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2018-19 regular season

Sabres at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Capitals beat Sabres 4–3 in a shootout at Capital One Arena on December 15, 2018.

BUF – WSH
29–38
Shots on goal
2/3–0/4
Power play
16–32
Hits
13–12
Blocked shots
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

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

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Rasmus Dahlin
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 24:19 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Jack Eichel
2 G
3 shots · 20:55 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Sam Reinhart
2 A
1 shots · 17:41 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Jack Eichel Go-ahead 1st · 02:41
Assists: Sam Reinhart, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Pheonix Copley
1–0
🦅 Brett Connolly Tying 1st · 03:39
Assists: Devante Smith-Pelly · beat Carter Hutton
1–1
🦅 Jakub Vrana Go-ahead 1st · 09:41
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Carter Hutton
1–2
2nd period
⚔️ Jack Eichel PP Tying 2nd · 02:25
Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Pheonix Copley
2–2
⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 07:21
Assists: Jeff Skinner, Sam Reinhart · beat Pheonix Copley
3–2
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Tying 2nd · 13:46
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Dmitry Orlov · beat Carter Hutton
3–3
Shootout
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted
3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
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
🦅Capitals
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

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF WSH🦅
29 Shots on goal 38
2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
16 Hits 32
13 Blocked shots 12
6 Takeaways 9
8 Giveaways 13
12 Penalty minutes 10
BUF shooting 10.3% (3/29) WSH shooting 10.5% (4/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Carter Hutton
35/38
.921 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Pheonix Copley
26/29
.897 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 7 goals located
Jack Eichel · 1st 02:41 · 1–0 Brett Connolly · 1st 03:39 · 1–1 Jakub Vrana · 1st 09:41 · 1–2 Jack Eichel · 2nd 02:25 · 2–2 Rasmus Dahlin · 2nd 07:21 · 3–2 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 13:46 · 3–3
BUF WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-4 (50% win rate, 8 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-2-1 (62% win rate, 8 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 4-2 (67% win rate, 6 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 4-3 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0
Feb 242018 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 1–5 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
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Who won Sabres vs Capitals on December 15, 2018?

Capitals won 4–3 in a shootout. The final score was Sabres 3, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jack Eichel (2), Rasmus Dahlin.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Brett Connolly, Jakub Vrana.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Carter Hutton made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pheonix Copley made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeDec 13 🌵ARI @ ⚔️BUF 1–3 AfterDec 16 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 4–2
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 14 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 6–5 AfterDec 19 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 2–1
Also on December 15
🔥CGY 2–1 🌲MIN 🏛️OTT 2–5 🇨🇦MTL 🍁TOR 3–4 🐆FLA 🐙DET 3–4 🏝️NYI 👑LAK 3–4 🐧PIT 🦆ANA 2–1 🧥CBJ 😈NJD 1–2 🐯NSH ⭐DAL 4–6 🏔️COL
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