Capitals 3-2 Sabres (12 Dec, 2021) Box Score

Washington Capitals

17-5-6, 8-3-2 away

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

Buffalo Sabres

8-15-4, 6-8-2 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Carl HagelinC. Hagelin#62
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
Brett LeasonB. Leason#49
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#47
Connor McMichaelC. McMichael#24
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Aliaksei ProtasA. Protas#59
Michael SgarbossaM. Sgarbossa#23
Conor ShearyC. Sheary#73
Daniel SprongD. Sprong#10
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Martin FehervaryM. Fehervary#42
Matt IrwinM. Irwin#52
Nick JensenN. Jensen#3
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#9
Justin SchultzJ. Schultz#2

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	19:23	1:02	0:24	17:57	5	17	22.7
0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	12:50	0:00	0:00	12:50	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	23	24:26	4:36	0:00	19:50	7	9	43.8
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	7:50	0:00	0:00	7:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	12	9:02	0:00	0:00	9:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	8:05	0:00	0:00	8:05	3	6	33.3
0	1	0	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	25	22:21	3:04	0:00	19:17	2	1	66.7
0	1	0	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	21	25:36	6:00	0:00	19:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	18:31	1:26	0:00	17:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	15	12:05	0:00	0:00	12:05	6	4	60.0
0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	19:18	4:10	0:00	15:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	14:33	2:18	0:00	12:15	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	2	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	26:04	4:30	0:24	21:10	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	23	19:45	0:00	0:00	19:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:09	0:00	0:00	14:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	20:17	0:00	0:24	19:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	27	23:10	1:24	0:00	21:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	17:48	1:30	0:00	16:18	0	0	0.0

goalies
Vitek VanecekV. Vanecek#41

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	2	29	.935	28	1	0	0	0	64:47	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Rasmus AsplundR. Asplund#74
Anders BjorkA. Bjork#96
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Cody EakinC. Eakin#20
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
John HaydenJ. Hayden#15
Vinnie HinostrozaV. Hinostroza#29
Brett MurrayB. Murray#57
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#71
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Will ButcherW. Butcher#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Robert HaggR. Hagg#8
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Mark PysykM. Pysyk#13

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	13:05	0:00	1:51	11:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:26	0:00	1:08	12:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	18:28	0:00	0:00	18:28	9	6	60.0
0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	28	17:21	0:16	3:37	13:28	16	6	72.7
0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	22	12:03	0:00	2:06	9:57	4	3	57.1
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	12:38	0:00	2:23	10:15	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	11:48	0:00	0:00	11:48	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	15:22	0:00	0:00	15:22	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	1	0	1	4	1	0	0	24	18:30	0:08	0:53	17:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:59	0:24	0:00	16:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	21	16:28	0:00	0:01	16:27	3	1	75.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	18:16	0:24	0:01	17:51	4	6	40.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	19:42	0:00	2:58	16:44	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	15:26	0:00	0:00	15:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	30	25:22	0:24	0:01	24:57	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	2	4	0	0	3	0	0	23	17:22	0:00	3:20	14:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	30	26:08	0:00	2:40	23:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	21:00	0:00	3:01	17:59	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
42	2	40	.952	33	0	7	0	0	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
	Capitals	1	0	1	1	3
	Sabres	1	1	0	0	2

1st Period			WSH	BUF
3:40		Lars Eller (4) Assists: T.J. Oshie (5), Conor Sheary (6)	1	0
13:48		Vinnie Hinostroza (5) Assists: Jacob Bryson (7), Robert Hagg (4)	1	1

2nd Period			WSH	BUF
2:09		Will Butcher (1) Assists: Kyle Okposo (13), Rasmus Asplund (9)	1	2

3rd Period			WSH	BUF
5:41		Martin Fehervary (3) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (21), Alex Ovechkin (24)	2	2

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

Shootout Summary			WSH	BUF
			0	0
			1	0
			1	0
			1	0
			1	1
			2	1

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-0

Sabres
3
Capitals
5

Game 1

9/11

Capitals
3
Sabres
2

Game 2

12/12

Capitals
4
Sabres
3

Game 3

25/3

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 12 December 2021

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 9,554

Referees:
Brad Meier
Kyle Rehman

Linesmen:
Jesse Marquis
Mitch Hunt

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

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Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-0

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