Capitals 3–1 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Mar 5, 2008)

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 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

2 G

4 shots · 20:05 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:34 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Viktor Kozlov

2 A

2 shots · 16:37 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 1st · 15:21

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Olie Kolzig · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

2nd period

⚔️ Ales Kotalik PP Tying 2nd · 12:37

Assists: Jason Pominville, Jaroslav Spacek · beat Olie Kolzig

1–1

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Go-ahead 2nd · 13:27

Assists: Viktor Kozlov · beat Ryan Miller

2–1

3rd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 13:19

Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Milan Jurcina · beat Ryan Miller

3–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Kozlov 18:34

L2 Gordon · Laich · Fedorov 16:32

L3 Steckel · Bradley · Semin 13:41

L4 Cooke · Brashear · Fehr 7:26

D1 Morrisonn · Green 24:23

D2 Poti · Schultz 20:34

D3 Erskine · Jurcina 15:32

⚔️Sabres

L1 Vanek · Roy · Afinogenov 21:20

L2 Gaustad · Pominville · Stafford 17:42

L3 MacArthur · Kotalik · Bernier 14:02

L4 Paille · Mair · Kaleta 8:47

D1 Spacek · Kalinin 21:47

D2 Sekera · Lydman 18:40

D3 Paetsch · Pratt 15:26

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

23 Shots on goal 26

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

24 Hits 33

10 Blocked shots 13

2 Takeaways 6

12 Giveaways 14

10 Penalty minutes 2

WSH shooting 13.0% (3/23) BUF shooting 3.8% (1/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

25/26

.962 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 58:41 TOI

Where the goals came from

2 of 4 goals located

WSH BUF

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-5-1 (54% win rate, 13 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 8-7-2 (47% win rate, 17 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 10-0-2 (83% win rate, 12 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-8-2 (23% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 3–1

Dec 142007 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 5–3 Nov 262007 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 3–1 Oct 132007 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–7 Apr 72007 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–0 Mar 212007 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–5

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Who won Capitals vs Sabres on March 5, 2008?

Capitals won 3–1. The final score was Capitals 3, Sabres 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Nicklas Backstrom.

Who scored for Sabres?

Ales Kotalik.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 25 saves on 26 shots (.962 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 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 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 3 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 2–10 AfterMar 8 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 1–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 4 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 5–2 AfterMar 8 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 3–4

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