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Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–1 on Friday, December 9, 2016 on the road.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Washington Capitals 4 55-19-8
at Buffalo Sabres 1 33-37-12

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 11 8 10 29
Buffalo Sabres 8 10 10 28

Three stars

  1. P. Grubauer, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. T. Oshie, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Vrana, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 06:43 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (9) Jay Beagle (6), Nicklas Backstrom (15) Even strength WSH 1, BUF 0
2nd 12:39 Washington Capitals Jakub Vrana (1) Evgeny Kuznetsov (10), Dmitry Orlov (8) Power play WSH 2, BUF 0
3rd 12:03 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo (9) Rasmus Ristolainen (16), Ryan O'Reilly (10) Power play WSH 2, BUF 1
3rd 14:20 Washington Capitals John Carlson (1) Nicklas Backstrom (16), Marcus Johansson (9) Power play WSH 3, BUF 1
3rd 18:48 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (12) T.J. Oshie (5), Dmitry Orlov (9) Even strength, Empty net WSH 4, BUF 1

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 29 28
Power play 2 of 3 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 6
Hits 16 19
Blocked shots 9 7
Giveaways 6 7
Takeaways 4 3
Faceoffs won 33/57 (57.9%) 24/57 (42.1%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 0 16:45
13 J. Vrana L 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 08:12
14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 33.3% 13:49
19 N. Backstrom C 0 2 2 +2 0 0 0 0 0 44.4% 15:32
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 50% 13:30
26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 12:52
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 12:11
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 09:58
77 T. Oshie R 1 1 2 +2 0 2 3 0 0 50% 21:29
83 J. Beagle C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 80% 16:48
90 M. Johansson L 1 1 2 +1 0 3 0 0 0 100% 18:16
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 50% 15:17
4 T. Chorney D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 15:19
9 D. Orlov D 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 16:52
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 2 0 20:53
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 0 0 19:49
74 J. Carlson D 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 1 1 25:40
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 17:12
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
31 P. Grubauer 28 27 1 .964 60:00 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 0 0 17:50
12 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 100% 16:59
15 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 0 28.6% 19:14
21 K. Okposo R 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 0 1 22:27
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 45.5% 14:33
23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 17:01
26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:53
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 14.3% 10:07
44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 05:48
48 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:25
82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 2 0 14:08
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 53.6% 24:19
4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 16:13
6 C. Franson D 0 0 0 -2 2 2 1 1 0 17:35
29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 21:05
41 J. Falk D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10:22
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 30:11
77 D. Kulikov D 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 1 0 18:23
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
40 R. Lehner 28 25 3 .893 58:48 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:35 Washington Capitals Taylor Chorney Interference 2
1st 17:48 Buffalo Sabres Cody Franson Tripping 2
2nd 10:52 Buffalo Sabres Dmitry Kulikov Hooking 2
2nd 18:29 Washington Capitals Daniel Winnik Hooking 2
3rd 01:50 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Interference 2
3rd 07:10 Washington Capitals Nate Schmidt High sticking 2
3rd 10:27 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Hooking 2
3rd 13:28 Buffalo Sabres Brian Gionta Interference 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen
Derek Amell, David Brisebois
Washington Capitals scratches
Matt Niskanen, Aaron Ness, Brett Connolly
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Zach Bogosian, Derek Grant, Taylor Fedun

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 Dec 9

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 4 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final/SO Game page
New York Rangers 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 0 Final/OT Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3 Final Game page

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