National Hockey League

FINAL
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Buffalo Sabres 0
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Match Report

Ovechkin matches Esposito with 717th goal; Caps rout Sabres

— Alexander Ovechkin matched Phil Esposito for sixth on the NHL's career list with his 717th goal and the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-0 on Monday night.

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Team Stats

WSH BUF
14
Blocked Shots
9
5
Hits
9
4
Takeaways
7
30
Shots
23
0
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
1
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
24
Faceoffs Won
19
55.8
Faceoff Win Percent
44.2
9
Giveaways
5
1
Total Penalties
2
2
Penalty Minutes
4

Top Performers

WSH

  • Nic Dowd C BS 5 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Richard Panik RW BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Nicklas Backstrom C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Vitek Vanecek G GA 0 · SA 23 · SOS 0

BUF

  • Carter Hutton G GA 6 · SA 30 · SOS 0
  • Sam Reinhart C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Kyle Okposo RW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Riley Sheahan C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Head to Head

WSH leads series 5-1

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

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

Play by Play

  1. Missed 18:04 6-0
    Matt Irwin 3rd
  2. Goal 16:21 6-0
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  3. Missed 15:51 5-0
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  4. Missed 14:51 5-0
    Eric Staal 3rd
  5. Penalty 12:48 5-0
    Dmitry Orlov 3rd
  6. Missed 12:44 5-0
    Riley Sheahan 3rd
  7. Missed 12:39 5-0
    Jacob Bryson 3rd
  8. Missed 9:10 5-0
    Daniel Sprong 3rd
  9. Penalty 7:17 5-0
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  10. Goal 6:46 5-0
    Garnet Hathaway 3rd
  11. Missed 5:31 4-0
    Jeff Skinner 3rd
  12. Missed 1:08 4-0
    Daniel Sprong 3rd
  13. Missed 18:45 4-0
    Jacob Bryson 2nd
  14. Goal 15:07 4-0
    Daniel Sprong 2nd
  15. Goal 5:59 3-0
    Richard Panik 2nd
  16. Goal 2:41 2-0
    Nicklas Backstrom 2nd
  17. Missed 1:35 1-0
    Taylor Hall 2nd
  18. Goal 18:46 1-0
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 1st
  19. Penalty 16:43 0-0
    Rasmus Dahlin 1st
  20. Missed 15:22 0-0
    Richard Panik 1st
  21. Missed 12:49 0-0
    Brandon Montour 1st
  22. Missed 12:08 0-0
    Richard Panik 1st
  23. Missed 11:23 0-0
    Nick Jensen 1st
  24. Missed 9:38 0-0
    Carl Hagelin 1st
  25. Missed 8:02 0-0
    T.J. Oshie 1st
  26. Missed 5:16 0-0
    Conor Sheary 1st
  27. Missed 4:55 0-0
    Daniel Sprong 1st
  28. Missed 4:24 0-0
    Curtis Lazar 1st
  29. Missed 3:56 0-0
    Tage Thompson 1st
  30. Missed 3:31 0-0
    Tage Thompson 1st
  31. Missed 2:02 0-0
    Rasmus Asplund 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 6-0
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 6-0
    3rd
  3. Face Off 18:51 6-0
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd
  4. Stoppage 18:51 6-0
    3rd
  5. Shot 18:51 6-0
    Jeff Skinner 3rd
  6. Face Off 18:18 6-0
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  7. Stoppage 18:18 6-0
    3rd
  8. Shot 18:17 6-0
    Matt Irwin 3rd
  9. Shot 18:14 6-0
    Matt Irwin 3rd
  10. Missed 18:04 6-0
    Matt Irwin 3rd
  11. Takeaway 17:50 6-0
    Tobias Rieder 3rd
  12. Face Off 17:30 6-0
    Rasmus Asplund 3rd
  13. Stoppage 17:30 6-0
    3rd
  14. Shot 17:06 6-0
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  15. Blocked 16:44 6-0
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  16. Blocked 16:39 6-0
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  17. Face Off 16:21 6-0
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  18. Goal 16:21 6-0
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  19. Missed 15:51 5-0
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  20. Shot 15:32 5-0
    Brandon Montour 3rd
  21. Shot 15:00 5-0
    Matt Irwin 3rd
  22. Face Off 14:57 5-0
    Rasmus Asplund 3rd
  23. Stoppage 14:57 5-0
    3rd
  24. Missed 14:51 5-0
    Eric Staal 3rd
  25. Giveaway 14:27 5-0
    Casey Mittelstadt 3rd
  26. Shot 14:08 5-0
    Eric Staal 3rd
  27. Takeaway 13:09 5-0
    Nick Jensen 3rd
  28. Face Off 12:48 5-0
    Sam Reinhart 3rd
  29. Stoppage 12:48 5-0
    3rd
  30. Penalty 12:48 5-0
    Dmitry Orlov 3rd
  31. Missed 12:44 5-0
    Riley Sheahan 3rd
  32. Missed 12:39 5-0
    Jacob Bryson 3rd
  33. Shot 12:29 5-0
    Tage Thompson 3rd
  34. Blocked 11:44 5-0
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  35. Giveaway 11:00 5-0
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  36. Shot 10:55 5-0
    Rasmus Asplund 3rd
  37. Face Off 10:37 5-0
    Rasmus Asplund 3rd
  38. Stoppage 10:37 5-0
    3rd
  39. Face Off 10:01 5-0
    Curtis Lazar 3rd
  40. Stoppage 10:01 5-0
    3rd

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