National Hockey League
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Buffalo 4,
Washington 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 16, 2016
Where: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Brad Meier, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Devin Berg
Attendance: 19070
Where: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Brad Meier, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Devin Berg
Attendance: 19070
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Buffalo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Scoring/Penalty Summary
| 1st Period |
| Scoring |
|
10:30 -
Sabres Philip Varone
(EV) Assists:
Rasmus Ristolainen
, Zach Bogosian
16:00 - Sabres Tim Schaller (SH) Unassisted |
| Penalties |
|
12:14 -
Sabres Mark Pysyk
(2)
Elbowing 14:33 - Sabres Jack Eichel (2) Tripping 18:05 - Capitals Taylor Chorney (2) Holding |
| 2nd Period |
| Scoring |
|
7:14 -
Sabres Evander Kane
(EV) Assists:
Ryan O'Reilly
, Sam Reinhart
15:37 - Sabres Cody Franson (PP) Assists: Evander Kane , Zach Bogosian |
| Penalties |
|
2:25 -
Capitals Zach Sill
(2)
Holding 9:29 - Sabres Philip Varone (2) Tripping 14:30 - Capitals T.J. Oshie (2) Slashing 18:50 - Capitals Taylor Chorney (2) Slashing 20:00 - Capitals Tom Wilson (2) Roughing 20:00 - Sabres Sam Reinhart (2) Roughing |
| 3rd Period |
| Scoring |
|
2:54 -
Capitals Marcus Johansson
(EV) Assists:
Jason Chimera
|
| Penalties |
|
7:20 -
Sabres Mark Pysyk
(2)
Interference 10:43 - Sabres Marcus Foligno (5) Fighting 10:43 - Capitals Tom Wilson (5) Fighting 12:48 - Capitals Aaron Ness (2) Holding 14:12 - Sabres Zach Bogosian (2) Roughing 14:12 - Capitals Jason Chimera (2) Roughing |
Washington Capitals
| Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PP | SH | HT | BS | FW | FL | FO% |
| Philipp Grubauer | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32:46 | 23:39 | 4:00 | 5:07 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Braden Holtby | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27:14 | 19:14 | 4:00 | 4:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Matt Niskanen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 3 | 30 | 26:53 | 15:01 | 5:34 | 6:18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Taylor Chorney | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 4 | 0 | 21 | 12:39 | 10:49 | 0:00 | 1:50 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alex Ovechkin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 21:11 | 13:50 | 7:21 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 18:51 | 15:33 | 2:19 | 0:59 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mike Richards | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13:01 | 9:38 | 0:07 | 3:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 5 | 6 | 45 |
| Justin Williams | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 15:54 | 9:52 | 3:04 | 2:58 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 67 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 4 | 23 | 19:21 | 11:41 | 4:49 | 2:51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 50 |
| Zach Sill | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11:26 | 10:14 | 0:07 | 1:05 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| Jason Chimera | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | E | 2 | 2 | 20 | 15:29 | 10:11 | 3:04 | 2:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Karl Alzner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 3 | 31 | 23:09 | 16:51 | 0:00 | 6:18 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Tom Wilson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 11:18 | 7:57 | 0:00 | 3:21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Latta | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12:03 | 11:56 | 0:07 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Aaron Ness | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 0 | 19 | 12:48 | 12:41 | 0:07 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andre Burakovsky | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9:45 | 9:13 | 0:32 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| T.J. Oshie | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 17:35 | 10:29 | 4:49 | 2:17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 40 |
| Nate Schmidt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 17:39 | 14:43 | 0:07 | 2:49 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Marcus Johansson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | E | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15:34 | 10:39 | 4:49 | 0:06 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 83 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16:17 | 13:07 | 3:04 | 0:06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 50 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PP | SH | HT | BS | FW | FL | FO% |
| Chad Johnson | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59:38 | 42:31 | 9:07 | 8:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Robin Lehner | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Mark Pysyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 15:16 | 15:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Mike Weber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 21:47 | 16:17 | 0:00 | 5:30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Evander Kane | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 19:58 | 12:38 | 4:56 | 2:24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Brian Gionta | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 21 | 17:38 | 10:50 | 4:47 | 2:01 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Eichel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 1 | 19 | 16:13 | 11:53 | 4:20 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| David Legwand | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14:12 | 8:47 | 0:00 | 5:25 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Johan Larsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 19 | 17:10 | 13:08 | 4:02 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 11 | 6 | 65 |
| Sam Reinhart | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 17:05 | 12:45 | 4:20 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matt Moulson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8:10 | 8:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jake McCabe | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15:04 | 12:34 | 0:00 | 2:30 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cody Franson | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | E | 0 | 5 | 21 | 15:14 | 10:32 | 4:42 | 0:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Zach Bogosian | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 21:29 | 15:14 | 4:15 | 2:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 27:27 | 16:11 | 5:16 | 6:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Tim Schaller | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10:58 | 8:44 | 0:00 | 2:14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 7 | 36 |
| Marcus Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 5 | 1 | 16 | 11:52 | 11:47 | 0:05 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Philip Varone | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | E | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8:01 | 8:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Jamie McGinn | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14:00 | 9:59 | 4:01 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Ryan O'Reilly | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 20:48 | 12:01 | 4:51 | 3:56 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 12 | 11 | 52 |
Goaltending
| Washington | ||||||
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV % | PIM | TOI | |
| Philipp Grubauer | 13 | 12 | 1 | .923 | 0 | 32:46 |
| Braden Holtby L (28-5-2) | 16 | 13 | 3 | .812 | 0 | 27:14 |
| Buffalo | ||||||
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV % | PIM | TOI | |
| Chad Johnson W (11-12-2) | 34 | 33 | 1 | .971 | 0 | 59:38 |