Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–1 on Friday, November 1, 2019 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
Team Goals 2019-2020 record
Buffalo Sabres 1 30-31-8
at Washington Capitals 6 41-20-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 1 0 1
Washington Capitals 4 1 1 6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 16 9 5 30
Washington Capitals 11 8 15 34

Three stars

  1. J. Vrana, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  2. T. Wilson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. B. Leipsic, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 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 06:17 Washington Capitals Jakub Vrana (5) Tom Wilson (4) Even strength BUF 0, WSH 1
1st 06:59 Washington Capitals Chandler Stephenson (2) Travis Boyd (2), Brendan Leipsic (4) Even strength BUF 0, WSH 2
1st 09:29 Washington Capitals Jakub Vrana (6) Michal Kempny (3), Tom Wilson (5) Even strength BUF 0, WSH 3
1st 10:44 Washington Capitals Brendan Leipsic (1) Travis Boyd (3), Radko Gudas (5) Even strength BUF 0, WSH 4
2nd 10:40 Buffalo Sabres Henri Jokiharju (1) Rasmus Dahlin (10), Evan Rodrigues (1) Even strength BUF 1, WSH 4
2nd 16:53 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (5) Michal Kempny (4) Even strength BUF 1, WSH 5
3rd 13:43 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (8) Michal Kempny (5), Alex Ovechkin (8) Even strength BUF 1, WSH 6

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 30 34
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 2 4
Hits 20 23
Blocked shots 11 16
Giveaways 6 8
Takeaways 7 10
Faceoffs won 31/71 (43.7%) 40/71 (56.3%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 -3 0 4 0 0 47.1% 17:01
Number 17 V. Sobotka C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 27.3% 14:44
Number 21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 50% 14:14
Number 22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 50% 13:50
Number 23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 1 16:32
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 12:59
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66.7% 13:46
Number 43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 14:19
Number 53 J. Skinner L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 17:17
Number 68 V. Olofsson L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 15:52
Number 71 E. Rodrigues C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 60% 11:58
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 1 12.5% 17:39
Number 10 H. Jokiharju D 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 1 17:33
Number 19 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 20:23
Number 26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 -2 0 3 4 0 17:43
Number 33 C. Miller D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 21:37
Number 55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 2 21:01
Number 58 J. Gilmour D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 2 19:56
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 L. Ullmark 34 28 6 .824 60:00 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 18:12
Number 13 J. Vrana L 2 0 2 +2 0 8 0 1 16:45
Number 18 C. Stephenson C 1 0 1 +2 0 1 4 0 45.5% 12:04
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 1 57.9% 15:43
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 66.7% 14:38
Number 21 G. Hathaway R 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 13:45
Number 28 B. Leipsic L 1 1 2 +2 0 1 0 1 10:48
Number 43 T. Wilson R 1 2 3 +2 0 2 5 2 17:09
Number 62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:32
Number 72 T. Boyd C 0 2 2 +2 0 0 0 0 11:53
Number 77 T. Oshie R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 1 100% 16:52
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 +2 0 2 0 0 52.9% 16:04
Number 3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 16:54
Number 6 M. Kempny D 0 3 3 +3 0 1 1 1 20:57
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 +2 4 1 2 2 21:00
Number 33 R. Gudas D 0 1 1 +2 0 3 2 1 19:11
Number 34 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 17:00
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 1 23:33
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 B. Holtby 30 29 1 .967 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:42 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov Elbowing 2
3rd 11:10 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov Tripping 2
3rd 18:24 Buffalo Sabres Johan Larsson Slashing 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Ralph Krueger
Washington Capitals head coach
Todd Reirden
Referees
Jean Hebert, Marc Joannette
Linesmen
Derek Nansen, Brian Murphy
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Marco Scandella, Jimmy Vesey, Brandon Montour
Washington Capitals scratches
Nic Dowd, Liam O'Brien, Tyler Lewington

2019-2020 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals game in the 2019-2020 season
Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 1, 2019
Washington Capitals 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/SO Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Mar 9, 2020

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