
Game No: 974
Started: 2015-03-07 19:07:00
Ended: 2015-03-07 21:36:00
Attendance: 18,506
Three Stars by:
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Shot Type | Distance (ft) | Assist | Assist | Highlight | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:35 | BUF | Johan Larsson | Wrist | 11 | Marcus Foligno | Zach Bogosian | |
| 1 | 5:15 | WSH | Curtis Glencross | Wrist | 15 | Mike Green | Jay Beagle | |
| 2 | 5:27 | WSH | Jay Beagle | Wrist | 16 | Troy Brouwer | Curtis Glencross | |
| 2 | 9:31 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin | Wrist | 39 | John Carlson | Nicklas Backstrom | |
| 2 | 13:53 | WSH | Brooks Laich | Wrist | 34 | Tom Wilson | ||
| 2 | 19:21 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin | |||||
| 3 | 3:41 | WSH | Joel Ward | Wrist | 10 | Curtis Glencross | Mike Green | |
| 3 | 17:01 | WSH | Marcus Johansson | Wrist | 11 | Alex Ovechkin | Nicklas Backstrom | 
#20 Tim Peel
#34 Brad Meier
#93 Brian Murphy
#78 Brian Mach
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | PIM | Drawn By | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6:40 | BUF | Zach Bogosian | Hi-sticking | 2 | Marcus Johansson | 
| 2 | 9:08 | BUF | Brian Gionta | Boarding | 2 | Mike Green | 
| 2 | 19:21 | BUF | Andre Benoit | PS-Hooking on breakaway | 0 | Alex Ovechkin | 
| 3 | 1:19 | BUF | Mike Weber | Fighting (maj) | 5 | Tim Gleason | 
| 3 | 2:07 | BUF | Tim Schaller | Cross checking | 2 | Tim Gleason | 
| 1 | 12:47 | WSH | Jason Chimera | Interference | 2 | Andre Benoit | 
| 3 | 1:19 | WSH | Jason Chimera | Fighting (maj) | 5 | Mike Weber | 
| 3 | 5:40 | WSH | Brooks Laich | Tripping | 2 | Rasmus Ristolainen | 
| 3 | 9:15 | WSH | Matt Niskanen | Interference | 2 | Cody Hodgson | 
Coach: Ted Nolan
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Mike Weber | D | 
| 12 | Brian Gionta | R | 
| 19 | Cody Hodgson | C | 
| 20 | Zac Dalpe | C | 
| 22 | Johan Larsson | L | 
| 24 | Tyson Strachan | D | 
| 26 | Matt Moulson | L | 
| 31 | Matt Hackett | G | 
| 35 | Anders Lindback | G | 
| 37 | Matt Ellis | L | 
| 41 | Andrej Meszaros | D | 
| 44 | Nicolas Deslauriers | L | 
| 47 | Zach Bogosian | D | 
| 49 | Jerry D'Amigo | R | 
| 55 | Rasmus Ristolainen | D | 
| 59 | Tim Schaller | C | 
| 61 | Andre Benoit | D | 
| 63 | Tyler Ennis | C | 
| 82 | Marcus Foligno | L | 
| 84 | Philip Varone | C | 
Coach: Barry Trotz
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Matt Niskanen | D | 
| 6 | Tim Gleason | D | 
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | L | 
| 16 | Eric Fehr | C | 
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | C | 
| 20 | Troy Brouwer | R | 
| 21 | Brooks Laich | C | 
| 22 | Curtis Glencross | L | 
| 25 | Jason Chimera | L | 
| 27 | Karl Alzner | D | 
| 35 | Justin Peters | G | 
| 42 | Joel Ward | R | 
| 43 | Tom Wilson | R | 
| 44 | Brooks Orpik | D | 
| 52 | Mike Green | D | 
| 70 | Braden Holtby | G | 
| 74 | John Carlson | D | 
| 83 | Jay Beagle | C | 
| 90 | Marcus Johansson | L | 
| 92 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Chad Johnson | G | 
| 51 | Nikita Zadorov | D | 
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Michael Latta | C | 
| 65 | Andre Burakovsky | L | 
| 1 | Goals | 6 | 
| 2 | Assists | 11 | 
| -15 | Plus / Minus | 15 | 
| 4 | Penalties | 4 | 
| 11 | PIM | 11 | 
| 30 | Corsi For | 64 | 
| 31.91 | Corsi % | 68.09 | 
| 17 | Fenwick For | 64 | 
| 20.99 | Fenwick % | 79.01 | 
| 17 | Shots | 45 | 
| 13 | Shots Blocked | 20 | 
| 13 | Missed Shots | 19 | 
| 28 | Hits | 20 | 
| 6 | Giveaways | 6 | 
| 3 | Takeaways | 6 | 
| 20 | Blocked Shots | 13 | 
| 23 | Faceoffs Won | 40 | 
| 40 | Faceoffs Lost | 23 | 
| 37% | Faceoff Percentage | 63% | 
| Buffalo Sabres | Washington Capitals | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead | 
| 1 | 2:40 | 1 | |
| 2 | 20:12 | 2 | |
| 3 | 4:04 | 3 | |
| 4 | 4:22 | 4 | |
| 5 | 9:48 | 5 | |
| 6 | 13:20 | 6 | |
| 7 | 2:59 | 7 | |
| Buffalo Sabres - Washington Capitals | Time With Lead | 
|---|---|
| 1 - 0 | 2:40 | 
| 2 - 0 | 20:12 | 
| 3 - 0 | 4:04 | 
| 4 - 0 | 4:22 | 
| 5 - 0 | 9:48 | 
| 6 - 0 | 13:20 | 
| 7 - 0 | 2:59 | 
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Mike Weber | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 12 | Brian Gionta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 
| 19 | Cody Hodgson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 20 | Zac Dalpe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 
| 22 | Johan Larsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 
| 24 | Tyson Strachan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 26 | Matt Moulson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 31 | Matt Hackett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 35 | Anders Lindback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 37 | Matt Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 
