Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres

16-7-3, 6-3-3 Away

Final

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

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

10-11-6, 5-6-3 Home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Jay BeagleJ. Beagle#83
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#65
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Jakub VranaJ. Vrana#13
Justin WilliamsJ. Williams#14
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
Daniel WinnikD. Winnik#26
defensemen
Karl AlznerK. Alzner#27
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Taylor ChorneyT. Chorney#4
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#9
Brooks OrpikB. Orpik#44
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	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	20	15:32	2:04	0:39	12:49	4	5	44.4
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	27	16:48	0:10	6:07	10:31	16	4	80.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	9:58	0:29	0:00	9:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	13:30	0:00	3:21	10:09	4	4	50.0
1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	18:16	3:32	0:00	14:44	1	0	100.0
0	1	0	3	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	20	15:17	1:56	0:00	13:21	6	6	50.0
1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	22	21:29	3:34	1:26	16:29	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	18	16:45	4:29	0:00	12:16	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	8:12	1:07	0:00	7:05	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	13:49	1:05	0:00	12:44	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	12:11	0:00	3:24	8:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	20	12:52	0:00	4:15	8:37	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	28	20:53	0:00	4:42	16:11	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	31	25:40	3:57	5:21	16:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	22	15:19	0:00	1:48	13:31	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	22	16:52	0:42	0:03	16:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	24	19:49	0:00	3:46	16:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	25	17:12	0:10	3:32	13:30	0	0	0.0

goalies
Philipp GrubauerP. Grubauer#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	1	27	.964	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
William CarrierW. Carrier#48
Nicolas DeslauriersN. Deslauriers#44
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#15
Marcus FolignoM. Foligno#82
Brian GiontaB. Gionta#12
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Evander KaneE. Kane#9
Johan LarssonJ. Larsson#22
Matt MoulsonM. Moulson#26
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#23
defensemen
Justin FalkJ. Falk#41
Cody FransonC. Franson#6
Josh GorgesJ. Gorges#4
Dmitry KulikovD. Kulikov#77
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#29
Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen#55

											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	16	10:25	0:00	0:00	10:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	5:48	0:00	0:00	5:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	19:14	6:29	0:01	12:44	2	5	28.6
0	0	-1	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	20	14:08	0:00	2:10	11:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	22	16:59	3:13	1:50	11:56	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	12	10:07	0:03	0:00	10:04	1	6	14.3
0	0	-1	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	17:50	2:56	2:16	12:38	0	3	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	14:33	0:00	0:59	13:34	5	6	45.5
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	9:53	3:07	0:00	6:46	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	29	24:19	6:40	1:52	15:47	15	13	53.6
1	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	25	22:27	6:20	0:00	16:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	17:01	6:11	0:10	10:40	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	0	0	2	1	0	14	10:22	0:00	0:00	10:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	25	17:35	3:13	0:26	13:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	21	16:13	0:00	3:28	12:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	27	18:23	0:03	0:45	17:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	28	21:05	3:22	1:25	16:18	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	4	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	31	30:11	6:23	3:14	20:34	0	0	0.0

goalies
Robin LehnerR. Lehner#40

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	3	25	.893	0	0	0	0	0	58:48	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	2	4
	Sabres	0	0	1	1

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			WSH	BUF
6:43		T.J. Oshie (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jay Beagle (6), Nicklas Backstrom (15)	1	0
12:39		Jakub Vrana (1) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (10), Dmitry Orlov (8)	2	0

3rd Period		WSH	BUF
12:03	Kyle Okposo (9) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen (16), Ryan O'Reilly (10)	2	1
14:20	John Carlson (1) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (16), Marcus Johansson (9)	3	1
18:48	Marcus Johansson (12) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: T.J. Oshie (5), Dmitry Orlov (9)	4	1

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 3-0

Sabres
1
Capitals
3

Game 1

25/11

Sabres
2
Capitals
3

Game 2

6/12

Capitals
4
Sabres
1

Game 3

10/12

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 10 December 2016

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 18,234

Referees:
Dan O'Rourke

Linesmen:
David Brisebois
Derek Amell

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	41	17	6	88
Pittsburgh	32	17	15	79
NY Islanders	37	23	5	79
Columbus	33	21	10	76
Washington	32	26	7	71
Philadelphia	29	23	11	69
New Jersey	32	30	2	66
NY Rangers	26	30	8	60

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	40	19	6	86
Tampa Bay	39	20	4	82
Montreal	35	18	10	80
Detroit	36	22	7	79
Boston	36	22	6	78
Ottawa	32	22	9	73
Florida	32	29	3	67
Toronto	27	27	11	65

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Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 3-0

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