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Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres

First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 4–1 on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at home.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Washington Capitals 1 56-18-8
at Buffalo Sabres 4 35-36-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 0 1 1
Buffalo Sabres 2 2 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 7 15 12 34
Buffalo Sabres 8 15 6 29

Three stars

  1. C. Johnson, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
  2. P. Varone, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  3. T. Schaller, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 10:30 Buffalo Sabres Phil Varone (1) Rasmus Ristolainen (21), Zach Bogosian (5) Even strength WSH 0, BUF 1
1st 16:00 Buffalo Sabres Tim Schaller (1) Unassisted Shorthanded WSH 0, BUF 2
2nd 07:14 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane (9) Ryan O'Reilly (21), Sam Reinhart (8) Even strength WSH 0, BUF 3
2nd 15:37 Buffalo Sabres Cody Franson (4) Evander Kane (8), Zach Bogosian (6) Power play WSH 0, BUF 4
3rd 02:54 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (11) Jason Chimera (14) Even strength WSH 1, BUF 4

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 34 29
Power play 0 of 4 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 19 17
Hits 17 18
Blocked shots 6 10
Giveaways 6 4
Takeaways 0 5
Faceoffs won 29/56 (51.8%) 27/56 (48.2%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 0 0 21:11
10 M. Richards C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 45.5% 13:01
14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 0 0 66.7% 15:54
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 50% 19:21
23 Z. Sill C 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 33.3% 11:26
25 J. Chimera L 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 15:29
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 +1 7 0 6 0 0 11:18
46 M. Latta C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 12:03
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 09:45
77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 0 0 40% 17:35
90 M. Johansson L 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 83.3% 15:34
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 50% 16:17
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 26:53
4 T. Chorney D 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 12:39
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 18:51
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 23:09
55 A. Ness D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 12:48
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 17:39
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
31 P. Grubauer 13 12 1 .923 32:46
70 B. Holtby 16 13 3 .813 27:14 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 1 1 2 +2 0 5 3 0 0 19:58
12 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17:38
15 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 16:13
17 D. Legwand C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 14:12
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 64.7% 17:10
23 S. Reinhart C 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 0 0 17:05
26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:10
59 T. Schaller L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 36.4% 10:58
82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 11:52
84 P. Varone C 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 08:01
88 J. McGinn L 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 0 0 14:00
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 52.2% 20:48
3 M. Pysyk D 0 0 0 -1 4 0 2 0 0 15:16
6 M. Weber D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 2 2 0 21:47
29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 15:04
46 C. Franson D 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 15:14
47 Z. Bogosian D 0 2 2 +2 2 0 1 2 0 21:29
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 1 1 +2 0 4 2 2 0 27:27
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
31 C. Johnson 34 33 1 .971 59:38 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:14 Buffalo Sabres Mark Pysyk Elbowing 2
1st 14:33 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel Tripping 2
1st 18:05 Washington Capitals Taylor Chorney Holding 2
2nd 02:25 Washington Capitals Zach Sill Holding 2
2nd 09:29 Buffalo Sabres Phil Varone Tripping 2
2nd 14:30 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Slashing 2
2nd 18:50 Washington Capitals Taylor Chorney Slashing 2
2nd 20:00 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Roughing 2
2nd 20:00 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart Roughing 2
3rd 07:20 Buffalo Sabres Mark Pysyk Interference 2
3rd 10:43 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Fighting (major) 5
3rd 10:43 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno Fighting (major) 5
3rd 12:48 Washington Capitals Aaron Ness Holding 2
3rd 14:12 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian Roughing 2
3rd 14:12 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera Roughing 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Ian Walsh, Brad Meier
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Devin Berg
Washington Capitals scratches
Brooks Laich, Ryan Stanton, Stanislav Galiev
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Carlo Colaiacovo, Josh Gorges, Zemgus Girgensons

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Buffalo Sabres 0 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 16

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final/SO Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Arizona Coyotes 0 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 5 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 0 at Nashville Predators 3 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final/SO Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final/OT Game page

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