National Hockey League
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Washington 3,
Buffalo 2
When: 3:00 PM ET, Monday, February 19, 2018
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Peter MacDougall, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 18228
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Peter MacDougall, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 18228
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Washington | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Buffalo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Scoring/Penalty Summary
| 1st Period |
| Scoring |
| No Scoring. |
| Penalties |
|
17:53 -
Sabres Johan Larsson
(2)
Tripping 18:54 - Capitals Brett Connolly (2) Interference |
| 2nd Period |
| Scoring |
|
1:18 -
Capitals Alex Ovechkin
(EV) Assists:
Christian Djoos
, John Carlson
13:33 - Capitals John Carlson (EV) Assists: T.J. Oshie , Jakub Vrana |
| Penalties |
|
13:33 -
Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov
(2)
High sticking |
| 3rd Period |
| Scoring |
|
12:42 -
Sabres Kyle Okposo
(EV) Assists:
Scott Wilson
, Evan Rodrigues
19:34 - Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov (EV) (EN) Unassisted 19:56 - Sabres Evander Kane (EV) Assists: Ryan O'Reilly , Sam Reinhart |
| Penalties |
|
4:14 -
Capitals Nicklas Backstrom
(2)
Slashing |
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 | 60:00 | 53:58 | 1:01 | 5:01 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Braden Holtby | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Matt Niskanen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 25 | 22:44 | 19:46 | 0:00 | 2:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Alex Ovechkin | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | E | 0 | 3 | 23 | 17:54 | 16:53 | 1:01 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 23:49 | 22:13 | 0:00 | 1:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Brett Connolly | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10:42 | 10:17 | 0:06 | 0:19 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jakub Vrana | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12:01 | 12:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chandler Stephenson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13:09 | 10:50 | 0:00 | 2:19 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 17:35 | 16:06 | 1:01 | 0:28 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 9 | 11 | 45 |
| Lars Eller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15:44 | 14:24 | 0:00 | 1:20 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 11 | 7 | 61 |
| Madison Bowey | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15:28 | 15:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Devante Smith-Pelly | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11:57 | 11:26 | 0:00 | 0:31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Christian Djoos | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 16:01 | 15:34 | 0:00 | 0:27 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tom Wilson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18:06 | 16:14 | 0:00 | 1:52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| Brooks Orpik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 19:23 | 16:25 | 0:00 | 2:58 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Andre Burakovsky | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11:16 | 11:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| John Carlson | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 21:34 | 18:30 | 1:01 | 2:03 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| T.J. Oshie | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 16:59 | 15:14 | 0:55 | 0:50 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Jay Beagle | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14:05 | 11:46 | 0:00 | 2:19 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 7 | 50 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15:33 | 14:28 | 1:01 | 0:04 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 38 |
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 | 58:11 | 52:09 | 5:01 | 1:01 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Linus Ullmark | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Josh Gorges | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14:07 | 14:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marco Scandella | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 23:55 | 21:29 | 1:25 | 1:01 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Casey Nelson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20:04 | 18:27 | 1:37 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evander Kane | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | E | 0 | 9 | 26 | 22:31 | 20:54 | 1:37 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Josefson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9:17 | 9:11 | 0:00 | 0:06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 33 |
| Nicholas Baptiste | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8:30 | 8:30 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Wilson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | E | 0 | 3 | 19 | 12:22 | 12:16 | 0:00 | 0:06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Kyle Okposo | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | E | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15:54 | 12:37 | 3:17 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| Johan Larsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 1 | 20 | 13:18 | 13:11 | 0:07 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 67 |
| Sam Reinhart | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | E | 0 | 3 | 23 | 19:43 | 16:19 | 3:24 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13:49 | 13:22 | 0:00 | 0:27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Jason Pominville | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18:28 | 16:51 | 1:37 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Justin Falk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14:22 | 14:22 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 27:12 | 22:37 | 3:34 | 1:01 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Benoit Pouliot | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10:09 | 8:04 | 1:37 | 0:28 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evan Rodrigues | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15:09 | 11:45 | 3:24 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 25 |
| Nathan Beaulieu | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16:53 | 16:44 | 0:09 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Ryan O'Reilly | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | E | 0 | 4 | 27 | 24:06 | 19:54 | 3:17 | 0:55 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 18 | 51 |
Goaltending
| Washington | ||||||
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV % | PIM | TOI | |
| Philipp Grubauer W (6-7-3) | 34 | 32 | 2 | .941 | 0 | 60:00 |
| Buffalo | ||||||
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV % | PIM | TOI | |
| Chad Johnson L (4-10-3) | 29 | 27 | 2 | .931 | 0 | 58:11 |