The Washington Capitals decisively defeated the Buffalo Sabres, 5 to 2, on December 30, 2015.

Final

Sabres

15-18-4

2

Capitals

28-6-2

5

Team

BUF

WSH

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

BUF

WSH

Brian Gionta (EV) assisted by Jack Eichel and Zemgus Girgensons

2nd period

BUF

WSH

Justin Williams (EV) unassisted

Zemgus Girgensons (EV) assisted by Jack Eichel

3rd period

BUF

WSH

Alex Ovechkin (EV) assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and T.J. Oshie

Marcus Johansson (PP) assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Matt Niskanen

Andre Burakovsky (EV) assisted by Marcus Johansson

Alex Ovechkin (EV-EN) unassisted

Sabres

Capitals

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Sabres

Capitals

Goalies

NAME	W	L	OTL	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Chad Johnson (L) C. Johnson	0	1	0	42	38	.905	4	4.07	0	59

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Zach Bogosian Z. Bogosian	0	0	0	-4	2	0		0	0		2	3	0	0	22:17
Nicolas Deslauriers N. Deslauriers	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0.0	0	0		0	2	0	0	9:09
Jack Eichel J. Eichel	0	2	2	-1	0	6	0.0	6	13	46.2	0	0	1	0	18:08
Tyler Ennis T. Ennis	0	0	0	0	2	0		0	0		1	0	0	1	8:21
Marcus Foligno M. Foligno	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		2	0	0	0	10:11
Cody Franson C. Franson	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	2	1	2	15:17
Brian Gionta B. Gionta	1	0	1	-1	0	2	50.0	0	0		1	0	0	1	15:50
Zemgus Girgensons Z. Girgensons	1	1	2	0	0	3	33.3	1	1	100.0	1	0	0	0	16:36
Josh Gorges J. Gorges	0	0	0	-1	0	0		0	0		0	2	1	0	19:11
Evander Kane E. Kane	0	0	0	0	4	6	0.0	1	3	33.3	1	2	1	1	21:04
Johan Larsson J. Larsson	0	0	0	0	2	0		5	12	41.7	1	1	1	0	14:44
David Legwand D. Legwand	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2	50.0	0	0	1	0	8:40
Jake McCabe J. McCabe	0	0	0	-2	0	0		0	0		1	4	0	0	20:29
Jamie McGinn J. McGinn	0	0	0	-1	0	0		0	0		1	1	1	0	16:08
Ryan O'Reilly R. O'Reilly	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0.0	19	32	59.4	0	0	1	0	21:23
Sam Reinhart S. Reinhart	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0.0	0	0		0	0	1	0	19:10
Rasmus Ristolainen R. Ristolainen	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0.0	0	0		1	2	0	0	25:19
Mike Weber M. Weber	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0	0	0	11:54

Goalies

NAME	W	L	OTL	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Braden Holtby (W) B. Holtby	1	0	0	27	25	.926	2	2.01	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Karl Alzner K. Alzner	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		1	3	1	0	20:24
Nicklas Backstrom N. Backstrom	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		7	13	53.8	0	0	0	0	14:35
Jay Beagle J. Beagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	6	8	75.0	0	1	0	0	7:50
Andre Burakovsky A. Burakovsky	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	1	100.0	0	0		0	0	0	0	7:22
Connor Carrick C. Carrick	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		2	0	0	0	11:04
Jason Chimera J. Chimera	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	2	0	0	14:08
Taylor Chorney T. Chorney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		1	0	0	0	13:12
Marcus Johansson M. Johansson	1	1	2	0	2	1	0	1	7	14.3	1	3	33.3	4	0	0	0	20:11
Evgeny Kuznetsov E. Kuznetsov	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	0	6	0.0	10	22	45.5	0	1	0	1	18:46
Brooks Laich B. Laich	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	1	0.0	1	1	0	1	11:37
Matt Niskanen M. Niskanen	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0	2	0.0	0	0		1	1	0	0	25:40
Dmitry Orlov D. Orlov	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	0	0		1	2	1	1	21:53
T.J. Oshie	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	2	3	66.7	2	1	0	0	20:03
Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	2	0	2	+2	4	0	0	0	10	20.0	0	0		6	0	2	2	21:38
Nate Schmidt N. Schmidt	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	3	0	2	23:23
Zach Sill Z. Sill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	3	12	25.0	2	0	1	1	10:08
Justin Williams J. Williams	1	0	1	-1	0	0	0	0	4	25.0	1	1	100.0	0	1	1	0	17:27
Tom Wilson T. Wilson	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0		0	0		2	0	0	0	12:57