3–2

Final

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

Capitals at Sabres

Capitals beat Sabres 3–2 at KeyBank Center on October 8, 1999.

🗓 Fri, Oct 8, 1999 · 18:00 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 19:11 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Dmitri Mironov

2 A

1 shots · 14:19 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Brian Campbell

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:54 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Wayne Primeau PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:56

Assists: Brian Campbell, Stu Barnes

0–1

🦅 Peter Bondra PP Tying 1st · 14:19

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin, Adam Oates

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Jan Bulis Go-ahead 2nd · 05:10

Assists: Dmitri Mironov, Ken Klee

2–1

⚔️ Brian Campbell Tying 2nd · 07:37

Assists: Brian Holzinger, Erik Rasmussen

2–2

🦅 Alexei Tezikov PP Go-ahead 2nd · 09:52

Assists: Peter Bondra, Dmitri Mironov

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

28 Shots on goal 28

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

4 Hits 19

9 Blocked shots 4

2 Takeaways 5

18 Giveaways 19

19 Penalty minutes 27

WSH shooting 10.7% (3/28) BUF shooting 7.1% (2/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 59:41 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 3–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Nikolishin · Bondra 19:11

L2 Konowalchuk · Bulis · Svejkovsky 14:53

L3 Black · Toms · Zednik 13:48

L4 Sacco · Simon · Halpern 9:45

D1 Gonchar · Witt 26:25

D2 Johansson · Klee 20:24

D3 Mironov · Tezikov 12:42

⚔️Sabres

L1 Peca · Barnes · Satan 20:14

L2 Grosek · Brown · Varada 17:22

L3 Sanderson · Ward · Holzinger 12:48

L4 Primeau · Rasmussen · Ray 9:14

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 24:36

D2 Campbell · Woolley 19:40

D3 Patrick · Sarich 14:06

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–2 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sabres on October 8, 1999?

Capitals won 3–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Sabres?

The final score was Capitals 3, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alexei Tezikov, Jan Bulis, Peter Bondra.

Who scored for Sabres?

Brian Campbell, Wayne Primeau.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 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 · Oct 2

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 2

Also on October 8, 1999

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