Capitals 4-2 Sabres (31 Dec, 2008) Box Score

Washington Capitals

24-11-3, 9-10-2 away

	1	2	3	T
WSH	2	1	1	4
BUF	0	0	2	2

Buffalo Sabres

17-15-5, 10-9-2 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Chris BourqueC. Bourque#56
Matt BradleyM. Bradley#10
Chris ClarkC. Clark#17
Eric FehrE. Fehr#16
Alexandre GirouxA. Giroux#33
Boyd GordonB. Gordon#15
Viktor KozlovV. Kozlov#25
Brooks LaichB. Laich#21
Michael NylanderM. Nylander#92
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Tyler SloanT. Sloan#89
David SteckelD. Steckel#39
defensemen
Mike GreenM. Green#52
Milan JurcinaM. Jurcina#23
Shaone MorrisonnS. Morrisonn#26
Jeff SchultzJ. Schultz#55

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	-1	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	18	17:47	4:16	0:22	13:09	1	5	16.7
1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	9:59	0:00	0:00	9:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	17	13:02	0:08	2:45	10:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	16	12:38	1:44	0:00	10:54	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	14	10:44	0:00	0:00	10:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	10:32	1:44	0:00	8:48	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:01	0:08	3:53	10:00	4	8	33.3
0	2	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	17:20	4:16	0:00	13:04	0	1	0.0
1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	24	19:48	4:16	4:06	11:26	4	6	40.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	14:43	1:44	0:00	12:59	8	4	66.7
0	0	-1	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	20	21:35	5:32	1:59	14:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	27	20:59	0:20	5:27	15:12	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	14:21	0:08	4:47	9:26	7	7	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	7	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	28	24:10	5:36	2:53	15:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	2	24	17:36	0:20	2:08	15:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	3	1	2	1	0	0	25	18:05	0:16	4:25	13:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	25	18:49	0:00	2:14	16:35	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jose TheodoreJ. Theodore#60

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	2	31	.939	0	0	0	0	0	59:53	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Matt EllisM. Ellis#37
Paul GaustadP. Gaustad#28
Nathan GerbeN. Gerbe#42
Jochen HechtJ. Hecht#55
Ales KotalikA. Kotalik#12
Clarke MacArthurC. MacArthur#41
Adam MairA. Mair#22
Daniel PailleD. Paille#20
Jason PominvilleJ. Pominville#29
Derek RoyD. Roy#9
Drew StaffordD. Stafford#21
Thomas VanekT. Vanek#26
defensemen
Chris ButlerC. Butler#34
Toni LydmanT. Lydman#5
Teppo NumminenT. Numminen#27
Andrej SekeraA. Sekera#44
Jaroslav SpacekJ. Spacek#6
Henrik TallinderH. Tallinder#10

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	10	6:20	0:06	0:00	6:14	2	1	66.7
0	1	1	4	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	20	13:29	0:00	0:57	12:32	5	4	55.6
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	8:23	0:00	0:00	8:23	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	18:17	3:13	2:55	12:09	6	7	46.2
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	21	15:58	3:37	0:08	12:13	1	0	100.0
1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	20	17:05	3:13	1:33	12:19	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	19	12:16	0:00	0:08	12:08	5	4	55.6
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	12	7:31	0:00	0:23	7:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	23	21:26	6:15	3:50	11:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	2	1	3	2	26	22:33	5:43	2:08	14:42	12	8	60.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	18:24	5:43	0:00	12:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	3	0	1	2	0	0	2	23	18:57	5:37	0:14	13:06	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	18	18:08	0:00	0:54	17:14	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	21	19:59	1:09	4:17	14:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	18:08	2:41	0:54	14:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	2	24	21:13	3:13	0:57	17:03	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	21	19:05	4:34	0:57	13:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	21	17:04	0:00	4:17	12:47	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ryan MillerR. Miller#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	3	27	.900	0	0	0	0	0	59:36	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	2	1	1	4
	Sabres	0	0	2	2

1st Period			WSH	BUF
1:57		Brooks Laich (11) (Power Play) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (30), Viktor Kozlov (14)	1	0
9:02		Chris Bourque (1) Assists: David Steckel (5), Eric Fehr (5)	2	0

2nd Period			WSH	BUF
12:11		Nicklas Backstrom (11) (Power Play) Assists: Viktor Kozlov (14), Mike Green (14)	3	0

3rd Period		WSH	BUF
7:41	Adam Mair (5) Assists: Paul Gaustad (4), Toni Lydman (8)	3	1
19:17	Boyd Gordon (4) (Shorthanded Empty Net) Unassisted	4	1
19:49	Clarke MacArthur (11) (Power Play) Assists: Jochen Hecht (8), Jaroslav Spacek (17)	4	2

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