🦅 Away Capitals 41-13-8
3–1
Final
⚔️ Home Sabres 33-19-9
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
🦅 WSH 0123
⚔️ BUF 0101

Capitals at Sabres

Capitals beat Sabres 3–1 at KeyBank Center on March 3, 2010.

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2009-10 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–1
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Jeff Schultz
2 A
18:26 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Boyd Gordon
1 G
5 shots · 11:20 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Mike Green
1 G
3 shots · 25:13 TOI

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
2nd period
🦅 Jason Chimera Go-ahead 2nd · 15:23
Assists: Eric Fehr, Jeff Schultz · beat Ryan Miller
1–0
⚔️ Jochen Hecht Tying 2nd · 16:23
Assists: Derek Roy, Toni Lydman · beat Jose Theodore
1–1
3rd period
🦅 Mike Green Go-ahead 3rd · 10:28
Assists: Tomas Fleischmann, Jeff Schultz · beat Ryan Miller
2–1
🦅 Boyd Gordon Empty net 3rd · 19:19
Unassisted
3–1

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 18:16
L2 Fleischmann · Laich · Knuble 15:29
L3 Chimera · Morrison · Fehr 13:52
L4 Steckel · Gordon · Bradley 12:04
D1 Green · Poti 23:01
D2 Schultz · Erskine 18:14
D3 Morrisonn · Carlson 16:56
⚔️Sabres
L1 Vanek · Roy · Hecht 18:08
L2 Connolly · Grier · Pominville 17:19
L3 Kennedy · Kaleta · Stafford 15:02
L4 Ellis · Mair 9:28
D1 Myers · Tallinder 23:04
D2 Rivet · Lydman 19:08
D3 Butler · Sekera 17:07
D4 Montador 5:42

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH BUF⚔️
40 Shots on goal 24
16 Hits 11
9 Blocked shots 14
2 Takeaways 4
8 Giveaways 13
4 Penalty minutes 4
WSH shooting 7.5% (3/40) BUF shooting 4.2% (1/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Jose Theodore
23/24
.958 SV% · 1 GA · 59:54 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
37/39
.949 SV% · 2 GA · 58:40 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located
Jason Chimera · 2nd 15:23 · 1–0 Jochen Hecht · 2nd 16:23 · 1–1 Mike Green · 3rd 10:28 · 2–1 Boyd Gordon · 3rd 19:19 · 3–1
WSH BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 14-1-4 (74% win rate, 19 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 13-5-3 (62% win rate, 21 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 9-5-3 (53% win rate, 17 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 7-1-6 (50% win rate, 14 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Capitals lead the season series 3–1
Dec 232009 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–5 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
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Who won Capitals vs Sabres on March 3, 2010?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Boyd Gordon, Jason Chimera, Mike Green.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jochen Hecht.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 23 saves on 24 shots (.958 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 37 saves on 39 shots (.949 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 3–1 after 4 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeFeb 13 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 3–4 AfterMar 4 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 4–5
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeMar 2 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 2–3 AfterMar 5 🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF 2–3
Also on March 3
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