Sabres 4–5 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Apr 2, 2011)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G, 2 A

7 shots · 20:06 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

3 A

4 shots · 17:58 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Michal Neuvirth

34 saves

0.895 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Mike Knuble Go-ahead 1st · 00:37

Assists: John Carlson, Alex Ovechkin · beat Jhonas Enroth

0–1

🦅 Alexander Semin 1st · 04:41

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Marco Sturm · beat Jhonas Enroth

0–2

⚔️ Thomas Vanek 1st · 06:30

Assists: Jason Pominville, Chris Butler · beat Michal Neuvirth

1–2

⚔️ Drew Stafford Tying 1st · 09:28

Assists: Brad Boyes, Tyler Myers · beat Michal Neuvirth

2–2

3rd period

⚔️ Paul Gaustad Go-ahead 3rd · 12:35

Assists: Nathan Gerbe, Mike Weber · beat Michal Neuvirth

3–2

🦅 Mike Knuble PP Tying 3rd · 14:18

Assists: Brooks Laich, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Jhonas Enroth

3–3

⚔️ Drew Stafford PP Go-ahead 3rd · 16:39

Assists: Tim Connolly · beat Michal Neuvirth

4–3

🦅 Jason Arnott PP Tying 3rd · 19:08

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin · beat Jhonas Enroth

4–4

Overtime

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead OT · 03:19

Assists: John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Jhonas Enroth

4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Connolly · Stafford · Pominville 19:29

L2 Vanek · Gerbe · Gaustad 17:49

L3 McCormick · Boyes · Ennis 15:27

L4 Ellis · Niedermayer · Mancari 8:38

D1 Sekera · Butler 23:52

D2 Myers · Weber 22:54

D3 Gragnani · Montador 15:34

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Laich · Knuble 20:04

L2 Johansson · Backstrom · Semin 17:58

L3 Sturm · Arnott · Gordon 15:16

L4 Chimera · Fehr · Bradley 10:59

D1 Alzner · Carlson 25:58

D2 Schultz · Hannan 22:36

D3 Collins · Sloan 12:30

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF WSH🦅

38 Shots on goal 35

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

28 Hits 30

21 Blocked shots 18

9 Takeaways 14

9 Giveaways 10

4 Penalty minutes 4

BUF shooting 10.5% (4/38) WSH shooting 14.3% (5/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Jhonas Enroth

30/35

.857 SV% · 5 GA · 63:19 TOI

🦅Capitals

Michal Neuvirth

34/38

.895 SV% · 4 GA · 62:38 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located

BUF WSH

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Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 10-11-2 (43% win rate, 23 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 10-10-3 (43% win rate, 23 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 12-3-5 (60% win rate, 20 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 9-4-4 (53% win rate, 17 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 3–1

Feb 202011 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 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

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Who won Sabres vs Capitals on April 2, 2011?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Drew Stafford (2), Paul Gaustad, Thomas Vanek.

Who scored for Capitals?

Mike Knuble (2), Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Jason Arnott.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Jhonas Enroth made 30 saves on 35 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Michal Neuvirth made 34 saves on 38 shots (.895 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 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 30 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 0–1 AfterApr 3 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 2–1

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 31 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 3–4 AfterApr 5 🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR 3–2

Also on April 2

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