Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
· First Niagara Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final/SO
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in a shootout on Monday, March 16, 2015 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
11 |
15 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
38 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
15 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
33 |
Three stars
- J. Larsson, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- T. Ennis, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- E. Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals (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 |
05:02 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyler Ennis (18) |
Rasmus Ristolainen (8), Brian Gionta (13) |
Power play |
WSH 0, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
09:23 |
Washington Capitals |
Curtis Glencross (13) |
Joel Ward (14), Matt Niskanen (19) |
Power play |
WSH 1, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
10:08 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Cody Hodgson (5) |
Tim Schaller (1) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
06:09 |
Washington Capitals |
Mike Green (6) |
Marcus Johansson (22), Brooks Laich (10) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
05:55 |
Washington Capitals |
Evgeny Kuznetsov (8) |
Matt Niskanen (20) |
Power play |
WSH 3, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
13:50 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Johan Larsson (4) |
Chad Ruhwedel (1), Matt Moulson (24) |
Even strength |
WSH 3, BUF 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Shootout
Shootout attempts in order
| Round |
Team |
Shooter |
Result |
| 1 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyler Ennis |
Saved |
| 1 |
Washington Capitals |
Evgeny Kuznetsov |
Goal (winner) |
| 2 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Matt Moulson |
Saved |
| 2 |
Washington Capitals |
Nicklas Backstrom |
Saved |
| 3 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Phil Varone |
Saved |
Team stats
Team stats, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
Washington Capitals |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
38 |
33 |
| Power play |
2 of 2 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
6 |
| Hits |
24 |
23 |
| Blocked shots |
9 |
26 |
| Giveaways |
2 |
4 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
27/58 (46.6%) |
31/58 (53.4%) |
Box score
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:30 |
| Number 16 E. Fehr |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
11:06 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
47.4% |
22:58 |
| Number 20 T. Brouwer |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
42.9% |
18:15 |
| Number 21 B. Laich |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
12:14 |
| Number 22 C. Glencross |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
18:23 |
| Number 23 C. Conner |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:06 |
| Number 25 J. Chimera |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:16 |
| Number 42 J. Ward |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:45 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:24 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:54 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
53.3% |
18:07 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:00 |
| Number 6 T. Gleason |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:34 |
| Number 27 K. Alzner |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:49 |
| Number 52 M. Green |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:57 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:16 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:52 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 B. Holtby |
33 |
30 |
3 |
.909 |
65:00 |
Win |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 12 B. Gionta |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
23:59 |
| Number 19 C. Hodgson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:48 |
| Number 20 Z. Dalpe |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:35 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
62.5% |
23:10 |
| Number 26 M. Moulson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:39 |
| Number 37 M. Ellis |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
04:02 |
| Number 44 N. Deslauriers |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:21 |
| Number 49 J. D'Amigo |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:13 |
| Number 59 T. Schaller |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
14:43 |
| Number 63 T. Ennis |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
23:22 |
| Number 82 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:34 |
| Number 84 P. Varone |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
57.1% |
19:52 |
| Number 5 C. Ruhwedel |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:13 |
| Number 6 M. Weber |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
|
26:39 |
| Number 24 T. Strachan |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
22:31 |
| Number 51 N. Zadorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:53 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
|
28:11 |
| Number 61 A. Benoit |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:58 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 A. Lindback |
38 |
35 |
3 |
.921 |
64:45 |
OT loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:28 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Mike Weber |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
03:28 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
03:28 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
07:36 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jerry D'Amigo |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:50 |
Washington Capitals |
Eric Fehr |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:10 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Nikita Zadorov |
Delaying game |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:49 |
Washington Capitals |
Troy Brouwer |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Barry Trotz
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Ted Nolan
- Referees
- Gord Dwyer, Ghislain Hebert
- Linesmen
- Shandor Alphonso, Steve Miller
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Brooks Orpik, Justin Peters, Jay Beagle, Michael Latta
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Andrej Meszaros, Chad Johnson, Zach Bogosian
Other NHL games on Mar 16
Other NHL games on Monday, March 16, 2015
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Montreal Canadiens
2
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Mar 16, 2015
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
1
 at Edmonton Oilers
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Mar 16, 2015
|
 Arizona Coyotes
0
 at Los Angeles Kings
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Mar 16, 2015
|
Sources and further reading
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