Capitals 3-2 Sabres (19 Feb, 2018) Box Score

Washington Capitals

34-18-7, 14-10-5 away

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

Buffalo Sabres

17-32-11, 8-18-4 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Jay BeagleJ. Beagle#83
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#65
Brett ConnollyB. Connolly#10
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Devante Smith-PellyD. Smith-Pelly#25
Chandler StephensonC. Stephenson#18
Jakub VranaJ. Vrana#13
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
Madison BoweyM. Bowey#22
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Christian DjoosC. Djoos#29
Matt NiskanenM. Niskanen#2
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#9
Brooks OrpikB. Orpik#44

											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	3	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	25	17:35	1:01	0:28	16:06	9	11	45.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	14:05	0:00	2:19	11:46	7	7	50.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	11:16	0:00	0:00	11:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	15	10:42	0:06	0:19	10:17	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	18	15:44	0:00	1:20	14:24	11	7	61.1
1	0	3	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	19	15:33	1:01	0:04	14:28	3	5	37.5
0	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	16:59	0:55	0:50	15:14	2	0	100.0
1	0	0	3	5	0	0	0	4	0	1	23	17:54	1:01	0:00	16:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	14	11:57	0:00	0:31	11:26	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	13:09	0:00	2:19	10:50	1	0	100.0
0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	15	12:01	0:00	0:00	12:01	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	18:06	0:00	1:52	16:14	1	1	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	16	15:28	0:00	0:00	15:28	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	26	21:34	1:01	2:03	18:30	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:01	0:00	0:27	15:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	25	22:44	0:00	2:58	19:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	25	23:49	0:00	1:36	22:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	3	0	0	3	0	1	22	19:23	0:00	2:58	16:25	0	0	0.0

goalies
Philipp GrubauerP. Grubauer#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
34	2	32	.941	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Nicholas BaptisteN. Baptiste#13
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Chad JohnsonC. Johnson#31
Jacob JosefsonJ. Josefson#10
Evander KaneE. Kane#9
Johan LarssonJ. Larsson#22
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Jason PominvilleJ. Pominville#29
Benoit PouliotB. Pouliot#67
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#23
Evan RodriguesE. Rodrigues#71
Scott WilsonS. Wilson#20
defensemen
Nathan BeaulieuN. Beaulieu#82
Justin FalkJ. Falk#41
Josh GorgesJ. Gorges#4
Casey NelsonC. Nelson#8
Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen#55
Marco ScandellaM. Scandella#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	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	8:30	0:00	0:00	8:30	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	18	13:49	0:00	0:27	13:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	58:11	5:01	1:01	52:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	15	9:17	0:00	0:06	9:11	2	4	33.3
1	0	0	9	2	2	0	0	4	1	1	26	22:31	1:37	0:00	20:54	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	20	13:18	0:07	0:00	13:11	8	4	66.7
0	1	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	24:06	3:17	0:55	19:54	19	18	51.4
1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	15:54	3:17	0:00	12:37	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	18:28	1:37	0:00	16:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	10:09	1:37	0:28	8:04	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	19:43	3:24	0:00	16:19	1	0	100.0
0	1	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	20	15:09	3:24	0:00	11:45	2	6	25.0
0	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	19	12:22	0:00	0:06	12:16	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	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	25	16:53	0:09	0:00	16:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	14:22	0:00	0:00	14:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	14:07	0:00	0:00	14:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	20:04	1:37	0:00	18:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	5	0	1	28	27:12	3:34	1:01	22:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	23:55	1:25	1:01	21:29	0	0	0.0

No Box Score Available

* - 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	1	3
	Sabres	0	0	2	2

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			WSH	BUF
1:18		Alex Ovechkin (35) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Christian Djoos (11), John Carlson (36)	1	0
13:33		John Carlson (11) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: T.J. Oshie (21), Jakub Vrana (9)	2	0

3rd Period		WSH	BUF
12:42	Kyle Okposo (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Scott Wilson (5), Evan Rodrigues (9)	2	1
19:34	Evgeny Kuznetsov (16) (Empty Net Goal) Unassisted	3	1
19:56	Evander Kane (19) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Ryan O'Reilly (26), Sam Reinhart (17)	3	2

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Capitals
1
Sabres
3

Game 1

8/11

Capitals
3
Sabres
2

Game 2

19/2

Sabres
1
Capitals
5

Game 3

25/2

KeyBank Center

8:00 PM, 19 February 2018

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 18,228

Referees:
Dan O'Rourke
Peter MacDougall

Linesmen:
Steve Miller
Tim Nowak

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	15	7	2	32
Carolina	15	5	1	31
Washington	14	6	1	29
NY Rangers	12	7	1	25
NY Islanders	8	9	5	21
Philadelphia	9	10	3	21
Columbus	9	9	2	20
Pittsburgh	7	12	4	18

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	13	6	2	28
Florida	12	9	1	25
Tampa Bay	11	7	2	24
Buffalo	11	9	1	23
Boston	10	9	3	23
Detroit	9	10	2	20
Ottawa	9	11	1	19
Montreal	7	11	2	16

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Washington Capitals

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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