Buffalo Sabres
at
Washington Capitals
Dec 26, 2008 · Verizon Center
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 | 24 |
| Washington Capitals |
3 | 34 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 17:46 | WSH | Viktor Kozlov (9) | Nicklas Backstrom (28), Bryan Helmer (2) | 0 - 1 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:58 | WSH | Boyd Gordon (3) | Milan Jurcina (5) | 0 - 2 |
| 06:13 | BUF | Thomas Vanek (25) PP | Drew Stafford (10), Jaroslav Spacek (17) | 1 - 2 |
| 08:27 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin (23) | Bryan Helmer (3) | 1 - 3 |
| 18:11 | BUF | Maxim Afinogenov (2) | Toni Lydman (8), Ales Kotalik (9) | 2 - 3 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:02 | BUF | Jaroslav Spacek | Hooking | 2 |
| 10:24 | BUF | Jochen Hecht | High sticking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 10:42 | WSH | Milan Jurcina | Hooking | 2 |
| 18:47 | BUF | Andrej Sekera | Hooking | 2 |
| 18:55 | WSH | Brooks Laich | Interference goalkeeper | 2 |
| 19:28 | BUF | Toni Lydman | Hooking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:52 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin | Slashing | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 |  Thomas Vanek |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15:56 |
| 61 |  Maxim Afinogenov |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 09:06 |
| 8 |  Jaroslav Spacek |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22:10 |
| 18 |  Drew Stafford |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16:51 |
| 26 |  Ales Kotalik |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14:55 |
| 32 |  Toni Lydman |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 22:13 |
| 5 |  Andrej Sekera |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22:49 |
| 8 |  Derek Roy |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21:14 |
| 11 |  Adam Mair |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15:05 |
| 12 |  Daniel Paille |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:53 |
| 16 |  Clarke MacArthur |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:13 |
| 20 |  Henrik Tallinder |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:25 |
| 25 |  Andrew Peters |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:38 |
| 25 |  Chris Butler |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:09 |
| 27 |  Teppo Numminen |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:35 |
| 29 |  Jason Pominville |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20:47 |
| 37 |  Matt Ellis |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:11 |
| 55 |  Jochen Hecht |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:52 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 |  Patrick Lalime |
L | 34 | 31 | 3 | 58:58 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 |  Bryan Helmer |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:58 |
| 8 |  Alex Ovechkin |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 24:04 |
| 25 |  Viktor Kozlov |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19:18 |
| 27 |  Boyd Gordon |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:27 |
| 19 |  Nicklas Backstrom |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:11 |
| 27 |  Milan Jurcina |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17:08 |
| 20 |  David Steckel |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:09 |
| 21 |  Eric Fehr |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14:20 |
| 22 |  Matt Bradley |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:39 |
| 25 |  Brooks Laich |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16:16 |
| 27 |  Shaone Morrisonn |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:40 |
| 27 |  Karl Alzner |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:47 |
| 28 |  Alexandre Giroux |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12:55 |
| 62 |  Sean Collins |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17:41 |
| 71 |  Chris Clark |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11:53 |
| 87 |  Donald Brashear |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11:15 |
| 89 |  Tyler Sloan |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:59 |
| 92 |  Michael Nylander |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:59 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 |  Jose Theodore |
W | 24 | 22 | 2 | 60:00 |