Wed, Dec 30, 2015 · Verizon Center · 2015–16 Regular Season
Linescore
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 |
| WSH | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 43 |
Scoring summary
| Per | Time | Team | Str | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 05:48 | BUF | EV | Brian Gionta (4) · wrist | Jack Eichel (10), Zemgus Girgensons (4) | 1–0 |
| 2nd | 14:08 | WSH | EV | Justin Williams (11) · wrist | Unassisted | 1–1 |
| 2nd | 18:53 | BUF | EV | Zemgus Girgensons (3) · wrist | Jack Eichel (11) | 2–1 |
| 3rd | 01:24 | WSH | EV | Alex Ovechkin (19) · backhand | Evgeny Kuznetsov (21), T.J. Oshie (11) | 2–2 |
| 3rd | 08:32 | WSH | PP | Marcus Johansson (8) · tip-in | Evgeny Kuznetsov (22), Matt Niskanen (12) | 2–3 |
| 3rd | 09:56 | WSH | EV | Andre Burakovsky (3) · wrist | Marcus Johansson (14) | 2–4 |
| 3rd | 18:47 | WSH | SH EN | Alex Ovechkin (20) · wrist | Unassisted | 2–5 |
Penalties
| Per | Time | Team | Player | Infraction | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 00:27 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin | roughing | 2 |
| 1st | 12:10 | BUF | Tyler Ennis | tripping | 2 |
| 1st | 17:30 | WSH | Tom Wilson | roughing | 2 |
| 1st | 17:30 | BUF | Zach Bogosian | roughing | 2 |
| 1st | 17:30 | WSH | Tom Wilson | roughing | 2 |
| 2nd | 05:55 | BUF | Johan Larsson | hooking | 2 |
| 3rd | 03:44 | WSH | Marcus Johansson | boarding | 2 |
| 3rd | 04:54 | BUF | Evander Kane | tripping | 2 |
| 3rd | 05:15 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin | high sticking | 2 |
| 3rd | 07:26 | BUF | Evander Kane | hooking | 2 |
Shot map
Expected goals: BUF 2.56 · WSH 4.70 · xG% BUF 35.2
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Jack Eichel | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 46.2 | 18:08 | 19 |
| 28 | Zemgus Girgensons | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 16:36 | 21 |
| 12 | Brian Gionta | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15:50 | 20 | |
| 55 | Rasmus Ristolainen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25:19 | 34 | |
| 47 | Zach Bogosian | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 22:17 | 31 | |
| 90 | Ryan O'Reilly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59.4 | 21:23 | 26 |
| 9 | Evander Kane | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 21:04 | 21 |
| 29 | Jake McCabe | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20:29 | 27 | |
| 4 | Josh Gorges | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:11 | 30 | |
| 23 | Sam Reinhart | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:10 | 18 | |
| 88 | Jamie McGinn | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:08 | 16 | |
| 46 | Cody Franson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:17 | 26 | |
| 22 | Johan Larsson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41.7 | 14:44 | 17 |
| 6 | Mike Weber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:54 | 22 | |
| 82 | Marcus Foligno | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:11 | 15 | |
| 44 | Nicolas Deslauriers | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9:09 | 12 | |
| 17 | David Legwand | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 8:40 | 14 |
| 63 | Tyler Ennis | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8:21 | 10 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Chad Johnson | L | 42 | 38 | 4 | .905 | 59:02 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Alex Ovechkin | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 21:38 | 21 | |
| 90 | Marcus Johansson | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 33.3 | 20:11 | 23 |
| 92 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 45.5 | 18:46 | 22 |
| 2 | Matt Niskanen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25:40 | 29 | |
| 77 | T.J. Oshie | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 20:03 | 21 |
| 14 | Justin Williams | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 17:27 | 23 |
| 65 | Andre Burakovsky | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:22 | 11 | |
| 88 | Nate Schmidt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23:23 | 30 | |
| 9 | Dmitry Orlov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21:53 | 29 | |
| 27 | Karl Alzner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20:24 | 26 | |
| 19 | Nicklas Backstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.8 | 14:35 | 14 |
| 25 | Jason Chimera | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:08 | 17 | |
| 4 | Taylor Chorney | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:12 | 20 | |
| 43 | Tom Wilson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:57 | 16 | |
| 21 | Brooks Laich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11:37 | 16 | |
| 58 | Connor Carrick | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11:04 | 14 | |
| 23 | Zach Sill | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25.0 | 10:08 | 14 |
| 83 | Jay Beagle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 75.0 | 7:50 | 11 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Braden Holtby | W | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 59:42 |