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Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Friday, November 25, 2016 at home.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Buffalo Sabres 1 33-37-12
at Washington Capitals 3 55-19-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 6 12 15 33
Washington Capitals 13 12 7 32

Three stars

  1. P. Grubauer, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. B. Connolly, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. M. Johansson, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:08 Washington Capitals Daniel Winnik (3) Brett Connolly (1), Lars Eller (1) Even strength BUF 0, WSH 1
2nd 13:25 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (8) Justin Williams (2) Even strength BUF 0, WSH 2
3rd 09:58 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart (4) Kyle Okposo (7), Cody Franson (5) Even strength BUF 1, WSH 2
3rd 16:05 Washington Capitals Brett Connolly (2) Alex Ovechkin (5), Andre Burakovsky (8) Power play BUF 1, WSH 3

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 33 32
Power play 0 of 4 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 12 19
Blocked shots 13 14
Giveaways 7 15
Takeaways 6 6
Faceoffs won 37/67 (55.2%) 30/67 (44.8%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 19:36
12 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:29
19 C. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 37.5% 09:08
21 K. Okposo R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 100% 20:25
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 55.6% 20:02
23 S. Reinhart C 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 100% 16:32
26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:20
27 D. Grant C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 66.7% 10:29
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 09:07
48 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 08:14
82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 2 0 12:32
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 47.6% 23:53
4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 2 0 19:29
6 C. Franson D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 20:26
29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 19:30
38 T. Fedun D 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 14:56
41 J. Falk D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11:44
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 -2 0 5 4 3 0 27:26
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
31 A. Nilsson 32 29 3 .906 58:17 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 -1 2 3 0 1 0 15:24
10 B. Connolly R 1 1 2 +1 2 4 3 0 1 50% 14:56
14 J. Williams R 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 0 0 50% 16:54
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 50% 19:32
20 L. Eller C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 30.8% 15:00
26 D. Winnik L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 15:19
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12:31
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 1 1 -1 2 1 0 1 0 14:39
82 Z. Sanford L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 06:37
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 64.7% 13:14
90 M. Johansson L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 17:16
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 35.7% 15:18
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 23:09
4 T. Chorney D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 12:21
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 3 2 0 20:08
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 19:44
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 16:58
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 23:00
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
31 P. Grubauer 33 32 1 .970 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:43 Washington Capitals Justin Williams Interference goalkeeper 2
1st 17:56 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno Interference 2
2nd 05:40 Buffalo Sabres Johan Larsson Slashing 2
2nd 17:23 Buffalo Sabres Taylor Fedun Holding 2
2nd 19:28 Washington Capitals Brett Connolly Hooking 2
3rd 06:34 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Tripping 2
3rd 12:07 Washington Capitals Andre Burakovsky Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 15:40 Buffalo Sabres Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen
David Brisebois, Kory Nagy
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Zach Bogosian, Dmitry Kulikov, Cole Schneider
Washington Capitals scratches
T.J. Oshie, Nate Schmidt

2016-2017 season series

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

Other NHL games on Nov 25

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Minnesota Wild 6 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 2 at Boston Bruins 1 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 5 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final/OT Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Dallas Stars 2 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Arizona Coyotes 3 Final/SO Game page

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