
Game No: 953
Started: 2018-02-24 19:11:00
Ended: 2018-02-24 21:36:00
Attendance: 18,506
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| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Shot Type | Distance (ft) | Assist | Assist | Highlight | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0:50 | WSH | Evgeny Kuznetsov | Wrist | 10 | Brett Connolly | Dmitry Orlov | |
| 2 | 13:20 | WSH | Andre Burakovsky | Backhand | 9 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | Matt Niskanen | |
| 3 | 0:14 | BUF | Sam Reinhart | Backhand | 13 | Casey Nelson | ||
| 3 | 10:13 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin | Snap | 34 | John Carlson | Evgeny Kuznetsov | |
| 3 | 17:48 | WSH | Lars Eller | Slap | 139 | Alex Chiasson | Matt Niskanen | |
| 3 | 18:36 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin | Tip-In | 13 | John Carlson | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 
#2 Jon McIsaac
#16 Brian Pochmara
#64 Brandon Gawryletz
#79 Kiel Murchison
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | PIM | Drawn By | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:51 | WSH | Brett Connolly | Hooking | 2 | Evan Rodrigues | 
| 3 | 8:43 | BUF | Kyle Okposo | Interference on goalkeeper | 2 | Philipp Grubauer | 
| 3 | 14:16 | WSH | Andre Burakovsky | Delaying Game-Puck over glass | 2 | 
Coach: Phil Housley
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Josh Gorges | D | 
| 6 | Marco Scandella | D | 
| 8 | Casey Nelson | D | 
| 10 | Jacob Josefson | C | 
| 13 | Nicholas Baptiste | R | 
| 17 | Jordan Nolan | C | 
| 20 | Scott Wilson | C | 
| 21 | Kyle Okposo | R | 
| 22 | Johan Larsson | L | 
| 23 | Sam Reinhart | C | 
| 28 | Zemgus Girgensons | C | 
| 29 | Jason Pominville | R | 
| 31 | Chad Johnson | G | 
| 40 | Robin Lehner | G | 
| 55 | Rasmus Ristolainen | D | 
| 67 | Benoit Pouliot | L | 
| 71 | Evan Rodrigues | C | 
| 82 | Nathan Beaulieu | D | 
| 90 | Ryan O'Reilly | C | 
| 93 | Victor Antipin | D | 
Coach: Barry Trotz
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Matt Niskanen | D | 
| 6 | Michal Kempny | D | 
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | L | 
| 9 | Dmitry Orlov | D | 
| 10 | Brett Connolly | R | 
| 18 | Chandler Stephenson | C | 
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | C | 
| 20 | Lars Eller | C | 
| 25 | Devante Smith-Pelly | R | 
| 29 | Christian Djoos | D | 
| 31 | Philipp Grubauer | G | 
| 39 | Alex Chiasson | R | 
| 43 | Tom Wilson | R | 
| 44 | Brooks Orpik | D | 
| 65 | Andre Burakovsky | L | 
| 70 | Braden Holtby | G | 
| 74 | John Carlson | D | 
| 77 | T.J. Oshie | R | 
| 83 | Jay Beagle | C | 
| 92 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Evander Kane | L | 
| 41 | Justin Falk | D | 
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Jakub Vrana | L | 
| 22 | Madison Bowey | D | 
| 28 | Jakub Jerabek | D | 
| 1 | Goals | 5 | 
| 1 | Assists | 10 | 
| -16 | Plus / Minus | 15 | 
| 1 | Penalties | 2 | 
| 2 | PIM | 4 | 
| 46 | Corsi For | 49 | 
| 48.42 | Corsi % | 51.58 | 
| 29 | Fenwick For | 49 | 
| 37.18 | Fenwick % | 62.82 | 
| 29 | Shots | 36 | 
| 17 | Shots Blocked | 18 | 
| 17 | Missed Shots | 13 | 
| 15 | Hits | 20 | 
| 2 | Giveaways | 9 | 
| 10 | Takeaways | 4 | 
| 18 | Blocked Shots | 17 | 
| 31 | Faceoffs Won | 31 | 
| 31 | Faceoffs Lost | 31 | 
| 50% | Faceoff Percentage | 50% | 
| Buffalo Sabres | Washington Capitals | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead | 
| 1 | 32:30 | 1 | |
| 2 | 6:54 | 2 | |
| 3 | 9:59 | 3 | |
| 4 | 7:35 | 4 | |
| 5 | 0:48 | 5 | |
| 6 | 1:24 | 6 | |
| Buffalo Sabres - Washington Capitals | Time With Lead | 
|---|---|
| 1 - 0 | 32:30 | 
| 2 - 0 | 6:54 | 
| 3 - 0 | 9:59 | 
| 4 - 0 | 7:35 | 
| 5 - 0 | 0:48 | 
| 6 - 0 | 1:24 | 
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Josh Gorges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 6 | Marco Scandella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | Casey Nelson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 10 | Jacob Josefson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 
| 13 | Nicholas Baptiste | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 17 | Jordan Nolan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 20 | Scott Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 21 | Kyle Okposo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 22 | Johan Larsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 
| 23 | Sam Reinhart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 
| 28 | Zemgus Girgensons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 
| 29 | Jason Pominville | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 31 | Chad Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 40 | Robin Lehner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 55 | Rasmus Ristolainen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 67 | Benoit Pouliot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 71 | Evan Rodrigues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 
