🦅 Away Capitals 40-33-7 before this game

3–1

Final

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

Capitals at Sabres

Capitals beat Sabres 3–1 at KeyBank Center on April 12, 2002.

🗓 Fri, Apr 12, 2002 · 18:00 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Ulf Dahlen

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 15:50 TOI · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Ken Klee

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 15:19 TOI · +2

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Dainius Zubrus

1 G

1 shots · 21:05 TOI

4rd star 🦅 WSH

Sebastien Charpentier

38 saves

0.974 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Ulf Dahlen Go-ahead 1st · 09:52

Assists: Ken Klee, Matt Pettinger · beat Mika Noronen

1–0

2nd period

⚔️ Miroslav Satan Tying 2nd · 04:55

Assists: Taylor Pyatt, Chris Gratton · beat Sebastien Charpentier

1–1

🦅 Ken Klee Go-ahead 2nd · 19:18

Assists: Ulf Dahlen, Steve Konowalchuk · beat Mika Noronen

2–1

3rd period

🦅 Dainius Zubrus 3rd · 00:20

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Chris Simon · beat Mika Noronen

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

17 Shots on goal 39

10 Hits 14

7 Blocked shots 5

3 Takeaways 5

5 Giveaways 9

4 Penalty minutes 2

WSH shooting 17.6% (3/17) BUF shooting 2.6% (1/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Sebastien Charpentier

38/39

.974 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Mika Noronen

14/17

.824 SV% · 3 GA · 59:03 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

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 Zubrus · Bondra · Jagr 19:31

L2 Simon · Konowalchuk · Dahlen 15:50

L3 Nikolishin · Metropolit · Corrinet 12:27

L4 Pettinger · Peat · Farrell 10:12

D1 Witt · Fortin 23:13

D2 Gonchar · Zettler 20:48

D3 Yonkman · Klee 15:40

⚔️Sabres

L1 Pyatt · Gratton · Satan 19:29

L2 Brown · Connolly · Afinogenov 16:24

L3 Rasmussen · Varada · Milley 14:53

L4 Hamel · Boulton · Ray 10:22

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 21:50

D2 McKee · Warrener 18:52

D3 Tallinder · Woolley 18:18

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ WSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sabres on April 12, 2002?

Capitals won 3–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Sabres?

The final score was Capitals 3, Sabres 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dainius Zubrus, Ken Klee, Ulf Dahlen.

Who scored for Sabres?

Miroslav Satan.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Sebastien Charpentier made 38 saves on 39 shots (.974 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 14 saves on 17 shots (.824 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?

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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 9

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Apr 10

Also on April 12, 2002

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