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2008-09 regular season

Capitals at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Capitals beat Sabres 4–2 at KeyBank Center on December 30, 2008.

WSH – BUF
31–33
Shots on goal
2/4–1/5
Power play
13–20
Hits
13–8
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 17:47 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Viktor Kozlov
2 A
2 shots · 17:20 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Jose Theodore
31 saves
0.939 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Brooks Laich PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:57
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Viktor Kozlov · beat Ryan Miller
1–0
🦅 Chris Bourque 1st · 09:02
Assists: David Steckel, Eric Fehr · beat Ryan Miller
2–0
2nd period
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP 2nd · 12:11
Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Mike Green · beat Ryan Miller
3–0
3rd period
⚔️ Adam Mair 3rd · 07:41
Assists: Paul Gaustad, Toni Lydman · beat Jose Theodore
3–1
🦅 Boyd Gordon SH Empty net 3rd · 19:17
Unassisted
4–1
⚔️ Clarke MacArthur PP 3rd · 19:49
Assists: Jochen Hecht, Jaroslav Spacek · beat Jose Theodore
4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Laich · Backstrom 19:48
L2 Kozlov · Nylander · Steckel 14:43
L3 Gordon · Bradley · Clark 13:02
L4 Giroux · Bourque · Fehr 10:32
D1 Green · Sloan 22:34
D2 Schultz · Morrisonn 18:27
D3 Jurcina · Collins 16:19
⚔️Sabres
L1 Vanek · Roy · Pominville 21:26
L2 MacArthur · Hecht · Stafford 18:17
L3 Gaustad · Mair · Kotalik 13:29
L4 Paille · Ellis · Gerbe 7:31
D1 Sekera · Lydman 20:36
D2 Spacek · Numminen 18:36
D3 Butler · Tallinder 17:36

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH BUF⚔️
31 Shots on goal 33
2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
13 Hits 20
13 Blocked shots 8
4 Takeaways 7
9 Giveaways 18
10 Penalty minutes 8
WSH shooting 12.9% (4/31) BUF shooting 6.1% (2/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Jose Theodore
31/33
.939 SV% · 2 GA · 59:53 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
27/30
.900 SV% · 3 GA · 59:36 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 3–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–1
Dec 262008 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–3 Nov 12008 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 0–5 Mar 52008 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 Dec 142007 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 5–3 Nov 262007 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 3–1
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Who won Capitals vs Sabres on December 30, 2008?

Capitals won 4–2. The final score was Capitals 4, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Boyd Gordon, Brooks Laich, Chris Bourque, Nicklas Backstrom.

Who scored for Sabres?

Adam Mair, Clarke MacArthur.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 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?

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 28 🍁TOR @ 🦅WSH 1–4 AfterJan 1 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 4–7
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeDec 27 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 AfterJan 1 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 4–1
Also on December 30
🪶CHI 0–4 🐙DET 🐻BOS 5–2 🐧PIT 🇨🇦MTL 2–1 ⚡TBL 🐦ATL 3–4 🍁TOR 😈NJD 4–3 🎵STL 🏛️OTT 3–2 🛢️EDM 🔔PHI 3–2 🐋VAN
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