Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, February 23, 2019, 1:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 5–2 on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Washington Capitals	2	48-26-8
at Buffalo Sabres	5	33-39-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	1	1	2
Buffalo Sabres	2	1	2	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	10	15	8	33
Buffalo Sabres	13	13	12	38

Three stars

S. Reinhart, Buffalo Sabres (3 goals)
C. Hutton, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:40	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (14)	Jeff Skinner (19), Jack Eichel (46)	Even strength	WSH 0, BUF 1
1st	12:51	Buffalo Sabres	Sam Reinhart (15)	Evan Rodrigues (14)	Even strength	WSH 0, BUF 2
2nd	02:28	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (44)	Evgeny Kuznetsov (40)	Even strength	WSH 1, BUF 2
2nd	19:29	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Dahlin (8)	Jack Eichel (47), Rasmus Ristolainen (32)	Power play	WSH 1, BUF 3
3rd	04:16	Washington Capitals	Andre Burakovsky (8)	Christian Djoos (6), Michal Kempny (14)	Even strength	WSH 2, BUF 3
3rd	05:43	Buffalo Sabres	Sam Reinhart (16)	Matt Hunwick (1), Conor Sheary (16)	Even strength	WSH 2, BUF 4
3rd	19:04	Buffalo Sabres	Sam Reinhart (17)	Carter Hutton (1)	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 2, BUF 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	Washington Capitals	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	33	38
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	4
Hits	19	12
Blocked shots	7	12
Giveaways	17	6
Takeaways	3	5
Faceoffs won	34/59 (57.6%)	25/59 (42.4%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	1	0	1	+1	0	8	5	0	0		22:20
Number 10 B. Connolly	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	100%	11:18
Number 13 J. Vrana	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0		10:46
Number 18 C. Stephenson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	100%	10:50
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	-3	2	4	0	0	0	42.9%	16:23
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	61.5%	15:45
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	0	77.8%	11:48
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	100%	19:57
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0		12:33
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		11:56
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	0	0	66.7%	15:20
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	0	0	47.4%	20:02
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		22:54
Number 6 M. Kempny	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		17:48
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		21:32
Number 29 C. Djoos	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0		13:14
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		14:02
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		25:03

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	37	33	4	.892	58:44	Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 J. Eichel	C	0	2	2	+2	0	4	0	0	0	50%	19:51
Number 17 V. Sobotka	C	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1	0	60%	13:53
Number 20 S. Wilson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0	0		11:52
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3	0	28.6%	15:22
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	3	0	3	+2	0	4	0	0	0		18:30
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0	0	50%	15:18
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		12:49
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	1	0	100%	17:22
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	25%	10:40
Number 65 D. O'Regan	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	100%	11:56
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	16:25
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:43
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		20:08
Number 19 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		20:04
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	1		21:46
Number 48 M. Hunwick	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		16:57
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	1	0		25:35
Number 82 N. Beaulieu	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	3	0		13:49

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 C. Hutton	33	31	2	.939	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:53	Buffalo Sabres	Vladimir Sobotka	Tripping	2
1st	18:02	Washington Capitals	Jakub Vrana	Hooking	2
2nd	04:42	Washington Capitals	Carl Hagelin	Tripping	2
2nd	13:56	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Beaulieu	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	17:44	Washington Capitals	Nic Dowd	Tripping	2
3rd	01:26	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Hooking	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Todd Reirden
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Phil Housley
Referees: Wes McCauley, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Steve Miller
Washington Capitals scratches: Nick Jensen, Travis Boyd, Dmitrij Jaskin
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Casey Nelson, Casey Mittelstadt, C.J. Smith

2018-2019 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Sat, Dec 15, 2018
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Fri, Dec 21, 2018
Washington Capitals 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Feb 23, 2019

Other NHL games on Feb 23

Other NHL games on Saturday, February 23, 2019
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, Sat, Feb 23, 2019
Boston Bruins 1 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Feb 23, 2019
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Florida Panthers 6	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Florida Panthers, Sat, Feb 23, 2019
San Jose Sharks 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Feb 23, 2019
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Dallas Stars 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Dallas Stars, Sat, Feb 23, 2019
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Nashville Predators 0	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Sat, Feb 23, 2019
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Feb 23, 2019
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Feb 23, 2019
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Feb 23, 2019
New York Islanders 4 at Vancouver Canucks 0	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Feb 23, 2019

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