Capitals 2–4 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 26, 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 ⚔️ BUF

Brayden McNabb

1 G

3 shots · 17:57 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Christian Ehrhoff

1 G

2 shots · 22:19 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Pominville

1 G

2 shots · 18:01 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Jason Pominville PP Go-ahead 1st · 00:51

Assists: Drew Stafford, Jordan Leopold · beat Michal Neuvirth

0–1

⚔️ Matt Ellis 1st · 03:10

Unassisted · beat Michal Neuvirth

0–2

⚔️ Christian Ehrhoff 1st · 11:15

Assists: Jochen Hecht, Thomas Vanek · beat Michal Neuvirth

0–3

⚔️ Brayden McNabb PP 1st · 14:14

Assists: Brad Boyes, Derek Roy · beat Tomas Vokoun

0–4

2nd period

🦅 Matt Hendricks 2nd · 19:43

Assists: Mathieu Perreault · beat Ryan Miller

1–4

3rd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 3rd · 09:51

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Dennis Wideman · beat Ryan Miller

2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Johansson · Backstrom 19:49

L2 Laich · Semin · Brouwer 16:59

L3 Chimera · Perreault · Knuble 12:41

L4 Halpern · Hendricks · Ward 9:58

D1 Wideman · Hamrlik 22:44

D2 Carlson · Alzner 19:45

D3 Orlov · Erskine 14:24

⚔️Sabres

L1 Vanek · Roy · Pominville 18:30

L2 Gaustad · Stafford · Boyes 15:51

L3 Hecht · Adam · Kaleta 12:30

L4 Ellis · McCormick · Kassian 11:10

D1 Leopold · Ehrhoff 23:20

D2 Sekera · McNabb 19:09

D3 Regehr · Weber 17:44

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

22 Shots on goal 23

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

26 Hits 19

8 Blocked shots 15

1 Takeaways 10

8 Giveaways 8

10 Penalty minutes 8

WSH shooting 9.1% (2/22) BUF shooting 17.4% (4/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Tomas Vokoun

16/17

.941 SV% · 1 GA · 47:08 TOI

Michal Neuvirth

3/6

.500 SV% · 3 GA · 11:15 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

WSH BUF

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

Period by period

After 2nd — 1–4

Capitals

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

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 2–0

Nov 262011 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 1–5 Apr 22011 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 4–5 OT Feb 202011 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 Nov 172010 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–4 Nov 132010 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 OT

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Who won Capitals vs Sabres on December 26, 2011?

Sabres won 4–2. The final score was Capitals 2, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Matt Hendricks.

Who scored for Sabres?

Brayden McNabb, Christian Ehrhoff, Jason Pominville, Matt Ellis.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Tomas Vokoun made 16 saves on 17 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 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?

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 23 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 3–4 AfterDec 28 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 1–4

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 22 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 2–3 AfterDec 28 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 1–3

Also on December 26

🏔️COL 4–2 🌲MIN 🏝️NYI 0–3 🗽NYR 😈NJD 2–4 🌪️CAR ⭐DAL 3–5 🎵STL 🐙DET 4–1 🐯NSH 🧥CBJ 1–4 🪶CHI 🛢️EDM 3–5 🐋VAN 🌵PHX 3–4 👑LAK

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