Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
· Verizon Center, Washington · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Washington Capitals |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
11 |
8 |
8 |
27 |
| Washington Capitals |
14 |
14 |
15 |
43 |
Three stars
- E. Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals (2 assists)
- A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
- J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
05:48 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Brian Gionta (4) |
Jack Eichel (10), Zemgus Girgensons (4) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, WSH 0 |
| 2nd |
14:08 |
Washington Capitals |
Justin Williams (11) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BUF 1, WSH 1 |
| 2nd |
18:53 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zemgus Girgensons (3) |
Jack Eichel (11) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, WSH 1 |
| 3rd |
01:24 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (19) |
Evgeny Kuznetsov (21), T.J. Oshie (11) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, WSH 2 |
| 3rd |
08:32 |
Washington Capitals |
Marcus Johansson (8) |
Evgeny Kuznetsov (22), Matt Niskanen (12) |
Power play |
BUF 2, WSH 3 |
| 3rd |
09:56 |
Washington Capitals |
Andre Burakovsky (3) |
Marcus Johansson (14) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, WSH 4 |
| 3rd |
18:47 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (20) |
Unassisted |
Even strength, Empty net |
BUF 2, WSH 5 |
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 |
27 |
43 |
| Power play |
0 of 4 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
10 |
| Hits |
12 |
24 |
| Blocked shots |
19 |
16 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
9 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
33/63 (52.4%) |
30/63 (47.6%) |
Box score
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 9 E. Kane |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
33.3% |
21:04 |
| Number 12 B. Gionta |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:50 |
| Number 15 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
18:08 |
| Number 17 D. Legwand |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
08:40 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
41.7% |
14:44 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:10 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:36 |
| Number 44 N. Deslauriers |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
09:09 |
| Number 63 T. Ennis |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:21 |
| Number 82 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:11 |
| Number 88 J. McGinn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:08 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
59.4% |
21:23 |
| Number 4 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:11 |
| Number 6 M. Weber |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:54 |
| Number 29 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
20:29 |
| Number 46 C. Franson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:17 |
| Number 47 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:17 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:19 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 C. Johnson |
42 |
38 |
4 |
.905 |
59:02 |
Loss |
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 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
4 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:38 |
| Number 14 J. Williams |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
17:27 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
53.8% |
14:35 |
| Number 21 B. Laich |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:37 |
| Number 23 Z. Sill |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
10:08 |
| Number 25 J. Chimera |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:08 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:57 |
| Number 65 A. Burakovsky |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:22 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
20:03 |
| Number 83 J. Beagle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
75% |
07:50 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
33.3% |
20:11 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
45.5% |
18:46 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:40 |
| Number 4 T. Chorney |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:12 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:53 |
| Number 27 K. Alzner |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:24 |
| Number 58 C. Carrick |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:04 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
23:23 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 B. Holtby |
27 |
25 |
2 |
.926 |
59:42 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
00:27 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
12:10 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyler Ennis |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
17:30 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
17:30 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Bogosian |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
17:30 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:55 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Johan Larsson |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:44 |
Washington Capitals |
Marcus Johansson |
Boarding |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:54 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Evander Kane |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:15 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:26 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Evander Kane |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Dan Bylsma
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Barry Trotz
- Referees
- Jean Hebert, Thomas John Luxmore
- Linesmen
- Tim Nowak, Mike Cvik
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Carlo Colaiacovo, Matt Moulson
- Washington Capitals scratches
- John Carlson, Michael Latta, Stanislav Galiev
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Status |
Details |
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2
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Final/SO
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|
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 at Ottawa Senators
0
|
Final
|
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|
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5
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2
|
Final
|
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|
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2
 at San Jose Sharks
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|
Final
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Sources and further reading
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