National Hockey League

FINAL
Washington Capitals 2
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Buffalo Sabres 1
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Match Report

Vanecek makes 28 saves in NHL debut, Capitals sweep Sabres

— Vitek Vanecek made 28 saves in his NHL debut, Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist and the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Friday night to sweep the season-opening series.

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Team Stats

WSH BUF
7
Blocked Shots
8
27
Hits
15
1
Takeaways
3
21
Shots
31
0
Power Play Goals
0
0
Power Play Opportunities
5
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
24
Faceoffs Won
26
48.0
Faceoff Win Percent
52.0
5
Giveaways
7
5
Total Penalties
0
10
Penalty Minutes
0

Top Performers

WSH

  • Vitek Vanecek G GA 1 · SA 31 · SOS 0
  • Lars Eller C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Nicklas Backstrom C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0

BUF

  • Linus Ullmark G GA 2 · SA 21 · SOS 0
  • Sam Reinhart C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Jack Eichel C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Eric Staal C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Head to Head

WSH leads series 2-0

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 19:39 2-1
    Rasmus Dahlin 3rd
  2. Missed 18:59 2-1
    John Carlson 3rd
  3. Missed 17:31 2-1
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  4. Missed 17:23 2-1
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  5. Missed 16:01 2-1
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  6. Penalty 15:47 2-1
    Zdeno Chara 3rd
  7. Missed 12:47 2-1
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  8. Missed 10:31 2-1
    Richard Panik 3rd
  9. Missed 8:12 2-1
    Jeff Skinner 3rd
  10. Goal 7:47 2-1
    Tom Wilson 3rd
  11. Missed 3:03 1-1
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd
  12. Goal 0:31 1-1
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  13. Missed 18:39 1-0
    Jake McCabe 2nd
  14. Missed 12:51 1-0
    Sam Reinhart 2nd
  15. Missed 12:42 1-0
    Sam Reinhart 2nd
  16. Penalty 12:23 1-0
    John Carlson 2nd
  17. Missed 1:53 1-0
    Nic Dowd 2nd
  18. Goal 1:34 1-0
    Jakub Vrana 2nd
  19. Missed 18:58 0-0
    Tobias Rieder 1st
  20. Penalty 16:35 0-0
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 1st
  21. Missed 14:49 0-0
    Nick Jensen 1st
  22. Missed 14:06 0-0
    Jakub Vrana 1st
  23. Missed 11:41 0-0
    Taylor Hall 1st
  24. Penalty 10:23 0-0
    Conor Sheary 1st
  25. Missed 9:46 0-0
    Colin Miller 1st
  26. Missed 8:23 0-0
    Taylor Hall 1st
  27. Penalty 5:57 0-0
    Brenden Dillon 1st
  28. Missed 3:42 0-0
    Rasmus Ristolainen 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 2-1
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 2-1
    3rd
  3. Shot 19:58 2-1
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  4. Shot 19:55 2-1
    Sam Reinhart 3rd
  5. Missed 19:39 2-1
    Rasmus Dahlin 3rd
  6. Giveaway 19:35 2-1
    Zdeno Chara 3rd
  7. Hit 19:18 2-1
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  8. Face Off 19:02 2-1
    Lars Eller 3rd
  9. Stoppage 19:02 2-1
    3rd
  10. Missed 18:59 2-1
    John Carlson 3rd
  11. Face Off 18:26 2-1
    Lars Eller 3rd
  12. Stoppage 18:26 2-1
    3rd
  13. Giveaway 17:37 2-1
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  14. Missed 17:31 2-1
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  15. Missed 17:23 2-1
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  16. Missed 16:01 2-1
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  17. Face Off 15:47 2-1
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  18. Stoppage 15:47 2-1
    3rd
  19. Penalty 15:47 2-1
    Zdeno Chara 3rd
  20. Hit 15:44 2-1
    Tom Wilson 3rd
  21. Hit 14:13 2-1
    Richard Panik 3rd
  22. Giveaway 13:53 2-1
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd
  23. Hit 13:23 2-1
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  24. Hit 12:50 2-1
    Nick Jensen 3rd
  25. Missed 12:47 2-1
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  26. Hit 11:48 2-1
    Garnet Hathaway 3rd
  27. Face Off 10:56 2-1
    Jack Eichel 3rd
  28. Stoppage 10:56 2-1
    3rd
  29. Hit 10:50 2-1
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  30. Shot 10:37 2-1
    Zdeno Chara 3rd
  31. Missed 10:31 2-1
    Richard Panik 3rd
  32. Shot 10:20 2-1
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd
  33. Blocked 10:01 2-1
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd
  34. Giveaway 9:29 2-1
    Rasmus Dahlin 3rd
  35. Face Off 8:56 2-1
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  36. Stoppage 8:56 2-1
    3rd
  37. Shot 8:30 2-1
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  38. Missed 8:12 2-1
    Jeff Skinner 3rd
  39. Face Off 7:47 2-1
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  40. Goal 7:47 2-1
    Tom Wilson 3rd

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