Capitals 2-1 Sabres (22 Dec, 2018) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

20-11-5, 9-7-3 away

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

Washington Capitals

21-10-3, 11-5-2 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#9
Remi ElieR. Elie#81
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#37
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
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
Zach BogosianZ. Bogosian#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#19
Lawrence PilutL. Pilut#24
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	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	20	22:32	6:30	1:52	14:10	14	6	70.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	9:39	0:00	0:00	9:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	12:20	0:00	3:36	8:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	17	10:59	1:30	0:00	9:29	2	5	28.6
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	14	10:08	1:18	0:00	8:50	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	6	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	19:40	6:30	0:00	13:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	22	14:56	1:06	3:01	10:49	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	19	15:16	2:43	0:00	12:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	2	1	1	2	0	2	0	18	20:05	6:30	0:21	13:14	0	5	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	18	15:15	0:12	3:12	11:51	3	3	50.0
0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	13	9:46	0:00	0:00	9:46	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	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	21:15	0:24	4:33	16:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	22:59	6:30	0:26	16:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	2	2	20	16:13	0:00	4:09	12:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	17:04	1:17	0:15	15:32	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	6	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	24	24:27	6:43	3:12	14:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:49	0:00	3:25	13:24	0	0	0.0

goalies
Carter HuttonC. Hutton#40

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
24	2	22	.917	0	0	0	0	0	57:52	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#65
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	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	18	18:32	5:49	0:59	11:44	14	6	70.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	8:56	0:00	0:00	8:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	11:17	2:39	0:00	8:38	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	17	11:44	0:00	1:45	9:59	5	4	55.6
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	21	17:14	2:11	5:02	10:01	6	6	50.0
0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	16	18:44	5:43	0:00	13:01	3	7	30.0
0	0	-1	1	3	2	0	0	2	0	3	17	19:26	5:21	1:54	12:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	16	20:21	7:21	0:00	13:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	12	9:33	0:00	0:45	8:48	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	15	10:46	0:00	2:26	8:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	16	15:20	2:17	0:00	13:03	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	4	2	0	1	2	3	1	0	19	17:32	0:00	3:09	14:23	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	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	17	16:24	0:00	1:37	14:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	21	23:47	5:56	3:59	13:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	4	19	18:08	0:00	2:41	15:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	2	1	2	2	0	0	20	21:03	0:39	4:24	16:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	20	20:22	2:04	2:40	15:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	4	1	2	1	0	0	18	12:57	0:00	0:39	12:18	0	0	0.0

goalies
Braden HoltbyB. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
37	1	36	.973	0	0	0	0	0	59:54	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	0	0	1	1
	Capitals	0	1	1	2

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			BUF	WSH
2:50		Chandler Stephenson (3) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Goal) Assists: Nic Dowd (9)	0	1

3rd Period			BUF	WSH
9:01		Johan Larsson (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tage Thompson (3), Rasmus Ristolainen (19)	1	1
13:00		Tom Wilson (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (25)	1	2

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-0

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, 22 December 2018

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,506

Referees:
Ghislain Hebert
Francis Charron

Linesmen:
Jonny Murray
Pierre Racicot

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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Buffalo Sabres

Washington Capitals

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-0

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