Capitals 3–6 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 26, 2006)

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

Chris Drury

2 G, 2 A

6 shots · 22:20 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Ales Kotalik

1 G, 2 A

6 shots · 14:05 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Maxim Afinogenov

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 18:37 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Brian Campbell Go-ahead 1st · 01:51

Assists: Derek Roy · beat Brent Johnson

0–1

⚔️ Chris Drury 1st · 03:33

Assists: Ryan Miller, Ales Kotalik · beat Brent Johnson

0–2

⚔️ Chris Drury 1st · 07:15

Assists: Ales Kotalik, Andrew Peters · beat Brent Johnson

0–3

⚔️ Ales Kotalik 1st · 07:30

Assists: Chris Drury, Henrik Tallinder · beat Brent Johnson

0–4

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov PP 1st · 09:50

Assists: Daniel Brière, Chris Drury · beat Olie Kolzig

0–5

⚔️ Thomas Vanek 1st · 10:57

Assists: Derek Roy, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Olie Kolzig

0–6

🦅 Kris Beech 1st · 18:30

Unassisted · beat Ryan Miller

1–6

2nd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 14:36

Assists: Lawrence Nycholat · beat Ryan Miller

2–6

3rd period

🦅 Chris Clark SH 3rd · 03:19

Unassisted · beat Ryan Miller

3–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Pettinger · Semin 20:18

L2 Zubrus · Clark · Clymer 16:37

L3 Sutherby · Beech · Laich 13:48

L4 Brashear · Gordon · Klepis 9:45

D1 Green · Pothier 20:11

D2 Eminger · Nycholat 18:29

D3 Schultz · Heward 15:48

⚔️Sabres

L1 Drury · Roy · Afinogenov 18:37

L2 Vanek · Hecht · Brière 17:13

L3 Gaustad · Kotalik · Pominville 13:33

L4 Peters · Novotny · Mair 8:05

D1 Campbell · Spacek 22:23

D2 Numminen · Tallinder 19:36

D3 Kalinin · Lydman 16:10

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

26 Shots on goal 39

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

18 Hits 19

12 Blocked shots 19

3 Takeaways 5

19 Giveaways 10

19 Penalty minutes 13

WSH shooting 11.5% (3/26) BUF shooting 15.4% (6/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 52:29 TOI

Brent Johnson

2/6

.333 SV% · 4 GA · 07:30 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 59:17 TOI

Where the goals came from

1 of 9 goals located

WSH BUF

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

Period by period

After 2nd — 2–6

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 4 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Dec 22006 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 4–7 Mar 142006 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 6–4 Nov 272005 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 3–2 Nov 172005 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 5–8 Oct 262005 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–2

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Who won Capitals vs Sabres on December 26, 2006?

Sabres won 6–3. The final score was Capitals 3, Sabres 6.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Chris Clark, Kris Beech.

Who scored for Sabres?

Chris Drury (2), Ales Kotalik, Brian Campbell, Maxim Afinogenov, Thomas Vanek.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 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

BeforeDec 23 🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR 3–2 AfterDec 27 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 4–1

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 23 ⚔️BUF @ 🎵STL 2–3 AfterDec 28 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 1–4

Also on December 26

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