Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Saturday, February 23, 2019 · KeyBank Center
NHLN · SN · NBCSWA · MSG-B
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at KeyBank Center. The Sabres outshot the Capitals 38-33.
Sam Reinhart scored a hat trick. Jason Pominville, Alex Ovechkin, Rasmus Dahlin and Andre Burakovsky also scored.
Carter Hutton made 31 saves on 33 shots for the win; Braden Holtby stopped 33 of 37.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Jason Pominville (14)Jeff Skinner (19), Jack Eichel (46)0–103:40 BUF
Sam Reinhart (15)Evan Rodrigues (14)0–212:51 BUF
2nd period
Alex Ovechkin (44)Evgeny Kuznetsov (40)1–202:28 WSH
Rasmus Dahlin (8)Jack Eichel (47), Rasmus Ristolainen (32)1–319:29 BUF · PPG
3rd period
Andre Burakovsky (8)Christian Djoos (6), Michal Kempny (14)2–304:16 WSH- Sam Reinhart (16)Matt Hunwick (1), Conor Sheary (16)2–405:43 BUF
- Sam Reinhart (17)Carter Hutton (1)2–519:04 BUF · EN
Team stats
WSHBUF
33Shots on goal38
58%Faceoff %42%
0/2Power play1/4
8Penalty minutes4
19Hits12
7Blocked shots12
17Giveaways6
3Takeaways5
Penalties
- 1st 05:53
Vladimir Sobotka · tripping2 min - 1st 18:02
Jakub Vrana · hooking2 min - 2nd 04:42Carl Hagelin · tripping2 min
- 2nd 13:56Nathan Beaulieu · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 2nd 17:44Nic Dowd · tripping2 min
- 3rd 01:26Nicklas Backstrom · hooking2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 8 | 22:20 |
| 65Andre BurakovskyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11:56 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 20:02 |
| 6Michal KempnyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:48 |
| 29Christian DjoosD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 13:14 |
| 10Brett ConnollyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:18 |
| 13Jakub VranaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:46 |
| 18Chandler StephensonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:50 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 16:23 |
| 20Lars EllerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:45 |
| 26Nic DowdC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:48 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:57 |
| 62Carl HagelinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:33 |
| 77T.J. OshieR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 15:20 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 22:54 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:32 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:02 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 25:03 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pheonix CopleyG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | L | 37 | 33 | 4 | .892 | 58:44 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 23Sam ReinhartC | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 4 | 18:30 |
| 9Jack EichelC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 19:51 |
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 12:49 |
| 43Conor ShearyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 17:22 |
| 53Jeff SkinnerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 10:40 |
| 71Evan RodriguesC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:25 |
| 26Rasmus DahlinD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 21:46 |
| 48Matt HunwickD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:57 |
| 55Rasmus RistolainenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 25:35 |
| 17Vladimir SobotkaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:53 |
| 20Scott WilsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 11:52 |
| 22Johan LarssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:22 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 15:18 |
| 65Danny O'ReganC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:56 |
| 72Tage ThompsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:43 |
| 4Zach BogosianD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 20:08 |
| 19Jake McCabeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:04 |
| 82Nathan BeaulieuD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 13:49 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Linus UllmarkG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Carter HuttonG | W | 33 | 31 | 2 | .939 | 60:00 |