Capitals 6–4 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Jan 14, 2021)

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 🦅 WSH

T.J. Oshie

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 19:29 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

John Carlson

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 23:43 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:54 TOI

Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Go-ahead 1st · 05:43

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, T.J. Oshie · beat Carter Hutton

1–0

⚔️ Taylor Hall PP Tying 1st · 08:48

Assists: Victor Olofsson, Jack Eichel · beat Ilya Samsonov

1–1

🦅 T.J. Oshie PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:33

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson · beat Carter Hutton

2–1

2nd period

🦅 John Carlson 2nd · 07:05

Assists: T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Carter Hutton

3–1

🦅 Brenden Dillon 2nd · 13:23

Assists: Conor Sheary, Lars Eller · beat Carter Hutton

4–1

⚔️ Tobias Rieder 2nd · 18:46

Assists: Dylan Cozens, Jake McCabe · beat Ilya Samsonov

4–2

3rd period

⚔️ Jake McCabe 3rd · 00:20

Assists: Jack Eichel, Tage Thompson · beat Ilya Samsonov

4–3

🦅 Jakub Vrana 3rd · 00:46

Unassisted · beat Carter Hutton

5–3

⚔️ Victor Olofsson 3rd · 18:06

Assists: Taylor Hall, Sam Reinhart · beat Ilya Samsonov

5–4

🦅 Garnet Hathaway Empty net 3rd · 18:57

Assists: Nick Jensen

6–4

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 19:29

L2 Kuznetsov · Eller · Wilson 16:29

L3 Vrana · Hagelin · Hathaway 12:54

L4 Sheary · Dowd · Panik 11:18

D1 Carlson · Jensen 22:00

D2 Chara · Orlov 19:58

D3 Dillon · Schultz 16:38

⚔️Sabres

L1 Hall · Eichel · Reinhart 19:34

L2 Olofsson · Thompson · Staal 17:08

L3 Skinner · Eakin · Cozens 13:23

L4 Rieder · Lazar · Sheahan 11:33

D1 Dahlin · Ristolainen 23:21

D2 Montour · McCabe 18:36

D3 Miller · Jokiharju 15:05

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

28 Shots on goal 26

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

19 Hits 20

11 Blocked shots 7

5 Takeaways 6

7 Giveaways 9

11 Penalty minutes 9

WSH shooting 21.4% (6/28) BUF shooting 15.4% (4/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Ilya Samsonov

22/26

.846 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Carter Hutton

22/27

.815 SV% · 5 GA · 58:36 TOI

Where the goals came from

10 of 10 goals located

WSH BUF

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Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Mar 92020 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 SO Nov 12019 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 1–6 Feb 232019 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–5 Dec 212018 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 1–2 Dec 152018 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 3–4 SO

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Who won Capitals vs Sabres on January 14, 2021?

Capitals won 6–4. The final score was Capitals 6, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Brenden Dillon, Garnet Hathaway, Jakub Vrana, John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jake McCabe, Taylor Hall, Tobias Rieder, Victor Olofsson.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Carter Hutton made 22 saves on 27 shots (.815 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeAug 20 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 4–0 AfterJan 15 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–1

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 9 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 AfterJan 15 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–1

Also on January 14

🏝️NYI 4–0 🗽NYR 🐻BOS 3–2 😈NJD 🌪️CAR 3–0 🐙DET 🧥CBJ 1–3 🐯NSH 🔥CGY 3–4 ✈️WPG 🐋VAN 2–5 🛢️EDM 🦈SJS 4–3 🌵ARI 🌲MIN 4–3 👑LAK

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