Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres
On the ice
WSH shoots leftBUF shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 11 | 8 | 10 | 29 |
| BUF | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
In net
Philipp Grubauer27/28 SV, .964
Robin Lehner25/28 SV, .893| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| BUF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Who won: Capitals 4-1
The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Friday, December 9, 2016 at KeyBank Center. The Capitals win the series 3-0. The Capitals outscored the Sabres 2-0 in the 2nd period. T.J. Oshie led the Capitals in goals (1). Kyle Okposo led the Sabres in goals (1).
Player of the game
T.J. Oshie
WSH · 1 G, 1 A, 2 SOG
Deserved to win
Sabres deserved better: 59% on chances, lost 1-4
Play by play
- End of the 3rd period
- P3 1:12
Faceoff win
Face Off
L. Eller
- GOALP3 1:12
Goal!
M. Johansson · 1 G, 1 A
Goal
WSH 4 - 1 BUF - P3 1:41
Big hit on S. Reinhart
Hit
B. Orpik
- P3 2:00
Shot
- P3 2:32
Face off
Face Off
- P3 2:48
Shot blocked by J. Williams
Blocked
D. Kulikov
- P3 5:16
Missed the net
Missed
Z. Girgensons
- GOALP3 5:40
Goal!
J. Carlson · 1 G
Goal
WSH 3 - 1 BUF - P3 6:08
Big hit on T.J. Oshie
Hit
J. McCabe
- P3 6:29
Shot blocked by M. Foligno
Blocked
A. Ovechkin
- P3 6:32
Face off
Face Off
- P3 6:32
Penalty: penalty
Penalty
B. Gionta
- P3 6:40
Missed the net
Missed
N. Schmidt
- P3 6:48
Shot on goal
Shot
A. Ovechkin
- P3 7:15
TOTakeaway
D. Orlov · 2 A
- GOALP3 7:57
Goal!
K. Okposo · 1 G
Goal
WSH 2 - 1 BUF - P3 7:59
Shot
- P3 8:10
TOGiveaway
K. Okposo · 1 G
- P3 8:17
Face off
Face Off
- P3 10:53
Shot blocked by T. Chorney
Blocked
E. Kane
- P3 11:09
Missed the net
Missed
C. Franson
- P3 13:01
Big hit on S. Reinhart
Hit
L. Eller
- Start of the 3rd period
- End of the 2nd period
Leaders
WSHBUF 
