Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
· Verizon Center, Washington · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in overtime on Monday, December 5, 2016 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Washington Capitals |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
7 |
16 |
9 |
1 |
33 |
| Washington Capitals |
9 |
7 |
16 |
1 |
33 |
Three stars
- M. Johansson, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
- J. Beagle, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
- R. Ristolainen, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
05:59 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zemgus Girgensons (2) |
Derek Grant (3), Rasmus Ristolainen (13) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, WSH 0 |
| 2nd |
05:23 |
Washington Capitals |
Jay Beagle (5) |
Brooks Orpik (6), Daniel Winnik (2) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, WSH 1 |
| 2nd |
15:23 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Kyle Okposo (8) |
Ryan O'Reilly (7), William Carrier (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, WSH 1 |
| 3rd |
13:42 |
Washington Capitals |
Marcus Johansson (10) |
John Carlson (10), Justin Williams (3) |
Power play |
BUF 2, WSH 2 |
| OT |
02:38 |
Washington Capitals |
Marcus Johansson (11) |
Dmitry Orlov (7), Evgeny Kuznetsov (7) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, WSH 3 |
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 |
33 |
33 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
6 |
| Hits |
39 |
24 |
| Blocked shots |
18 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
9 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
12 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/55 (52.7%) |
26/55 (47.3%) |
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 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
21:04 |
| Number 12 B. Gionta |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:49 |
| Number 15 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
44.4% |
18:31 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:41 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
17:04 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:14 |
| Number 26 M. Moulson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:15 |
| Number 27 D. Grant |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
06:38 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:07 |
| Number 48 W. Carrier |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:48 |
| Number 82 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:14 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
65.2% |
22:48 |
| Number 6 C. Franson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:45 |
| Number 29 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
28:52 |
| Number 41 J. Falk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:46 |
| Number 45 B. Guhle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
16:48 |
| Number 46 E. Burgdoerfer |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:03 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
|
29:51 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 R. Lehner |
33 |
30 |
3 |
.909 |
62:09 |
OT 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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:57 |
| Number 13 J. Vrana |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:58 |
| Number 14 J. Williams |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
13:59 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
19:29 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
28.6% |
11:13 |
| Number 26 D. Winnik |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:49 |
| Number 28 P. Carey |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:58 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:45 |
| Number 65 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:28 |
| Number 83 J. Beagle |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
17:24 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
20:00 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
18:05 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:43 |
| Number 4 T. Chorney |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:23 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:24 |
| Number 27 K. Alzner |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:45 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
16:22 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
26:27 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 B. Holtby |
33 |
31 |
2 |
.939 |
62:23 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
14:40 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Evander Kane |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
17:28 |
Buffalo Sabres |
William Carrier |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:22 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:55 |
Washington Capitals |
Matt Niskanen |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:37 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Evander Kane |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:48 |
Washington Capitals |
Jay Beagle |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Dan Bylsma
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Barry Trotz
- Referees
- Frederick L'Ecuyer, Tom Kowal
- Linesmen
- Steve Barton, Ryan Daisy
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Josh Gorges, Zach Bogosian, Taylor Fedun
- Washington Capitals scratches
- T.J. Oshie, Brett Connolly, Nate Schmidt
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Sources and further reading
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