🦅 Away Capitals 12-12-2 before this game

2–2

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
WSH	1	1	0	0	2
BUF	1	0	1	0	2

Capitals at Sabres

Capitals beat Sabres 2–2 in overtime at KeyBank Center on December 8, 1995.

🗓 Fri, Dec 8, 1995 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Yuri Khmylev

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

1 G

6 shots · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Keith Jones

1 G

6 shots

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Alexei Zhitnik Go-ahead 1st · 04:43

Assists: Yuri Khmylev, Pat LaFontaine

0–1

🦅 Keith Jones PP Tying 1st · 17:32

Assists: Dale Hunter, Sylvain Cote

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Peter Bondra Go-ahead 2nd · 18:23

Assists: Brendan Witt, Michal Pivonka

2–1

3rd period

⚔️ Yuri Khmylev PP Tying 3rd · 17:16

Unassisted

2–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

52 Shots on goal 26

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

36 Penalty minutes 23

WSH shooting 3.8% (2/52) BUF shooting 7.7% (2/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Jim Carey

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 64:51 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 64:42 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 12-12-2 (46% win rate, 26 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 11-13-2 (42% win rate, 26 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ WSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sabres on December 8, 1995?

Capitals won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Sabres?

The final score was Capitals 2, Sabres 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Capitals?

Keith Jones, Peter Bondra.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alexei Zhitnik, Yuri Khmylev.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jim Carey made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Sabres season series?

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 5

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 7

Also on December 8, 1995

Capitals season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule