Capitals 3-1 Sabres (31 Dec, 2011) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

17-17-3, 8-8-0 away

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

Washington Capitals

19-15-2, 13-5-1 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Luke AdamL. Adam#72
Brad BoyesB. Boyes#22
Matt EllisM. Ellis#37
Paul GaustadP. Gaustad#28
Jochen HechtJ. Hecht#55
Patrick KaletaP. Kaleta#36
Zack KassianZ. Kassian#54
Cody McCormickC. McCormick#8
Jason PominvilleJ. Pominville#29
Derek RoyD. Roy#9
Drew StaffordD. Stafford#21
Thomas VanekT. Vanek#26
defensemen
Christian EhrhoffC. Ehrhoff#10
Marc-Andre GragnaniM. Gragnani#17
Jordan LeopoldJ. Leopold#3
Brayden McNabbB. McNabb#81
Robyn RegehrR. Regehr#24
Mike WeberM. Weber#6

											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	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	10:22	1:07	0:00	9:15	1	6	14.3
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	13:06	1:07	0:00	11:59	1	2	33.3
0	0	-2	2	4	0	0	0	3	1	0	16	13:14	0:00	0:00	13:14	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	13:51	0:00	1:25	12:26	7	6	53.8
1	0	1	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	21	19:37	1:07	1:16	17:14	9	11	45.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	20	15:17	0:00	1:25	13:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	16:18	0:00	0:00	16:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	8:54	0:00	0:00	8:54	0	1	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	18:34	0:53	1:49	15:52	3	1	75.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	15:28	1:07	0:34	13:47	5	5	50.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	20	17:35	0:53	0:01	16:41	1	0	100.0
0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	17:02	0:53	0:00	16:09	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	0	0	1	1	5	1	0	1	8	7:23	0:53	1:28	5:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	25	19:54	1:07	0:00	18:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	34	25:58	0:53	2:20	22:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	1	1	0	30	21:29	0:00	0:12	21:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	29	21:25	0:00	1:47	19:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	7	2	0	1	29	22:49	0:00	0:43	22:06	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ryan MillerR. Miller#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
21	3	18	.857	0	0	0	0	0	58:29	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Jay BeagleJ. Beagle#83
Troy BrouwerT. Brouwer#20
Jason ChimeraJ. Chimera#25
Jeff HalpernJ. Halpern#15
Matt HendricksM. Hendricks#26
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Mike KnubleM. Knuble#22
Brooks LaichB. Laich#21
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Alexander SeminA. Semin#28
Joel WardJ. Ward#42
defensemen
Karl AlznerK. Alzner#27
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
John ErskineJ. Erskine#4
Roman HamrlikR. Hamrlik#44
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#81
Dennis WidemanD. Wideman#6

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	2	1	1	3	0	0	0	2	2	21	20:32	2:03	0:58	17:31	10	8	55.6
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	11	7:35	0:00	0:00	7:35	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	3	1	5	1	0	0	22	16:02	2:04	0:34	13:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	2	1	5	2	0	0	21	14:38	1:11	0:13	13:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	13:34	0:01	0:28	13:05	2	2	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	12	8:07	0:06	0:00	8:01	3	1	75.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	23	17:40	2:04	0:00	15:36	3	3	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	11:37	0:00	0:34	11:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	27	18:50	1:11	1:13	16:26	13	12	52.0
2	0	2	4	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	18	19:59	3:08	0:00	16:51	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	20	17:12	1:11	0:00	16:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	23	15:31	0:00	0:00	15:31	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	1	1	26	22:38	0:01	0:43	21:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	27	22:08	0:06	0:43	21:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	12:36	0:00	0:00	12:36	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	26	18:31	0:01	1:17	17:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	18	16:14	0:00	0:00	16:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	27	24:39	3:08	1:17	20:14	0	0	0.0

goalies
Tomas VokounT. Vokoun#29

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	1	25	.962	0	0	0	0	0	59:57	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
	Sabres	0	1	0	1
	Capitals	1	1	1	3

1st Period			BUF	WSH
1:42		Alex Ovechkin (13) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Tomas Vokoun (2)	0	1

2nd Period			BUF	WSH
3:52		Nicklas Backstrom (13) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alexander Semin (9), Roman Hamrlik (2)	0	2
15:02		Jochen Hecht (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Thomas Vanek (21), Jason Pominville (27)	1	2

3rd Period			BUF	WSH
14:10		Alex Ovechkin (14) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (25), Alexander Semin (10)	1	3

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