| 41 | Andrej Meszaros | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 44 | Nicolas Deslauriers | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 47 | Zach Bogosian | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 49 | Jerry D'Amigo | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 55 | Rasmus Ristolainen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 59 | Tim Schaller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 
| 61 | Andre Benoit | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 63 | Tyler Ennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 82 | Marcus Foligno | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 
| 84 | Philip Varone | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 43 | 
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Matt Niskanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 6 | Tim Gleason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 16 | Eric Fehr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 75 | 
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 78 | 
| 20 | Troy Brouwer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 
| 21 | Brooks Laich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 
| 22 | Curtis Glencross | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 25 | Jason Chimera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 27 | Karl Alzner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 35 | Justin Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 42 | Joel Ward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 43 | Tom Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 44 | Brooks Orpik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 52 | Mike Green | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 83 | Jay Beagle | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 60 | 
| 90 | Marcus Johansson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 92 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength | 
| 6 | Mike Weber | 27 | 00:44 | 20:12 | 00:00 | 01:41 | 18:31 | 
| 12 | Brian Gionta | 24 | 00:55 | 22:19 | 05:08 | 02:22 | 14:49 | 
| 19 | Cody Hodgson | 18 | 00:55 | 16:39 | 00:52 | 00:00 | 15:47 | 
| 20 | Zac Dalpe | 9 | 00:41 | 06:10 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 06:10 | 
| 22 | Johan Larsson | 20 | 00:49 | 16:34 | 00:20 | 00:00 | 16:14 | 
| 24 | Tyson Strachan | 25 | 00:41 | 17:22 | 01:09 | 01:54 | 14:19 | 
| 26 | Matt Moulson | 20 | 00:59 | 19:42 | 05:08 | 00:00 | 14:34 | 
| 37 | Matt Ellis | 14 | 00:33 | 07:52 | 00:00 | 01:35 | 06:17 | 
| 41 | Andrej Meszaros | 3 | 01:01 | 03:05 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 03:05 | 
| 44 | Nicolas Deslauriers | 20 | 00:53 | 17:57 | 00:52 | 00:00 | 17:05 | 
| 47 | Zach Bogosian | 23 | 00:53 | 20:20 | 01:39 | 00:44 | 17:57 | 
| 49 | Jerry D'Amigo | 14 | 00:47 | 11:00 | 00:00 | 00:48 | 10:12 | 
| 55 | Rasmus Ristolainen | 28 | 00:54 | 25:35 | 04:51 | 01:40 | 19:04 | 
| 59 | Tim Schaller | 17 | 00:50 | 14:21 | 00:00 | 01:22 | 12:59 | 
| 61 | Andre Benoit | 30 | 00:51 | 25:41 | 03:29 | 01:55 | 20:17 | 
| 63 | Tyler Ennis | 21 | 00:55 | 19:28 | 05:19 | 00:00 | 14:09 | 
| 82 | Marcus Foligno | 23 | 00:45 | 17:20 | 00:52 | 01:47 | 14:41 | 
| 84 | Philip Varone | 19 | 00:45 | 14:26 | 00:21 | 00:00 | 14:05 | 
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength | 
| 2 | Matt Niskanen | 27 | 00:42 | 19:19 | 00:33 | 01:47 | 16:59 | 
| 6 | Tim Gleason | 23 | 00:44 | 17:05 | 00:00 | 01:26 | 15:39 | 
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | 22 | 00:50 | 18:29 | 03:24 | 00:00 | 15:05 | 
| 16 | Eric Fehr | 19 | 00:50 | 16:00 | 00:00 | 02:23 | 13:37 | 
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | 24 | 00:47 | 18:50 | 02:43 | 01:07 | 15:00 | 
| 20 | Troy Brouwer | 20 | 00:47 | 15:42 | 02:43 | 02:11 | 10:48 | 
| 21 | Brooks Laich | 19 | 00:44 | 14:13 | 00:00 | 01:21 | 12:52 | 
| 22 | Curtis Glencross | 15 | 00:46 | 11:41 | 01:14 | 00:00 | 10:27 | 
| 25 | Jason Chimera | 17 | 00:42 | 12:10 | 00:00 | 00:48 | 11:22 | 
| 27 | Karl Alzner | 25 | 00:41 | 17:25 | 00:00 | 02:20 | 15:05 | 
| 42 | Joel Ward | 21 | 00:48 | 16:55 | 01:14 | 02:10 | 13:31 | 
| 43 | Tom Wilson | 14 | 00:45 | 10:34 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 10:34 | 
| 44 | Brooks Orpik | 27 | 00:49 | 22:24 | 00:00 | 03:05 | 19:19 | 
| 52 | Mike Green | 24 | 00:42 | 16:56 | 01:08 | 00:35 | 15:13 | 
| 74 | John Carlson | 28 | 00:50 | 23:40 | 02:49 | 02:47 | 18:04 | 
| 83 | Jay Beagle | 17 | 00:44 | 12:29 | 00:00 | 02:00 | 10:29 | 
| 90 | Marcus Johansson | 21 | 00:51 | 18:11 | 02:43 | 00:00 | 15:28 | 
| 92 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 16 | 00:44 | 11:57 | 01:14 | 00:00 | 10:43 | 
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Matt Hackett | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.833 | 
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 0.824 | ||
| 35 | Anders Lindback | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 
| 3 | 2 | 16 | 0.875 | 
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Braden Holtby | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.75 | 
| 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |