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Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals

NHL
Sabres
7-9-5, 19 PTS
1-3
Final
Capitals
13-5-2, 28 PTS
Capital One Arena
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

BUF shoots leftWSH shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
BUF7121534
WSH1313733

In net

Anders Nilsson29/32 SV, .906
Philipp Grubauer32/33 SV, .970
Team123T
BUF0011
WSH1113

Who won: Capitals 3-1

The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Friday, November 25, 2016 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals lead the series 1-0. Brett Connolly led the Capitals in goals (1). Sam Reinhart led the Sabres in goals (1).

Player of the game

Brett Connolly

WSH · 1 G, 1 A, 4 SOG

8.1

Deserved to win

53%
BUF · 3.65 xG
47%
WSH · 3.53 xG

Sabres deserved better: 53% on chances, lost 1-3

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. P3 0:04Taylor Fedun

    Shot

  3. P3 0:05Sam Reinhart

    Big hit on N. Backstrom

    Hit

    S. Reinhart · 1 G

  4. P3 0:59Marcus Johansson
    TO

    Giveaway

    M. Johansson · 1 G

  5. P3 1:03Cody Franson

    Shot blocked by B. Orpik

    Blocked

    C. Franson · 1 A

  6. P3 1:16Brian Gionta

    Missed the net

    Missed

    B. Gionta

  7. P3 3:26Tom Wilson
    TO

    Takeaway

    T. Wilson

  8. P3 3:55Jay Beagle

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    J. Beagle

  9. GOALP3 3:55
    Brett Connolly

    Goal!

    B. Connolly · 1 G, 1 A

    Goal

    BUF 1 - 3 WSH
  10. P3 3:56Alex Ovechkin

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    A. Ovechkin · 1 A

  11. P3 4:03Andre Burakovsky

    Missed

  12. P3 4:20Evgeny Kuznetsov

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    E. Kuznetsov

  13. P3 4:20BUF

    Penalty: penalty

    Penalty

  14. P3 5:17Nicklas Backstrom
    TO

    Giveaway

    N. Backstrom

  15. P3 6:45Ryan O'Reilly

    Shot blocked by K. Alzner

    Blocked

    R. O'Reilly

  16. P3 9:24Rasmus Ristolainen

    Big hit on M. Johansson

    Hit

    R. Ristolainen

  17. GOALP3 10:02
    Sam Reinhart

    Goal!

    S. Reinhart · 1 G

    Goal

    BUF 1 - 2 WSH
  18. P3 10:06Cody Franson

    Shot

  19. P3 10:26Ryan O'Reilly

    Face off

    Face Off

  20. P3 10:32Nicklas Backstrom

    Missed the net

    Missed

    N. Backstrom

  21. P3 10:49William Carrier

    Big hit on N. Backstrom

    Hit

    W. Carrier

  22. P3 11:28Matt Niskanen
    TO

    Takeaway

    M. Niskanen

  23. P3 12:32Rasmus Ristolainen

    Shot blocked by K. Alzner

    Blocked

    R. Ristolainen

  24. P3 12:52Tom Wilson
    TO

    Giveaway

    T. Wilson

  25. Start of the 3rd period

Leaders

BUFWSH
Goals
Sam Reinhart
1
Brett Connolly
1
Assists
Cody Franson
1
Brett Connolly
1
Points
Sam Reinhart
1
Brett Connolly
2

Season seriesWSH leads series 1-0

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