Capitals 5-2 Sabres (31 Dec, 2015) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

15-18-4, 7-8-2 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	1	1	0	2
WSH	0	1	4	5

Washington Capitals

28-6-2, 15-3-1 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Nicolas DeslauriersN. Deslauriers#44
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#15
Tyler EnnisT. Ennis#63
Marcus FolignoM. Foligno#82
Brian GiontaB. Gionta#12
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Chad JohnsonC. Johnson#31
Evander KaneE. Kane#9
Johan LarssonJ. Larsson#22
David LegwandD. Legwand#17
Jamie McGinnJ. McGinn#88
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	-1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	9:09	0:00	0:00	9:09	0	0	0.0
0	2	-1	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	18:08	3:10	0:00	14:58	6	7	46.2
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	10	8:21	1:35	0:00	6:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	10:11	0:00	0:00	10:11	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	15:50	2:04	2:03	11:43	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:36	2:38	1:53	12:05	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	59:02	6:00	5:06	47:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	6	2	2	2	4	1	1	1	21	21:04	3:02	1:37	16:25	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	17	14:44	0:54	0:00	13:50	5	7	41.7
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	8:40	0:00	2:42	5:58	1	1	50.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	16	16:08	2:29	0:00	13:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	26	21:23	3:22	1:52	16:09	19	13	59.4
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	19:10	3:16	0:05	15:49	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-4	0	0	3	1	2	2	0	0	31	22:17	0:37	1:11	20:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	26	15:17	1:53	0:40	12:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	30	19:11	0:07	3:14	15:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	3	4	0	0	1	0	0	27	20:29	0:24	0:13	19:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	34	25:19	3:46	3:15	18:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	11:54	0:14	1:39	10:01	0	0	0.0

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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
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Zach SillZ. Sill#23
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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	14:35	2:25	0:31	11:39	7	6	53.8
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	7:50	0:00	2:21	5:29	6	2	75.0
1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	7:22	0:00	0:00	7:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	14:08	1:41	1:35	10:52	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	7	1	0	1	2	4	0	0	23	20:11	3:25	0:11	16:35	1	2	33.3
0	2	1	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	22	18:46	2:41	0:00	16:05	10	12	45.5
0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	16	11:37	0:00	3:19	8:18	0	1	0.0
0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	21	20:03	3:15	1:39	15:09	2	1	66.7
2	0	2	10	3	0	2	4	6	2	2	21	21:38	4:24	0:00	17:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	14	10:08	0:00	0:14	9:54	3	9	25.0
1	0	-1	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	23	17:27	1:51	1:20	14:16	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	2	0	0	16	12:57	0:00	0:21	12:36	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	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	26	20:24	0:00	3:34	16:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	11:04	1:41	0:00	9:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	13:12	0:00	2:16	10:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	29	25:40	3:25	3:44	18:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	29	21:53	0:42	0:10	21:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	2	30	23:23	0:00	2:16	21:07	0	0	0.0

goalies
Braden HoltbyB. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	2	25	.926	0	0	0	0	0	59:42	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	1	1	0	2
	Capitals	0	1	4	5

1st Period			BUF	WSH
5:48		Brian Gionta (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (10), Zemgus Girgensons (4)	1	0

2nd Period			BUF	WSH
14:08		Justin Williams (11) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	1	1
18:53		Zemgus Girgensons (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (11)	2	1

3rd Period		BUF	WSH
1:24	Alex Ovechkin (19) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (21), T.J. Oshie (11)	2	2
8:32	Marcus Johansson (8) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (22), Matt Niskanen (12)	2	3
9:56	Andre Burakovsky (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Marcus Johansson (14)	2	4
18:47	Alex Ovechkin (20) (Empty Net Goal) Unassisted	2	5

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-0

Capitals
2
Sabres
0

Game 1

29/12

Sabres
2
Capitals
5

Game 2

31/12

Capitals
1
Sabres
4

Game 3

17/1

Capital One Arena

12:00 AM, 31 December 2015

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,506

Referees:
TJ Luxmore

Linesmen:
Mike Cvik
Tim Nowak

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	12	6	2	26
Florida	12	7	1	25
Tampa Bay	10	6	2	22
Buffalo	10	9	1	21
Boston	9	9	3	21
Detroit	8	9	2	18
Ottawa	8	10	1	17
Montreal	7	10	2	16

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	14	5	0	28
New Jersey	13	7	2	28
Washington	13	5	1	27
NY Rangers	12	5	1	25
NY Islanders	7	8	5	19
Columbus	8	9	2	18
Philadelphia	8	10	2	18
Pittsburgh	7	11	4	18

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