⚔️ Sabres Sabres
3 – 4
Final (SO)
🦅 Capitals Capitals
Game Info • Sat, Dec 15, 2018 · 18:00 • Capital One Arena in Washington
Team Context
Home context · Washington Capitals
Best Scorer

Alex Ovechkin with 9

Most Assists

Nicklas Backstrom with 6

Last Five W L OT/SO
Away context · Buffalo Sabres
Best Scorer

Jack Eichel with 5

Most Assists

Rasmus Ristolainen with 5

Last Five W L OT/SO
Recent Matchups Full head-to-head →
Feb 24, 2018
Sabres @ Capitals
1–5
Feb 19, 2018
Capitals @ Sabres
3–2
Nov 7, 2017
Capitals @ Sabres
1–3
Dec 9, 2016
Capitals @ Sabres
4–1
Dec 5, 2016
Sabres @ Capitals
2–3 (OT)
BUF ⚔️
Stats
🦅 WSH
3
Goals
4
29
Shots
38
2
PPG
0
16
Hits
32
12
PIM
10
Sabres Goals
Jack Eichel (1st • 02:41)
Assisted by Sam Reinhart , Rasmus Dahlin
Jack Eichel PP (2nd • 02:25)
Assisted by Rasmus Dahlin , Rasmus Ristolainen
Rasmus Dahlin PP (2nd • 07:21)
Assisted by Jeff Skinner , Sam Reinhart
Capitals Goals
Brett Connolly (1st • 03:39)
Assisted by Devante Smith-Pelly
Jakub Vrana (1st • 09:41)
Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov
Alex Ovechkin (2nd • 13:46)
Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom , Dmitry Orlov
Alex Ovechkin GP (OT • 00:00)
Unassisted
After 1st — 1–2
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 3–3
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 19-9-4 (59% win rate, 32 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 19-9-3 (61% win rate, 31 games)
Lines & Pairings · est. by ice time
BUF
L1: Eichel · Reinhart · Skinner · 17:41
L2: Sheary · Mittelstadt · Sobotka · 14:54
L3: Rodrigues · Thompson · Okposo · 14:15
L4: Larsson · Girgensons · Pominville · 13:18
D1: Ristolainen · Bogosian · 30:23
D2: Dahlin · Scandella · 23:56
D3: Tennyson · Beaulieu · 7:26
WSH
L1: Ovechkin · Backstrom · Kuznetsov · 22:18
L2: Eller · Oshie · Wilson · 16:47
L3: Vrana · Connolly · Smith-Pelly · 13:39
L4: Dowd · Stephenson · Boyd · 9:57
D1: Carlson · Orlov · 26:02
D2: Niskanen · Kempny · 19:34
D3: Siegenthaler · Bowey · 13:17
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