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2017-18 regular season

Capitals at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Capitals beat Sabres 3–2 at KeyBank Center on February 19, 2018.

WSH – BUF
30–34
Shots on goal
14–21
Hits
10–9
Blocked shots
2–4
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
John Carlson
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 21:34 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Evgeny Kuznetsov
1 G
3 shots · 15:33 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Philipp Grubauer
32 saves
0.941 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order
2nd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 2nd · 01:18
Assists: Christian Djoos, John Carlson · beat Chad Johnson
1–0
🦅 John Carlson 2nd · 13:33
Assists: T.J. Oshie, Jakub Vrana · beat Chad Johnson
2–0
3rd period
⚔️ Kyle Okposo 3rd · 12:42
Assists: Scott Wilson, Evan Rodrigues · beat Philipp Grubauer
2–1
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov Empty net 3rd · 19:34
Unassisted
3–1
⚔️ Evander Kane 3rd · 19:56
Assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Sam Reinhart · beat Philipp Grubauer
3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Wilson 17:54
L2 Eller · Kuznetsov · Oshie 15:44
L3 Vrana · Beagle · Stephenson 13:09
L4 Burakovsky · Smith-Pelly · Connolly 11:16
D1 Orlov · Niskanen 23:16
D2 Carlson · Orpik 20:28
D3 Djoos · Bowey 15:44
⚔️Sabres
L1 Kane · O'Reilly · Reinhart 22:31
L2 Rodrigues · Pominville · Okposo 15:54
L3 Larsson · Girgensons · Wilson 13:18
L4 Pouliot · Josefson · Baptiste 9:17
D1 Ristolainen · Scandella 25:34
D2 Nelson · Beaulieu 18:28
D3 Falk · Gorges 14:14

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH BUF⚔️
30 Shots on goal 34
14 Hits 21
10 Blocked shots 9
2 Takeaways 4
11 Giveaways 4
6 Penalty minutes 2
WSH shooting 10.0% (3/30) BUF shooting 5.9% (2/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Philipp Grubauer
32/34
.941 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Chad Johnson
27/29
.931 SV% · 2 GA · 58:11 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 01:18 · 1–0 John Carlson · 2nd 13:33 · 2–0 Kyle Okposo · 3rd 12:42 · 2–1 Evgeny Kuznetsov · 3rd 19:34 · 3–1 Evander Kane · 3rd 19:56 · 3–2
WSH BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 9-8-6 (39% win rate, 23 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 10-9-4 (43% win rate, 23 games)
After 2nd — 2–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 7-0 (100% win rate, 7 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-5-2 (12% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Nov 72017 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 1–3 Dec 92016 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–1 Dec 52016 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–3 OT Nov 252016 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Jan 162016 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 1–4
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Who won Capitals vs Sabres on February 19, 2018?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, John Carlson.

Who scored for Sabres?

Evander Kane, Kyle Okposo.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Chad Johnson made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeFeb 17 🦅WSH @ 🪶CHI 1–7 AfterFeb 20 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 4–2
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeFeb 17 👑LAK @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 AfterFeb 22 ⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET 3–2
Also on February 19
🌲MIN 5–3 🏝️NYI 🐻BOS 2–1 🔥CGY 🏛️OTT 2–5 🐯NSH 👑LAK 3–1 🪶CHI 🦆ANA 2–0 🎰VGK
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