The Buffalo Sabres came up just a bit short against the Washington Capitals, 3 to 2, on February 19, 2018.
Final
2nd period
WSH
BUF
Alex Ovechkin (EV) assisted by Christian Djoos and John Carlson
1
0
John Carlson (EV) assisted by Jakub Vrana and T.J. Oshie
2
0
3rd period
WSH
BUF
Kyle Okposo (EV) assisted by Evan Rodrigues and Scott Wilson
2
1
Evgeny Kuznetsov (EV-EN) unassisted
3
1
Evander Kane (EV) assisted by Ryan O'Reilly and Sam Reinhart
3
2
Capitals
Sabres
Goals
3
2
Shots
30
34
Penalty Minutes
6
2
Power-Play Goals
0
0
Power-Play Opportunities
1
3
Faceoff Wins
35
33
Hits
14
21
Giveaways
11
4
Takeaways
2
4
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Grubauer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 32 | .941 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:35 |
J. Beagle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:05 | |
M. Bowey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:28 | |
A. Burakovsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:16 | |
J. Carlson | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:34 | |
B. Connolly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:42 |
C. Djoos | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:01 | |
L. Eller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:44 |
E. Kuznetsov | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:33 |
M. Niskanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:44 | |
D. Orlov | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:49 | |
B. Orpik | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19:23 | |
T.J. Oshie | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:59 |
A. Ovechkin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:54 | |
D. Smith-Pelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:57 |
C. Stephenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:09 |
J. Vrana | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:01 |
T. Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:06 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 27 | .931 | 2 | 2.06 | 0 | 58 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Baptiste | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:30 | |
N. Beaulieu | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:53 | ||
J. Falk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:22 | |
Z. Girgensons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:49 | |
J. Gorges | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:07 | ||
J. Josefson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:17 |
E. Kane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22:31 |
J. Larsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 |
C. Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:04 | ||
R. O'Reilly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 19 | 37 | 51.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:06 |
K. Okposo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:54 |
J. Pominville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:28 | ||
B. Pouliot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:09 | ||
S. Reinhart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:43 |
R. Ristolainen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27:12 | |
E. Rodrigues | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:09 |
M. Scandella | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:55 | |
S. Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:22 |
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G/GP
3.38
12th
GA/GP
3.31
24th
PP%
16.3
23rd
PK%
76.4
23rd
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