Sabres 1–5 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Feb 24, 2018)

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

Evgeny Kuznetsov

1 G, 3 A

4 shots · 18:52 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

2 G

11 shots · 18:53 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Matt Niskanen

2 A

1 shots · 23:58 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov Go-ahead 1st · 00:50

Assists: Brett Connolly, Dmitry Orlov · beat Robin Lehner

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Andre Burakovsky 2nd · 13:20

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Matt Niskanen · beat Robin Lehner

0–2

3rd period

⚔️ Sam Reinhart 3rd · 00:14

Assists: Casey Nelson · beat Philipp Grubauer

1–2

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 3rd · 10:13

Assists: John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Robin Lehner

1–3

🦅 Lars Eller Empty net 3rd · 17:48

Assists: Alex Chiasson, Matt Niskanen

1–4

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 18:36

Assists: John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Robin Lehner

1–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 O'Reilly · Rodrigues · Okposo 19:09

L2 Pouliot · Reinhart · Girgensons 17:29

L3 Larsson · Wilson · Nolan 13:03

L4 Josefson · Pominville · Baptiste 11:42

D1 Ristolainen · Scandella 23:04

D2 Nelson · Beaulieu 19:57

D3 Antipin · Gorges 15:34

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Wilson 18:52

L2 Backstrom · Oshie · Connolly 15:51

L3 Burakovsky · Stephenson · Eller 13:32

L4 Beagle · Smith-Pelly · Chiasson 9:50

D1 Niskanen · Orlov 23:54

D2 Carlson · Orpik 19:45

D3 Kempny · Djoos 16:01

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF WSH🦅

29 Shots on goal 36

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1

15 Hits 20

18 Blocked shots 17

10 Takeaways 4

2 Giveaways 9

2 Penalty minutes 4

BUF shooting 3.4% (1/29) WSH shooting 13.9% (5/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Robin Lehner

31/35

.886 SV% · 4 GA · 59:52 TOI

🦅Capitals

Philipp Grubauer

28/29

.966 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

BUF WSH

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-12-1 (7% win rate, 14 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 13-0 (100% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 0–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-6-2 (11% win rate, 9 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 8-0 (100% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Feb 192018 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 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

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Who won Sabres vs Capitals on February 24, 2018?

Capitals won 5–1. The final score was Sabres 1, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Sam Reinhart.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Andre Burakovsky, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Lars Eller.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Robin Lehner made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeFeb 22 ⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET 3–2 AfterFeb 25 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 1–4

🦅 Capitals

BeforeFeb 22 🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA 2–3 AfterFeb 26 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 1–5

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