Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Wednesday, March 5, 2008 · HSBC Arena
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at HSBC Arena. The Sabres outshot the Capitals 26-23.
Alex Ovechkin scored twice. Ales Kotalik and Nicklas Backstrom also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Alex Ovechkin (53)Nicklas Backstrom (47), Olie Kolzig (2)1–015:21 WSH
2nd period
Ales Kotalik (20)Jason Pominville (41), Jaroslav Spacek (22)1–112:37 BUF · PPG
Nicklas Backstrom (11)Viktor Kozlov (29)2–113:27 WSH
3rd period
- Alex Ovechkin (54)Viktor Kozlov (30), Milan Jurcina (8)3–113:19 WSH
Team stats
WSHBUF
23Shots on goal26
65%Faceoff %35%
0/1Power play1/5
10Penalty minutes2
24Hits33
10Blocked shots13
12Giveaways14
2Takeaways6
Penalties
- 1st 01:08
Mike Green · hooking2 min - 1st 12:37Jeff Schultz · interference2 min
- 2nd 11:09Jeff Schultz · hooking2 min
- 3rd 01:22Alex Ovechkin · tripping2 min
- 3rd 07:25Tom Poti · interference2 min
- 3rd 19:41
Ales Kotalik · holding2 min
Season series
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