Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Saturday, February 24, 2018 · Capital One Arena
NBCSWA · MSG-B
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals outshot the Sabres 36-29.
Alex Ovechkin scored twice. Evgeny Kuznetsov, Andre Burakovsky, Sam Reinhart and Lars Eller also scored.
Philipp Grubauer made 28 saves on 29 shots for the win; Robin Lehner stopped 31 of 35.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Evgeny Kuznetsov (17)Brett Connolly (8), Dmitry Orlov (15)0–100:50 WSH
2nd period
Andre Burakovsky (8)Evgeny Kuznetsov (40), Matt Niskanen (16)0–213:20 WSH
3rd period
Sam Reinhart (14)Casey Nelson (5)1–200:14 BUF
Alex Ovechkin (37)John Carlson (37), Evgeny Kuznetsov (41)1–310:13 WSH · PPG
Lars Eller (14)Alex Chiasson (5), Matt Niskanen (17)1–417:48 WSH · EN- Alex Ovechkin (38)John Carlson (38), Evgeny Kuznetsov (42)1–518:36 WSH
Team stats
BUFWSH
29Shots on goal36
50%Faceoff %50%
0/2Power play1/1
2Penalty minutes4
15Hits20
18Blocked shots17
2Giveaways9
10Takeaways4
Penalties
- 1st 03:51
Brett Connolly · hooking2 min - 3rd 08:43
Kyle Okposo · interference goalkeeper2 min - 3rd 14:16Andre Burakovsky · delaying game puck over glass2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 23Sam ReinhartC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:29 |
| 8Casey NelsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:18 |
| 10Jacob JosefsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:24 |
| 13Nick BaptisteR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:42 |
| 17Jordan NolanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:59 |
| 20Scott WilsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 13:03 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:09 |
| 22Johan LarssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 13:16 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:58 |
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 11:56 |
| 67Benoit PouliotL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:29 |
| 71Evan RodriguesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18:57 |
| 90Ryan O'ReillyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:08 |
| 4Josh GorgesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 |
| 6Marco ScandellaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:07 |
| 55Rasmus RistolainenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 24:00 |
| 82Nathan BeaulieuD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:36 |
| 93Victor AntipinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:34 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Chad JohnsonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Robin LehnerG | L | 35 | 31 | 4 | .886 | 59:52 |
Washington Capitals
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 4 | 18:52 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 18:53 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 23:58 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 20:09 |
| 10Brett ConnollyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:05 |
| 20Lars EllerC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 13:17 |
| 39Alex ChiassonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 09:38 |
| 65Andre BurakovskyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 13:32 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 23:50 |
| 18Chandler StephensonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 14:09 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:26 |
| 25Devante Smith-PellyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:50 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 18:46 |
| 77T.J. OshieR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:51 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:21 |
| 6Michal KempnyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:59 |
| 29Christian DjoosD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 15:03 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:21 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Philipp GrubauerG | W | 29 | 28 | 1 | .966 | 60:00 |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |