59 T. Schaller L 0 0 0 -2 2 1 4 2 0 38.5% 14:21
63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 2 0 19:28
82 M. Foligno L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 1 0 33.3% 17:20
84 P. Varone C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 42.9% 14:26
6 M. Weber D 0 0 0 -1 5 0 1 1 0 20:12
24 T. Strachan D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 0 0 17:22
41 A. Meszaros D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 03:05
47 Z. Bogosian D 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 20:20
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 4 0 25:35
61 A. Benoit D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 25:41
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
31 M. Hackett 23 19 4 .826 33:53 Loss
35 A. Lindback 22 20 2 .909 26:07

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 1 2 0 0 8 2 0 1 18:29
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 75% 16:00
19 N. Backstrom C 0 2 2 +1 0 2 0 0 0 77.8% 18:50
20 T. Brouwer R 0 1 1 +2 0 2 2 0 0 50% 15:42
21 B. Laich C 1 0 1 +1 2 3 3 0 0 50% 14:13
22 C. Glencross L 1 2 3 +2 0 2 1 0 0 11:41
25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 12:10
42 J. Ward R 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 16:55
43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 1 0 10:34
83 J. Beagle C 1 1 2 +2 0 4 0 0 0 60% 12:29
90 M. Johansson L 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 18:11
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45.5% 11:57
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 19:19
6 T. Gleason D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 1 0 17:05
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 17:25
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 4 4 0 22:24
52 M. Green D 0 2 2 +2 0 3 1 2 0 16:56
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 2 0 23:40
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 17 16 1 .941 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:47 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera Interference 2
2nd 06:40 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian High sticking 2
2nd 09:08 Buffalo Sabres Brian Gionta Boarding 2
2nd 19:21 Buffalo Sabres Andre Benoit Ps hooking on breakaway (penalty shot) 0
3rd 01:19 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera Fighting (major) 5
3rd 01:19 Buffalo Sabres Mike Weber Fighting (major) 5
3rd 02:07 Buffalo Sabres Tim Schaller Cross checking 2
3rd 05:40 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich Tripping 2
3rd 09:15 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen Interference 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Ted Nolan
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Tim Peel, Brad Meier
Linesmen
Brian Mach, Brian Murphy
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Chad Johnson, Nikita Zadorov
Washington Capitals scratches
Michael Latta, Andre Burakovsky

2014-2015 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 7

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Boston Bruins 3 Final/OT Game page
St. Louis Blues 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Florida Panthers 4 Final/SO Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Arizona Coyotes 0 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Los Angeles Kings 0 Final/OT Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page

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