Sabres 2–5 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Dec 23, 2009)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
⚔️ BUF	0	2	0	2
🦅 WSH	2	1	2	5

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 20:54 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

2 G

4 shots · 22:19 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Michal Neuvirth

32 saves

0.941 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Go-ahead 1st · 01:18

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin · beat Ryan Miller

0–1

🦅 Mike Green 1st · 06:47

Assists: Eric Fehr, Chris Clark · beat Ryan Miller

0–2

2nd period

⚔️ Paul Gaustad 2nd · 05:04

Assists: Derek Roy, Jason Pominville · beat Michal Neuvirth

1–2

🦅 Brendan Morrison 2nd · 10:48

Assists: Tomas Fleischmann, Mike Knuble · beat Ryan Miller

1–3

⚔️ Tim Connolly 2nd · 12:52

Assists: Steve Montador, Mike Grier · beat Michal Neuvirth

2–3

3rd period

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP 3rd · 10:55

Assists: Alexander Semin, Alex Ovechkin · beat Ryan Miller

2–4

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 3rd · 12:10

Assists: Brooks Laich, Mike Green · beat Ryan Miller

2–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Gaustad · Connolly · Grier 19:13

L2 Roy · Hecht · Pominville 17:01

L3 MacArthur · Kennedy · Mair 13:07

L4 Ellis · Stafford 10:36

D1 Myers · Montador 20:52

D2 Rivet · Sekera 19:20

D3 Tallinder · Lydman 18:06

D4 Paetsch 9:13

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 20:54

L2 Laich · Morrison · Knuble 14:30

L3 Fleischmann · Steckel · Clark 12:54

L4 Laing · Fehr · Bradley 10:38

D1 Green · Erskine 22:10

D2 Poti · Schultz 19:02

D3 Morrisonn · Alzner 16:56

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF WSH🦅

34 Shots on goal 38

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/2

16 Hits 21

15 Blocked shots 24

6 Takeaways 15

6 Giveaways 14

6 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 5.9% (2/34) WSH shooting 13.2% (5/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

33/38

.868 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Michal Neuvirth

32/34

.941 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

BUF WSH

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 6-1-1 (75% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-5 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Dec 92009 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 0–3 Nov 252009 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 0–2 Apr 32009 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 5–4 OT Dec 302008 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 Dec 262008 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–3

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❓ BUF vs WSH, answered

Who won Sabres vs Capitals on December 23, 2009?

Capitals won 5–2. The final score was Sabres 2, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Paul Gaustad, Tim Connolly.

Who scored for Capitals?

Nicklas Backstrom (2), Alex Ovechkin, Brendan Morrison, Mike Green.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 33 saves on 38 shots (.868 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Michal Neuvirth made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 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?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 21 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 3–2 AfterDec 26 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 3–2

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 19 🦅WSH @ 🛢️EDM 4–2 AfterDec 26 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 1–4

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