The Buffalo Sabres came up just a bit short against the Washington Capitals, 3 to 2, on October 26, 2005.
Final
1st period
WSH
BUF
Ales Kotalik (PP) assisted by Maxim Afinogenov and Toni Lydman
0
1
Jeff Friesen (EV) assisted by Petr Sykora and Steve Eminger
1
1
2nd period
WSH
BUF
Petr Sykora (EV) assisted by Matt Pettinger and Steve Eminger
2
1
3rd period
WSH
BUF
Jochen Hecht (PP) assisted by Chris Drury and Daniel Briere
2
2
Jamie Heward (PP) assisted by Bryan Muir and Alex Ovechkin
3
2
Capitals
Sabres
Goals
3
2
Shots
28
17
Penalty Minutes
12
14
Power-Play Goals
1
2
Power-Play Opportunities
7
6
Faceoff Wins
33
25
Hits
16
14
Giveaways
9
10
Takeaways
2
1
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Kolzig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | .882 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 60 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:56 | |
A. Cassels | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 17 | 35.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:17 |
C. Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:21 | |
B. Clymer | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:48 | ||
S. Eminger | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22:05 | ||
J. Friesen | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:31 | |
M. Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:42 | ||
J. Halpern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:37 |
J. Heward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26:56 | |
B. Laich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:35 |
S. Morrisonn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:57 | |
B. Muir | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:51 | |
A. Ovechkin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:36 | |
M. Pettinger | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:45 | |
B. Sutherby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:48 | |
P. Sykora | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:31 |
B. Willsie | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:41 |
D. Zubrus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:58 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Miller | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 25 | .893 | 3 | 3.03 | 0 | 60 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Afinogenov | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:23 | |
D. Briere | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:19 | |
B. Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:15 | |
T. Connolly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:08 |
C. Drury | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:28 |
J. Dumont | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:22 | ||
R. Fitzpatrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:34 | |
P. Gaustad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9:58 | |
M. Grier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:38 | ||
J. Hecht | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:29 |
D. Kalinin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:34 | |
A. Kotalik | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:19 | |
T. Lydman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:21 | |
A. Mair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:43 | |
J. McKee | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:51 | ||
T. Numminen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:31 | ||
H. Tallinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20:41 | ||
T. Vanek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:09 |
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G/GP
3.00
16th
GA/GP
3.50
26th
PP%
8.6
32nd
PK%
71.8
27th
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