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2013-14 regular season

Capitals at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1

Capitals beat Sabres 5–4 in overtime at KeyBank Center on January 28, 2014.

WSH – BUF
35–27
Shots on goal
2/3–1/2
Power play
10–22
Hits
15–10
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 G, 2 A
7 shots · 18:02 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Mike Green
2 G, 1 A
5 shots · 23:43 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Troy Brouwer
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 18:40 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:49
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Troy Brouwer · beat Jhonas Enroth
1–0
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 1st · 04:42
Assists: Mike Green, Marcus Johansson · beat Jhonas Enroth
2–0
⚔️ Christian Ehrhoff 1st · 13:45
Assists: Matt Moulson, Tyler Ennis · beat Braden Holtby
2–1
2nd period
⚔️ Cody Hodgson PP Tying 2nd · 01:41
Assists: Matt Moulson, Tyler Ennis · beat Braden Holtby
2–2
🦅 Mike Green Go-ahead 2nd · 10:09
Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Jay Beagle · beat Jhonas Enroth
3–2
⚔️ Phil Varone Tying 2nd · 11:11
Assists: Marcus Foligno, Brian Flynn · beat Braden Holtby
3–3
🦅 Troy Brouwer PP Go-ahead 2nd · 16:57
Assists: Martin Erat, Alex Ovechkin · beat Jhonas Enroth
4–3
3rd period
⚔️ Cody Hodgson Tying 3rd · 06:48
Unassisted · beat Braden Holtby
4–4
Overtime
🦅 Mike Green Go-ahead OT · 01:00
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Martin Erat · beat Jhonas Enroth
5–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Laich · Brouwer 18:02
L2 Johansson · Backstrom · Erat 17:22
L3 Chimera · Fehr · Ward 14:00
L4 Beagle · Wellman · Wilson 11:11
D1 Green · Carlson 23:28
D2 Orlov · Alzner 20:46
D3 Erskine · Carrick 14:38
⚔️Sabres
L1 Moulson · Foligno · Ott 18:33
L2 Girgensons · Hodgson · Ennis 17:16
L3 Leino · Flynn · Varone 16:18
L4 Ellis · Scott · Konopka 8:04
D1 Myers · Tallinder 21:58
D2 Ehrhoff · Ruhwedel 20:40
D3 Weber · Sulzer 18:28

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH BUF⚔️
35 Shots on goal 27
2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
10 Hits 22
15 Blocked shots 10
2 Takeaways 3
7 Giveaways 10
4 Penalty minutes 6
WSH shooting 14.3% (5/35) BUF shooting 14.8% (4/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
23/27
.852 SV% · 4 GA · 61:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Jhonas Enroth
30/35
.857 SV% · 5 GA · 61:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 1st 03:49 · 1–0 Alex Ovechkin · 1st 04:42 · 2–0 Christian Ehrhoff · 1st 13:45 · 2–1 Cody Hodgson · 2nd 01:41 · 2–2 Mike Green · 2nd 10:09 · 3–2 Phil Varone · 2nd 11:11 · 3–3 Troy Brouwer · 2nd 16:57 · 4–3 Cody Hodgson · 3rd 06:48 · 4–4 Mike Green · OT 01:00 · 5–4
WSH BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-3 (57% win rate, 7 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-12-1 (32% win rate, 19 games)
After 2nd — 4–3
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-8-3 (15% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 2–1
Jan 122014 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–1 SO Dec 292013 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 1–2 SO Mar 302013 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 SO Mar 172013 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 3–5 Jan 272013 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–3
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Who won Capitals vs Sabres on January 28, 2014?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Mike Green (2), Troy Brouwer.

Who scored for Sabres?

Cody Hodgson (2), Christian Ehrhoff, Phil Varone.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Jhonas Enroth made 30 saves on 35 shots (.857 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeJan 25 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–0 AfterJan 30 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 2–5
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeJan 27 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 0–3 AfterJan 30 ⚔️BUF @ 🌵PHX 3–2
Also on January 28
🐆FLA 2–6 🐻BOS ⚡TBL 2–3 🍁TOR 🐙DET 0–5 🔔PHI 🏛️OTT 3–2 🧥CBJ 🌪️CAR 0–3 🇨🇦MTL 😈NJD 0–3 🎵STL 🐯NSH 4–3 ✈️WPG 👑LAK 0–3 🌵PHX
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