Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Monday, December 5, 2016 · Verizon Center
CSN-DC · MSG-B
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in overtime on Monday, December 5, 2016 at Verizon Center.
Marcus Johansson scored twice. Zemgus Girgensons, Jay Beagle and Kyle Okposo also scored.
Braden Holtby made 31 saves on 33 shots for the win; Robin Lehner stopped 30 of 33.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Zemgus Girgensons (2)Derek Grant (3), Rasmus Ristolainen (13)1–005:59 BUF
2nd period
Jay Beagle (5)Brooks Orpik (6), Daniel Winnik (2)1–105:23 WSH
Kyle Okposo (8)Ryan O'Reilly (7), William Carrier (1)2–115:23 BUF
3rd period
Marcus Johansson (10)John Carlson (10), Justin Williams (3)2–213:42 WSH · PPG
OT period
- Marcus Johansson (11)Dmitry Orlov (7), Evgeny Kuznetsov (7)2–302:38 WSH
Team stats
BUFWSH
33Shots on goal33
53%Faceoff %47%
0/3Power play1/3
6Penalty minutes6
39Hits24
18Blocked shots17
9Giveaways9
6Takeaways12
Penalties
- 1st 14:40
Evander Kane · slashing2 min - 1st 17:28William Carrier · slashing2 min
- 2nd 17:22
Alex Ovechkin · slashing2 min - 3rd 03:55Matt Niskanen · tripping2 min
- 3rd 13:37Evander Kane · hooking2 min
- 3rd 16:48Jay Beagle · tripping2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 20:41 |
| 27Derek GrantC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 06:38 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 08:07 |
| 48William CarrierL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 12:48 |
| 90Ryan O'ReillyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 22:48 |
| 55Rasmus RistolainenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 29:51 |
| 9Evander KaneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:04 |
| 12Brian GiontaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:49 |
| 15Jack EichelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:31 |
| 22Johan LarssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 17:04 |
| 23Sam ReinhartC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:14 |
| 26Matt MoulsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 09:15 |
| 82Marcus FolignoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:14 |
| 6Cody FransonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 20:45 |
| 29Jake McCabeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 28:52 |
| 41Justin FalkD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:46 |
| 45Brendan GuhleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:48 |
| 46Erik BurgdoerferD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:03 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Anders NilssonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Robin LehnerG | O | 33 | 30 | 3 | .909 | 62:09 |
Washington Capitals
| 90Marcus JohanssonL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 20:00 |
| 14Justin WilliamsR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 13:59 |
| 26Daniel WinnikL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:49 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 17:24 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 18:05 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 19:24 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 16:22 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26:27 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:57 |
| 13Jakub VranaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11:58 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:29 |
| 20Lars EllerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 11:13 |
| 28Paul CareyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 06:58 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:45 |
| 65Andre BurakovskyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:28 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 24:43 |
| 4Taylor ChorneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:23 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 21:45 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Philipp GrubauerG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | W | 33 | 31 | 2 | .939 | 62:23 |