Sabres 3–2 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Nov 27, 2005)

The game

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

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Maxim Afinogenov

2 A

3 shots · 13:41 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Roy

2 A

1 shots · 16:27 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Thomas Vanek

1 G

5 shots · 14:12 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Jason Pominville PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:56

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Derek Roy · beat Olie Kolzig

1–0

2nd period

🦅 Steve Eminger PP Tying 2nd · 05:16

Assists: Bryan Muir, Alex Ovechkin · beat Martin Biron

1–1

⚔️ Thomas Vanek Go-ahead 2nd · 19:11

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Derek Roy · beat Olie Kolzig

2–1

3rd period

⚔️ Jochen Hecht SH 3rd · 16:23

Assists: Tim Connolly · beat Olie Kolzig

3–1

🦅 Matt Pettinger 3rd · 18:01

Assists: Jeff Halpern, Brian Willsie · beat Martin Biron

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Drury · Hecht · Kotalik 21:59

L2 Connolly · Roy · Grier 16:27

L3 Vanek · Pominville · Afinogenov 14:12

L4 Peters · Gaustad · Mair 7:38

D1 Numminen · McKee 21:30

D2 Lydman · Campbell 19:01

D3 Tallinder · Fitzpatrick 13:12

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Halpern · Willsie 21:07

L2 Pettinger · Cassels · Clark 15:49

L3 Sutherby · Bradley · Clymer 11:16

L4 Fleischmann · Klepis · Laich 6:20

D1 Heward · Eminger 25:06

D2 Morrisonn · Muir 19:06

D3 Majesky · Biron 14:56

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF WSH🦅

29 Shots on goal 19

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

16 Hits 15

18 Blocked shots 12

6 Takeaways 7

8 Giveaways 29

14 Penalty minutes 14

BUF shooting 10.3% (3/29) WSH shooting 10.5% (2/19)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

17/19

.895 SV% · 2 GA · 59:55 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 59:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-4-1 (17% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 2–1

Nov 172005 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 5–8 Oct 262005 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 Mar 102004 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 6–0 Dec 312003 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 1–7 Dec 272003 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 3–1

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Who won Sabres vs Capitals on November 27, 2005?

Sabres won 3–2. The final score was Sabres 3, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Pominville, Jochen Hecht, Thomas Vanek.

Who scored for Capitals?

Matt Pettinger, Steve Eminger.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 17 saves on 19 shots (.895 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 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?

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeNov 25 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 1–3 AfterNov 29 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 3–2

🦅 Capitals

BeforeNov 26 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 2–3 AfterDec 1 🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA 2–3

Also on November 27

🐦ATL 5–2 🌪️CAR 🐧PIT 1–4 ⚡TBL 🪶CHI 1–3 🦆ANA 🐋VAN 2–6 🏔️COL

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