Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals

Sunday, September 21, 2014, 5:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Preseason Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 1–0 on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Buffalo Sabres	0	23-51-8
at Washington Capitals	1	45-26-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	0	0
Washington Capitals	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	6	7	12	25
Washington Capitals	9	9	7	25

Three stars

A. Burakovsky, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
N. Lieuwen, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:14	Washington Capitals	Andre Burakovsky (1)	Jason Chimera (1), Joel Ward (1)	Even strength	BUF 0, WSH 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
Stat	Buffalo Sabres	Washington Capitals
Shots on goal	25	25
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	11	11
Hits	26	26
Blocked shots	17	10
Giveaways	2	12
Takeaways	7	5
Faceoffs won	23/40 (57.5%)	17/40 (42.5%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 17 T. Mitchell	C	0	0	1	1	2		16:41
Number 20 Z. Dalpe	C	0	0	1	1	0	43.8%	18:47
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	3	3	1	50%	18:34
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	-1	0	0	1	1	60%	16:53
Number 25 M. Grigorenko	C	0	0	2	3	1	87.5%	12:06
Number 33 J. Armia	R	-1	0	1	1	0		16:26
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	2	0	1		13:33
Number 44 N. Deslauriers	L	0	0	3	3	1		14:52
Number 65 B. Flynn	C	0	0	3	1	0		12:18
Number 72 L. Adam	C	0	2	2	1	1		13:23
Number 74 V. Karabacek	R	-1	0	1	0	0		10:55
Number 84 P. Varone	C	0	0	0	1	0	55.6%	11:52
Number 5 C. Ruhwedel	D	0	2	2	0	1		18:04
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	2	3	4		18:47
Number 24 T. Strachan	D	0	7	0	1	1		15:59
Number 51 N. Zadorov	D	0	0	1	3	1		21:09
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	-1	0	1	2	0		23:17
Number 61 A. Benoit	D	-1	0	0	1	2		23:11

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 50 N. Lieuwen	25	24	1	.960	59:13	Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2		17:37
Number 13 T. Kennedy	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		13:34
Number 18 C. Stephenson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	66.7%	12:58
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	55.6%	16:59
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		17:09
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0		18:22
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0	50%	17:25
Number 46 M. Latta	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	71.4%	12:08
Number 48 C. Wellman	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:03
Number 59 T. Spencer	C	0	0	0	0	7	2	3	0		07:30
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	18.2%	16:10
Number 79 N. Walker	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1		12:41
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		22:13
Number 6 M. Moore	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3		18:29
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		17:52
Number 45 C. Schilling	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		22:25
Number 55 M. Bowey	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		19:27
Number 77 T. Lewington	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1		17:58

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 P. Copley	6	6	0	1.000	20:00	Win
Number 70 B. Holtby	19	19	0	1.000	40:00

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:19	Buffalo Sabres	Chad Ruhwedel	Hooking	2
1st	08:22	Buffalo Sabres	Luke Adam	High sticking	2
1st	09:22	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Slashing	2
2nd	07:41	Washington Capitals	Joel Ward	High sticking	2
2nd	12:47	Buffalo Sabres	Tyson Strachan	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	12:47	Buffalo Sabres	Tyson Strachan	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	12:47	Washington Capitals	Tim Spencer	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	12:47	Washington Capitals	Tim Spencer	Fighting (major)	5

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Ted Nolan
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Mark Lemelin
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Tim Nowak
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Brian Gionta, Artem Kriukov, Denis Denisov, Vasily Bizyayev, Cody McCormick, Maxim Sheviev, Josh Gorges, Denis Ezhov, Pavel Voroshnin, Drew Bagnall, Matt Moulson, Drew Stafford, Andrej Meszaros, Patrick Kaleta, Vjateslav Buravchikov, Chris Stewart, Jhonas Enroth, Michal Neuvirth, Nick Petrecki, Cody Hodgson, Tyler Myers, Tyler Ennis, Corey Fienhage, Marcus Foligno, Matt Hackett, Mark Adams, Jordan Samuels-Thomas, Kevin Sundher, Jerome Leduc, Mark Pysyk, Christian Isackson, Brad Navin, Colin Jacobs, Daniel Catenacci, Zemgus Girgensons, Justin Kea, Jake McCabe, Linus Ullmark, Judd Peterson, Brady Austin, Tim Schaller, Cal Petersen, Gustav Possler, Anthony Florentino, Sean Malone, Hudson Fasching, J.T. Compher, Connor Hurley, Justin Bailey, William Carrier, Nick Baptiste, Brendan Lemieux, Eric Cornel, Jonas Johansson, Brycen Martin, Max Willman, Christopher Brown, Victor Olofsson
Washington Capitals scratches: Sergei Zimakov, John Erskine, Maxim Orlov, Igor Shadilov, Brooks Orpik, Ivan Nepriayev, Igor Ignatushkin, Kris Newbury, Eric Fehr, Mike Green, Justin Peters, Dane Byers, Michail Yunkov, Peter Guggisberg, Troy Brouwer, Chris Conner, Jon Landry, Jay Beagle, Jack Hillen, John Carlson, Tomas Kundratek, Philippe Cornet, Joel Broda, Marcus Johansson, Chris Brown, Dmitry Orlov, Patrick Wey, Edward Pasquale, Garrett Mitchell, Aaron Volpatti, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Stanislav Galiev, Philipp Grubauer, Caleb Herbert, Erik Burgdoerfer, Brandon Anderson, Steve Oleksy, Garrett Haar, Patrick Koudys, Travis Boyd, Tom Wilson, Connor Carrick, Austin Wuthrich, Thomas Di Pauli, Riley Barber, Sergey Kostenko, Christian Djoos, Liam O'Brien, Cody Reichard, Dustin Gazley, Nate Schmidt, Joe Diamond, Brian Pinho, Blake Heinrich, Zachary Sanford, Miles Koules, Braden Pimm, Jan Urbas, Jakub Vrana, Vitek Vanecek, Shane Gersich, Steven Spinner, Kevin Elgestal, Wade Epp, Cole Wilson, Taran Kozun, Braden Christoffer

2014-2015 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Washington Capitals 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Sun, Sep 21, 2014
Washington Capitals 1 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Oct 1, 2014

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