Sabres 5–3 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Dec 14, 2007)

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

Derek Roy

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 20:07 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Pominville

2 A

3 shots · 18:03 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 20:26 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:12

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Michael Nylander · beat Ryan Miller

0–1

⚔️ Derek Roy SH Tying 1st · 18:57

Unassisted · beat Olie Kolzig

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Go-ahead 2nd · 00:38

Assists: Viktor Kozlov · beat Ryan Miller

1–2

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov Tying 2nd · 18:42

Assists: Andrej Sekera, Paul Gaustad · beat Olie Kolzig

2–2

3rd period

⚔️ Drew Stafford Go-ahead 3rd · 00:19

Assists: Brian Campbell, Derek Roy · beat Olie Kolzig

3–2

🦅 Brooks Laich Tying 3rd · 05:09

Assists: Milan Jurcina, Tom Poti · beat Ryan Miller

3–3

⚔️ Tim Connolly Go-ahead 3rd · 16:18

Assists: Jason Pominville, Toni Lydman · beat Olie Kolzig

4–3

⚔️ Jochen Hecht Empty net 3rd · 18:46

Assists: Jason Pominville

5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Gaustad · Afinogenov 19:21

L2 Vanek · Hecht · Pominville 18:01

L3 Connolly · Kotalik · Stafford 16:01

L4 Paille · Peters · Mair 7:23

D1 Campbell · Spacek 26:00

D2 Tallinder · Lydman 21:48

D3 Paetsch · Sekera 9:43

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 20:26

L2 Laich · Steckel · Nylander 16:03

L3 Pettinger · Laing · Kozlov 12:34

L4 Brashear · Motzko · Bradley 9:58

D1 Poti · Morrisonn 23:14

D2 Green · Schultz 19:20

D3 Jurcina · Pothier 14:16

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF WSH🦅

30 Shots on goal 23

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

23 Hits 18

13 Blocked shots 19

6 Takeaways 13

19 Giveaways 25

8 Penalty minutes 12

BUF shooting 16.7% (5/30) WSH shooting 13.0% (3/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 59:25 TOI

Where the goals came from

1 of 8 goals located

BUF WSH

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 2-7-1 (20% win rate, 10 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 3-5-1 (33% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 2-3 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 3–0

Nov 262007 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 3–1 Oct 132007 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–7 Apr 72007 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–0 Mar 212007 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–5 Dec 262006 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–6

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Who won Sabres vs Capitals on December 14, 2007?

Sabres won 5–3. The final score was Sabres 5, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Derek Roy, Drew Stafford, Jochen Hecht, Maxim Afinogenov, Tim Connolly.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Brooks Laich, Nicklas Backstrom.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 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 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 12 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–5 AfterDec 15 🪶CHI @ ⚔️BUF 1–3

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 12 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 4–5 AfterDec 15 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 3–2

Also on December 14

🔥CGY 4–3 🌪️CAR 🍁TOR 4–0 🐦ATL 🌲MIN 5–2 🦆ANA

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