Sabres 2–5 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Dec 30, 2015)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

2 G

10 shots · 21:38 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Marcus Johansson

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 20:11 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Evgeny Kuznetsov

2 A

6 shots · 18:46 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Brian Gionta Go-ahead 1st · 05:48

Assists: Jack Eichel, Zemgus Girgensons · beat Braden Holtby

1–0

2nd period

🦅 Justin Williams Tying 2nd · 14:08

Unassisted · beat Chad Johnson

1–1

⚔️ Zemgus Girgensons Go-ahead 2nd · 18:53

Assists: Jack Eichel · beat Braden Holtby

2–1

3rd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Tying 3rd · 01:24

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, T.J. Oshie · beat Chad Johnson

2–2

🦅 Marcus Johansson PP Go-ahead 3rd · 08:32

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Matt Niskanen · beat Chad Johnson

2–3

🦅 Andre Burakovsky 3rd · 09:56

Assists: Marcus Johansson · beat Chad Johnson

2–4

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Empty net 3rd · 18:47

Unassisted

2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Kane · O'Reilly · Reinhart 21:04

L2 McGinn · Eichel · Girgensons 16:36

L3 Larsson · Foligno · Gionta 14:44

L4 Deslauriers · Legwand · Ennis 8:40

D1 Ristolainen · Bogosian 23:48

D2 McCabe · Gorges 19:50

D3 Franson · Weber 13:36

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Johansson · Oshie 20:11

L2 Kuznetsov · Backstrom · Williams 17:27

L3 Chimera · Laich · Wilson 12:57

L4 Burakovsky · Sill · Beagle 7:50

D1 Niskanen · Schmidt 24:32

D2 Orlov · Alzner 21:08

D3 Chorney · Carrick 12:08

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF WSH🦅

27 Shots on goal 43

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

12 Hits 24

19 Blocked shots 16

9 Takeaways 6

7 Giveaways 9

10 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 7.4% (2/27) WSH shooting 11.6% (5/43)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Chad Johnson

38/42

.905 SV% · 4 GA · 59:02 TOI

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 59:42 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

BUF WSH

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-3-1 (33% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-1 (88% win rate, 8 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

All →

Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Dec 282015 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–0 Mar 162015 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 SO Mar 72015 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 1–6 Nov 222014 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–1 Jan 282014 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 5–4 OT

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Who won Sabres vs Capitals on December 30, 2015?

Capitals won 5–2. The final score was Sabres 2, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Brian Gionta, Zemgus Girgensons.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Andre Burakovsky, Justin Williams, Marcus Johansson.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Chad Johnson made 38 saves on 42 shots (.905 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 28 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–0 AfterDec 31 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 2–1

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 28 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–0 AfterDec 31 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 2–4

Also on December 30

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