SABRES
CAPITALS
Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
9-10-6, 5-5-3 Away
2
9-10-6, 5-5-3 Away
14-7-3, 9-4-0 Home
3
14-7-3, 9-4-0 Home
Game Information
Capital One Arena
12:00 AM, 6 December 2016
Washington, DC
Attendance: 18,506
- Referees:
- Tom Kowal
- Linesmen:
- Ryan Daisy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabres | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Capitals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1st Period | BUF | WSH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:59 | | Zemgus Girgensons (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Derek Grant (3), Rasmus Ristolainen (13) | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd Period | BUF | WSH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:23 | | Jay Beagle (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brooks Orpik (6), Daniel Winnik (2) | 1 | 1 |
| 15:23 | | Kyle Okposo (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Ryan O'Reilly (7), William Carrier (1) | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Period | BUF | WSH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:42 | | Marcus Johansson (10) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: John Carlson (10), Justin Williams (3) | 2 | 2 |
| OT Summary | BUF | WSH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:38 | | Marcus Johansson (11) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Dmitry Orlov (7), Evgeny Kuznetsov (7) | 2 | 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Pittsburgh | 40 | 22 | 16 | 96 |
| Philadelphia | 39 | 26 | 12 | 90 |
| NY Islanders | 42 | 31 | 5 | 89 |
| Columbus | 38 | 27 | 12 | 88 |
| Washington | 39 | 30 | 9 | 87 |
| New Jersey | 40 | 34 | 3 | 83 |
| NY Rangers | 33 | 36 | 9 | 75 |
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