Capitals 4-3 Sabres (16 Dec, 2018) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

19-9-5, 8-6-3 away

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

Washington Capitals

20-9-3, 10-4-2 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#9
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Johan LarssonJ. Larsson#22
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#37
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Jason PominvilleJ. Pominville#29
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#23
Evan RodriguesE. Rodrigues#71
Conor ShearyC. Sheary#43
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Vladimir SobotkaV. Sobotka#17
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
defensemen
Nathan BeaulieuN. Beaulieu#82
Zach BogosianZ. Bogosian#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen#55
Marco ScandellaM. Scandella#6
Matt TennysonM. Tennyson#5

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
2	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	24	20:55	2:50	0:40	17:25	7	7	50.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:18	0:00	4:59	8:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:47	0:00	4:59	8:48	6	7	46.2
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	15:23	1:56	0:01	13:26	2	5	28.6
0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	16	14:11	1:40	0:01	12:30	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	11:53	0:00	0:00	11:53	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	22	17:41	3:06	0:02	14:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	20	14:16	1:40	2:20	10:16	5	3	62.5
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:54	1:40	0:00	13:14	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	20	16:17	3:06	0:00	13:11	0	3	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	14:39	0:00	2:58	11:41	5	4	55.6
0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	17	14:15	0:00	0:00	14:15	1	1	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	5:47	1:40	0:43	3:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	5	1	2	0	0	1	29	29:03	0:00	5:14	23:49	0	0	0.0
1	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	31	24:19	3:06	1:37	19:36	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	4	0	2	0	0	3	1	0	32	31:43	3:06	6:31	22:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	1	2	3	1	2	30	23:33	0:00	1:52	21:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	15	9:06	0:00	0:03	9:03	0	0	0.0

goalies
Carter HuttonC. Hutton#40

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
38	3	35	.921	26	2	7	4	2	65:00	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Travis BoydT. Boyd#72
Brett ConnollyB. Connolly#10
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
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
Michal KempnyM. Kempny#6
Matt NiskanenM. Niskanen#2
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#9
Jonas SiegenthalerJ. Siegenthaler#34

											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	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	22	22:18	6:08	0:00	16:10	11	5	68.8
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	9:30	0:01	0:16	9:13	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	15	13:39	2:57	0:00	10:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	12	10:07	0:01	1:12	8:54	4	5	44.4
0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	16:47	1:51	2:45	12:11	4	7	36.4
0	1	1	5	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	19	21:25	6:26	0:00	14:59	9	6	60.0
0	0	0	3	3	0	1	2	1	2	2	22	20:38	5:02	0:00	15:36	2	4	33.3
1	0	1	8	2	0	0	0	4	0	2	23	25:34	7:24	0:00	18:10	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	14	10:52	0:00	1:10	9:42	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	13	9:57	0:01	1:45	8:11	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	19	14:16	1:33	0:00	12:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	4	1	0	0	8	1	0	19	15:27	0:00	2:24	13:03	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	3	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	16	12:14	0:00	0:00	12:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	29:11	6:50	2:50	19:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	3	3	6	1	0	0	20	18:30	0:00	1:11	17:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	22	20:37	0:36	1:56	18:05	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	22	22:52	1:10	2:01	19:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	21	14:20	0:00	1:34	12:46	0	0	0.0

goalies
Pheonix CopleyP. Copley#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	3	26	.897	22	0	4	4	3	65:00	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
	Sabres	1	2	0	0	3
	Capitals	2	1	0	1	4

1st Period		BUF	WSH
2:41	Jack Eichel (11) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Sam Reinhart (20), Rasmus Dahlin (13)	1	0
3:39	Brett Connolly (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Devante Smith-Pelly (3)	1	1
9:41	Jakub Vrana (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (24)	1	2

2nd Period		BUF	WSH
2:25	Jack Eichel (12) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (14), Rasmus Ristolainen (18)	2	2
7:21	Rasmus Dahlin (3) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Jeff Skinner (11), Sam Reinhart (21)	3	2
13:46	Alex Ovechkin (29) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (30), Dmitry Orlov (10)	3	3

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

Shootout Summary			BUF	WSH
			0	1
			1	1
			1	2

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Sabres
3
Capitals
4

Game 1

16/12

Sabres
1
Capitals
2

Game 2

22/12

Capitals
2
Sabres
5

Game 3

23/2

Capital One Arena

12:00 AM, 16 December 2018

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,506

Referees:
Francois St. Laurent
Pierre Lambert

Linesmen:
Bryan Pancich
Shandor Alphonso

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	12	6	2	26
Florida	12	7	1	25
Tampa Bay	10	6	2	22
Boston	9	9	3	21
Buffalo	9	9	1	19
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	10	4	18

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WSH leads 1-0

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