Capitals 4-3 Sabres (16 Mar, 2015) Box Score

Washington Capitals

38-23-10, 18-12-5 away

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

Buffalo Sabres

19-43-7, 12-19-4 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Troy BrouwerT. Brouwer#20
Jason ChimeraJ. Chimera#25
Chris ConnerC. Conner#23
Eric FehrE. Fehr#16
Curtis GlencrossC. Glencross#22
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
Brooks LaichB. Laich#21
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Joel WardJ. Ward#42
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
Karl AlznerK. Alzner#27
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Tim GleasonT. Gleason#6
Mike GreenM. Green#52
Matt NiskanenM. Niskanen#2
Nate SchmidtN. Schmidt#88

											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	3	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	28	22:58	2:10	1:24	19:24	9	10	47.4
0	0	0	2	2	1	1	2	2	0	1	23	18:15	2:10	1:41	14:24	3	4	42.9
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	11:16	0:00	2:05	9:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	10:06	0:00	0:00	10:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	16	11:06	0:00	1:08	9:58	5	5	50.0
1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	18:23	1:06	0:00	17:17	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	21	17:54	2:26	0:00	15:28	0	1	0.0
1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	18:07	1:22	0:00	16:45	8	7	53.3
0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	12:14	0:00	2:27	9:47	2	4	33.3
0	0	0	9	3	0	2	4	3	0	0	24	22:30	3:32	0:00	18:58	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	16	12:45	1:22	2:23	9:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	16	12:24	0:00	0:00	12:24	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	23:49	0:00	2:38	21:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	30	26:16	2:03	2:45	21:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	13:34	0:00	2:56	10:38	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	28	21:57	0:01	0:00	21:56	0	0	0.0
0	2	-1	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	30	26:00	1:28	2:49	21:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	14:52	0:00	0:00	14:52	0	0	0.0

goalies
Braden HoltbyB. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	3	30	.909	0	0	0	3	3	65:00	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Jerry D'AmigoJ. D'Amigo#49
Zac DalpeZ. Dalpe#20
Nicolas DeslauriersN. Deslauriers#44
Matt EllisM. Ellis#37
Tyler EnnisT. Ennis#63
Marcus FolignoM. Foligno#82
Brian GiontaB. Gionta#12
Cody HodgsonC. Hodgson#19
Johan LarssonJ. Larsson#22
Matt MoulsonM. Moulson#26
Tim SchallerT. Schaller#59
Phil VaroneP. Varone#84
defensemen
André BenoîtA. Benoît#61
Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen#55
Chad RuhwedelC. Ruhwedel#5
Tyson StrachanT. Strachan#24
Mike WeberM. Weber#6
Nikita ZadorovN. Zadorov#51

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	8	5:13	0:00	1:31	3:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4:35	0:06	0:00	4:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	19	16:21	0:06	0:00	16:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4:02	0:00	0:35	3:27	1	1	50.0
1	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	27	23:22	4:30	0:00	18:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	4	1	0	29	20:34	1:41	1:26	17:27	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	23:59	3:47	1:58	18:14	1	2	33.3
1	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	14:48	1:41	0:00	13:07	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	26	23:10	3:47	0:00	19:23	15	9	62.5
0	1	1	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	25	20:39	3:47	0:00	16:52	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	14:43	0:06	1:34	13:03	6	8	42.9
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	25	19:52	1:41	0:00	18:11	8	6	57.1
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	31	20:58	1:04	0:33	19:21	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	6	0	0	2	0	0	31	28:11	3:47	0:28	23:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	17	13:13	0:43	0:00	12:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	4	0	0	0	1	1	31	22:31	0:00	3:04	19:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	6	1	2	2	1	0	29	26:39	0:00	2:59	23:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	18	13:53	1:04	0:00	12:49	0	0	0.0

goalies
Anders LindbackA. Lindback#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
38	3	35	.921	0	0	0	2	1	64:45	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	SO	T
	Capitals	1	1	1	1	4
	Sabres	2	0	1	0	3

1st Period		WSH	BUF
5:02	Tyler Ennis (18) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen (8), Brian Gionta (13)	0	1
9:23	Curtis Glencross (13) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Joel Ward (14), Matt Niskanen (19)	1	1
10:08	Cody Hodgson (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tim Schaller (1)	1	2

2nd Period			WSH	BUF
6:09		Mike Green (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Marcus Johansson (22), Brooks Laich (10)	2	2

3rd Period			WSH	BUF
5:55		Evgeny Kuznetsov (8) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Matt Niskanen (20)	3	2
13:50		Johan Larsson (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Chad Ruhwedel (1), Matt Moulson (24)	3	3

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

Shootout Summary			WSH	BUF
			0	0
			1	0
			1	0
			1	0
			1	0

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

Sabres
2
Capitals
1

Game 1

23/11

Sabres
1
Capitals
6

Game 2

8/3

Capitals
4
Sabres
3

Game 3

16/3

KeyBank Center

11:00 PM, 16 March 2015

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Ghislain Hebert

Linesmen:
Steve Miller

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	23	11	3	49
Washington	23	8	2	48
Carolina	21	11	1	43
Pittsburgh	15	15	5	35
Philadelphia	15	15	4	34
NY Rangers	16	17	1	33
NY Islanders	13	14	7	33
Columbus	13	15	6	32

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	22	11	2	46
Toronto	21	12	2	44
Boston	18	13	4	40
Tampa Bay	18	11	2	38
Ottawa	18	14	2	38
Montreal	14	16	3	31
Detroit	13	16	4	30
Buffalo	11	19	4	26

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Washington Capitals

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Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

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