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2021-22 regular season

Capitals at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Capitals beat Sabres 3–2 in a shootout at KeyBank Center on December 11, 2021.

WSH – BUF
42–31
Shots on goal
20–10
Hits
8–14
Blocked shots
1–3
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Martin Fehervary
1 G
3 shots · 19:45 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Lars Eller
1 G
3 shots · 19:23 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 A
6 shots · 25:36 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Lars Eller Go-ahead 1st · 03:40
Assists: Conor Sheary, T.J. Oshie · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1–0
⚔️ Vinnie Hinostroza Tying 1st · 13:48
Assists: Robert Hagg, Jacob Bryson · beat Vitek Vanecek
1–1
2nd period
⚔️ Will Butcher Go-ahead 2nd · 02:09
Assists: Rasmus Asplund, Kyle Okposo · beat Vitek Vanecek
1–2
3rd period
🦅 Martin Fehervary Tying 3rd · 05:41
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
2–2
Shootout
🦅 T.J. Oshie Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted
3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Oshie 24:26
L2 Sheary · Eller · Protas 19:18
L3 Hagelin · Sgarbossa · Sprong 12:50
L4 Malenstyn · McMichael · Leason 8:05
D1 Carlson · Orlov 24:37
D2 Jensen · Fehervary 20:01
D3 Schultz · Irwin 15:58
⚔️Sabres
L1 Cozens · Thompson · Okposo 18:28
L2 Olofsson · Eakin · Skinner 16:59
L3 Murray · Bjork · Asplund 13:26
L4 Hayden · Girgensons · Hinostroza 12:03
D1 Jokiharju · Dahlin 25:45
D2 Pysyk · Bryson 20:21
D3 Hagg · Butcher 16:24

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH BUF⚔️
42 Shots on goal 31
20 Hits 10
8 Blocked shots 14
1 Takeaways 3
6 Giveaways 2
2 Penalty minutes 6
WSH shooting 7.1% (3/42) BUF shooting 6.5% (2/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Vitek Vanecek
29/31
.935 SV% · 2 GA · 64:47 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
40/42
.952 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 5 goals located
Lars Eller · 1st 03:40 · 1–0 Vinnie Hinostroza · 1st 13:48 · 1–1 Will Butcher · 2nd 02:09 · 1–2 Martin Fehervary · 3rd 05:41 · 2–2
WSH BUF
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 4-2-1 (57% win rate, 7 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 4-5-1 (40% win rate, 10 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-1-2 (0% win rate, 3 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-2-2 (43% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–0
Nov 82021 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 3–5 Apr 152021 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 5–2 Apr 92021 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 Mar 152021 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 6–0 Feb 182021 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 1–3
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Who won Capitals vs Sabres on December 11, 2021?

Capitals won 3–2 in a shootout. The final score was Capitals 3, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Lars Eller, Martin Fehervary.

Who scored for Sabres?

Vinnie Hinostroza, Will Butcher.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 40 saves on 42 shots (.952 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 10 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–2 AfterDec 15 🦅WSH @ 🪶CHI 4–5
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeDec 10 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 AfterDec 14 ⚔️BUF @ ✈️WPG 4–2
Also on December 11
⚡TBL 0–4 🏛️OTT 🪶CHI 4–5 🍁TOR 🦆ANA 0–1 🐧PIT 🇨🇦MTL 1–4 🎵STL 😈NJD 2–4 🏝️NYI 🔔PHI 5–3 🌵ARI 🐻BOS 4–2 🔥CGY 🌪️CAR 3–1 🛢️EDM
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