Capitals 4-3 Sabres (25 Mar, 2022) Box Score

Washington Capitals

36-20-10, 21-7-5 away

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

Buffalo Sabres

23-33-9, 12-16-5 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
N. Backstrom#19
L. Eller#20
G. Hathaway#21
M. Johansson#90
A. Jonsson-Fjallby#45
E. Kuznetsov#92
A. Mantha#39
C. McMichael#24
A. Ovechkin#8
C. Sheary#73
T. Wilson#43
defensemen
J. Carlson#74
M. Fehervary#42
M. Irwin#52
N. Jensen#3
M. Kempny#6
D. Orlov#9
J. Schultz#2

											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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	18:56	0:57	0:00	17:59	7	11	38.9
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	21	16:38	0:00	1:19	15:19	11	6	64.7
0	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	22	16:49	0:00	1:03	15:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	24	16:40	0:43	0:00	15:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	8:38	0:00	0:25	8:13	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	27	21:10	1:17	0:43	19:10	8	3	72.7
1	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	20:18	1:03	0:00	19:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	9:13	0:00	0:00	9:13	1	3	25.0
1	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	25	19:57	2:00	0:00	17:57	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	23	19:19	0:39	0:00	18:40	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	25	20:05	1:21	0:30	18:14	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	6	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	28	25:36	1:26	0:46	23:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	28	23:18	0:00	1:30	21:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	13	10:10	0:00	0:00	10:10	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	23	20:22	0:00	1:00	19:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	5	3:17	0:00	0:00	3:17	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	4	1	0	27	25:10	0:00	0:44	24:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	15:24	0:34	0:00	14:50	0	0	0.0

goalies
I. Samsonov#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
23	3	20	.870	19	0	1	0	0	65:00	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
R. Asplund#74
D. Cozens#24
C. Eakin#20
Z. Girgensons#28
V. Hinostroza#29
P. Krebs#19
C. Mittelstadt#37
K. Okposo#21
V. Olofsson#71
J. Skinner#53
T. Thompson#72
A. Tuch#89
defensemen
J. Bryson#78
R. Dahlin#26
H. Jokiharju#10
C. Miller#33
M. Pysyk#13
M. Samuelsson#23

											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	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	12:57	0:00	0:00	12:57	1	0	100.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	19	15:11	0:29	0:00	14:42	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	14:38	0:00	0:17	14:21	11	10	52.4
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	19	13:22	0:00	0:36	12:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	15	12:20	0:00	0:00	12:20	2	1	66.7
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	15:00	0:29	0:00	14:31	0	1	0.0
0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	17:56	1:17	0:00	16:39	4	6	40.0
0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	16:47	0:30	0:41	15:36	0	1	0.0
1	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	14:18	0:27	0:00	13:51	0	0	0.0
2	0	0	5	1	0	1	2	0	1	2	23	17:30	1:30	0:00	16:00	1	1	50.0
0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	24	18:53	1:31	1:07	16:15	3	6	33.3
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	24	18:27	1:31	1:19	15:37	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	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	29	20:48	0:00	0:35	20:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	37	26:34	1:20	0:37	24:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	37	26:35	0:56	1:25	24:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	14:06	0:00	0:00	14:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	23	14:25	0:00	0:00	14:25	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	29	21:13	0:00	1:23	19:50	0	0	0.0

goalies
D. Tokarski#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
40	3	37	.925	36	0	1	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	2	0	1	4
	Sabres	1	2	0	0	3

1st Period			WSH	BUF
9:15		Anthony Mantha (7) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (19), Tom Wilson (26)	1	0
15:49		Jeff Skinner (25) Assists: Tage Thompson (22)	1	1

2nd Period		WSH	BUF
4:06	Nick Jensen (5) Assists: Dmitry Orlov (19), Conor Sheary (17)	2	1
10:23	Jeff Skinner (26) Assists: Mattias Samuelsson (5)	2	2
12:55	Victor Olofsson (12) Assists: Rasmus Asplund (17), Casey Mittelstadt (6)	2	3
16:47	Alex Ovechkin (41) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (42)	3	3

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

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

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 3-0

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

11:00 PM, 25 March 2022

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 9,740

Referees:
Ian Walsh

Linesmen:
Ryan Gibbons
Julien Fournier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	9	2	0	18
Washington	9	3	0	18
New Jersey	8	5	2	18
NY Rangers	8	2	1	17
Columbus	5	5	2	12
NY Islanders	5	6	2	12
Pittsburgh	5	7	2	12
Philadelphia	4	8	1	9

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	9	3	1	19
Toronto	7	5	2	16
Tampa Bay	7	6	0	14
Detroit	6	5	1	13
Boston	6	7	1	13
Ottawa	6	6	0	12
Buffalo	5	7	1	11
Montreal	4	7	2	10

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Washington Capitals

Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 3-0

Game Information

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