Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Monday, February 19, 2018 · KeyBank Center
SN1 · NBCSWA · MSG-B
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Monday, February 19, 2018 at KeyBank Center. The Sabres outshot the Capitals 34-30.
Goals came from Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson, Kyle Okposo, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Evander Kane.
Philipp Grubauer made 32 saves on 34 shots for the win; Chad Johnson stopped 27 of 29.
Three stars
Scoring
2nd period
Alex Ovechkin (35)Christian Djoos (11), John Carlson (36)1–001:18 WSH
John Carlson (11)T.J. Oshie (21), Jakub Vrana (9)2–013:33 WSH
3rd period
Kyle Okposo (10)Scott Wilson (5), Evan Rodrigues (9)2–112:42 BUF
Evgeny Kuznetsov (16)Unassisted3–119:34 WSH · EN
Evander Kane (19)Ryan O'Reilly (26), Sam Reinhart (17)3–219:56 BUF
Team stats
WSHBUF
30Shots on goal34
51%Faceoff %49%
0/1Power play0/3
6Penalty minutes2
14Hits21
10Blocked shots9
11Giveaways4
2Takeaways4
Penalties
- 1st 17:53
Johan Larsson · tripping2 min - 1st 18:54
Brett Connolly · interference2 min - 2nd 13:33Evgeny Kuznetsov · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 04:14Nicklas Backstrom · slashing2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 74John CarlsonD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 21:34 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:54 |
| 13Jakub VranaL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:01 |
| 77T.J. OshieR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 16:59 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 15:33 |
| 29Christian DjoosD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:01 |
| 10Brett ConnollyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:42 |
| 18Chandler StephensonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:09 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 17:35 |
| 20Lars EllerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:44 |
| 25Devante Smith-PellyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:57 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:06 |
| 65Andre BurakovskyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:16 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:05 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:44 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 23:49 |
| 22Madison BoweyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:28 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 19:23 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Philipp GrubauerG | W | 34 | 32 | 2 | .941 | 60:00 |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 9Evander KaneL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 22:31 |
| 20Scott WilsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12:22 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:54 |
| 23Sam ReinhartC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:43 |
| 71Evan RodriguesC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 15:09 |
| 90Ryan O'ReillyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24:06 |
| 10Jacob JosefsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 09:17 |
| 13Nick BaptisteR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 08:30 |
| 22Johan LarssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:18 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:49 |
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:28 |
| 67Benoit PouliotL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:09 |
| 4Josh GorgesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:07 |
| 6Marco ScandellaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 23:55 |
| 8Casey NelsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:04 |
| 41Justin FalkD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:22 |
| 55Rasmus RistolainenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 27:12 |
| 82Nathan BeaulieuD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:53 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Chad JohnsonG | L | 29 | 27 | 2 | .931 | 58:11 |
| 35Linus UllmarkG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |