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Buffalo Sabres
Dec 11, 1988 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 30 | |
| 4 | 25 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:11 | WSH | Mike Ridley (18) | Rod Langway (6), Kevin Hatcher (11) | 1 - 0 |
| 15:33 | WSH | Mike Gartner (6) PP | Geoff Courtnall (19), Scott Stevens (21) | 2 - 0 |
| 18:03 | BUF | Mike Donnelly (3) | Ray Sheppard (10), Pierre Turgeon (15) | 2 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 06:38 | BUF | Christian Ruuttu (5) | Unassisted | 2 - 2 |
| 07:25 | BUF | Benoit Hogue (6) | Uwe Krupp (5) | 2 - 3 |
| 11:43 | WSH | Mike Gartner (7) | Dale Hunter (16) | 3 - 3 |
| 16:50 | WSH | Geoff Courtnall (16) | Mike Gartner (10), Dale Hunter (17) | 4 - 3 |
| 17:12 | BUF | Ray Sheppard (8) | John Tucker (19), Christian Ruuttu (13) | 4 - 4 |
| 18:36 | WSH | Grant Ledyard (1) | Unassisted | 5 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 00:36 | WSH | Grant Ledyard (2) | Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (25) | 6 - 4 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 11:20 | WSH | John Druce | Cross checking | 2 |
| 14:43 | BUF | Mark Napier | Holding | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 03:22 | BUF | Benoit Hogue | Tripping | 2 |
| 08:18 | WSH | Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | Tripping | 2 |
| 13:14 | WSH | Michal Pivonka | Hooking | 2 |
| 16:58 | BUF | Larry Playfair | Roughing | 2 |
| 16:58 | WSH | Lou Franceschetti | Slashing | 2 |
| 16:58 | WSH | Scott Stevens | Misconduct | 10 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:20 | WSH | Dale Hunter | High sticking | 2 |
| 09:08 | BUF | Doug Bodger | Tripping | 2 |
| 09:08 | BUF | Mike Foligno | Misconduct | 10 |
| 09:08 | WSH | Geoff Courtnall | Misconduct | 10 |
| 14:59 | BUF | Jan Ludvig | Roughing | 2 |
| 14:59 | BUF | Jan Ludvig | Fighting | 5 |
| 14:59 | WSH | Dale Hunter | High sticking | 2 |
| 14:59 | WSH | Scott Stevens | Roughing | 2 |
| 14:59 | WSH | Scott Stevens | Fighting | 5 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 3 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 32 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 37 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 55 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | W | 25 | 21 | 4 | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 33 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 87 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 17 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 29 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 36 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 65 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 96 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | L | 20 | 14 | 6 | 40:36 | |
| 32 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 19:24 |