Sabres 4-1 Capitals (17 Jan, 2016) Final Score

Washington Capitals

33-8-3, 16-5-2 away

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

Buffalo Sabres

18-23-4, 9-14-2 home

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	0	0	1	1
	Sabres	2	2	0	4

1st Period			WSH	BUF
10:30		Phil Varone (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen (21), Zach Bogosian (5)	0	1
16:00		Tim Schaller (1) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Goal) Unassisted	0	2

2nd Period			WSH	BUF
7:14		Evander Kane (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Ryan O'Reilly (21), Sam Reinhart (8)	0	3
15:37		Cody Franson (4) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Evander Kane (8), Zach Bogosian (6)	0	4

3rd Period			WSH	BUF
2:54		Marcus Johansson (11) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jason Chimera (14)	1	4

CAPITALS

SABRES

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

Capitals
2
Sabres
0

Game 1

29/12

Sabres
2
Capitals
5

Game 2

31/12

Capitals
1
Sabres
4

Game 3

17/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

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Washington Capitals

Buffalo Sabres

Stars of the Game

Chad Johnson - BUF

Phil VaroneC - BUF

Tim SchallerC - BUF

Game Information

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Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

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