Capitals 5–8 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Nov 17, 2005)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star ⚔️ BUF

Taylor Pyatt

3 G

5 shots · 09:46 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Tim Connolly

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 19:44 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Martin Biron

34 saves

0.872 SV% · 5 GA

Scoring

13 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Brian Campbell Go-ahead 1st · 00:37

Unassisted · beat Brent Johnson

0–1

🦅 Chris Clark Tying 1st · 04:06

Assists: Jamie Heward, Matt Pettinger · beat Martin Biron

1–1

⚔️ Ales Kotalik PP Go-ahead 1st · 14:36

Assists: Teppo Numminen, J-P Dumont · beat Brent Johnson

1–2

⚔️ Taylor Pyatt 1st · 16:18

Assists: Adam Mair · beat Brent Johnson

1–3

⚔️ Taylor Pyatt 1st · 19:30

Assists: Adam Mair, Toni Lydman · beat Brent Johnson

1–4

2nd period

⚔️ Dmitri Kalinin 2nd · 03:16

Assists: Jochen Hecht, Tim Connolly · beat Brent Johnson

1–5

⚔️ Brian Campbell PP 2nd · 08:33

Assists: Daniel Brière, Tim Connolly · beat Brent Johnson

1–6

🦅 Andrew Cassels 2nd · 11:06

Assists: Chris Clark, Alex Ovechkin · beat Martin Biron

2–6

🦅 Brian Sutherby SH 2nd · 14:17

Unassisted · beat Martin Biron

3–6

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 2nd · 19:05

Assists: Andrew Cassels, Brian Willsie · beat Martin Biron

4–6

3rd period

⚔️ Taylor Pyatt 3rd · 16:29

Assists: J-P Dumont, Daniel Brière · beat Brent Johnson

4–7

🦅 Ben Clymer 3rd · 16:54

Assists: Brian Sutherby, Matt Bradley · beat Martin Biron

5–7

⚔️ Tim Connolly 3rd · 18:02

Unassisted · beat Brent Johnson

5–8

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Halpern · Willsie 21:58

L2 Cassels · Sutherby · Clark 13:42

L3 Klepis · Laich · Bradley 12:29

L4 Pettinger · Fleischmann · Clymer 10:24

D1 Heward · Muir 22:52

D2 Eminger · Morrisonn 20:06

D3 Majesky · Witt 13:27

⚔️Sabres

L1 Connolly · Drury · Dumont 19:02

L2 Brière · Hecht · Roy 15:08

L3 Vanek · Grier · Kotalik 13:30

L4 Pyatt · Gaustad · Mair 10:25

D1 Lydman · Numminen 21:22

D2 Tallinder · Campbell 18:44

D3 Kalinin · Fitzpatrick 15:26

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

39 Shots on goal 27

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

5 Hits 3

8 Blocked shots 12

2 Takeaways 3

7 Giveaways 8

53 Penalty minutes 28

WSH shooting 12.8% (5/39) BUF shooting 29.6% (8/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Brent Johnson

19/27

.704 SV% · 8 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

34/39

.872 SV% · 5 GA · 59:57 TOI

Where the goals came from

1 of 13 goals located

WSH BUF

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 2nd — 4–6

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 262005 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 Mar 102004 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 6–0 Dec 312003 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 1–7 Dec 272003 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 3–1 Nov 262003 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–5

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Who won Capitals vs Sabres on November 17, 2005?

Sabres won 8–5. The final score was Capitals 5, Sabres 8.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Andrew Cassels, Ben Clymer, Brian Sutherby, Chris Clark.

Who scored for Sabres?

Taylor Pyatt (3), Brian Campbell (2), Ales Kotalik, Dmitri Kalinin, Tim Connolly.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 19 saves on 27 shots (.704 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 34 saves on 39 shots (.872 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 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeNov 15 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 3–4 AfterNov 19 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–1

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeNov 15 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 1–4 AfterNov 19 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–2

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