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2007-08 regular season

Capitals at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Sabres beat Capitals 7–3 at KeyBank Center on October 13, 2007.

WSH – BUF
26–53
Shots on goal
1/4–2/7
Power play
27–20
Hits
12–9
Blocked shots
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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
Brian Campbell
4 A
6 shots · 21:53 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Jaroslav Spacek
2 G
4 shots · 21:26 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Derek Roy
2 G
3 shots · 21:05 TOI

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Michael Nylander Go-ahead 1st · 11:24
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Green · beat Ryan Miller
1–0
2nd period
⚔️ Jaroslav Spacek PP Tying 2nd · 14:51
Assists: Brian Campbell, Ales Kotalik · beat Brent Johnson
1–1
⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov Go-ahead 2nd · 15:02
Assists: Thomas Vanek, Toni Lydman · beat Brent Johnson
1–2
⚔️ Jason Pominville 2nd · 17:29
Assists: Jochen Hecht, Henrik Tallinder · beat Brent Johnson
1–3
⚔️ Adam Mair 2nd · 19:23
Assists: Daniel Paille, Brian Campbell · beat Brent Johnson
1–4
3rd period
🦅 Mike Green 3rd · 07:29
Assists: Brooks Laich · beat Ryan Miller
2–4
⚔️ Derek Roy 3rd · 09:17
Assists: Brian Campbell, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Brent Johnson
2–5
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 3rd · 11:19
Assists: Michael Nylander, Tom Poti · beat Ryan Miller
3–5
⚔️ Derek Roy 3rd · 12:09
Assists: Thomas Vanek, Brian Campbell · beat Brent Johnson
3–6
⚔️ Jaroslav Spacek PP 3rd · 16:36
Assists: Ales Kotalik, Tim Connolly · beat Brent Johnson
3–7

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Pettinger · Kozlov 18:23
L2 Nylander · Laich · Clark 15:23
L3 Steckel · Motzko · Bradley 11:38
L4 Fleischmann · Brashear · Backstrom 9:11
D1 Poti · Jurcina 24:20
D2 Green · Morrisonn 18:34
D3 Pothier · Erskine 16:34
⚔️Sabres
L1 Roy · Connolly · Afinogenov 20:20
L2 Vanek · Hecht · Pominville 17:30
L3 Gaustad · Kotalik · Stafford 14:53
L4 Paille · Ryan · Mair 6:15
D1 Campbell · Spacek 21:40
D2 Kalinin · Tallinder 18:50
D3 Lydman · Paetsch 16:28

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH BUF⚔️
26 Shots on goal 53
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7
27 Hits 20
12 Blocked shots 9
1 Takeaways 3
7 Giveaways 8
16 Penalty minutes 10
WSH shooting 11.5% (3/26) BUF shooting 13.2% (7/53)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Brent Johnson
46/53
.868 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 59:40 TOI

Where the goals came from

1 of 10 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 11:19 · 3–5
WSH BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

All →
Sabres lead the season series 1–0
Apr 72007 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–0 Mar 212007 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–5 Dec 262006 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–6 Dec 22006 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 4–7 Mar 142006 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 6–4
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Who won Capitals vs Sabres on October 13, 2007?

Sabres won 7–3. The final score was Capitals 3, Sabres 7.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Michael Nylander, Mike Green.

Who scored for Sabres?

Derek Roy (2), Jaroslav Spacek (2), Adam Mair, Jason Pominville, Maxim Afinogenov.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 46 saves on 53 shots (.868 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?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeOct 12 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 1–3 AfterOct 18 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 5–2
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeOct 11 🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF 0–6 AfterOct 15 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 4–5
Also on October 13
🐧PIT 6–4 🍁TOR 🌪️CAR 3–1 🇨🇦MTL 🏛️OTT 3–1 🗽NYR 🏝️NYI 1–3 🔔PHI ⚡TBL 4–6 🐆FLA 😈NJD 6–5 🐦ATL 🔥CGY 7–4 🐯NSH ⭐DAL 1–2 🪶CHI
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