Sabres 5-2 Capitals (23 Feb, 2019) Box Score

Washington Capitals

34-21-7, 17-12-2 away

	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	1	1	2
BUF	2	1	2	5

Buffalo Sabres

29-24-8, 18-9-4 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#65
Brett ConnollyB. Connolly#10
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Carl HagelinC. Hagelin#62
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Chandler StephensonC. Stephenson#18
Jakub VranaJ. Vrana#13
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Christian DjoosC. Djoos#29
Michal KempnyM. Kempny#6
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	-3	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	20	16:23	2:16	1:56	12:11	3	4	42.9
1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	11:56	0:06	0:00	11:50	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	11:18	0:06	0:00	11:12	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	1	15	11:48	0:00	2:40	9:08	7	2	77.8
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	19	15:45	1:38	3:04	11:03	8	5	61.5
0	0	-1	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	2	17	12:33	0:00	2:23	10:10	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	21	20:02	2:22	0:00	17:40	9	10	47.4
0	0	-3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	15:20	2:16	1:35	11:29	4	2	66.7
1	0	1	8	1	0	0	0	5	0	1	19	22:20	3:54	0:00	18:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	10:50	0:00	0:43	10:07	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	15	10:46	1:38	0:00	9:08	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	24	19:57	1:38	3:09	15:10	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	26	25:03	2:59	3:51	18:13	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	18	13:14	0:00	0:00	13:14	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	21	17:48	0:00	2:38	15:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	22:54	0:06	3:54	18:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	21	21:32	1:01	0:58	19:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	20	14:02	0:00	4:09	9:53	0	0	0.0

goalies
Braden HoltbyB. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
37	4	33	.892	31	1	1	0	0	58:44	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#9
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Johan LarssonJ. Larsson#22
Danny O'ReganD. O'Regan#65
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
Scott WilsonS. Wilson#20
defensemen
Nathan BeaulieuN. Beaulieu#82
Zach BogosianZ. Bogosian#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Matt HunwickM. Hunwick#48
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#19
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	2	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	19:51	6:01	0:34	13:16	7	7	50.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	20	15:18	0:00	2:31	12:47	1	1	50.0
0	0	-1	1	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	21	15:22	0:00	2:31	12:51	4	10	28.6
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	11:56	0:00	0:00	0:00	1	0	100.0
1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	12:49	2:39	0:00	10:10	0	0	0.0
3	0	2	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	18:30	5:06	0:00	13:24	0	1	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	16:25	1:44	1:29	13:12	4	8	33.3
0	1	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	20	17:22	5:02	0:00	12:20	1	0	100.0
0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	10:40	1:50	0:00	8:50	1	3	25.0
0	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	22	13:53	0:00	0:55	12:58	6	4	60.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	13:43	1:44	0:00	11:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	11:52	0:00	0:00	11:52	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	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	18	13:49	0:00	0:00	13:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	20:08	2:00	2:10	15:58	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	21	21:46	6:01	0:06	15:39	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	21	16:57	0:00	1:50	15:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	20	20:04	0:00	2:04	18:00	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	3	1	0	0	3	0	1	22	25:35	5:45	1:50	18:00	0	0	0.0

goalies
Carter HuttonC. Hutton#40

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	2	31	.939	26	0	5	0	0	60:00	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	T
	Capitals	0	1	1	2
	Sabres	2	1	2	5

1st Period			WSH	BUF
3:40		Jason Pominville (14) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jeff Skinner (19), Jack Eichel (46)	0	1
12:51		Sam Reinhart (15) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evan Rodrigues (14)	0	2

2nd Period			WSH	BUF
2:28		Alex Ovechkin (44) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (40)	1	2
19:29		Rasmus Dahlin (8) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (47), Rasmus Ristolainen (32)	1	3

3rd Period		WSH	BUF
4:16	Andre Burakovsky (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Christian Djoos (6), Michal Kempny (14)	2	3
5:43	Sam Reinhart (16) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Matt Hunwick (1), Conor Sheary (16)	2	4
19:04	Sam Reinhart (17) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Carter Hutton (1)	2	5

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

Sabres
3
Capitals
4

Game 1

16/12

Sabres
1
Capitals
2

Game 2

22/12

Capitals
2
Sabres
5

Game 3

23/2

KeyBank Center

6:00 PM, 23 February 2019

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Linesmen:
Steve Miller

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

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

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Washington Capitals

Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

Game Information

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