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2008-09 regular season

Sabres at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Season series tied 2–2

Sabres beat Capitals 5–4 in overtime at Capital One Arena on April 3, 2009.

BUF – WSH
30–37
Shots on goal
1/5–3/7
Power play
12–24
Hits
11–10
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Tim Connolly
3 A
22:24 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G, 2 A
9 shots · 22:00 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Ryan Miller
33 saves
0.892 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:35
Assists: Brooks Laich, Viktor Kozlov · beat Ryan Miller
0–1
⚔️ Drew Stafford Tying 1st · 09:14
Assists: Jaroslav Spacek, Craig Rivet · beat Semyon Varlamov
1–1
⚔️ Clarke MacArthur Go-ahead 1st · 10:02
Assists: Toni Lydman, Jason Pominville · beat Semyon Varlamov
2–1
2nd period
🦅 Alexander Semin PP Tying 2nd · 03:41
Assists: Brooks Laich, Alex Ovechkin · beat Ryan Miller
2–2
🦅 Sergei Fedorov PP Go-ahead 2nd · 03:50
Assists: Tomas Fleischmann · beat Ryan Miller
2–3
⚔️ Derek Roy PP Tying 2nd · 18:17
Assists: Tim Connolly, Jaroslav Spacek · beat Semyon Varlamov
3–3
🦅 Sergei Fedorov Go-ahead 2nd · 18:40
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Viktor Kozlov · beat Ryan Miller
3–4
3rd period
⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov Tying 3rd · 10:21
Assists: Tim Connolly, Toni Lydman · beat Semyon Varlamov
4–4
Overtime
⚔️ Jason Pominville Go-ahead OT · 01:51
Assists: Tim Connolly · beat Semyon Varlamov
5–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Vanek · Connolly · Pominville 19:26
L2 Gaustad · Roy · Hecht 16:59
L3 Stafford · Afinogenov · Kaleta 11:26
L4 MacArthur · Moore · Mair 9:55
D1 Spacek · Lydman 24:55
D2 Rivet · Tallinder 18:56
D3 Sekera · Butler 15:18
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Laich · Backstrom 21:04
L2 Fleischmann · Fedorov · Semin 17:05
L3 Steckel · Fehr · Nylander 10:52
L4 Kozlov · Aucoin · Bradley 9:32
D1 Green · Poti 24:42
D2 Schultz · Morrisonn 18:08
D3 Pothier · Jurcina 14:12

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF WSH🦅
30 Shots on goal 37
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 3/7
12 Hits 24
11 Blocked shots 10
5 Takeaways 9
9 Giveaways 19
18 Penalty minutes 14
BUF shooting 16.7% (5/30) WSH shooting 10.8% (4/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
33/37
.892 SV% · 4 GA · 61:18 TOI
🦅Capitals
Semyon Varlamov
25/30
.833 SV% · 5 GA · 61:47 TOI

Where the goals came from

1 of 9 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 1st 05:35 · 0–1
BUF WSH
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Period by period

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After 1st — 2–1
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 10-6-3 (53% win rate, 19 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-7 (46% win rate, 13 games)
After 2nd — 3–4
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-8-1 (36% win rate, 14 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 16-3-1 (80% win rate, 20 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2
Dec 302008 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 Dec 262008 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–3 Nov 12008 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 0–5 Mar 52008 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 Dec 142007 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 5–3
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Who won Sabres vs Capitals on April 3, 2009?

Sabres won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Sabres 5, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Clarke MacArthur, Derek Roy, Drew Stafford, Jason Pominville, Maxim Afinogenov.

Who scored for Capitals?

Sergei Fedorov (2), Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 25 saves on 30 shots (.833 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 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeApr 1 ⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL 2–3 AfterApr 4 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 3–2
🦅 Capitals
BeforeApr 1 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 3–5 AfterApr 5 🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH 4–6
Also on April 3
⚡TBL 4–5 😈NJD 🍁TOR 5–8 🔔PHI 🐦ATL 3–1 🐆FLA 🔥CGY 0–4 🌲MIN 🐯NSH 1–3 🪶CHI
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