SABRES
CAPITALS
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
15-18-4, 7-8-2 Away
2
15-18-4, 7-8-2 Away
28-6-2, 15-3-1 Home
5
28-6-2, 15-3-1 Home
Game Information
Capital One Arena
12:00 AM, 31 December 2015
Washington, DC
Attendance: 18,506
- Referees:
- TJ Luxmore
- Linesmen:
- Mike Cvik
- Tim Nowak
| 1 | 2 | 3 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabres | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Capitals | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1st Period | BUF | WSH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:48 | | Brian Gionta (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (10), Zemgus Girgensons (4) | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd Period | BUF | WSH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:08 | | Justin Williams (11) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted | 1 | 1 |
| 18:53 | | Zemgus Girgensons (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (11) | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Period | BUF | WSH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:24 | | Alex Ovechkin (19) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (21), T.J. Oshie (11) | 2 | 2 |
| 8:32 | | Marcus Johansson (8) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (22), Matt Niskanen (12) | 2 | 3 |
| 9:56 | | Andre Burakovsky (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Marcus Johansson (14) | 2 | 4 |
| 18:47 | | Alex Ovechkin (20) (Empty Net Goal) Unassisted | 2 | 5 |
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| Team | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 30 | 15 | 4 | 64 |
| NY Islanders | 26 | 17 | 5 | 57 |
| Pittsburgh | 22 | 14 | 11 | 55 |
| Washington | 24 | 19 | 6 | 54 |
| Philadelphia | 22 | 17 | 8 | 52 |
| Columbus | 22 | 19 | 7 | 51 |
| New Jersey | 24 | 22 | 2 | 50 |
| NY Rangers | 21 | 22 | 6 | 48 |
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