Capitals 2–5 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Feb 23, 2019)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🦅 WSH	0	1	1	2
⚔️ BUF	2	1	2	5

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Sam Reinhart

3 G

4 shots · 18:30 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jack Eichel

2 A

4 shots · 19:51 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Carter Hutton

31 saves

0.939 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Jason Pominville Go-ahead 1st · 03:40

Assists: Jeff Skinner, Jack Eichel · beat Braden Holtby

0–1

⚔️ Sam Reinhart 1st · 12:51

Assists: Evan Rodrigues · beat Braden Holtby

0–2

2nd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 02:28

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Carter Hutton

1–2

⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin PP 2nd · 19:29

Assists: Jack Eichel, Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Braden Holtby

1–3

3rd period

🦅 Andre Burakovsky 3rd · 04:16

Assists: Christian Djoos, Michal Kempny · beat Carter Hutton

2–3

⚔️ Sam Reinhart 3rd · 05:43

Assists: Matt Hunwick, Conor Sheary · beat Braden Holtby

2–4

⚔️ Sam Reinhart Empty net 3rd · 19:04

Assists: Carter Hutton

2–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Wilson 20:02

L2 Backstrom · Eller · Oshie 15:45

L3 Hagelin · Burakovsky · Dowd 11:56

L4 Vrana · Stephenson · Connolly 10:50

D1 Carlson · Niskanen 23:58

D2 Orlov · Kempny 19:40

D3 Orpik · Djoos 13:38

⚔️Sabres

L1 Sheary · Eichel · Reinhart 18:30

L2 Larsson · Rodrigues · Girgensons 15:22

L3 Sobotka · Thompson · Pominville 13:43

L4 O'Regan · Wilson · Skinner 11:52

D1 Ristolainen · Dahlin 23:40

D2 Bogosian · McCabe 20:06

D3 Hunwick · Beaulieu 15:23

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

33 Shots on goal 38

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

19 Hits 12

7 Blocked shots 12

3 Takeaways 5

17 Giveaways 6

8 Penalty minutes 4

WSH shooting 6.1% (2/33) BUF shooting 13.2% (5/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

33/37

.892 SV% · 4 GA · 58:44 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Carter Hutton

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

WSH BUF

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-3-2 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Capitals

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

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Dec 212018 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 1–2 Dec 152018 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 3–4 SO Feb 242018 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 1–5 Feb 192018 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 Nov 72017 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 1–3

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❓ WSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sabres on February 23, 2019?

Sabres won 5–2. The final score was Capitals 2, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Andre Burakovsky.

Who scored for Sabres?

Sam Reinhart (3), Jason Pominville, Rasmus Dahlin.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Carter Hutton made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 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?

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeFeb 21 🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR 3–2 AfterFeb 24 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 5–6

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeFeb 21 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 1–2 AfterFeb 25 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 3–5

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