Capitals 2-0 Sabres (29 Dec, 2015) Box Score

Washington Capitals

27-6-2, 13-3-1 away

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

Buffalo Sabres

15-17-4, 8-10-2 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Jay BeagleJ. Beagle#83
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#65
Jason ChimeraJ. Chimera#25
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
Brooks LaichB. Laich#21
Michael LattaM. Latta#46
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Justin WilliamsJ. Williams#14
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
Karl AlznerK. Alzner#27
Connor CarrickC. Carrick#58
Taylor ChorneyT. Chorney#4
Matt NiskanenM. Niskanen#2
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#9
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	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	18:21	1:14	0:59	16:08	5	9	35.7
1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	22	13:56	0:00	2:09	11:47	8	5	61.5
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	11:51	0:00	0:00	11:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	14:06	0:46	1:57	11:23	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	13:41	1:14	0:00	12:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	22	18:35	0:46	0:00	17:49	7	9	43.8
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:16	0:00	2:02	10:14	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	6	6:19	0:00	0:00	6:19	3	2	60.0
0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	25	19:11	1:14	1:49	16:08	1	2	33.3
1	0	1	4	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	23	19:30	2:00	0:00	17:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	13:45	0:46	1:02	11:57	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	1	1	2	2	0	1	22	14:16	0:00	2:02	12:14	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	2	0	0	3	1	1	34	26:23	0:01	3:56	22:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	9:19	0:45	0:00	8:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	23	12:14	0:00	1:16	10:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	3	3	0	0	1	0	2	33	27:25	1:14	3:38	22:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	25	19:45	0:00	0:48	18:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	30	23:07	0:00	2:22	20:45	0	0	0.0

goalies
Braden HoltbyB. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	0	31	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Nicolas DeslauriersN. Deslauriers#44
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#15
Tyler EnnisT. Ennis#63
Brian GiontaB. Gionta#12
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Evander KaneE. Kane#9
Johan LarssonJ. Larsson#22
David LegwandD. Legwand#17
Jamie McGinnJ. McGinn#88
Matt MoulsonM. Moulson#26
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#23
defensemen
Zach BogosianZ. Bogosian#47
Cody FransonC. Franson#46
Josh GorgesJ. Gorges#4
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#29
Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen#55
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	0	0	1	5	4	1	0	10	7:15	0:00	0:00	7:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	18	17:03	2:58	0:00	14:05	3	4	42.9
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	18	16:43	2:40	0:00	14:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	15:48	2:49	0:48	12:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	17	12:23	0:00	0:48	11:35	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	21	20:20	2:38	0:00	17:42	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	17	12:31	0:07	0:00	12:24	8	6	57.1
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	12	8:54	0:00	1:12	7:42	4	4	50.0
0	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	20:00	3:05	0:00	16:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	9:43	2:35	0:00	7:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	24	24:32	3:35	1:12	19:45	15	8	65.2
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	20:57	3:02	0:00	17:55	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	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	20:38	0:31	0:43	19:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	23	16:14	2:35	0:00	13:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	24	18:45	0:00	1:23	17:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	27	19:58	0:13	0:37	19:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	30	25:03	3:12	1:17	20:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	21	12:56	0:00	0:00	12:56	0	0	0.0

goalies
Linus UllmarkL. Ullmark#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	2	24	.923	0	0	0	0	0	58:17	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	0	2	0	2
	Sabres	0	0	0	0

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			WSH	BUF
0:19		Alex Ovechkin (18) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (22), T.J. Oshie (10)	1	0
12:55		Jay Beagle (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tom Wilson (9)	2	0

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Capitals
2
Sabres
0

Game 1

29/12

Sabres
2
Capitals
5

Game 2

31/12

Capitals
1
Sabres
4

Game 3

17/1

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 29 December 2015

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Dave Lewis

Linesmen:
Scott Driscoll

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	23	8	2	48
New Jersey	22	11	3	47
Carolina	21	11	1	43
Pittsburgh	15	15	5	35
Philadelphia	15	15	4	34
NY Rangers	16	16	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	11	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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Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

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