Buffalo Sabres
at
Washington Capitals
Dec 30, 1988 · Capital Centre
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 22 | |
| 5 | 44 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 03:51 | WSH | Dave Christian (16) | Neil Sheehy (1) | 0 - 1 |
| 14:07 | WSH | Mike Gartner (11) | Mike Ridley (14), Scott Stevens (25) | 0 - 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 03:17 | BUF | Rick Vaive (14) PP | John Tucker (21) | 1 - 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:29 | BUF | Mike Foligno (10) PP | Doug Bodger (18), Christian Ruuttu (19) | 2 - 2 |
| 08:27 | BUF | Phil Housley (16) | Christian Ruuttu (20), Lindy Ruff (5) | 3 - 2 |
| 16:05 | WSH | Mike Gartner (12) | Mike Ridley (15), Larry Murphy (15) | 3 - 3 |
| 17:38 | WSH | Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (10) | Larry Murphy (16) | 3 - 4 |
| 18:40 | WSH | Kelly Miller (7) | Unassisted | 3 - 5 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 02:15 | BUF | Rick Vaive | High sticking | 2 |
| 02:15 | WSH | Dale Hunter | High sticking | 2 |
| 05:27 | BUF | Uwe Krupp | Tripping | 2 |
| 05:57 | BUF | Christian Ruuttu | Roughing | 2 |
| 05:57 | WSH | Dale Hunter | High sticking | 2 |
| 08:33 | BUF | Larry Playfair | High sticking | 2 |
| 08:33 | BUF | Larry Playfair | Roughing | 2 |
| 15:40 | WSH | Dale Hunter | Holding | 2 |
| 16:53 | WSH | Clint Malarchuk | Tripping | 2 |
| 19:40 | BUF | Christian Ruuttu | Cross checking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 03:12 | WSH | Dale Hunter | Tripping | 2 |
| 05:00 | WSH | Clint Malarchuk | Delaying game | 2 |
| 14:36 | BUF | Mike Ramsey | Holding | 2 |
| 20:00 | WSH | Scott Stevens | Interference | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:52 | BUF | Jeff Parker | Holding | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 17 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 96 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 29 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 65 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 87 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | L | 43 | 39 | 4 | 60:00 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 55 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 37 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | W | 22 | 19 | 3 | 60:00 |