Sabres 2–3 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Dec 5, 2016)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
⚔️ BUF	1	1	0	0	2
🦅 WSH	0	1	1	1	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Marcus Johansson

2 G

2 shots · 20:00 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Jay Beagle

1 G

6 shots · 17:24 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Braden Holtby

31 saves

0.939 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Zemgus Girgensons Go-ahead 1st · 05:59

Assists: Derek Grant, Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Braden Holtby

1–0

2nd period

🦅 Jay Beagle Tying 2nd · 05:23

Assists: Brooks Orpik, Daniel Winnik · beat Robin Lehner

1–1

⚔️ Kyle Okposo Go-ahead 2nd · 15:23

Assists: Ryan O'Reilly, William Carrier · beat Braden Holtby

2–1

3rd period

🦅 Marcus Johansson PP Tying 3rd · 13:42

Assists: John Carlson, Justin Williams · beat Robin Lehner

2–2

Overtime

🦅 Marcus Johansson Go-ahead OT · 02:38

Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Robin Lehner

2–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Kane · O'Reilly · Okposo 21:04

L2 Larsson · Eichel · Reinhart 18:14

L3 Foligno · Carrier · Gionta 13:14

L4 Moulson · Girgensons · Grant 8:07

D1 Ristolainen · McCabe 29:22

D2 Franson · Guhle 18:46

D3 Falk · Burgdoerfer 11:24

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Johansson · Backstrom 20:00

L2 Winnik · Kuznetsov · Beagle 17:24

L3 Burakovsky · Williams · Wilson 13:45

L4 Vrana · Eller · Carey 11:13

D1 Carlson · Niskanen 25:35

D2 Alzner · Orlov 20:34

D3 Orpik · Chorney 13:52

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF WSH🦅

33 Shots on goal 33

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

39 Hits 24

18 Blocked shots 17

6 Takeaways 12

9 Giveaways 9

6 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 6.1% (2/33) WSH shooting 9.1% (3/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Robin Lehner

30/33

.909 SV% · 3 GA · 62:09 TOI

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 62:23 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 of 5 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: 3-0-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

Capitals

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

After 2nd — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-0-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)

Capitals

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

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Nov 252016 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Jan 162016 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 1–4 Dec 302015 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–5 Dec 282015 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–0 Mar 162015 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 SO

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❓ BUF vs WSH, answered

Who won Sabres vs Capitals on December 5, 2016?

Capitals won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Sabres 2, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Kyle Okposo, Zemgus Girgensons.

Who scored for Capitals?

Marcus Johansson (2), Jay Beagle.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Robin Lehner made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 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 3 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 AfterDec 6 🛢️EDM @ ⚔️BUF 3–4

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 3 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 1–2 AfterDec 7 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 3–4

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