Washington Capitals
at
Buffalo Sabres
Dec 30, 2008 · HSBC Arena
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals |
4 | 31 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 | 33 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:57 | WSH | Brooks Laich (11) PP | Nicklas Backstrom (31), Viktor Kozlov (15) | 1 - 0 |
| 09:02 | WSH | Chris Bourque (1) | David Steckel (6), Eric Fehr (6) | 2 - 0 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 12:11 | WSH | Nicklas Backstrom (11) PP | Viktor Kozlov (16), Mike Green (15) | 3 - 0 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 07:41 | BUF | Adam Mair (5) | Paul Gaustad (5), Toni Lydman (9) | 3 - 1 |
| 19:17 | WSH | Boyd Gordon (4) SH | Unassisted | 4 - 1 |
| 19:49 | BUF | Clarke MacArthur (11) PP | Jochen Hecht (9), Jaroslav Spacek (18) | 4 - 2 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:46 | BUF | Derek Roy | Tripping | 2 |
| 10:38 | BUF | Daniel Paille | Hooking | 2 |
| 13:19 | WSH | Milan Jurcina | Interference | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:45 | WSH | Jeff Schultz | Hooking | 2 |
| 05:38 | BUF | Thomas Vanek | Slashing | 2 |
| 11:14 | BUF | Andrej Sekera | Tripping | 2 |
| 13:50 | WSH | Chris Clark | Elbowing | 2 |
| 18:57 | WSH | Team | Too many men on the ice | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 18:53 | WSH | Shaone Morrisonn | Hooking | 2 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 |  Nicklas Backstrom |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17:47 |
| 25 |  Viktor Kozlov |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:20 |
| 25 |  Brooks Laich |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19:48 |
| 27 |  Boyd Gordon |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:01 |
| 48 |  Chris Bourque |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 09:59 |
| 20 |  David Steckel |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:21 |
| 21 |  Eric Fehr |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10:44 |
| 27 |  Mike Green |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24:10 |
| 8 |  Alex Ovechkin |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21:35 |
| 22 |  Matt Bradley |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13:02 |
| 27 |  Shaone Morrisonn |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18:05 |
| 27 |  Milan Jurcina |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:36 |
| 28 |  Alexandre Giroux |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10:32 |
| 55 |  Jeff Schultz |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:49 |
| 62 |  Sean Collins |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:02 |
| 71 |  Chris Clark |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12:38 |
| 89 |  Tyler Sloan |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:59 |
| 92 |  Michael Nylander |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:43 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 |  Jose Theodore |
W | 33 | 31 | 2 | 59:53 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 |  Adam Mair |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12:16 |
| 16 |  Clarke MacArthur |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17:05 |
| 8 |  Jaroslav Spacek |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19:05 |
| 28 |  Paul Gaustad |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13:29 |
| 32 |  Toni Lydman |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:59 |
| 55 |  Jochen Hecht |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18:17 |
| 5 |  Andrej Sekera |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21:13 |
| 8 |  Derek Roy |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22:33 |
| 12 |  Daniel Paille |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 07:31 |
| 18 |  Drew Stafford |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:24 |
| 20 |  Henrik Tallinder |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:04 |
| 24 |  Nathan Gerbe |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 08:23 |
| 25 |  Chris Butler |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:08 |
| 26 |  Ales Kotalik |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15:58 |
| 26 |  Thomas Vanek |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:57 |
| 27 |  Teppo Numminen |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:08 |
| 29 |  Jason Pominville |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21:26 |
| 37 |  Matt Ellis |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 06:20 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Ryan Miller |
L | 30 | 27 | 3 | 59:36 |