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2008-09 regular season

Sabres at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Capitals beat Sabres 3–2 at Capital One Arena on December 26, 2008.

BUF – WSH
24–34
Shots on goal
1/2–0/4
Power play
17–28
Hits
17–17
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Bryan Helmer
2 A
18:58 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G
8 shots · 24:04 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Viktor Kozlov
1 G
5 shots · 19:18 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order
2nd period
🦅 Viktor Kozlov Go-ahead 2nd · 17:46
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Bryan Helmer · beat Patrick Lalime
0–1
3rd period
🦅 Boyd Gordon 3rd · 01:58
Assists: Milan Jurcina · beat Patrick Lalime
0–2
⚔️ Thomas Vanek PP 3rd · 06:13
Assists: Drew Stafford, Jaroslav Spacek · beat Jose Theodore
1–2
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 08:27
Assists: Bryan Helmer · beat Patrick Lalime
1–3
⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov 3rd · 18:11
Assists: Toni Lydman, Ales Kotalik · beat Jose Theodore
2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Roy · Hecht · Pominville 20:47
L2 MacArthur · Vanek · Stafford 16:13
L3 Paille · Mair · Kotalik 15:05
L4 Ellis · Peters · Afinogenov 7:11
D1 Tallinder · Sekera 23:07
D2 Lydman · Spacek 22:12
D3 Numminen · Butler 14:22
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Kozlov 21:11
L2 Laich · Fehr · Steckel 14:20
L3 Giroux · Nylander · Bradley 12:55
L4 Brashear · Gordon · Clark 11:53
D1 Alzner · Morrisonn 21:14
D2 Helmer · Collins 18:20
D3 Jurcina · Sloan 15:34

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF WSH🦅
24 Shots on goal 34
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
17 Hits 28
17 Blocked shots 17
4 Takeaways 21
10 Giveaways 20
8 Penalty minutes 6
BUF shooting 8.3% (2/24) WSH shooting 8.8% (3/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Patrick Lalime
31/34
.912 SV% · 3 GA · 58:58 TOI
🦅Capitals
Jose Theodore
22/24
.917 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

1 of 5 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 08:27 · 1–3
BUF WSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

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After 1st — 0–0
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 3-4-1 (38% win rate, 8 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 2-1-2 (40% win rate, 5 games)
After 2nd — 0–1
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-4-1 (38% win rate, 8 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-1-1 (67% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Nov 12008 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 0–5 Mar 52008 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 Dec 142007 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 5–3 Nov 262007 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 3–1 Oct 132007 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–7
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Who won Sabres vs Capitals on December 26, 2008?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Maxim Afinogenov, Thomas Vanek.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Boyd Gordon, Viktor Kozlov.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeDec 22 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 AfterDec 27 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–4
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 23 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 5–4 AfterDec 28 🍁TOR @ 🦅WSH 1–4
Also on December 26
🐧PIT 1–0 😈NJD 🍁TOR 1–4 🏝️NYI 🌪️CAR 5–4 🐦ATL ⚡TBL 4–3 🐆FLA 🐙DET 2–3 🐯NSH 🔔PHI 1–5 🪶CHI 🛢️EDM 3–2 🐋VAN 🌵PHX 2–1 👑LAK
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