Capitals 2–1 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Feb 20, 2011)

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

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Mathieu Perreault

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 12:04 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Marcus Johansson

1 G

3 shots · 15:52 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 A

6 shots · 24:11 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

🦅 Mathieu Perreault Go-ahead 2nd · 06:09

Assists: Matt Hendricks, Jason Chimera · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

⚔️ Jason Pominville PP Tying 2nd · 08:52

Assists: Thomas Vanek, Tim Connolly · beat Semyon Varlamov

1–1

3rd period

🦅 Marcus Johansson PP Go-ahead 3rd · 10:20

Assists: Mathieu Perreault, Alex Ovechkin · beat Ryan Miller

2–1

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 20:59

L2 Johansson · Laich · Knuble 17:36

L3 Gordon · Perreault · Bradley 12:04

L4 Chimera · Steckel · Hendricks 10:56

D1 Carlson · Schultz 23:18

D2 Hannan · Alzner 18:10

D3 Sloan · Erskine 14:34

⚔️Sabres

L1 Vanek · Connolly · Stafford 19:12

L2 Hecht · Gaustad · Pominville 17:54

L3 Niedermayer · Grier · Ennis 15:58

L4 Gerbe · McCormick · Kaleta 5:30

D1 Leopold · Montador 22:23

D2 Weber · Myers 19:04

D3 Butler · Morrisonn 17:28

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

39 Shots on goal 29

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

10 Hits 17

12 Blocked shots 17

7 Takeaways 1

6 Giveaways 7

4 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 5.1% (2/39) BUF shooting 3.4% (1/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Semyon Varlamov

28/29

.966 SV% · 1 GA · 59:56 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

37/39

.949 SV% · 2 GA · 58:21 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located

WSH BUF

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 4-9-2 (27% win rate, 15 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 6-9-1 (38% win rate, 16 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 5-3-4 (42% win rate, 12 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 9-2-4 (60% win rate, 15 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Nov 172010 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–4 Nov 132010 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 OT Mar 32010 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 Dec 232009 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–5 Dec 92009 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 0–3

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❓ WSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sabres on February 20, 2011?

Capitals won 2–1. The final score was Capitals 2, Sabres 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Marcus Johansson, Mathieu Perreault.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Pominville.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeFeb 17 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 2–3 AfterFeb 21 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 1–0

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeFeb 18 🎵STL @ ⚔️BUF 3–0 AfterFeb 23 🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF 1–4

Also on February 20

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