| 82 | Nathan Beaulieu | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 90 | Ryan O'Reilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 68 | 
| 93 | Victor Antipin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Matt Niskanen | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 6 | Michal Kempny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 9 | Dmitry Orlov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 10 | Brett Connolly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 18 | Chandler Stephenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 
| 20 | Lars Eller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 
| 25 | Devante Smith-Pelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 29 | Christian Djoos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 31 | Philipp Grubauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 39 | Alex Chiasson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| 43 | Tom Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 
| 44 | Brooks Orpik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 65 | Andre Burakovsky | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 70 | Braden Holtby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 74 | John Carlson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 77 | T.J. Oshie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 
| 83 | Jay Beagle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 57 | 
| 92 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength | 
| 4 | Josh Gorges | 21 | 00:41 | 14:33 | 00:00 | 00:25 | 14:08 | 
| 6 | Marco Scandella | 27 | 00:49 | 22:07 | 01:08 | 01:05 | 19:54 | 
| 8 | Casey Nelson | 26 | 00:46 | 20:18 | 00:00 | 00:25 | 19:53 | 
| 10 | Jacob Josefson | 17 | 00:40 | 11:24 | 00:00 | 00:22 | 11:02 | 
| 13 | Nicholas Baptiste | 18 | 00:39 | 11:42 | 00:52 | 00:00 | 10:50 | 
| 17 | Jordan Nolan | 16 | 00:44 | 11:59 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 11:59 | 
| 20 | Scott Wilson | 17 | 00:46 | 13:03 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 13:03 | 
| 21 | Kyle Okposo | 21 | 00:54 | 19:09 | 02:52 | 00:00 | 16:17 | 
| 22 | Johan Larsson | 18 | 00:44 | 13:16 | 00:00 | 00:48 | 12:28 | 
| 23 | Sam Reinhart | 20 | 00:52 | 17:29 | 02:52 | 00:00 | 14:37 | 
| 28 | Zemgus Girgensons | 22 | 00:40 | 14:58 | 00:00 | 00:22 | 14:36 | 
| 29 | Jason Pominville | 20 | 00:35 | 11:56 | 01:08 | 00:00 | 10:48 | 
| 55 | Rasmus Ristolainen | 28 | 00:51 | 24:00 | 02:52 | 01:05 | 20:03 | 
| 67 | Benoit Pouliot | 22 | 00:47 | 17:29 | 01:08 | 00:56 | 15:25 | 
| 71 | Evan Rodrigues | 22 | 00:51 | 18:57 | 02:52 | 00:00 | 16:05 | 
| 82 | Nathan Beaulieu | 24 | 00:49 | 19:36 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 19:36 | 
| 90 | Ryan O'Reilly | 26 | 00:46 | 20:08 | 03:08 | 00:32 | 16:28 | 
| 93 | Victor Antipin | 22 | 00:45 | 16:34 | 01:08 | 00:00 | 15:26 | 
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength | 
| 2 | Matt Niskanen | 23 | 01:02 | 23:58 | 00:50 | 02:46 | 20:22 | 
| 6 | Michal Kempny | 17 | 00:59 | 16:59 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 16:59 | 
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | 20 | 00:56 | 18:53 | 00:40 | 00:00 | 18:13 | 
| 9 | Dmitry Orlov | 23 | 01:02 | 23:50 | 00:57 | 01:14 | 21:39 | 
| 10 | Brett Connolly | 19 | 00:47 | 15:05 | 01:11 | 00:00 | 13:54 | 
| 18 | Chandler Stephenson | 19 | 00:44 | 14:09 | 00:00 | 01:44 | 12:25 | 
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | 20 | 00:52 | 17:26 | 00:19 | 00:36 | 16:31 | 
| 20 | Lars Eller | 15 | 00:53 | 13:17 | 01:11 | 00:00 | 12:06 | 
| 25 | Devante Smith-Pelly | 14 | 00:42 | 09:50 | 00:00 | 01:40 | 08:10 | 
| 29 | Christian Djoos | 19 | 00:47 | 15:03 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 15:03 | 
| 39 | Alex Chiasson | 13 | 00:44 | 09:38 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 09:38 | 
| 43 | Tom Wilson | 20 | 00:56 | 18:46 | 00:00 | 01:48 | 16:58 | 
| 44 | Brooks Orpik | 19 | 01:01 | 19:21 | 00:00 | 02:46 | 16:35 | 
| 65 | Andre Burakovsky | 16 | 00:50 | 13:32 | 01:11 | 00:00 | 12:21 | 
| 74 | John Carlson | 23 | 00:52 | 20:09 | 00:33 | 01:14 | 18:22 | 
| 77 | T.J. Oshie | 20 | 00:47 | 15:51 | 00:19 | 00:00 | 15:32 | 
| 83 | Jay Beagle | 19 | 00:35 | 11:21 | 00:00 | 02:12 | 09:09 | 
| 92 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 21 | 00:53 | 18:52 | 00:19 | 00:00 | 18:33 | 
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Robin Lehner | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.875 | 
| 2 | 1 | 12 | 0.917 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 15 | 0.867 | 
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Philipp Grubauer | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 
| 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 11 | 0.909 |