National Hockey League

FINAL
Washington Capitals 6
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Buffalo Sabres 4
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BUF1124
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Team Stats

WSH BUF
11
Blocked Shots
7
19
Hits
20
5
Takeaways
6
28
Shots
26
1
Power Play Goals
1
2
Power Play Opportunities
3
50.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
29
Faceoffs Won
28
50.9
Faceoff Win Percent
49.1
7
Giveaways
9
4
Total Penalties
3
11
Penalty Minutes
9

Top Performers

WSH

  • Ilya Samsonov G GA 4 · SA 26 · SOS 0
  • T.J. Oshie RW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Lars Eller C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Nicklas Backstrom C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0

BUF

  • Carter Hutton G GA 5 · SA 27 · SOS 0
  • Sam Reinhart C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Jack Eichel C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Riley Sheahan C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Head to Head

WSH leads series 1-0

Injuries

Buffalo Sabres

  • Justin Danforth Day-To-Day
  • Jiri Kulich Out
  • Sam Carrick Injured Reserve
  • Alex Lyon Injured Reserve
  • Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve

Washington Capitals

  • Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
  • Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
  • Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Missed 19:36 6-4
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  2. Goal 18:57 6-4
    Garnet Hathaway 3rd
  3. Goal 18:06 5-4
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  4. Penalty 15:27 5-3
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  5. Penalty 15:27 5-3
    Jake McCabe 3rd
  6. Missed 12:30 5-3
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  7. Penalty 10:04 5-3
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  8. Missed 6:46 5-3
    Dmitry Orlov 3rd
  9. Missed 6:40 5-3
    Dmitry Orlov 3rd
  10. Missed 1:25 5-3
    Colin Miller 3rd
  11. Goal 0:46 5-3
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  12. Goal 0:20 4-3
    Jake McCabe 3rd
  13. Missed 19:50 4-2
    Brandon Montour 2nd
  14. Goal 18:46 4-2
    Tobias Rieder 2nd
  15. Missed 18:14 4-1
    Jack Eichel 2nd
  16. Goal 13:23 4-1
    Brenden Dillon 2nd
  17. Missed 11:44 3-1
    Alex Ovechkin 2nd
  18. Missed 11:30 3-1
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 2nd
  19. Penalty 11:19 3-1
    Colin Miller 2nd
  20. Missed 11:01 3-1
    Richard Panik 2nd
  21. Missed 8:43 3-1
    Eric Staal 2nd
  22. Missed 7:22 3-1
    Jeff Skinner 2nd
  23. Goal 7:05 3-1
    John Carlson 2nd
  24. Missed 5:56 2-1
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 2nd
  25. Penalty 2:40 2-1
    Nic Dowd 2nd
  26. Missed 19:51 2-1
    Rasmus Dahlin 1st
  27. Missed 18:00 2-1
    Nic Dowd 1st
  28. Missed 17:14 2-1
    Taylor Hall 1st
  29. Goal 10:33 2-1
    T.J. Oshie 1st
  30. Penalty 9:34 1-1
    Rasmus Dahlin 1st
  31. Goal 8:48 1-1
    Taylor Hall 1st
  32. Penalty 8:30 1-0
    T.J. Oshie 1st
  33. Goal 5:43 1-0
    Nicklas Backstrom 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 6-4
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 6-4
    3rd
  3. Missed 19:36 6-4
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  4. Face Off 19:14 6-4
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  5. Stoppage 19:14 6-4
    3rd
  6. Face Off 18:57 6-4
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  7. Goal 18:57 6-4
    Garnet Hathaway 3rd
  8. Face Off 18:33 5-4
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  9. Stoppage 18:33 5-4
    3rd
  10. Face Off 18:06 5-4
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  11. Goal 18:06 5-4
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  12. Shot 18:04 5-3
    Sam Reinhart 3rd
  13. Giveaway 17:52 5-3
    Lars Eller 3rd
  14. Shot 17:28 5-3
    John Carlson 3rd
  15. Face Off 17:08 5-3
    Lars Eller 3rd
  16. Stoppage 17:08 5-3
    3rd
  17. Hit 17:00 5-3
    Garnet Hathaway 3rd
  18. Takeaway 16:22 5-3
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  19. Hit 16:09 5-3
    Curtis Lazar 3rd
  20. Takeaway 15:53 5-3
    Curtis Lazar 3rd
  21. Face Off 15:27 5-3
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd
  22. Stoppage 15:27 5-3
    3rd
  23. Penalty 15:27 5-3
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  24. Penalty 15:27 5-3
    Jake McCabe 3rd
  25. Hit 15:21 5-3
    Jake McCabe 3rd
  26. Blocked 15:07 5-3
    Rasmus Dahlin 3rd
  27. Shot 14:47 5-3
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  28. Hit 14:42 5-3
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  29. Giveaway 14:32 5-3
    Rasmus Dahlin 3rd
  30. Blocked 14:13 5-3
    Tage Thompson 3rd
  31. Takeaway 12:57 5-3
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  32. Hit 12:53 5-3
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  33. Giveaway 12:47 5-3
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  34. Missed 12:30 5-3
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  35. Hit 12:29 5-3
    Tobias Rieder 3rd
  36. Hit 12:24 5-3
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  37. Face Off 12:15 5-3
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  38. Stoppage 12:15 5-3
    3rd
  39. Face Off 11:54 5-3
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  40. Stoppage 11:54 5-3
    3rd

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