Capitals 4–3 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Mar 16, 2015)

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

Matt Niskanen

2 A

26:00 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Evgeny Kuznetsov

1 G

8 shots · 18:07 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Braden Holtby

30 saves

0.909 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Tyler Ennis PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:02

Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen, Brian Gionta · beat Braden Holtby

0–1

🦅 Curtis Glencross PP Tying 1st · 09:23

Assists: Joel Ward, Matt Niskanen · beat Anders Lindback

1–1

⚔️ Cody Hodgson Go-ahead 1st · 10:08

Assists: Tim Schaller · beat Braden Holtby

1–2

2nd period

🦅 Mike Green Tying 2nd · 06:09

Assists: Marcus Johansson, Brooks Laich · beat Anders Lindback

2–2

3rd period

🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov PP Go-ahead 3rd · 05:55

Assists: Matt Niskanen · beat Anders Lindback

3–2

⚔️ Johan Larsson Tying 3rd · 13:50

Assists: Chad Ruhwedel, Matt Moulson · beat Braden Holtby

3–3

Shootout

🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted

4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Glencross · Backstrom 22:30

L2 Johansson · Kuznetsov · Brouwer 18:07

L3 Laich · Ward · Wilson 12:24

L4 Chimera · Fehr · Conner 11:06

D1 Carlson · Niskanen 26:08

D2 Alzner · Green 22:53

D3 Schmidt · Gleason 14:13

⚔️Sabres

L1 Larsson · Gionta · Ennis 23:22

L2 Moulson · Foligno · Varone 20:34

L3 Deslauriers · Schaller · Hodgson 14:48

L4 Ellis · Dalpe · D'Amigo 4:35

D1 Ristolainen · Weber 27:25

D2 Strachan · Benoit 21:44

D3 Zadorov · Ruhwedel 13:33

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

38 Shots on goal 33

2/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

24 Hits 23

9 Blocked shots 26

2 Takeaways 5

2 Giveaways 4

8 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 10.5% (4/38) BUF shooting 9.1% (3/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

30/33

.909 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Anders Lindback

35/38

.921 SV% · 3 GA · 64:45 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 7 goals located

WSH BUF

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-9-3 (14% win rate, 14 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-3 (57% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 6-6-5 (35% win rate, 17 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 9-10-2 (43% win rate, 21 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Mar 72015 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 1–6 Nov 222014 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–1 Jan 282014 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 5–4 OT Jan 122014 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–1 SO Dec 292013 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 1–2 SO

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Who won Capitals vs Sabres on March 16, 2015?

Capitals won 4–3 in a shootout. The final score was Capitals 4, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Curtis Glencross, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Mike Green.

Who scored for Sabres?

Cody Hodgson, Johan Larsson, Tyler Ennis.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Anders Lindback made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 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

BeforeMar 15 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 0–2 AfterMar 19 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 3–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 14 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 2–0 AfterMar 17 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 2–1

Also on March 16

🇨🇦MTL 2–4 ⚡TBL 🍁TOR 1–4 🛢️EDM 🌵ARI 0–1 👑LAK

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