Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Saturday, November 13, 2010 · HSBC Arena
CSN-DC (HD) · MSG-B (HD)
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 in overtime on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at HSBC Arena. The Sabres outshot the Capitals 27-25.
Thomas Vanek scored twice. Karl Alzner, Steve Montador and Nicklas Backstrom also scored.
Ryan Miller made 23 saves on 25 shots for the win; Braden Holtby stopped 24 of 27.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Karl Alzner (1)Alexander Semin (1)1–008:03 WSH
2nd period
Steve Montador (1)Mike Grier (1), Jordan Leopold (1)1–110:10 BUF
Thomas Vanek (1)Jordan Leopold (2), Tim Connolly (1)1–216:29 BUF · PPG
3rd period
Nicklas Backstrom (1)Jason Chimera (1), John Erskine (1)2–207:09 WSH
OT period
- Thomas Vanek (2)Derek Roy (1), Jordan Leopold (3)2–304:00 BUF
Team stats
WSHBUF
25Shots on goal27
57%Faceoff %43%
0/1Power play1/6
14Penalty minutes4
21Hits18
17Blocked shots11
11Giveaways15
7Takeaways6
Penalties
- 1st 02:38
David Steckel · delaying game puck over glass2 min - 1st 11:04
Tim Connolly · slashing2 min - 2nd 03:46Jason Chimera · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 03:46Jason Chimera · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 2nd 16:05Tomas Fleischmann · high sticking double minor4 min
- 2nd 16:05Derek Roy · hooking2 min
- 3rd 17:06Nicklas Backstrom · high sticking double minor4 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 18:57 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:36 |
| 28Alexander SeminR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 17:48 |
| 4John ErskineD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:50 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 22:45 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:38 |
| 10Matt BradleyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:51 |
| 14Tomas FleischmannL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:37 |
| 16Eric FehrR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14:30 |
| 21Brooks LaichL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:57 |
| 22Mike KnubleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:19 |
| 26Matt HendricksC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:00 |
| 39David SteckelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:28 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 14:25 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25:53 |
| 55Jeff SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 24:25 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:32 |
| 89Tyler SloanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:20 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Michal NeuvirthG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | O | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 64:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 3Jordan LeopoldD | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 1 | 23:33 |
| 26Thomas VanekL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 21:30 |
| 9Derek RoyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 19:22 |
| 19Tim ConnollyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:15 |
| 25Mike GrierR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 17:10 |
| 4Steve MontadorD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 20:30 |
| 8Cody McCormickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:13 |
| 20Rob NiedermayerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:01 |
| 28Paul GaustadC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:24 |
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17:55 |
| 36Patrick KaletaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:46 |
| 37Matt EllisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:07 |
| 55Jochen HechtC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:16 |
| 63Tyler EnnisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:32 |
| 27Shaone MorrisonnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:24 |
| 34Chris ButlerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:22 |
| 44Andrej SekeraD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:28 |
| 57Tyler MyersD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26:12 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ryan MillerG | W | 25 | 23 | 2 | .920 | 64:00 |
| 40Patrick LalimeG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |