⚔️ Away Sabres 40-32-9 before this game
1–1
Final / OT
🦅 Home Capitals 48-24-9 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Sabres at Capitals

Sabres beat Capitals 1–1 in overtime at Capital One Arena on April 9, 2000.

🗓 Sun, Apr 9, 2000 · 11:00 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Stu Barnes
1 G
4 shots · 17:53 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Chris Gratton
1 A
2 shots · 14:42 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Richard Zednik
1 G
3 shots · 16:15 TOI

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order
3rd period
⚔️ Stu Barnes Go-ahead 3rd · 02:18
Assists: Chris Gratton · beat Olie Kolzig
1–0
🦅 Richard Zednik Tying 3rd · 05:36
Unassisted · beat Dominik Hasek
1–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF WSH🦅
25 Shots on goal 18
17 Hits 29
17 Blocked shots 16
12 Takeaways 14
6 Giveaways 12
10 Penalty minutes 22
BUF shooting 4.0% (1/25) WSH shooting 5.6% (1/18)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Dominik Hasek
17/18
.944 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
24/25
.960 SV% · 1 GA · 64:42 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 40-32-9 (49% win rate, 81 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 48-24-9 (59% win rate, 81 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 40-32-9 (49% win rate, 81 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 48-24-9 (59% win rate, 81 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Peca · Barnes · Satan 23:16
L2 Brown · Varada · Afinogenov 16:18
L3 Ward · Tsyplakov · Gratton 14:32
L4 Sanderson · Taylor · Rasmussen 11:56
D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 24:46
D2 Warrener · McKee 21:12
D3 Woolley · Patrick 13:27
🦅Capitals
L1 Simon · Oates · Halpern 21:39
L2 Konowalchuk · Nikolishin · Zednik 18:02
L3 Metropolit · Dahlen · Murphy 12:36
L4 Sacco · McKenzie · Yake 6:22
D1 Johansson · Gonchar 23:48
D2 Witt · Klee 22:37
D3 Zettler · Reekie 16:12

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →
Mar 5, 2000
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
1–2 · Capitals won
Nov 24, 1999
🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF
2–5 · Sabres won
Oct 8, 1999
🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF
3–2 · Capitals won
Apr 18, 1999
🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF
0–3 · Sabres won
Feb 7, 1999
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
1–3 · Capitals won

❓ BUF vs WSH, answered

Who won Sabres vs Capitals on April 9, 2000?

Sabres won 1–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Capitals?

The final score was Sabres 1, Capitals 1, in overtime.

Who scored for Sabres?

Stu Barnes.

Who scored for Capitals?

Richard Zednik.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 17 saves on 18 shots (.944 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 24 saves on 25 shots (.960 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Capitals season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · Apr 7
🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF
2–1 · PIT won
Next game · Apr 13
⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI
2–3 · PHI won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Apr 7
🦅WSH @ 🐙DET
4–2 · WSH won
Next game · Apr 13
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
7–0 · PIT won
Also on April 9, 2000
🐆FLA @ 🏝️NYI
2–3 final
🔔PHI @ 🗽NYR
4–1 final
🐦ATL @ 🌪️CAR
1–2 final
🎵STL @ 🪶CHI
1–3 final
🌵PHX @ ⭐DAL
2–2 final
🐙DET @ 🏔️COL
2–3 final
👑LAK @ 🦆ANA
4–3 final
🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS
1–3 final
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