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
J. Eichel
Z. Girgensons
J. Larsson
C. Mittelstadt
K. Okposo
J. Pominville
S. Reinhart
E. Rodrigues
C. Sheary
J. Skinner
V. Sobotka
T. Thompson
defensemen
N. Beaulieu
Z. Bogosian
R. Dahlin
R. Ristolainen
M. Scandella
M. Tennyson

											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
C. Hutton

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
N. Backstrom
T. Boyd
B. Connolly
N. Dowd
L. Eller
E. Kuznetsov
T.J. Oshie
A. Ovechkin
D. Smith-Pelly
C. Stephenson
J. Vrana
T. Wilson
defensemen
M. Bowey
J. Carlson
M. Kempny
M. Niskanen
D. Orlov
J. Siegenthaler

											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
P. Copley

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
Florida	9	3	1	19
Tampa Bay	7	5	0	14
Toronto	6	5	2	14
Boston	6	6	1	13
Ottawa	6	5	0	12
Detroit	5	5	1	11
Buffalo	4	7	1	9
Montreal	4	7	1	9

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	8	2	1	17
Carolina	8	2	0	16
Washington	8	3	0	16
New Jersey	7	5	2	16
Columbus	5	5	1	11
Pittsburgh	5	7	1	11
NY Islanders	4	6	2	10
Philadelphia	4	7	1	9

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Buffalo Sabres

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Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

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